Preakness Memories: Spectacular Bid, greatest to look through a bridle * The Racing Biz Spectacular Bid Racehorse The Fast Ride: Spectacular Bid And The Undoing Of A Sure Vs Secretariat Spectacular Bid was a dominant and record-setting horse who won 26 of 30 races, including the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, but fell short in the Belmont Stakes. Learn about his career, his achievements, and his controversial third-place finish in the 1979 Belmont Stakes