1823 match race at Union Course on Long Island of 3 heats, 4 miles each between [American Eclipse]and [Sir Henry], won by American Eclipse; the 1851 match at York between The Derby winners The Flying Dutchman and Voltigeur; 1854 match race at Metairie Race Course in New Orleans between Lexington and Lecomte, won by Lexington; 1877 "Great Race" 2½-mile run by a trio of champions: Ten Broeck, Tom Ochiltree and Parole that shut down the U.S. Congress for a day and is depicted in a four-ton stone bas relief sculpted in stone hanging over the clubhouse entrance at Pimlico; the 1878 four mile long race in Louisville between the Eastern U.S. colt Ten Broeck and California filly Mollie McCarty that inspired the song Molly and Tenbrooks; the Canadian contest between Man o' War and Sir Barton in 1920, won by Man O'War; Seabiscuit's 4 length victory over War Admiral in the 1938 Pimlico Special; on September 19, 1942 Alsab won by a nose over Whirlaway at Narragansett Park; the 1955 race between Nashua and Swaps; the 1966 Pace of the Century between standardbred champs Bret Hanover and Cardigan Bay; and 1975's tragedy-marred contest between colt Foolish Pleasure and filly Ruffian at Belmont Park. Ruffian broke down in the backstretch and was euthanized; her remains are buried in the Belmont Park infield.