Yeah, Shoemaker rode Bid to that 1 1/4 record in ‘80. The Shoe should’ve been on him for the TC races the previous year. The ‘70s were gold for racing fans — Secretariat, Ruffian, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Alydar, Spectacular Bid...
And Sham, who almost assuredly would’ve won the TC in ‘73 had Secretariat not been around.