Racing Hall of Fame inductee and a horse ranked No.10 in the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century.
[2] Golden Act was ridden by future U.S. and Canadian Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley.
In the Kentucky Derby, they were up against a strong field that was led by the overwhelming favorite, Spectacular Bid, and included the second betting choice, Flying Paster, and the well-regarded General Assembly.
[3] At Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland for the second leg of the Triple Crown, Hawley brought Golden Act from the back of the field to finish second to Spectacular Bid in the Preakness Stakes.
In New York's Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, Golden Act used another strong stretch drive to overtake Spectacular Bid and finish second to upset winner Coastal.