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LEADING OFF
June 18, 1984
In sweltering heat Swale (right) cooked his Belmont rivals, leading Preakness champion Gate Dancer (left) and Play On (center) into the stretch in the 1�-mile race. Swale kept his cool to the wire, winning by four lengths, and Woody Stephens and Laffit Pincay Jr. became the first trainer and jockey in this century to triumph in three consecutive Belmonts.
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June 18, 1984

Leading Off

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In sweltering heat Swale (right) cooked his Belmont rivals, leading Preakness champion Gate Dancer (left) and Play On (center) into the stretch in the 1�-mile race. Swale kept his cool to the wire, winning by four lengths, and Woody Stephens and Laffit Pincay Jr. became the first trainer and jockey in this century to triumph in three consecutive Belmonts.

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