Sports history for May 20
Tuesday, May 20, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.
1950 - Heavily favored Hill Prince, ridden by Bill Boland, wins the Preakness Stakes by five lengths over Middleground.
1967 - Damascus, ridden by Willie Shoemaker, wins the Preakness Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths over In Reality.
1972 - 19-1 longshot Bee Bee Bee, ridden by Eldon Nelson, wins the Preakness Stakes 1 1/2 lengths over No Le Hace.
1978 - Affirmed, ridden by Steve Cauthen, continues the battle with Alydar and wins the Preakness Stakes by a neck.
1990 - Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's 66-match winning streak and wins the German Open with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. Graf's winning streak is the second longest in the modern era of tennis. Martina Navratilova won 74 straight matches in 1984.
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