▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁P im lic o ▁Special ▁was ▁host ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁American ▁racing ' s ▁most ▁historic ▁moments ▁when ▁Se ab isc uit ▁defeated ▁War ▁Admir al ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁anticip ated ▁match ▁race . ▁That ▁race ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁almost ▁every ▁major ▁newspaper , ▁magazine ▁and ▁radio ▁station ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Dis cont in ued ▁after ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁rev ived ▁as ▁a ▁hand ic ap ▁event ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁grad ed ▁st akes ▁race ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁grad ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁run ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁E igh teen ▁P im lic o ▁Special ▁w inners ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Championship ▁for ▁Hor se ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁or ▁an ▁Eclipse ▁Award ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁horse ▁in ▁their ▁divisions . ▁The ▁latest ▁was ▁In vas or ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ; ▁others ▁include ▁M ines haft , ▁Real ▁Qu iet , ▁Sk ip ▁A way , ▁C ig ar , ▁C riminal ▁Type , ▁Bl ushing ▁John , ▁Tom ▁F ool , ▁Cap ot , ▁C itation , ▁Ass ault , ▁Ar med , ▁Tw il ight ▁T ear , ▁Wh ir la way , ▁Market ▁W ise , ▁Ch alled on , ▁Se ab isc uit ▁and ▁War ▁Admir al .