▁six ▁lengths ▁back ▁of ▁winner ▁C annon ade , ▁who ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁Angel ▁Cord ero , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Little ▁Current ▁in ▁the ▁hom est retch ▁had ▁run ▁down ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁and ▁passed ▁numerous ▁horses ▁to ▁finish ▁fifth . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁difficulties ▁experienced ▁by ▁many ▁entr ants ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁field , ▁Church ill ▁Down s ▁officials , ▁including ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁and ▁owner ▁of ▁Little ▁Current ▁John ▁W . ▁Gal bre ath , ▁adopted ▁a ▁new ▁rule ▁limit ing ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁twenty ▁horses ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes ▁Not with standing ▁Little ▁Current ' s ▁off - the - board ▁show ings ▁in ▁the ▁Blue ▁Gr ass ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁Derby , ▁his ▁handlers ▁believed ▁the ▁col t ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁circumstances ▁and ▁a ▁much ▁better ▁race hor se ▁than ▁his ▁record ▁showed . ▁As ▁such , ▁he ▁was ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes , ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Crown . ▁ ▁R idden ▁by ▁Miguel ▁River a , ▁Little ▁Current ▁was ▁again ▁given ▁little ▁chance ▁by ▁bet t ors ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁off ▁at ▁ 1 3 - 1 ▁odd s . ▁Near ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁pack ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 ▁ 3 / 1 6 ▁mile ▁race , ▁he ▁rac ed ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁inner ▁rail ▁until ▁a ▁hole ▁opened ▁between ▁horses . ▁La unch ing