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by Nina Hinrichs, Brent Holman, Wei-Hwa Huang
Answer: STIRRUP DRAMA
Each of this round's two-word answers can be associated with a two-word Kentucky Derby winning horse: The answer and the winner have one word in common; the other words have the same length. The answer's "other word" and the the winner's "other name" have one letter in common at the same position, e.g., CAROLE, BURGOO. Extract these letters. Sorting the horses chronologically by winning year gives the answer, STIRRUP DRAMA.
| Year | Horse | Answer | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | PINK STAR | PINK SLIP | S |
| 1908 | STONE STREET | STONE WEIGHT | T |
| 1916 | GEORGE SMITH | GEORGE ELIOT | I |
| 1932 | BURGOO KING | CAROLE KING | R |
| 1933 | BROKERS TIP | CRIMSON TIP | R |
| 1951 | COUNT TURF | SMURF TURF | U |
| 1969 | MAJESTIC PRINCE | MAJESTIC PLURAL | P |
| 1970 | DUST COMMANDER | DAME COMMANDER | D |
| 1976 | BOLD FORBES | BOLD STROKE | R |
| 1997 | SILVER CHARM | SILVER PLATE | A |
| 2002 | WAR EMBLEM | WAR MUSEUM | M |
| 2015 | AMERICAN PHAROAH | AMERICAN LEAGUER | A |
For the puzzle answer CAROLE KING, there's just one Derby winner, BURGOO KING, that has a 6-letter name followed by KING. (There was a Derby winner Kauai KING, but Kauai has only five letters.)