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In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in different years, the last being the Kentucky Derby in 1875.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 m) on dirt for three-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
The Barbados Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is a series of thoroughbred horse races run annually at Garrison Savannah Racetrack near Bridgetown, Barbados, consisting of races of increasing distance: Barbados Guineas; Midsummer Creole Classic; Barbados Derby; The winners of the Barbados Triple Crown have been: Watermeet (filly) – 1973
The 1940s were a good time for horse racing, and a good time for the Triple Crown, with four horses taking home the title in an eight-year period. Whirlaway, owned by the famed Camulet Farm, won ...
The Belmont Stakes is the final test of the Triple Crown — the third resume booster to edge a horse into the history books. There have been 36 Triple Crown-eligible horses heading into the ...
Saturday’s ‘Midsummer Derby’ at Saratoga pits this year’s top 3-year-old horses against each other one more time.
American Pharoah won the 2015 race, becoming the 12th horse in history to win the Triple Crown and the first in 37 years. The crowd that year was limited for the first time, to 90,000. [ 24 ] His time of 2:26.65 was the sixth-fastest in Belmont Stakes history, and the second-fastest time for a Triple Crown winner. [ 25 ]
Celebrating its 150th running this weekend, the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs also kicks off the highly anticipated Triple Crown watch for the horse racing season, as 3-year-old horses and ...