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The Canadian Triple Crown shares another characteristic with its American counterpart – all of the races in both series are open to geldings. This differs from the situation in Europe, where many important flat races, notably the British and all but one of the French classics, bar geldings.
The Canadian Derby was contested at 1 mile from 1930 to 1933, 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,000 m) from 1934 to 1956, and 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 miles (11 furlongs; 2,200 m) miles from 1957 until 2018. The race returned to 1 1⁄4 miles in 2019 when it was moved to Century Mile Racetrack.
The Canadian Triple Crown was established in 1959 and since then seven horses have won it. In 2014, the Hall of Fame decided to honor the five horses who had won the three races before 1959, meaning 12 horses are now officially recognized as winning the Canadian Triple Crown. [12] [13] [14]
The British Columbia Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in September at Hastings Racecourse (formerly Exhibition Park) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Established in 2023, the British Columbia Derby is the third and final jewel of the Western Canadian Triple Crown .
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winners (6 C, 79 P) Pages in category "Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Winners of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in any country that has such a series of races. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing; Canadian Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing; Coronation Futurity Stakes; D. Duchess Stakes; G. Grey Stakes; K. King's ...
In 1959, the Canadian Triple Crown was created and then won by New Providence. Six more three-year-olds, including the filly Dance Smartly, have since equalled the feat, with four of them doing so in a five-year period from 1989 to 1993. [2] Six horses have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown but lost on the grass in the Breeders' Stakes.