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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 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]
Smart Strike (May 21, 1992, in Ontario – March 25, 2015) [1] was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse.The son of the Champion sire, Mr. Prospector, and out of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare Classy 'n Smart, Smart Strike is a half-brother to 1991 Canadian Triple Crown champion Dance Smartly.
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.
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.
Triple Crown Productions was formed in 1986 with ABC; prior to that, the individual racing associations reached their own deals with television networks. Prior to the change, on May 21, 2005, Visa, Inc. officially withdrew its sponsorship of the Triple Crown, effective with the 2006 races; this relieved the company from paying the US$ 5,000,000 ...
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 .
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing; Canadian Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing; Coronation Futurity Stakes; D. Duchess Stakes; G. Grey Stakes; K. King's ...