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Here's a look at the Triple Crown of horse racing. The three Triple Crown races are the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.
A horse must win all three races to achieve the Triple Crown.
There have been 13 Triple Crown winners:
– 1919 Mr Barton
– 1930 Gallant Fox
-Omaha 1935
– 1937 War Admiral
– 1941 whirlwind
– 1943 Count's Fleet
– 1946 assault
– Quote from 1948
– 1973 Secretariat
– Seattle Coup of 1977
– 1978 Affirmed
– 2015 American Pharaoh
– 2018 Justify
June 9, 2018 – Justify, ridden by Mike Smith, wins the 150th Belmont Stakes. Justify becomes the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown. Justify is the first undefeated horse to complete the Triple Crown since 1977.
The Kentucky Derby is traditionally held on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Derby is 1.25 miles long.
The age limit for horses in the Derby is 3 years old.
The winner receives a blanket of roses, which is why the race is also known as the “race for the roses.”
1875 – The Kentucky Derby is established.
May 6, 2023 – Mage, a 3-year-old bay colt, wins the 149th Kentucky Derby.
The Preakness is traditionally held on the third Saturday in May in Pimlico, Baltimore.
The Preakness is 1 and 3/16 miles long.
The winner is covered by a blanket of black-eyed Susans.
May 27, 1873 – The first Preakness Stakes is run.
1890-1909 – The Preakness takes place at Gravesend Track in Brooklyn, New York.
May 20, 2023 – National Treasure wins the 148th edition of the Preakness Stakes.
The Belmont Stakes usually take place on the first or second Saturday in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
The longest of the three Triple Crown races at 1.5 miles; It is often referred to as the “Test of the Champion.”
Secretariat set a world record in the race that still stands for the one-and-a-half-mile dirt track distance at 2:24.
The winner of the race receives a blanket made from 300 to 400 white carnations, the traditional flower of the Belmont Stakes.
The Belmont Stakes is the oldest Triple Crown event.
June 19, 1867 – The first Belmont Stakes takes place at Jerome Park in the Bronx, New York.
June 10, 2023 – Jena Antonucci becomes the first trainer to win a Triple Crown race when Arcangelo wins the 155th running of the Belmont Stakes.
