Here’s a have a look at horse racing’s Triple Crown. The three races within the Triple Crown are the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.
A horse should win all three races to attain the Triple Crown.
There have been 13 Triple Crown winners:
– 1919 Sir Barton
– 1930 Gallant Fox
– 1935 Omaha
– 1937 War Admiral
– 1941 Whirlaway
– 1943 Count Fleet
– 1946 Assault
– 1948 Citation
– 1973 Secretariat
– 1977 Seattle Slew
– 1978 Affirmed
– 2015 American Pharoah
– 2018 Justify
June 9, 2018 – Justify, ridden by Mike Smith, wins the 150th Belmont Stakes. Justify turns into the thirteenth horse to attain the Triple Crown. Justify is the primary undefeated horse to finish the Triple Crown since 1977.
The Kentucky Derby is historically run the primary Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Derby is 1.25 miles in size.
The age restrict for horses within the Derby is 3 years.
The winner is given a blanket of roses, so the race is also called the “run for the roses.”
1875 – The Kentucky Derby is established.
May 2, 2026 – Golden Tempo crosses the finish line first and makes historical past as Cherie DeVaux turns into the primary feminine coach to win the Kentucky Derby.
The Preakness is historically run the third Saturday in May at Pimlico in Baltimore.
The Preakness is 1 and three/16 miles in size.
The winner is roofed by a blanket of black-eyed Susans.
May 27, 1873 – The first Preakness Stakes is run.
1890-1909 – The Preakness is run at Gravesend Track in Brooklyn, New York.
May 17, 2025 – Journalism wins the a hundred and fiftieth operating of the Preakness Stakes.
The Belmont Stakes is mostly run on the primary or second Saturday in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
The longest of the three triple crown races at 1.5 miles; also known as the “Test of the Champion.”
Secretariat set a world file on the race that also stands for the mile and a half distance on a mud monitor at 2:24.
The winner of the race is given a blanket made from between 300-400 white carnations, the standard flower of the Belmont Stakes.
The Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the Triple Crown occasions.
June 19, 1867 – The first Belmont Stakes takes place at Jerome Park within the Bronx, New York.
June 7, 2025 – Sovereignty wins the 157th operating of the Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York.