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Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes. 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 Kentucky Derby (/ ˈ d ɜːr b i /) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres).
Two of the farm's colts have won the U.S. Triple Crown and three females the Triple Crown for fillies. Calumet Farm's winners of the Kentucky Derby are: Whirlaway (1941), Pensive (1944), Citation (1948), Ponder (sired by Pensive - 1949), Hill Gail (1952), Iron Liege (1957), Tim Tam (1958), Forward Pass (1968 by DQ), Strike the Gold (1991) and ...
In the 149-year history of the Kentucky Derby, only 13 horses have gone on to win the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes and claim a Triple Crown. Read more about some of the accomplishments of ...
As noted by the Kentucky Derby website, the Triple Crown is a series of three major horse races that take place in May and early June for 3-year-old horses. The first of the three races is the ...
Secretariat, American Triple Crown winner. In the United States, the three races that make up the Triple Crown are: Kentucky Derby, run over 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) on a dirt track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky; Preakness Stakes, run over 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles (1.9 km) on a dirt track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland
Ultimately, seven of the ten Kentucky Derby winners in the 1970s can be traced directly to Bold Ruler in their tail-male lines, including Secretariat and fellow Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. [183] Secretariat's dam was Somethingroyal, the 1973 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. Although Somethingroyal was unplaced in her only start, she had an ...
Citation (April 11, 1945 – August 8, 1970) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the eighth winner of the American Triple Crown. He won 16 consecutive stakes races and was the first horse in history to win US$ 1 million.