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Horse Racing - The Triple Crown

The Triple Crown is the pinnacle of horseracing achievements for three-year-old thoroughbreds. It requires winning three of the biggest stakes races in the world, back to back to back, all within a five-week stretch that starts on the first Saturday of May. The races, in order running, are The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes two weeks later, and The Belmont Stakes three weeks after that. Each of these races is a prestigious event in and of itself but when a horse combines to win all of them the feat becomes legendary. In fact, only twelve horses have been Triple Crown winners.

Triple Crown - History

Sir Barton became the first horse to win all three Triple Crown races—Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes—in the same year in 1919. But the phrase "triple crown" wasn't associated with the feat until Daily Racing Form columnist Charles Hatton used it while covering Gallant Fox's winning streak in 1930. Seven horses won the Triple Crown in the 1930s and 40s, but only three have won it since. In 2015 American Pharoah became the most recent winner, ending a 37 year drought..

Horse Racing Triple Crown - Winners

Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner
1919	Sir Barton	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	J.K.L. Ross
1930	Gallant Fox	Earl Sande	J.E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud
1935	Omaha	Willie Saunders	J.E. Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud
1937	War Admiral	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Samuel Riddle
1941	Whirlaway	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm
1943	Count Fleet	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	Mrs. J.D. Hertz
1946	Assault	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch
1948	Citation	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm
1973	Secretariat	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable
1977	Seattle Slew	Jean Cruguet	Billy Turner	Karen Taylor
1978	Affirmed	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm
2015	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Ahmed Zayat
2018	Justify	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, WinStar Farm