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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 of 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 eleven horses have been Triple Crown winners.
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Horse Racing - The Triple Crown
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. The last, Affirmed, was in 1978. Since then, seven horses - Spectacular Bid, Pleasant Colony, Alysheba, Sunday
Silence, Silver Charm, Real Quiet, and Charismatic - have won the
Derby and Preakness, but could not add the Belmont.
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Horse Racing - Triple Crown Winners
Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
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| 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 |