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The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse. In recent years, the triple crown has become a very rare achievement, with most horses specialising on a limited range of distances.
United Kingdom In United Kingdom horse-racing, where the term Triple Crown originated with West Australian (horse)'s three wins in 1853, it is made up of:
There is also a Fillies Triple crown for a filly winning the One Thousand Guineas Stakes, Epsom Oaks and St. Leger Stakes. The last winner of this was Oh So Sharp in 1985. In the past this was not considered a true triple crown as the best fillies would run in the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas. As this is no longer the case, the Fillies triple crown would now be considered comparable as the original.
In the 150 years that these races have been run, only 15 horses have ever won the English Triple Crown, including the great Nijinsky II in 1970. Nijinsky II was only the second winner of the English Triple Crown since the end of World War I. For many years, it was considered unlikely that any horse would ever win the English Triple Crown again. In the winter of 2006/2007, however, trainer Jim Bolger (horse racing) was training his unbeaten colt Teofilo for the Triple Crown. and bookmaker William Hill plc was offering odds of only 12/1 against Teofilo winning the 2007 Triple Crown. However, the horse was withdrawn from the 2000 Guineas two days before the race after suffering a setback.
Since Nijinsky, only Nashwan in 1989 has won both the Guineas and the Derby, and in addition no Derby winner has even entered the St. Leger since Reference Point in 1987, although this is primarily due to the impact it would have on a horse's stud value, which would not be the case for a horse who had already won the Guineas.
Triple Crown Champions:{]|Frank Butler (jockey)|John Scott (horseman)|John Bowes|[Harry Grimshaw|[Frédéric de Lagrange|[Harry Custance|[Richard Sutton (horseman)|-|1886|Ormonde (horse)|Frederick J. Archer|John Porter (horseman)|Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster|-|1891|Common (horse)| George Barrett (jockey)| John Porter (horseman)| Sir Frederick Johnstone|[Tommy Loates|[Harry L. B. McCalmont|[Charlie Wood|[John Gubbins|[Morny Cannon|[Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster|-|1900|Diamond Jubilee (horse)|Herbert Jones (jockey)|Richard Marsh (horseman)|Edward VII of the United Kingdom|-|1903|Rock Sand (horse)|Danny Maher|[Sir James Miller|[Steve Donoghue|[Solomon Joel|-|1917|Gay Crusader|[Alec Taylor, Jr.|-|1918|[Gainsborough (horse)|Joseph Childs (jockey)|Alec Taylor, Jr.|-|1935|[Bahram (horse)|Freddie Fox (jockey)|Frank Butters|-|1970|[Nijinsky II|Lester Piggott|[Charles W. Engelhard, Jr.|-|}
Ireland In Ireland, the Triple Crown, modelled on the English equivalent, is made up of
Only two horses have won all three races since the Irish Two Thousand Guineas was first run in 1921: Museum (horse) in 1935 and Windsor Slipper in 1942 (Williams & Hyland 1980). Desert King won the first two legs in 1997, but was perceived to have stamina limitations and not aimed at the St. Leger. Ironically, he went on to sire a great stayer in Makybe Diva, three times winner of the Melbourne Cup over two miles..
United States In the United States, the Triple Crown consists of:
The Triple Crown starts with the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday of May. The Preakness follows two weeks later. The Belmont Stakes is five weeks after the Kentucky Derby in early June. In the U.S., the term "Triple Crown" is the usual reference for these three horse races unless another sport is specified.
In 1930, Gallant Fox won all three important races, and sportswriter Charles Hatton brought the phrase "Triple Crown" into the American lexicon. In the more-than-125-year history of the U.S. events, only 11 horses have ever won the U.S. Triple Crown; none since 1978:
{]|Johnny Loftus|[J. K. L. Ross|[Earl Sande|[Belair Stud|[William "Smokey" Saunders|Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons|Belair Stud|[Charley Kurtsinger|[Samuel D. Riddle|[Eddie Arcaro|[Calumet Farm|[Johnny Longden|[John D. Hertz|-|1946|Assault (horse)|Warren Mehrtens|[King Ranch|[Eddie Arcaro|[Calumet Farm|[Ron Turcotte|[Penny Chenery|-|1977|Seattle Slew|[William H. Turner, Jr.|-|1978|[Affirmed|[Laz Barrera|-|}
As of May 19, 2007, the current drought of 29 years since Affirmed won in 1978, is the longest drought between Triple Crown winning horses. Since 1978, ten horses have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Of those, [Real Quiet has come the closest to winning the Triple Crown, losing the Belmont Stakes by a nose in 1998. Charismatic (horse) led the Belmont in the final furlong in 1999 but broke his leg in the final stretch and fell back to third. Many horse-racing enthusiasts believe that had he not broken his leg, Charismatic would have won the Triple Crown. The three most recent to win the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness but lose the Belmont were War Emblem in 2002, Funny Cide in 2003, and Smarty Jones in 2004. War Emblem tripped at the start of the Belmont, Funny lost the Belmont in the slop to fresh horses, and Smarty lost by only a length. In addition, several horses have won two of the three races since the last Triple Crown win, most recently Afleet Alex in 2005, who lost the Kentucky Derby but won the Preakness and Belmont.
Only one horse, Alydar, has placed (second place) in all three races. He was defeated by Affirmed in all three races in 1978 by a combined margin of two lengths. In addition, Mane Minister finished 3rd in each race in 1991, and Hawkster finished 5th in each race in 1989.
One trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, has won the Triple Crown with two different horses, Thunder Gulch and Timber Country, winning the three races in 1995. While this is not declared a Triple Crown officially, it is unique as a trainer that he is the only trainer to win the three races in a calendar year with different horses.
2006 was the first time since 2000 that three different horses won the races: Barbaro won the Kentucky Derby (but then suffered an eventually fatal injury during the Preakness), Bernardini won the Preakness, and Jazil won the Belmont Stakes. It happened again in 2007, with Street Sense winning the Kentucky Derby, Curlin winning the Preakness and the filly Rags to Riches winning the Belmont. Rags to Riches is 2006 Belmont winner Jazil's half sister.
Also, as of May 21, 2005, the VISA (credit card) Credit Card company officially withdrew its sponsorship of the U.S. Triple Crown, starting in 2006. It relieves VISA of paying the $5 million bonus to the owner of the horse that wins the Triple Crown. Triple Crown Productions is now sponsoring the races, as of 2006. The $5 million bonus remains intact.
Some believe VISA withdrew its sponsorship as a result of the New York Racing Association's decision to break with the other two tracks on a television contract. On October 4, 2004, NYRA announced the American Broadcasting Company and ESPN would hold television rights to the Belmont Stakes, breaking from Triple Crown Productions' deal with NBC Sports. NBC Sports holds the broadcasting rights to the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes until 2010. Triple Crown Productions was formed in 1986 with ABC; prior to that, the individual racing associations made their own deals with the TV networks (ABC and CBS).
There also is a Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing in the United States, open to 3-year old fillies.
External link:
- The Triple Crown Challenge
- BloodHorse.com Triple Crown Mania
- "The Most Glorious Crown: The Story Of America's Triple Crown Thoroughbreds From Sir Barton To Affirmed" by Marvin Drager. (2005) Triumph Books (ISBN 1-57243-724-3)
== Canada ==Inaugurated in 1959, the "Triple Crown of Canadian Thoroughbred Racing" consists of:
Seven three-year-olds have won the Canadian Triple Crown:
- New Providence (horse) (1959)
- Canebora (1963)
- With Approval (1989)
- Izvestia (horse) (1990)
- Dance Smartly (1991)
- Peteski (1993)
- Wando (horse) (2003)
Japan Japan has two sets of races referred to as Triple Crowns.
Japanese Triple Crown
Only six horses have received the Japanese Triple Crown:
- 1941 St Lite (Diolite - Flippancy, by Flamboyant)
- 1964 Shinzan (Hindostan - Hayanobori, by Hayatake)
- 1983 Mr. C.B. (Tosho Boy - C.B. Queen, by Topyo)
- 1984 Symboli Rudolf (Partholon - Sweet Luna, by Speed Symboli)
- 1994 Narita Brian (Brian's Time - Pacificus, by Northern Dancer)
- 2005 Deep Impact (horse) (Sunday Silence - Wind in Her Hair, by Alzao)
Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown
Only two horses have received the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown:
- 1986 Mejiro Ramonu (Mogami - Mejiro Hiryu, by Never Beat)
- 2003 Still in Love (Sunday Silence - Bradamante, by Roberto (horse))
Hong Kong The Triple Crown series at Hong Kong Sha Tin Racecourse consists of three races at increasingly longer distances. They are:
In 1994, River Verdon became the first, and to date, only horse to win the Hong Kong Triple Crown.
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