Winners Triple Crown Horse Racing

The British Triple Crown Series owes its success to a large extend to the quality of the three individual races which make up the cup.

The 2000 Guineas Stakes is run at Newmarket Racecourse in late April to early May. It is a flat race over one mile, perfectly suited for Newmarket's infamous Rowley Mile track. The 2000 Guineas was the last of the three Triple Crown races to come into existence, with its inaugural running taking place in 1809.

The Epsom Derby takes place at Epsom Downs Racecourse and runs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards. It is one of the British summer horse races, hosted annually in June since 1780, and is considered the most important of the English Classic Races. The most famous athlete to ever compete at the Epsom Derby was jockey Lester Piggott, who won the race an incredible 9 times between 1954 and 1983.

The St. Leger Stakes is the longest running race of the series, having been inaugurated in 1776 at Doncaster Racecourse where is still hosted today. The distance is 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards; a testing distance for the last race in an extraordinary series. The St. Leger Stakes, which is run in September, is also part of the English Classic Races and one of the oldest continuously running races in the country.

Successful Triple Crown winners, such as prolific trainer John Porter, jockey sensations Lester Piggott and Fred Archer, and equine overachievers like Nijinsky II, are sure to be remembered long after they have retired from the sport. English Triple Crown Champions. Secretariat (1973) His 31-length victory in the Belmont remains the most impressive performance.

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Following a 37-year drought in Triple Crown Winners, American Pharoah famously ran to victory in the 2015 Belmont Stakes. And most recently, Justify prevailed in all 3 races in 2018 to make Bob Baffert one of only two trainers with multiple Triple Crown winners (Jim Fitzsimmons was the other with Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in 1935. Citation: 1948 Triple Crown Winner, Horse of the Year, Thoroughbred Horse Racing's First Millionare. 45 starts, 32 wins, 10 seconds, 2 thirds. WHIRLAWAY - Won the Triple Crown in 1941. Horse of the Year in 1941 and 1942, he made 60 starts, with 32 wins and 24 placings, and entered the Racing.