Triple Crown
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide to Horse Racing
The Triple Crown - Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes - are the biggest events of the year in North American racing for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds and are followed by both serious and casual fans. Here you will find previews and news leading up to each event, coverage and photos of the event, and historical information including past results.
The Kentucky Derby
The most important of the three races and the one almost everyone knows about even if they don't follow racing. Held on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Lousiville, KY, it is THE race that every horse owner dreams of winning.
- 2009 Kentucky Derby Results and Photos - Mine That Bird won at 50-1
- 2009 Kentucky Oaks Results and Photos - favorite Rachel Alexandra won
- Analyzing the Top Contenders - trying to pick a winner
- Thursday Kentucky Derby Photos - from the workouts and more
- Wednesday Kentucky Derby Photos
- Contenders Graded Stakes Earnings
- Review: Kentucky Derby Greatest Moments DVD
- Future Wager Pool Three - final odds
- Prep races with results
- Prep races stats and history
- 2008 Experimental Free Handicap - determines the dual qualifiers
- Kentucky Derby 101
- Traditions
- The 10 Fastest Runnings of the Derby
- Past Derby Winners
- Top Kentucky Derby Jockeys
- Top Kentucky Derby Trainers
- Previous year's results and photos
- Louisville Weather Forecasts
- Kentucky Derby Index
The Preakness
The second race of the Triple Crown is held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, MD. Slightly shorter than the Derby, it is the shortest of the three races a 1 3/16 miles.
- Rachel Alexandra wins the 2009 Preakness
- Preakness undercard results - there were 7 other stakes on the card
- Payton d'Oro wins the 2009 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- 2009 Preakness Entries and Post Positions - with morning line odds and profiles
- Analyzing the Preakness Stakes Contenders - trying to pick a winner
- 2009 Alibi Breakfast
- Thursday Photos - 10 of the Preakness horses
- Wednesday Photos - 6 of the Preakness horses
- Baltimore Weather Forecasts
- New rules for 2009 Preakness Infield - you can't bring your own beer!
- Preakness Traditions
- Preakness 101
- Past Winners
- Fillies in the Preakness Stakes
- 2008 Preakness Results and Photos
- Previous year's results and photos
- Preakness Info Central
Belmont Stakes
The final race of the Triple Crown is held three weeks after the Preakness in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, NY, on Long Island. It is the longest of the three races at 1 1/2 miles and is known as the "Test of Champions".
- Summer Bird wins the 2009 Belmont Stakes
- Belmont Undercard Part 1 - Manattan Handicap and Just a Game Stakes
- Belmont Undercard Part 2 - Acorn, True North Hcp., and Woody Stephens Stakes
- Brooklyn Handicap and Hill Prince Stakes - on the day before the Belmont Stakes
- 2009 Belmont Stakes Entries - a field of 10 was entered
- Analyzing the Belmont Contenders - trying to pick a winner
- New York Weather Forecasts
- Belmont Stakes Traditions
- Past Belmont Winners
- Belmont Stakes 101
- Fillies in the Belmont Stakes
- 2008 Belmont Stakes Results and Photos
- Previous year's results and photos
- Belmont Stakes Info Central
The Triple Crown
Here are items that pertain to all three races rather than one specific race.
