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1) Kentucky Derby: 1 1/4 miles (on a 1 mile oval track)
2) Preakness Stakes: 1 3/16 miles (on a 1 mile oval track)
3) Belmont Stakes: 1 1/2 miles (on a 1 1/2 mile oval track, the longest dirt oval in America)
Secretariat holds the world dirt course record for 1 1/2 miles, which he earned by winning the Belmont Stakes (by 31 lengths) and the Triple Crown in 1973. He still holds the record by 2 full seconds over the next fastest Belmont stakes time.
Kentucky Derby - A mile and a quarter
Preakness - A mile and 3/16
Belmont - A mile and a half
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Did seabcuit win the triple crown?
No, Seabiscuit never raced in any of the Triple crown races.
When is triple crown?
The Triple Crown is a combination of three races The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes
What are the ages of the horses that run in the Triple Crown?
All Triple Crown races are restricted to 3 year olds only.
Who won the 2012 triple crown races?
Miguel Cabrera
Was secretariat a three year old when won triple crown?
Yes. The Triple Crown races are for three year olds only.
Who chose the races for the Triple Crown And why were those races chosen?
The American Triple Crown races were in existence long before they became the Triple Crown. the governing body of horse racing at the time decided that the USA needed a Triple Crown for Thoroughbreds, as there was one already in existence in England where Thoroughbreds were originally created. The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes were chosen due to their length and prestige.
Is the Tripple crown the same as the Belmont?
Belmont is part of the triple crown. The triple crown is 3 races. Belmont, Kentucky Derby, and I forget the third at the moment.
What are two races that make up the Triple Crown?
The Kentucky Derby and The Preakness. (The third leg of the Triple Crown is called The Belmont Stakes.)
In a ditloid puzzle what is 3R in the TC?
3 races in the triple crown
Which three horse races make up the Triple Crown in the United States?
The three races that make up the Triple Crown are the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness. The Derby is the longest race out of the three.
What do they name secretariat after he wins two of the triple crown races?
big red
Which triple crown winner had the best time of all three races?
Secretariat
