In order, they are the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. The Belmont is usually the toughest for those horses good enough to win the first two legs.
The Preakness is shorter than the Derby, at 1 3/16th to the Derby's 1 1/4 mile.
Belmont Stakes
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.
They are referred to as the Triple Crown. If a horse wins all three races in one year, he is called the Triple Crown winner.
No horse has ever won the Triple Crown twice because they can only race in the Triple Crown races as three year olds.
It is when a race horse wins all three big races of the year. The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. It is all within 5 weeks and must be won back to back. These 3 races are the biggest stakes in the world. It is for 3 year old race horses.
Yes. The Triple Crown races are for three year olds only.
Secretariat won the triple crown in 1973. He was the 9th horse to do so in 25 years.
The Triple Crown is a combination of three races The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes
Chrysler sponsored the Triple Crown from 1987-1993. They paid a $1 million dollar bonus to the horse with the best overall record in the three races and would have paid $5 million to the winner of the Triple Crown had there been one (there wasn't).
If you are talking about the Triple Crown, then the races in order are Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
The best racer that ever lived, Secretariate.
The "Triple Crown" is usually referring to the "Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing". There are three races: The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.
Secretariat