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During any given year there are thousands of horse races run in the US. Therefore, it would be better to ask which horse races are part of the Triple Crown. Those races are the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
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.
To achieve a Triple Crown, a horse must win three prestigious races in a single year: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. The Kentucky Derby is typically held in May, followed by the Preakness Stakes in mid-May, and concludes with the Belmont Stakes in June. Winning all three races is a rare feat that showcases a horse's speed, stamina, and versatility.
A horse rider can win the Triple Crown by having their horse win three prestigious horse races: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes in the same year.
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.
He had 53 stakes winners. His son, Risen Star, won the 1988 Preakness and Belmont, and his daughter, Lady's Secret, won Horse of the Year in '86.
The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third leg of the Triple Crown, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes.
In the USA the races are as follows: 1st The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs(KY) the first Saturday in may. 2nd The Preakness Stakes at Pimlico (Maryland) the third Saturday in may. 3rd The Belmont stakes at Belmont Park(NYC NY) the first Saturday in June.
The Belmont Stakes is the third and final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, which also includes the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, it is a prestigious race known for its distance of 1.5 miles, making it the longest of the three races. Winning all three races in a single year is a rare achievement, with only a select few horses accomplishing this feat throughout history. The Belmont Stakes typically takes place in early June and attracts top thoroughbreds from across the country.
The Kentucky Derby winner in 1981 was Pleasant Colony. He won the race on May 2, 1981, and was trained by John S. McGaughey III. Pleasant Colony went on to have a successful career, ultimately finishing third in the Preakness Stakes and winning the Belmont Stakes later that year.
The Preakness Stakes is a horse race held at Pimlico Downs in Baltimore, Maryland once a year. This year on May 15th.
Curlin-Curlin, won the 2007 Preakness he was named Horse of the Year and first North American-based horse to earn more than $10 million.