What is Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing?
[[File:2018PreaknessWinnersCircle.jpg|thumb|[[Justify (horse)|Justify]], the 13th winner, at the 2018 Preakness Stakes.]] In the [[United States]], the '''Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing''', commonly known as the '''Triple Crown''', is a title awarded to a three-year-old [[Thoroughbred]] horse who wins the [[Kentucky Derby]], [[Preakness Stakes]], and [[Belmont Stakes]]. (Some other countries also have series of horse races called the Triple Crown), [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] holds the stakes record time for each of the three races. His time of 2:24 for {{frac|1|1|2}} miles in the [[1973 Belmont Stakes]] also set a world record that still stands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016464.html|title=Secretariat remains No. 1 name in racing|work=ESPN|access-date=July 22, 2015}}</ref> Winners of the United States Triple Crown: * 1919 Sir Barton * 1930 Gallant Fox * 1935 Omaha * 1937 War Admiral * 1941 Whirlaway * 1943 Count Fleet * 1946 Assault * 1948 Citation * 1973 Secretariat * 1977 Seattle Slew * 1978 Affirmed * 2015 American Pharoah * 2018 Justify ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Horse racing]] [[Category:Sports in the United States]] {{Sports-stub}}