Triple Crown

2011 Visit Museum Triple Crown

Triple Crown

 

The Kentucky Derby is one of the three races for three-year-olds that make up horse racing's Triple Crown. The other two races are the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Belmont Stakes, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Eleven horses have won the Triple Crown: Sir Barton in 1919, Gallant Fox in 1930, Omaha in 1935, War Admiral in 1937, Whirlaway in 1941, Count Fleet in 1943, Assault in 1946, Citation in 1948, Secretariat in 1973, Seattle Slew in 1977, and Affirmed in 1978.
 


as commemorated with wall plaques at Churchill Downs

 

1930 Gallant Fox

 

1935 Omaha
1937 War Admiral

 

1941 Whirlaway

 

1947 Citation

 

 

1973 Secretariat

 

1977  Seattle Slew

1978 Affirmed

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