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20-596: The Pimlico Special was first run in 1937 and was won by that year's U.S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral who went on to be voted the American Horse of the Year . In 1938, the Pimlico Special was host to one of American racing's most historic moments when Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in a much anticipated match race . That race was covered by almost every major newspaper, magazine and radio station of

40-755: A $ 100,000 bonus for the winner of all three races. The Weight-For-Age Triple Crown The Sprint Triple Crown The Fillies And Mares Triple Crown In Germany, the Triple Crown ( Dreifache Krone ) consists of Only one horse has won the German Triple Crown: In East Germany , the Dreifache Krone consisted of: Three horses won the East German Triple Crown: The French Triple Crown consists of: Previously

60-405: A horse: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: Notes: Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United States Triple Crowns The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing , often shortened to Triple Crown , is a series of horse races for Thoroughbreds , often restricted to three-year-olds. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races

80-553: A singular horse. The Turf Trinity consists of: The Turf Tiara consists of: The Irish Triple Crown, modelled on the English equivalent, consists of: For a list of the annual individual race winners, see Irish Triple Crown race winners . Only two horses have won all three races since the Irish Two Thousand Guineas was first run in 1921: The Canadian Triple Crown consists of: The Canadian Triple Crown

100-511: Is considered the greatest accomplishment in Thoroughbred racing. The term originated in mid-19th-century England and nations where Thoroughbred racing is popular each have their own Triple Crown series. In England , where the term Triple Crown originated with West Australian 's three wins in 1853, it is made up of: Since the 2,000 Guineas was first run in 1809, fifteen horses (including three winners of substitute races at Newmarket during

120-562: The 2007 Triple Crown. The horse was withdrawn from the 2000 Guineas two days before the race after suffering a setback and never raced again. Since Nijinsky, only Nashwan (1989), Sea the Stars (2009), and Camelot (2012) have won both the Guineas and the Derby. Between Reference Point in 1987 and Camelot in 2012, no Derby winner (not even the potential Triple Crown winners Nashwan and Sea

140-586: The First World War) have won the English Triple Crown. The most recent – and only winner since World War II – was Nijinsky , in 1970. For many years, it was considered unlikely that any horse would ever win the English Triple Crown again. In the winter of 2006/2007, however, trainer Jim Bolger was training his unbeaten colt Teofilo for the Triple Crown and bookmaker William Hill plc was offering odds of only 12/1 against Teofilo winning

160-639: The French Triple Crown consisted of: Two horses have swept the French Triple Crown: English Triple Crown race winners The English Triple Crown Winners is a three-race competition for Thoroughbred racehorses . The English Triple Crown consists of the 2000 Guineas Stakes (at 1 mile), The Derby (at 1½ miles), and the St Leger Stakes (at 1 mile 6 furlongs and 127 yds) although

180-770: The New York Triple Tiara: In 2010, the NYRA changed the configuration of the Triple Tiara to include the Alabama Stakes instead of the Mother Goose. As of 2022, no filly has won the reconfigured Triple Tiara. The New York Handicap Triple is a series of three handicap races run in New York. Although historically notable, the series is now essentially defunct, as two of the races are run on

200-530: The Stars) even entered the St. Leger. This reluctance to compete in the St. Leger is said to be because of the impact it would have on a horse's stud value in a market where speed is preferred to stamina. For a list of the annual individual race winners, see English Triple Crown race winners . Triple Crown winners : †Wartime winners Pommern, Gay Crusader and Gainsborough are not counted, according to many judges, as

220-803: The Two-Year-Old Grand Slam, consists of: Winners of the Two-Year-Old Triple Crown: The New Zealand Triple Crown consists of: The New Zealand Triple Crown is also known as the Hawke's Bay Triple Crown or Hastings Triple Crown as all three races are run there. The only horse to win the New Zealand Triple Crown is Melody Belle in 2019. Three new Triple Crown series were announced for the 2019/2020 season. Each series consists of three prestigious Group races with

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240-624: The United States, the three races that make up the Triple Crown are: There have been several different versions of the Triple Tiara (sometimes known as the Filly Triple Crown) in the United States. One of them was a national version that consisted of undercard events on the same weekends as the associated Triple Crown races: Only one filly won this version of the Triple Tiara, Davona Dale in 1979. Few have even tried as

260-807: The Western Canadian Triple Crown. The Western Canadian Triple Crown consists of: The Australian Triple Crown comprises the following races: The Australian Triple Crown initially included the Canterbury Guineas , which was replaced with the Randwick Guineas. The Spring Grand Slam for older horses consists of: The only horse to win the Spring Grand Slam was the New Zealand bred Rising Fast in 1954. The Two-Year-Old Triple Crown, also known as

280-596: The past, this was not considered a true Triple Crown as the best fillies would often run in the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas. As this is no longer the case, the Fillies' Triple Crown would now be considered as comparable as the original. Winners of the Fillies Triple Crown are: The so-called Stayers Triple Crown consists of the most prestigious long-distance races in the British flat racing season: In

300-683: The same day, making a sweep impossible. In addition, only the Metropolitan Handicap maintains a top-level designation and continues to be run as a handicap. The series consists of: The triple has been won by four horses: In 2019, the New York Racing Association established two series of races for three-year-olds on the turf: the Turf Trinity and the Turf Tiara. As of 2022, neither has been swept by

320-782: The short time between the Kentucky Oaks and Black-Eyed Susan is generally considered too short for fillies. The most commonly accepted version of the Triple Tiara is the American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing which uses three races from New York. From 1957 to 2002, and 2007 to 2009, these three races were the Acorn Stakes , the Mother Goose Stakes , and the Coaching Club American Oaks . Eight fillies won this version of

340-492: The three races were all held at Newmarket and racing itself was too disrupted. By this reckoning, there were only 12 triple crown winners, and only three in the 20th century. The following horses won the 2000 Guineas and Derby but were beaten in the St Leger: Additionally: There is also a Fillies Triple Crown for a filly winning the 1,000 Guineas Stakes , Epsom Oaks and St. Leger Stakes . In

360-400: The time. Discontinued after 1958, the race was revived as a handicap event in 1988 and made a graded stakes race one year later in 1989. The race was not eligible for grading in 2011 because it had not been run the previous two years. Eighteen Pimlico Special winners have gone on to win a Championship for Horse of the Year or an Eclipse Award as the best horse in their divisions. The latest

380-456: Was Invasor in 2006; others include Mineshaft , Real Quiet , Skip Away , Cigar , Criminal Type , Blushing John , Tom Fool , Capot , Citation , Assault , Armed , Twilight Tear , Whirlaway , Market Wise , Challedon , Seabiscuit and War Admiral . The Pimlico track record for 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles is held by Farma Way who ran the distance in 1:52 2/5 while capturing the 1991 Pimlico Special. Speed record: Most wins by

400-563: Was established in 1959 and since then seven horses have won it. In 2014, the Hall of Fame decided to honor the five horses who had won the three races before 1959, meaning 12 horses are now officially recognized as winning the Canadian Triple Crown. The Canadian Triple Tiara consists of: As of 2022, only one filly has won it: On May 9, 2023, it was announced that Western Canada would have their own Triple Crown, also dubbed

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