Saturday, May 17, 2014

California Chrome has won the Preakness!!!



Only thirty one previous horses have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown before California Chrome.

Only eleven of those great horses have gone on to win the Triple Crow.
The last, Affirmed  in 1978.

So many great names on the list of horses that won only two thirds of the races. We will see in two weeks which list California Chrome ends up on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing

United States Triple Crowns[edit]

Main articles: United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the three races that make up the Triple Crown are:
  1. Kentucky Derby, run over the 1 1⁄4-mile (2.0 km) dirt track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky;
  2. Preakness Stakes, run over the 1 3⁄16-mile (1.9 km) dirt track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland;
  3. Belmont Stakes, run over the 1 1⁄2-mile (2.4 km) dirt track, the longest in USA thoroughbred racing, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

Triple Crown winners[edit]

List of US Triple Crown Winners
YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerBreeder
1919Sir BartonJohnny LoftusH. Guy BedwellJ. K. L. RossJohn E. Madden
1930Gallant FoxEarl SandeJim FitzsimmonsBelair StudBelair Stud
1935OmahaWillie SaundersJim FitzsimmonsBelair StudBelair Stud
1937War AdmiralCharley KurtsingerGeorge H. ConwaySamuel D. RiddleSamuel D. Riddle
1941WhirlawayEddie ArcaroBen A. JonesCalumet FarmCalumet Farm
1943Count FleetJohnny LongdenDon CameronFannie HertzFannie Hertz
1946AssaultWarren MehrtensMax HirschKing RanchKing Ranch
1948CitationEddie ArcaroHorace A. JonesCalumet FarmCalumet Farm
1973SecretariatRon TurcotteLucien LaurinMeadow StableMeadow Stud
1977Seattle SlewJean CruguetWilliam H. Turner, Jr.Karen L. TaylorBen S. Castleman
1978AffirmedSteve CauthenLaz BarreraHarbor View FarmHarbor View Farm

Failed Triple Crown attempts[edit]

The following horses won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness but were beaten in the Belmont:
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