Since , only 13 horses have won the title of Triple Crown winner by finishing first in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year. He's pictured here after winning the 44th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in May Gallant Fox, with jockey Earl Sande who came out of retirement to race him, wears the roses after winning the Kentucky Derby.
He retired to Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. Stumbling out of the gate, he suffered an injury to his right front heel. After running to victory and the Triple Crown, he recuperated for a few months before returning to race for two more years.
Whirlaway is draped with the floral tribute in the winner's circle at Belmont Park, N. Gallant Fox Fun facts: The Preakness was run before the Derby in , and Gallant Fox won all three races in a day span. Omaha Omaha started his stud career in Kentucky but was moved to a farm in Nebraska in War Admiral He famously lost a match race with Seabiscuit in but went on to sire 40 stakes winners from starters, a remarkable Whirlaway He was the first of eight Kentucky Derby winners and two Triple Crown winners for Calumet Farm, with a penchant for closing from the clouds.
After his racing career, he was sold for stud duty to France. Count Fleet Fun facts: Count Fleet was almost sold before he made it to the races due to his gangly conformation, but he ended up winning 10 of 15 starts as a 2-year-old for his owner-breeder. He was undefeated as a 3-year-old, going off as the odds-on favorite in each of the Triple Crown races and winning the Belmont by 25 lengths.
At stud, he sired two champions and Kentucky Derby winner Count Turf. Assault He continued to race until he was 7 years old after proving infertile at stud and later retired to King Ranch, the same place he was foaled. Citation Trainer: Horace A. Fun facts: Citation won eight of nine starts as a 2-year-old and began his sophomore season with two wins over older horses. He faced just five others in the Kentucky Derby and 15 total in all three Triple Crown races, but completed his 3-year-old season with 19 victories from 20 starts.
Secretariat The chestnut colt lost the Wood Memorial but proceeded to set the stakes record in each of the three Triple Crown races, including an American record in the Belmont, a race he won by 31 lengths. Right now Medina Spirit is the winner of the Run for the Roses. The second place horse that would be declared the winner at Churchill Downs if the race is vacated, Mandaloun, has declined to run at Pimlico on Saturday. Bob Baffert is the trainer of Medina Spirit and he is also the trainer of the last two horses to win the Triple Crown.
He guided American Pharoah to the feat in , becoming the first equine in 37 years to pull off the feat. He followed that in with Justify. There have been 13 Triple Crown winners in history, with the only two immortalized horses of the last four decades guided by Baffert in the last six years.
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