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In the United States, the '''Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, '''commonly known as the "Triple Crown", is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year, consisting of the [[Kentucky Derby]], [[Preakness Stakes]], and [[Belmont Stakes]]. While ''Daily Racing Form'' writer Charles Hatton is commonly credited with originating the term to reference these races in 1930, they were referred to that name at least as early as 1923. Only eleven horses have ever won the Triple Crown, none since 1978. Of the trainers of those eleven horses, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons won the Triple Crown twice (the only trainer to do so), and another trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, scored a Triple Crown scored a Triple Crown as a trainer in sweeping the 1995 races with different horses, the only individual to do so. The three American Classic Races are collectively known as the U.S. Triple Crown. As of the completion of the 2008 season, the races have attracted 3.889 entrants (a figure that counts a given horse twice if it enters two of teh races). Of these, 274 horses have won a single leg of the Triple Crown, 50 have won two of the races (21 for the [[Kentucky Derby]] and [[Preakness Stakes]], 18 for the [[Preakness Stakes|Preakness]] and [[Belmont Stakes]], and 11 for the [[Kentucky Derby|Derby]] and [[Belmont Stakes|Belmont]]), and 11 have won all three races. The 11 Triple Crown winners are: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), [[Secretariat]] (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), and [[Affirmed]] (1978). The Triple Crown Trophy, commissioned in 1950, is awarded to a Triple Crown winer. |
In the United States, the '''Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, '''commonly known as the "Triple Crown", is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year, consisting of the [[Kentucky Derby]], [[Preakness Stakes]], and [[Belmont Stakes]]. While ''Daily Racing Form'' writer Charles Hatton is commonly credited with originating the term to reference these races in 1930, they were referred to that name at least as early as 1923. Only eleven horses have ever won the Triple Crown, none since 1978. Of the trainers of those eleven horses, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons won the Triple Crown twice (the only trainer to do so), and another trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, scored a Triple Crown scored a Triple Crown as a trainer in sweeping the 1995 races with different horses, the only individual to do so. The three American Classic Races are collectively known as the U.S. Triple Crown. As of the completion of the 2008 season, the races have attracted 3.889 entrants (a figure that counts a given horse twice if it enters two of teh races). Of these, 274 horses have won a single leg of the Triple Crown, 50 have won two of the races (21 for the [[Kentucky Derby]] and [[Preakness Stakes]], 18 for the [[Preakness Stakes|Preakness]] and [[Belmont Stakes]], and 11 for the [[Kentucky Derby|Derby]] and [[Belmont Stakes|Belmont]]), and 11 have won all three races. The 11 Triple Crown winners are: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), [[Secretariat]] (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), and [[Affirmed]] (1978). The Triple Crown Trophy, commissioned in 1950, is awarded to a Triple Crown winer. |
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Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner.
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the "Triple Crown", is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. While Daily Racing Form writer Charles Hatton is commonly credited with originating the term to reference these races in 1930, they were referred to that name at least as early as 1923. Only eleven horses have ever won the Triple Crown, none since 1978. Of the trainers of those eleven horses, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons won the Triple Crown twice (the only trainer to do so), and another trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, scored a Triple Crown scored a Triple Crown as a trainer in sweeping the 1995 races with different horses, the only individual to do so. The three American Classic Races are collectively known as the U.S. Triple Crown. As of the completion of the 2008 season, the races have attracted 3.889 entrants (a figure that counts a given horse twice if it enters two of teh races). Of these, 274 horses have won a single leg of the Triple Crown, 50 have won two of the races (21 for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, 18 for the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, and 11 for the Derby and Belmont), and 11 have won all three races. The 11 Triple Crown winners are: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), and Affirmed (1978). The Triple Crown Trophy, commissioned in 1950, is awarded to a Triple Crown winer.