The oldest of horse racing's Triple Crown races, it was first run on June 19, 1867 at Jerome Park, New York
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Belmont Stakes - Wikipedia  The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... The 1973 Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown winner Secretariat holds the mile ... The first Belmont Stakes was held at Jerome Park Racetrack in The Bronx, built ...... Retrieved June 19, 2012.
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the first running of the triple crown - The Mitchell Archives  ky-derby-ny-herald-1875-400-kb.jpg ... The Kentucky Derby is arguably the most recognizable horse race in the world, ... The Belmont Stakes is the oldest Triple Crown event, predating both the Preakness and Kentucky Derby. The first running took place on Thursday, June 19, 1867, at Jerome Park in the Bronx, New York.
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Belmont Stakes History | OFF TRACK BETTING  The Belmont Stakes is raced at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York ... Obviously, Mr. Belmont was also quite involved in horse racing, and his imprint is even intertwined ... The oldest of America's three Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes was first run on June 19, 1867, at the Jerome Park race course, an oddly shaped,...
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Horse Racing's Triple Crown: 10 Fast Facts - History in the Headlines  June 8, 2012 By Christopher Klein ... Sir Barton was the first Triple Crown winner in 1919. ... Thirty horses have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, but 19 of them failed to ... while the Belmont was cancelled in 1911 and 1912 after New York State ... which was first run at Jerome Park in the present-day Bronx, in 1867.
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Triple Crown Fast Facts - CNN.com  Sep 28, 2013 ... Read CNN's Fast Facts about horse racing's Triple Crown. ... the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday, June 6, .... June 19, 1867 - The first Belmont Stakes takes place at Jerome Park in the Bronx, New York. ... Victor Espinoza is the first Latino, and the oldest jockey, to win the most...
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2016 Preakness | Home of the 141st Preakness Stakes  Held on the third Saturday in May at the Pimlico Race Course in Maryland. Find history, traditions, photos, and past winners. Part of the Triple Crown.
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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) - Wikipedia  Secretariat holds the stakes record for each of the Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby (1:59 2/5), the Preakness Stakes (1:53), and the Belmont Stakes (2:24).
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A look at the 11 Triple Crown winners - The San Diego Union-Tribune  May 31, 2014 ... Takes speed, stamina, versatility to win Triple Crown, explaining the 36-year drought since last one. ... Seattle Slew is the only one of 11 Triple Crown winners who was undefeated when he took the coveted spring trifecta of races. ... Thirty-six years ago, Affirmed became the 11th winner of the series that...
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i'm the oldest | Sailing Anarchy  Oct 7, 2016 ... The oldest, continuously held long distance race is the New Orleans to Gulfport ... The Race to the Coast is the oldest still running point-to-point ... regatta after New York YC's Around the Island Race, which traces its ... The regatta follows a 60-mile steeplechase format along a course that has been raced for...
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Kentucky Derby - Wikipedia  The Kentucky Derby /drbi/ is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, ... The 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby was Saturday, May 7, 2016 with a $2 million guaranteed purse. ... On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15...
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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) - Wikipedia  In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, ..... 2002: War Emblem stumbled at gate in Belmont, finished eighth out of 11. Winner Sarava ..... 1 name in racing". ESPN. Retrieved...
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Should Your Kid Watch The Kentucky Derby? It's A Historic Sporting ...  May 3, 2016 ... Founded by Meriwether Lewis Clark in 1872, the first race was run at ... years and counting, and while the annual horse race is synonymous ... The first Kentucky Derby was held on May 17, 1875, according to the event's official website. ... Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Featured Articles about Genuine Risk - Page 2 - tribunedigital ...  It's rare when fillies run in Triple Crown races. Only three have won the Derby: Regret in 1915, Genuine Risk in 1980 and Winning Colors in 1988. SPORTS...
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Covering the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports - The New York Times  May 1, 2014 ... In the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, we asked him about the ... There's history: Horse racing was America's first professional sport and was ... Bill also wrote A Fine Place to Daydream about the jump races in Ireland ... I try to put my notebook down and watch the greatest two minutes of sports...
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Citation (horse) - Wikipedia  Citation (April 11, 1945  August 8, 1970) was the eighth American Triple Crown winner, and ... For the year, he raced nine times, winning eight starts and earning $155,680. ... Citation started the 1948 racing season with two victories over older horse Armed, who ... This was the last race that Citation lost for almost two years.
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The Kentucky Derby's Forgotten Black Jockeys - History in the ...  May 3, 2013 ... On May 17, 1875, thousands of eager horse racing fans poured through ... on the thoroughbreds in the featured race, the inaugural Kentucky Derby. ... across the oval, jockey Oliver Lewis spurred on his chestnut colt Aristides to a one-length victory in the fastest time ever recorded by a three-year-old horse.
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Triple Crown FAQ - Triple Crown Races  Q. What races make up the Triple Crown of horse racing? A. The Kentucky ... Saturday in May. The Preakness is held 2 weeks later on the third Saturday in May.
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Silver Charm - Winner of the Kentucky Derby & Preakness 1997 ...  Explore Beautiful Horses, Race Horses, and more! ..... The triple crown winner in 1973, his records still stand in the Kentucky Derby (Mile & Quarter, ...... Derby and Preakness Stakes but finished 2nd to Touch Gold in the Belmont Stakes ..... road with his partner Jim Koford to make a bid for the 2012 Olympic Team--KY proud!
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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) - Wikipedia  In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse...
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Kentucky Derby - Wikipedia  The Kentucky Derby /drbi/ is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. .... Instead, revelers show up in the infield to party with abandon.