What is a triple crown?
Triple Crown of Horse Racing is awarded a horse that will win Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year. Since 2007, Triple Crown has won only 11 horses since 1919, when Sir Barton dominated the field in all three races. The races are open only by three -year -old thoroughbred horses and to get a triple crown, the horse must be for all three in the top condition. The triple koruna victory is considered an immense honor, and the list of winners includes the names of famous athletes such as secretariat, Seattle Slew, War Admiral and confirmed. The price of five million US dollars is awarded the winner of Triple Crown, except for considerable wallets in all three races.
The first race in Triple Crown is Kentucky Derby, Running in Churchill Downs on the first Saturday of May since 1875.More roses draped through the neck of the winner. The derby runs along the distance of miles and a quarter (2 kilometers) and is somewhat earlier in the season than many other races. For this reason, the horse must bring the horse to the racing state soon and keep it during the triple crown if it wants to get a sought -after price.
The second race, preakness stakes, takes place on the third Saturday in May at the Pimlico race in Baltimor, Maryland. It was the first time running in 1873 and was launched at different distances. Since 1925, the preakness stakes have been officially operated in one and three sixteenth miles (1.91 kilometers) and is the shortest race in the triple crown. Victory in the preakness stakes requires the ability to sprinting and excellent position skills on the side of the jockey. The preakness stakes is also called "Run for Black Eyed Susans," after a blanket made from the state flower Maryland, which is shrouded in the winner.
The Belmont Stakes, festive in 1867, is considered the most exhausting race in the triple crown. The race isOne and a half kilometers long (2.4 km) and horses who work well in the first two races can not always be distant. The race takes place in June in Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The winner is decorated with a blanket of carnations after the race is started. Belmont victory requires excellent stimulating skills from the horse and rider and endurance in combination with the will to win from the horse.
Since athlete Charles Hatton created the term "Triple Crown" in 1930, three events were eagerly followed by many people in the United States. Even those who are not enthusiastic about horse racing tend to watch the events of Triple Crown and are considered the most important races in the range. For jockeys, riding a horse in a plant with a triple crown is a great honor and taking horses to a triple crown is a career crowning cap. Owners and coaches also eager to send horses to derby, preakness and Belmont because of the immense prestige of the races.