Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The term originated in mid-19th-century England and nations where Thoroughbred racing is popular each have their own Triple Crown series.
In England, where the term Triple Crown originated with West Australian's three wins in 1853, it is made up of: Since the 2,000 Guineas was first run in 1809, fifteen horses (including three winners of substitute races at Newmarket during the First World War) have won the English Triple Crown.
For many years, it was considered unlikely that any horse would ever win the English Triple Crown again.
In the winter of 2006/2007, however, trainer Jim Bolger was training his unbeaten colt Teofilo for the Triple Crown[1] and bookmaker William Hill plc was offering odds of only 12/1 against Teofilo winning the 2007 Triple Crown.
This reluctance to compete in the St. Leger is said to be because of the impact it would have on a horse's stud value in a market where speed is preferred to stamina.
The following horses won the 2000 Guineas and Derby but were beaten in the St Leger: Additionally: There is also a Fillies Triple Crown for a filly winning the 1,000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Oaks and St. Leger Stakes.
[2] In the past, this was not considered a true Triple Crown as the best fillies would often run in the Derby and Two Thousand Guineas.
As this is no longer the case, the Fillies' Triple Crown would now be considered as comparable as the original.
[4] Although historically notable, the series is now essentially defunct, as two of the races are run on the same day, making a sweep impossible.
In 2022 the NAR announced an official Dirt Triple Crown that includes 3 pre-existing domestic Grade 1 races.
Although the Triple Crown is not set to debut until 2024, the three races have all been run since 1999 and have been won by three horses.
[45] The Rio de Janeiro Triple Crown consists of:[45] Winners are: Prior to 1963,[56] the Rio de Janeiro Triple Crown consisted of the Grande Prêmio Outono[57] (1600 metres (0.99 mi) on turf[46]), Grande Prêmio Cruzeiro do Sul, and Grande Prêmio Distrito Federal (3000 metres (1.9 mi) on turf).
The Rio de Janeiro Filly Triple Crown consists of:[45] Winners are: The São Paulo Triple Crown consists of:[45] Winners are: Historically, the São Paulo Triple Crown ran without the Grande Prêmio Jockey Club de São Paulo, with the Grande Prêmio Consagração (3000 metres (1.9 mi) on a turf track) being run as the third and final leg.
Horses that have done this are:[86] The Triple Crown series at Hong Kong's Sha Tin Racecourse consists of three races at increasingly longer distances.
The Cape Guineas, run over 1600 metres (0.99 mi) on a turf track at Kenilworth Racecourse is considered an alternate first leg.
Ten horses have won the Indian Triple Crown: The Indian Fillies Triple Crown consists of: One filly has swept the series for fillies:[26] The Kenya Triple Crown series is run at Ngong Racecourse, in Nairobi, and consists of: The three races have been won by: The Kenya Fillies' Triple Crown consists of: The three races have been won by: In Macau, the Macau Jockey Club introduced the Triple Crown Series in 2008, with three races all held in Taipa Racecourse, Macau: In 2009 Macau Jockey Club changed the series for 4-year-old horses:[26] In 2010, Luen Yat Forever become the first and, to date, only horse to win the Macau Triple Crown.
[107] The Mexican Triple Crown series consists of: All three races are contested at Hippodromo de las Americas, in Mexico City.
†Although Justify finished first in all of his races, litigation filed by the owners of Bolt d'Oro in 2020 called for Justify's disqualification from the 2018 Santa Anita Derby over a positive drug test for scopolamine, a known environmental contaminant.
[120][121] Only three jockeys have won the Triple Crown with different horses (i.e., rode horses to Triple Crowns in different years): At least two jockeys is known to have won all three of a country's Triple Crown races in the same year on different horses: One trainer is known to have accomplished the same feat as Contreras and García Paduani: Don Seymour (Canada) Javier Santiago (Puerto Rico) Winston Grifiths – Jamaica (5) Alexis Feliciano – Puerto Rico (3) Emisael Jaramillo – Venezuela (3) Williams, Guy St. John; Francis P. M. Hyland (1980).
