Talk:Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

Triple Crown phrase

What other sports use the phrase "Triple Crown"?

Baseball. It's what it's called when a batter leads his league in home, batting average and RBIs in the same season. -- Zoe

Surfing as well. Just today I serendipitously heard about the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing after posting the question below -- Pojo

Betting Schedule (USA)

I'm new to horse racing all together (as of today) and there is something I don't understand. I saw in the news today that the Preakness has announced odds and is taking bets on the 2006 race. Neither the Kentucky Derby nor the Belmont Stakes seem to yet be open to betting. All 3 of the websites: Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes prominently display information that seems to be from before the 2005 races. The question is, when does betting generally open for the three races? (This information may be more suitable to the individual races' pages, but I thought the question should go here.) -- Pojo 22:19, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Triplets

What are the events of the "Canadian Triple Crown" of horse racing? What horses won them? Trekphiler 21:09, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Triple Crown of Connectors

In 2008 Avnet has the chance to win the "Triple crown of Connectors". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.9.138.11 (talk) 16:24, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Omitted Triple Crown winner

Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown in 1977 but appears to have been ommitted in the American Triple Crown winners grid. He is the only undefeated Triple Crown winner. Seattle Slew was foaled at Ben Castleman's White Horse Acres Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. Owned by Mickey and Karen Taylor. Trainer was Billy Turner. Jockey was Jean Cruguet.Jopirro (talk) 02:54, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Lengths of the Races

The respective articles show that the Preakness is the shortest of these three races at a mile and three sixteenths, and the Belmont the longest at a mile and a half. Thirty-five years ago, when Secretariat brought the subject vividly to attention, I read that in the early twentieth century the races were run from shortest to longest, but then it got screwed up, and has remained so ever since. Does anyone have the date and possibly even the reason for the change? J S Ayer (talk) 03:12, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

They've been the same since 1931. Prior to that, the Triple Crown wasn't actually a "thing". (Which makes Sir Barton's feat all the more impressive - he won the Preakness on 3 days rest...if you consider travel from Kentucky to Maryland rest). In 1917 and 1920, they were run on the same day. There were 11 Preaknesses before the Derby. In 1890, the Belmont and the Preakness were run on the same card as the same track. Gallant Fox actually won the Preakness before the Derby. The actual Triple Crown wasn't really formally a "thing" until around 1935. --Smashville^BONK! 07:48, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Recentism

The also ran section is very Big Brown heavy. Considering he's the umpteenth horse to win the first two and not the third, several other horses also had a chance to win it undefeated and didn't, and actually was the least close of any horse going for it, I don't get why there is so much emphasis on him other than recentism. --Smashville^BONK! 13:36, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Australian Triple Crown

How on Earth can there be an Australian Triple Crown without the Melbourne Cup in it? I'd like to see a source for this. Comes.amanuensis (talk) 04:35, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

The Triple Crown races are set weight races for 2 or 3 year old horses. The Cup is an open handicap for qualifying horses.Cgoodwin (talk) 05:16, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

That was QUICK! Well done. Okay, its a Triple Crown for three year olds. If asked to name an Australian Triple Crown I'd have gone with Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup (granted all Victorian races). Shows how little I know! Incidently, only one horse has ever won all three in the same year-Rising Fast. Anyways, I learnt something new today! Comes.amanuensis (talk) 05:40, 2 November 2010 (UTC)