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The British Triple Crown Series owes its success to a large extend to the quality of the three individual races which make up the cup.

Stories, videos, results, entries, points, and earnings for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes. In 1973, Secretariat cruised to the winner's circle as a Triple Crown champion with a 31-length victory in a still-standing course record 2:24. Belmont Park opened its doors on May 4, 1905 when it. The Kentucky Derby. The Preakness Stakes. The Belmont Stakes. Belmont Park Belmont Park is located in the hamlet of Elmont, New York, is famed as the home of the Belmont Stakes. This race is the last leg of the Triple Crown and fills the Park’s maximum capacity seating of 90,000 spectators every year, and then some.

The 2000 Guineas Stakes is run at Newmarket Racecourse in late April to early May. It is a flat race over one mile, perfectly suited for Newmarket's infamous Rowley Mile track. The 2000 Guineas was the last of the three Triple Crown races to come into existence, with its inaugural running taking place in 1809.

The Epsom Derby takes place at Epsom Downs Racecourse and runs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yards. It is one of the British summer horse races, hosted annually in June since 1780, and is considered the most important of the English Classic Races. The most famous athlete to ever compete at the Epsom Derby was jockey Lester Piggott, who won the race an incredible 9 times between 1954 and 1983.

Horse Racing Triple Crown Tracks Racing

The St. Leger Stakes is the longest running race of the series, having been inaugurated in 1776 at Doncaster Racecourse where is still hosted today. The distance is 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 132 yards; a testing distance for the last race in an extraordinary series. The St. Leger Stakes, which is run in September, is also part of the English Classic Races and one of the oldest continuously running races in the country.