Horse racing moves to the forefront of the sports world every spring with the start of Triple Crown season. Anticipation builds leading up to the Kentucky Derby in early May, when the top 3-year ...

The Triple Crown is a series of three thoroughbred horse races for 3-year-old horses, which take place in May and early June of each year, according to the Kentucky Derby’s official website.

Spring is here and for horse racing enthusiasts (and bettors) it means getting ready for the 2025 Triple Crown, opening with the Kentucky Derby. Here's everything you need to know about "the most ...

<p>California Chrome will attempt to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown when he races in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7. The latest news and commentary on horse racing’s ...

Many horse racing leaders believe that if American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown there will be an opportunity for the sport, but work will be needed to fully take advantage of the event.

This year, the road to the Triple Crown begins with the Kentucky Derby, Saturday May 6th on NBC and Peacock. While a Triple Crown achievement is a rarity in American horse racing, there is a batch of ...

Before Saturday's race, here's a look at the 13 horses who took home the Triple Crown: Sir Barton, 1919 Gallant Fox, 1930 Omaha, 1935 War Admiral, 1937 Whirlaway, 1941 Count Fleet, 1943 Assault, 1946 ...

Still, Cox is worried. Seven horses died in a span of 10 days at and around the famous track, thrusting horse racing into a familiar, negative spotlight during Triple Crown season.

The Triple Crown has been won just 11 times in horse racing history, and no horse has pulled off the feat since Affirmed did it in 1978.

That such hardware is awarded to just the 13th winner of racing's Holy Grail, the Triple Crown, is no surprise. It would have been shocking had he not been so recognized.

The Triple Crown, racing's ultimate prize for horses in their 3-year-old seasons, requires wins in the Derby 1 ¼ miles), the Preakness (1 3/16) and the Belmont (a long haul at a mile and a half ...

I'm not too sure," said New York-based trainer Nick Zito, whose 2004 Belmont victory with Birdstone crushed the Triple Crown dreams of Smarty Jones. "I think racing, the game, it's stable, it's solid.