Triple Crown Trivia

This year is the 30th anniversary of Affirmed's Triple Crown Win and Citation's 60th.

Big Brown has been compared to Secretariat. Big Brown won the Preakness by 5 1/4 lengths. Secretariat beat Sham by 2 1/2 lengths in the Derby and Preakness. He won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lenghths and beat the track record by 3 seconds. He was a 2 year old when he was named Horse of the Year and only lost 5 races in his career. Before the final leg of the crown Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated featured Secretariat on their covers on June 11, 1973, the first horse to be featured on all three magazines' covers in the same week, though no one expected his absolute domination of the field at the Belmont Stakes.

2008 is the 140th running of the million dollar Belmont Stakes. It is the oldest and longest leg (1 1/2 miles) of the Triple Crown.

The last living Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew passed away on May 7, 2002.

Triple Crown Winners
1919 Sir Barton
1930 Gallant Fox
1935 Omaha
1937 War Admiral
1941 Whirlaway
1943 Count Fleet
1946 Assault
1948 Citation
1973 Secretariat
1977 Seattle Slew
1978 Affirmed

Horses who won the Derby and Preakness, but didn't attain the final jewel:
1932 Burgoo King
1936 Bold Venture
1944 Pensive
1958 Tim Tam
1961 Carry Back
1964 Northern Dancer
1966 Kauai King
1968 Forward Pass
1969 Majestic Prince
1971 Canonero II
1979 Spectacular Bid
1981 Pleasant Colony
1987 Alysheba
1989 Sunday Silence
1997 Silver Charm
1998 Real Quiet
1999 Charismatic
2002 War Emblem
2003 Funny Cide
2004 Smarty Jones