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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing facts for kids

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Justify, the 13th winner, at the 2018 Preakness Stakes.

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

Secretariat holds the stakes record time for each of the three races. His time of 2:24 for 1+12 miles in the 1973 Belmont Stakes also set a world record that still stands.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Triple Corona (hípica) para niños

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