In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakn
Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes
The Triple Crown Trophy
The sixth winner, Count Fleet, in the 1943 Kentucky Derby
The seventh winner, Assault, in 1946 at Westchester Handicap
American Pharoah
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American Pharoah is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the American Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2015. He was the 12th Triple Crown winner in history, and in winning all four races, bec
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)
…War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015), and Justify (2018). As of 2026, American Pharoah and Justify are the only living Triple Crown winners. James E. "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons was the…
American Pharoah after winning the 2015 Preakness Stakes
American Pharoah led throughout the 2015 Preakness, which was run on a very sloppy track.
American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes to become the 12th winner of the US Triple Crown.
American Pharoah led Frosted for much of the run in the Travers Stakes.