The final Triple Crown race of the year features eight horses in the field, down from 10 a year ago. The distance at Saratoga? Slightly shorter.

The Triple Crown refers to the three biggest horse racing events for American Thoroughbreds: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. If a horse wins all three races in a single ...

The Triple Crown is an accomplishment that a select group of horses has achieved throughout history. When a horse wins all "jewel" races in a single season -- the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes ...

Three is a magic number, particularly in the world of horse racing. There are few accomplishments that carry the stature of the Triple Crown, horse racing's ultimate crown jewel. Capturing just ...

For the third time in seven years, the Kentucky Derby winner will not run in Preakness Stakes, bringing up the question of whether the races should be spread out.

That means this is the fifth time in seven years that the Preakness gates open at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore without even a chance at a Triple Crown ... because a horse was retired because ...

This week’s announcement that 2025 Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t be running in the Preakness Stakes — the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown — on May 17 in Baltimore ...

The Kentucky Derby — which will run on Saturday, May 3 — marks the beginning of horse racing's Triple Crown of major races, followed in close order by the Preakness Stakes before closing out ...