X-Nico

7 unusual facts about United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|


Crab cake

Maryland Crab Cakes are the national food of The Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a horse race that is run on the third Saturday of May each year.

Elmont, New York

Elmont is famous as the home of Belmont Park which hosts the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the prestigious Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing.

Erin Hannon

In "The Delivery", Erin shows a knowledge of horse racing history as she names the Triple Crown winners to distract Pam before she goes to the hospital.

KQV

In addition to its news content and public affairs programs such as Pittsburgh Profiles and Pittsburgh Global Press Conference, the station is home to a number of live sporting events, including NFL football, Penn State football, and WPIAL football and basketball, as well as the Triple Crown and Masters updates.

Maryland State Fair

One of the most famous horses to race at Timonium was the Maryland-bred colt Bee Bee Bee who competed and won here in the fall of 1971, then in May 1972 at Pimilico Race Course, won the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series, the Preakness Stakes.

The majority stockholder of the Corporation for the M.S.F. & A.S. of B.C., which was now the Maryland Jockey Club (which also owned and operated the famous Pimlico Race Course in northwest Baltimore, and home to the Preakness Stakes - one of thoroughbred horse racing's "Triple Crown"), had agreed to sell.

Nationalore

Nationalore (1995–2000) was a black colt who contended for the 1998 Triple Crown.


David Erb

After winning the Flamingo Stakes and the Florida Derby, Erb and Needles narrowly missed winning the American Triple Crown.

Gregory Duncan Cameron

Gregory Duncan "Don" Cameron (c.1894 - July 11, 1952) was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer who won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1943.

Roger Laurin

After another good year in 1985 with Chief’s Crown finishing 3-2-3 in the U.S. Triple Crown series then winning the Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap and Travers Stakes, Roger Laurin retired.

Thomas J. Barry

Barry proved correct as the colt won the 1958 Belmont Stakes, at a mile and a half, the longest of the U.S. Triple Crown races.


see also