Triple Crown Facts

The Triple Crown starts with The Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday of May. The Preakness follows two weeks later. The Belmont Stakes is three weeks after The Preakness in early June.

In the U.S., the term “Triple Crown” is the usual reference for these three horse races, a term shared with a hitter who leads his league in home runs, batting average, and runs batted in, and a pitcher who leads in earned run average, wins, and strikeouts during a single Major League Baseball regular season.

Only 11 contenders have won the Triple Crown...