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What is the Triple Crown and how many horses have won it?

Nbcwashington · · 580 words · By Eric Mullin
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“Golden Tempo winning the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Golden Tempo won the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 2, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kentucky_Derby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 2. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Road_to_the_Kentucky_Derb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Golden Tempo (foaled February 7, 2023) is an American thoroughbred racehorse bred by Phipps Stable. In May 2026, Golden Tempo won the Grade I Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Tempo
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“The Run for the Roses will now be followed by the 151st Preakness Stakes on Saturday, May 16”
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Multiple independent sources, including OTB and 7News, confirm the 151st Preakness Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Preakness Stakes was the 147th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (1.9 km). The race is one leg of the American Triple Cro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Preakness_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Preakness Stakes was the 150th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 metres). The race is the second of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Preakness_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland (except in 2026 when it will move to Laurel Park du…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes
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“the 158th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6”
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While one web search result mentioning Golden Tempo's trainer refers to the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga, the other provided evidence for this claim is irrelevant (song lyrics and 1973/2025 races). Only one relevant source mentions the June 6 date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1973 Belmont Stakes was the 105th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, held on June 9, 1973. Facing a field of five horses, Secretariat won by 31 lengths going away, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Belmont_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Belmont Stakes was the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes. It took place on Saturday, June 7, for the second year in a row at Saratoga Race Course. The race was won by 2025 Kentucky Derby wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Belmont_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over the worldwide classic distance of 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlong…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Stakes
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“The first Triple Crown was earned in 1919”
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Wikipedia and Britannica confirm Sir Barton won the first Triple Crown in 1919.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for Thoroughbreds, often restricted to three-year-olds. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred hor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Triple Crown in professional snooker refers to winning the sport's three longest-running and most prestigious tournaments: the World Snooker Championship (first held in 1927 and staged as a knocko…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_(snooker)
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“the feat has been achieved just a dozen more times since”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of results for a 2003 movie called 'Thirteen' and is completely irrelevant to horse racing.
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web search NEUTRAL — 13-year-old Tracy Freeland begins the seventh grade as a smart, mild-mannered honors student at a middle school in Los Angeles. Her divorced mother Melanie is a recovering alcoholic who struggles to s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_(2003_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 19, 2003 · Thirteen: Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. With Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens. A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test a…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328538/
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 5, 2025 · The film explores themes of growth, peer influence, and the journey toward understanding oneself. With authentic performances and a realistic portrayal , Thirteen offers a compelling and…
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9q0lr6
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“trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Wednesday that the horse [Golden Tempo] will not be running in the Preakness Stakes”
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Three independent sources (iHeartRadio, NBC Sports, and another web result) confirm trainer Cherie DeVaux announced Golden Tempo will skip the Preakness Stakes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trainer Cherie DeVaux announced the plan for Golden Tempo to skip the Preakness and set sights on the Belmont Stakes on June 6 at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.Golden Tempo is the third Der…
https://www.lpm.org/news/2026-05-06/kentucky-derby-winner-go…
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web search NEUTRAL — By iHeartRadio. May 6, 2026.Kentucky Derby winner Cherie DeVaux's Golden Tempo will not participate in the upcoming Preakness Stakes, the racing team announced Wednesday.
https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2026-05-06-kentucky-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cherie DeVaux announced in a statement Wednesday that Golden Tempo will not run in the 2026 Preakness Stakes. After much thoughtful discussion as a team, we have decided that Golden Tempo will bypass …
https://www.nbcsports.com/horse-racing/news/will-golden-temp…
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“It marks the third time in five years that the Kentucky Derby winner is skipping the Preakness”
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Multiple sources confirm Golden Tempo is the third Derby winner in five years to skip the Preakness, citing Sovereignty, Rich Strike, and Country House as previous examples.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sovereignty, last year's Derby winner, also skipped last year's Preakness Stakes, as did fellow Derby winners Rich Strike in 2022 and Country House in 2019.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7252748/2026/05/06/preaknes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Golden Tempo is the second consecutive Derby winner to skip the Preakness; Sovereignty's trainer Bill Mott also decided against the event after winning last year's contest at Churchill Downs.
https://www.si.com/horse-racing/kentucky-derby/why-golden-te…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo has decided to skip the Preakness Stakes and forego a chance at the sport's most coveted achievement, winning the Triple Crown. In the past five years ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dannybrewer/2026/05/08/triple-c…
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“The Triple Crown features three races for 3-year-old thoroughbred horses”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions of 'tuple' and 'triple' and does not specifically confirm the rules of the Triple Crown for 3-year-old thoroughbreds.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of TRIPLE is to make three times as great or as many. How to use triple in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple
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web search NEUTRAL — In philosophy, mathematics, and computer science, a tuple is an ordered list of elements. The term tuple originates from the sequence of names for such ordered lists, beginning with single, double, tr…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuple_names
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web search NEUTRAL — TRIPLE definition: threefold; consisting of three parts. See examples of triple used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/triple
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“A horse who emerges victorious in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes is dubbed a Triple Crown winner”
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“The Triple Crown begins with the Kentucky Derby, followed by the Preakness Stakes and then the Belmont Stakes”
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“The Belmont Stakes typically is the longest race at 1 1/2 miles”
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“this year's Belmont will be 1 1/4 miles due to the race once again being held at the Saratoga Race Course as Belmont Park undergoes renovations”
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“The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles long”
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“the Preakness Stakes is the shortest at 1 3/16 miles”
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“Sir Barton was the first to claim the Triple Crown title all the way back in 1919”
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“Justify in 2018, meanwhile, is the most recent horse to pull off the feat”
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“Sir Barton, 1919; Gallant Fox, 1930; Omaha, 1935; War Admiral, 1937; Whirlaway, 1941; Count Fleet, 1943; Assault, 1946; Citation, 1948; Secretariat, 1973; Seattle Slew, 1977; Affirmed, 1978; American Pharoah, 2015; Justify, 2018”
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“The second leg of the Triple Crown is on Saturday, May 16, at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland, due to renovations at the race's home venue of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore”
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“The Belmont Stakes is slated for Saturday, June 6, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, due to renovations at Belmont Park”
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“The first leg of the Triple Crown was on Saturday, May 2, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky”
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