| The horse racing tracks which comprise the Triple | | | | competition. Although it is the shortest of the |
| Crown of horse racing are Churchill Downs, Pimlico | | | | three, it is still a long race at 1 3/16 mile. This can |
| Race Course and Belmont Park. The high point of | | | | be a very interesting race because it always |
| the horse racing season culminates at these three | | | | attracts the Derby winner along some of the |
| tracks each year although in recent years the | | | | horses that ran in the Derby and some that didn't |
| Breeder's Cup has challenged as the predictor of | | | | run in the Derby. The winner gets a horseshoe of |
| the three-year-old champion. The Breeder's Cup is | | | | black-eyed susans placed around the neck. |
| held at a different track each year. | | | | The Belmont Stakes is held at Belmont Park in |
| The Kentucky Derby held at Churchill Downs in | | | | Elmont, NY and is the longest of the three at a |
| Kentucky, could be the most challenging of the | | | | mile and a half. Because of the distance it is called |
| three. This is not because of the distance, which | | | | the "Test of the Champion". And it is a true test |
| is one and a quarter miles, but because of the | | | | indeed as most of the horses are not |
| amount of competition. Usually this race draws | | | | accustomed to such a long distance. Many have |
| around 20 entries each year and with that many | | | | won the first two legs only to come up short in |
| entries, just about anything can happen and | | | | this one. The last time a Triple Crown winner was |
| usually does. Very often in this race the favorite | | | | crowned was all the way back to 1978 and was |
| does not win. This is probably because of the fast | | | | won by Affirmed. |
| pace which is almost in evidently set. | | | | These are horse racing tracks of the Triple |
| The second leg is The Preakness held at Pimlico | | | | Crown. They are always exciting and a difficult |
| Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. This is the | | | | challenge for handicappers. |
| shortest of the three and usually with a lot less | | | | |