What is the Triple Crown in Horse Racing?

The Triple Crown is actually the Crown ofPark.
Thoroughbred Racing. This horse racing consists ofIn the United Kingdom, the race consists of the Epsom
three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses.Derby in Epsom, Surrey; the 2000 Guineas Stakes in
There are many Crown races all over the world, andNewmarket, Suffolk; and the St. Leger Stakes in
each one consists of three prestigious thoroughbredDoncaster, Yorkshire. The Epsom Derby is run at
races.2,423 meters, while the 2000 Guineas Stakes and the
For thoroughbred horses, the greatest achievement isSt. Leger Stakes are run at 1609 and 2937 meters
winning all the three races in the Triple Crown. This isrespectively.
not surprising since there are many greatOn the other hand, in Japan, there are two sets of
thoroughbreds around and winning all three races is araces which are considered as Triple Crowns. These
statement of superiority and excellence.two sets include the Japanese Crown race, and the
Such races in different parts of the world areJapanese Fillies' Triple Crown. The Japanese Triple
participated in by home grown thoroughbreds andCrown is made up of the Satsuki Sho in Funabashi,
thoroughbreds from prestigious stables. Thus, winningChiba; the Tokyo Yushun in Fuchu, Tokyo; and the
the race is indeed a very rare accomplishment. NotKikuka Sho in Kyoto, Kyoto.
only will these horses be competing with one another,These three Japanese Triple Crown races are also
but these horses are competing with the best.known as the Japanese Derby, the Japanese 2000
In the United States, this race is composed of theGuineas, and the Japanese St. Leger. In other words,
Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Kentucky; the Preaknessthe Japanese Triple Crown is more or less patterned
Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland; and the Belmont Stakesafter the United Kingdom's.
in Elmont, New York. The Kentucky Derby is run at aCorrespondingly, the Japanese Fillies' Triple Crown
distance of 1 1/4 miles, while the Preakness Stakesconsists of the Oka Sho in Takarazuka, Hyogo; the
and the Belmont Stakes are run at 1 3/16 and 1 1/2Yushun Himba in Fuchu, Tokyo; and the Shuka Sho in
miles respectively. According to history, no other horseKyoto, Kyoto.
has ever won the United States Crown race sinceThere are other also Triple Crown races that are
1978. In addition, aside from the US Crown race, therebeing initiated in other parts of the world such as
is also the Triple Tiara, which consists of the AcornVenezuela, Australia, Macau, Chile, Puerto Rico,
Stakes in Belmont Park; Mother Goose Stakes inHongkong, Canada, Germany, Uruguay, Ireland, and
Belmont Park; and Coaching Club Oaks also in BelmontEcuador.