Horse racing moves to the forefront of the sports world every spring with the start of Triple Crown season. Anticipation builds leading up to the Kentucky Derby in early May, when the top 3-year ...

The Triple Crown is a series of three thoroughbred horse races for 3-year-old horses, which take place in May and early June of each year, according to the Kentucky Derby’s official website.

Man O’ War is one of horse racing’s greatest sires, too. Man O’ War sired the 1937 Triple Crown winner War Admiral who is also regarded as one of the greatest race horses of the 20th century.

Many horse racing leaders believe that if American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown there will be an opportunity for the sport, but work will be needed to fully take advantage of the event.

Before Saturday's race, here's a look at the 13 horses who took home the Triple Crown: Sir Barton, 1919 Gallant Fox, 1930 Omaha, 1935 War Admiral, 1937 Whirlaway, 1941 Count Fleet, 1943 Assault, 1946 ...

This year, the road to the Triple Crown begins with the Kentucky Derby, Saturday May 6th on NBC and Peacock. While a Triple Crown achievement is a rarity in American horse racing, there is a batch of ...

<p>California Chrome will attempt to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown when he races in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 7. The latest news and commentary on horse racing’s ...

Horse racing went 37 years between Triple Crown winners Affirmed (1978) and American Pharoah (2015). While Justify (2018) provided another Triple Crown winner in short order, the hot topic in the ...

The Triple Crown has been won just 11 times in horse racing history, and no horse has pulled off the feat since Affirmed did it in 1978.

The Triple Crown, racing's ultimate prize for horses in their 3-year-old seasons, requires wins in the Derby 1 ¼ miles), the Preakness (1 3/16) and the Belmont (a long haul at a mile and a half ...

The end of the Triple Crown drought – whether it's 37 years or 137 – will also be the end of an obsession that has teased horse racing fans 13 consecutive times and still kept bringing them ...