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Only Arcaro Won Two Triple Crowns
Eddie Arcaro is the only jockey in history to ride two Triple Crown champions, winning in 1941 and 1948. He was the first of two jockeys to win five Kentucky Derbies.
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Eddie Arcaro is the only jockey in history to ride two Triple Crown champions, winning in 1941 and 1948. He was the first of two jockeys to win five Kentucky Derbies.
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Best Remembered Derbies Overview
The Blood-Horse magazine conducted its poll vote for the Ten Best Kentucky Derbies ever run and came up with a few surprises. Big Red, Secretariat, easily copped No. 1.
secretariat • bold ruler • canonero ii • iron liege • gallant man
The Blood-Horse magazine conducted its poll vote for the Ten Best Kentucky Derbies ever run and came up with a few surprises. Big Red, Secretariat, easily copped No. 1.
secretariat • bold ruler • canonero ii • iron liege • gallant man
Whirlaway Won 1941 Triple Crown
Whirlaway had his own quirky ways, and like Count Fleet, was considered somewhat dangerous as a youngster. He straightened out under Ben Jones and Eddie Arcaro.
1941 triple crown • whirlaway • ben jones • eddie arcaro • belmont stakes
Whirlaway had his own quirky ways, and like Count Fleet, was considered somewhat dangerous as a youngster. He straightened out under Ben Jones and Eddie Arcaro.
1941 triple crown • whirlaway • ben jones • eddie arcaro • belmont stakes
1948 Derby: Citation Makes Claim
Male Champion Two-Year-Old Citation raised his stardom to a higher level in the 1948 Kentucky Derby. He showed speed and unshakable will in dominating the Derby.
1948 derby • citation • eddie arcaro • whirlaway • ben allyn jones
Male Champion Two-Year-Old Citation raised his stardom to a higher level in the 1948 Kentucky Derby. He showed speed and unshakable will in dominating the Derby.
1948 derby • citation • eddie arcaro • whirlaway • ben allyn jones
Assault Battled Injury and Opinion
Assault's life was not charmed. A hoof injury plagued him all his life. He fought opinion, his trainer, his jockeys, his exercise boys, and sterility. But he prevailed.
assault • 1946 triple crown champion • warren mehrtens • max hirsch • eddie arcaro
Assault's life was not charmed. A hoof injury plagued him all his life. He fought opinion, his trainer, his jockeys, his exercise boys, and sterility. But he prevailed.
assault • 1946 triple crown champion • warren mehrtens • max hirsch • eddie arcaro
Citation: Everyone's Champion
Citation posted 45 times and ran off the board only once. His Triple Crown of 1948 was stupendous. His career was compared to the great Man o' War, who died in 1947.
citation • coaltown • eddie arcaro • cigar • jerry bailey
Citation posted 45 times and ran off the board only once. His Triple Crown of 1948 was stupendous. His career was compared to the great Man o' War, who died in 1947.
citation • coaltown • eddie arcaro • cigar • jerry bailey
Derby 1941: Whirlaway Won His Way
As a Blenheim II product, Whirlaway got a double dose of the erratic gene that caused English breeders to shy away from their own stallion. But Whirly made good.
1941 kentucky derby • whirlaway • ben jones • eddie arcaro • warren wright
As a Blenheim II product, Whirlaway got a double dose of the erratic gene that caused English breeders to shy away from their own stallion. But Whirly made good.
1941 kentucky derby • whirlaway • ben jones • eddie arcaro • warren wright
Derby 1957: Iron Liege Tops Class
Bold Ruler, Gen. Duke, Iron Liege, and Gallant Man came into Kentucky for a Derby showdown, but the Duke's injury kept him out and a riding mistake let Iron Liege in.
1957 derby • gallant man • bill shoemaker • iron liege • bill hartack
Bold Ruler, Gen. Duke, Iron Liege, and Gallant Man came into Kentucky for a Derby showdown, but the Duke's injury kept him out and a riding mistake let Iron Liege in.
1957 derby • gallant man • bill shoemaker • iron liege • bill hartack
Horse Racing Triple Crown
No horse has won the Triple Crown since Affirmed did it in 1978 and only 11 have ever won it in the last 89 years.
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No horse has won the Triple Crown since Affirmed did it in 1978 and only 11 have ever won it in the last 89 years.
horse racing triple crown • louisville kentucky derby • baltimore preakness stakes • new york belmont stakes • best three year old thoroughbreds
Last Triple Crown Winner Affirmed
From Sir Barton in 1919 to Affirmed in 1978, thoroughbred racing has seen just 11 Triple Crown winners. Can a 2007 three-year-old step into TC horse shoes?
affirmed • seattle slew • secretariat • citation • assault
From Sir Barton in 1919 to Affirmed in 1978, thoroughbred racing has seen just 11 Triple Crown winners. Can a 2007 three-year-old step into TC horse shoes?
affirmed • seattle slew • secretariat • citation • assault
Omaha Beat Rosemont, Won TC, 1935
In Omaha's Triple Crown season, he lost to Rosemont in the Withers Stakes between the Preakness and the Belmont. In June, Omaha bested Rosemont for the TC title.
1935 triple crown • omaha • sunny james fitzsimmons • gallant fox • nellie flagg
In Omaha's Triple Crown season, he lost to Rosemont in the Withers Stakes between the Preakness and the Belmont. In June, Omaha bested Rosemont for the TC title.
1935 triple crown • omaha • sunny james fitzsimmons • gallant fox • nellie flagg
Top Jockeys: TC Trivia
There have been only eleven Thoroughbreds to win the Triple Crown. Eddie Arcaro rode two of them, Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948). Who are the other 9 jockeys?
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There have been only eleven Thoroughbreds to win the Triple Crown. Eddie Arcaro rode two of them, Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948). Who are the other 9 jockeys?
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