Each week, members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll. Find out the 2023 top 3-year-old rankings below in inaugural poll of the Triple Crown season. This poll will continue through the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets in June. AMERICA’S TOP THOROUGHBREDS FOR FEBRUARY 6, 2023
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2023 Kentucky Derby Hopeful Snapshots: Rocket Can
Welcome to 2023 Kentucky Derby Prospect Snapshots, where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail, usually from the Road to the Kentucky Derby schedule from which the racehorses earn points toward qualifying.
SLIDESHOW: U.S. Triple Crown Winners from Sir Barton to Justify
The U.S. Triple Crown in Thoroughbred racing has been swept by only 13Â horses in the history of the sport. It takes a special racehorse to win the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby, the 1 3/16-mile Preakness Stakes, and the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes in a five-week stretch during the spring of a 3-year-old campaign. Let's take a look back at the 13Â superstars in this slideshow below who were able to etch their names in the history books as Triple Crown winners.
Who to Follow at Cheltenham Festival
While there are many race series and big trainers in the United States, they don’t always travel across the pond and Cheltenham Festival has been devoid of U.S. horses and trainers. There is a reason that the spring meeting at the world-famous Cheltenham course is the crown jewel of jump racing and U.S. trainers and horses have struggled at times to break into the festival. This can be attributed to fluctuations in quality of horse and trainer being produced as the sport faces stiff competition from the likes of basketball and American football.
