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Citation, 1948 Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

The Mighty Citation: ‘So Fast He Scared Me’

More than 75 years ago, Citation unleashed the greatest 3-year-old season in Thoroughbred racing. Blessed with genuine speed, staying power, and a seemingly endless desire to win, Citation inspired his handler Jimmy Jones to boldly say: "My horse could beat anything with hair on it."

Julie Krone, Candy Ride, 2003 Pacific Classic, Benoit Photo, Halfbridled, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies

Going Out on Top: Julie Krone’s Magical 2003 Season

When Arcangelo sailed across the finish line in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets on June 10, 2023, he gave Jena Antonucci a historic victory as the first woman to train the winner of a U.S. Triple Crown race.

Triple Crown Turning Point: How War Admiral Nearly Slipped Away From Owner Riddle

Into each horse’s career comes a fateful moment, a decision or an injury or some outside force that changes the trajectory of their career. For Sir Barton, it was a cough caught from a stablemate. Gallant Fox’s came when Earl Sande agreed to ride the Belair colt in every start of his Triple Crown season in 1930.

Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, William P. Riggs, Triple Crown, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Preakness Forefathers: William P. Riggs Raises the Classic’s Profile

Their names spring to mind whenever these iconic stakes are mentioned: Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. and Col.

Triple Crown Turning Point: Omaha’s International Adventure

The trajectory of each Triple Crown winner’s career is unique to that horse and his moment. Each shares victories in the three classics, but how they got there and what they did afterward speaks to their individual talents and the people connected to them. Though the list has 13 names, one member of this elite club did something that no other has done: ventured overseas to try a new surface on a worldwide stage: Omaha.

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