Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Each year, America’s Best Racing compiles a slideshow with photos of the talented cast of 3-year-olds on target for the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets. The 2026 edition of the Belmont Stakes will be hosted for the third straight year by Saratoga Race Course.
He stands alone in the annals of Thoroughbred racing, the only Triple Crown winner sired by a Triple Crown winner.
Omaha had big shoes to fill when he was foaled at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. on March 24, 1932. His daddy was 1930 Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox who scored nine victories in 10 races and had become the greatest money winner in the history of American racing.
