Triple Crown is a combination of three major races in harness racing. The term Triple Crown is mostly used in the US, but also in France. The term is also used in thoroughbred racing.
United States
The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races:
- Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey[1]
- Yonkers Trot, held at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, New York[2]
- Kentucky Futurity, held at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky[3]
Since its inauguration in 1955, there have been nine winners of the Trotting Triple Crown. They are:
| Horse | Year | Driver | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Scott Frost | 1955 | Joe O'Brien | Joe O'Brien | S. A. Camp Farms (Sol Camp) |
| 2) Speedy Scot | 1963 | Ralph N. Baldwin | Ralph N. Baldwin | Castleton Farm |
| 3) Ayres | 1964 | John F. Simpson, Sr. | John F. Simpson, Sr. | Charlotte Sheppard |
| 4) Nevele Pride | 1968 | Stanley Dancer | Stanley Dancer | Nevele Acres, Louis Resnick |
| 5) Lindy's Pride | 1969 | Howard Beissinger | Howard Beissinger | Lindy Farm, Inc. |
| 6) Super Bowl | 1972 | Stanley Dancer | Stanley Dancer | Rachel L. Dancer, Rose Hild Breeding Farm |
| 7) Windsong's Legacy | 2004 | Trond Smedshammer | Trond Smedshammer | Ann Brannvoll, Ted Gewertz, Patricia Spinelli |
| 8) Glidemaster | 2006 | George Brennan John Campbell | Blair Burgess | Robert Burgess, Karin-Olsson Burgess, Marsha Cohen, Brittany Farms |
| 9) Marion Marauder | 2016 | Scott Zeron | Paula Wellwood | Jean Wellwood, Devin Keeler |
France
In french harness racing, a Triple Crown consists of the following horse races:
- Prix d'Amérique
- Prix de France
- Prix de Paris
All races is held at Hippodrome de Vincennes in Paris. Winning all three races under the same winter meeting, gets a Triple Crown and a bonus on 300 000 euro. Since its inauguration, there have been four winners of a French Triple Crown. The trotter Gelinotte won the Triple Crown two years in a row.[4]
| # | Horse | Year | Driver | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelinotte | 1956 | Charlie Mills | Charlie Mills |
| 1957 | ||||
| 2 | Jamin | 1959 | Jean Riaud | Jean Riaud |
| 3 | Bellino II | 1976 | Jean-René Gougeon | Maurice Macheret |
| 4 | Bold Eagle | 2017 | Franck Nivard | Sébastien Guarato |
References
- ^ Hambletonian Society race history with full statistics Archived 2018-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 30, 2016
- ^ Hambletonian Society Yonkers Trot race history Archived 2016-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 30, 2016
- ^ Harnesslink.com September 26, 2014 article titled Kentucky Futurity is oldest race of importance Retrieved October 30, 2016
- ^ "Bold Eagle mot Prix de Paris - och jättebonus". Travnet. Retrieved 2017-02-16.