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Big Red (Secretariat) not only clocked the best cumulative time during his 1973 Triple Crown campaign, but he holds the record time for each of the Triple Crown races — 1:59.40 in the Kentucky Derby, 1:53:00 in the Preakness, and 2:24 in the Belmont.

A look back at racing history’s thirteen horses that have achieved the Triple Crown:

Justify 2018 American Pharoah 2015 Affirmed 1978 Seattle Slew 1977 Secretariat 1973 Citation 1948 Assault 1946 Count Fleet 1943 Whirlaway 1941 War Admiral 1937 Omaha 1935 Gallant Fox 1930 Sir Barton 1919

American Pharoah was the 12th Triple Crown winner in history, and in winning all four races, became the first horse to win the Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing! Photo by Susie Raisher, courtesy of NYRA.

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Equicurean 2021