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Triple Crown Races
The Triple Crown, the rare feat of winning the top three races - the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes-- is the royal jewel of horse racing in America and is the pinnacle for three-year-olds (colts, fillies, geldings) and horse breeders.
Triple Crown Preparatory Races
January
- Tropical Park Derby - GIII, Purse: $100,000, Calder Race Course
- Aventura Stakes - Purse: $125,000, Gulfstream Park
- San Rafael Stakes - GII, Purse: $100,000, Santa Anita Park
- Lecomte Stakes - GIII, Purse: $100,000, Fair Grounds Race Course
- Golden Gate Derby - Purse: $100,000, Golden Gate Fields
- Count Fleet Stakes - Purse: $75,000, Aqueduct
- Jimmy Winkfield Stakes - Purse: $75,000, Aqueduct
- Sunshine Millions Dash - Purse: $250,000, Gulfstream Park
February
- Hutcheson Stakes - GII, Purse: $150,000, Gulfstream Park
- Holy Bull Stakes - GIII, Purse: $150,000, Gulfstream Park
- Sham Stakes - Purse: $100,000, Santa Anita
- Risen Star Stakes - GIII, Purse: $150,000Fair Grounds Race Course
- Turf Paradise Derby - Purse: $100,000, Turf Paradise
- Whirlaway Stakes - Purse: $75,000 Aqueduct
- San Vicente Stakes - GII, Purse: $150,000, Santa Anita
- Southwest Stakes - Purse: $100,000,Oaklawn Park
- Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes - Purse: $75,000 Aqueduct
- Sam F. Davis Stakes - Purse: $100,000, Tampa Bay Downs
March
- Fountain of Youth Stakes - GII, Purse: $300,000, Gulfstream Park
- Santa Catalina Stakes - GII, Purse: $200,000 Santa Anita
- Swale Stakes - GIII, Purse: $150,000 Gulfstream Park
- John Battaglia Memorial Stakes - Purse: $100,000, Turfway Park
- Baldwin Stakes - Purse: $100,000 Santa Anita
- Mountain Valley Stakes - Purse: $50,000 Oaklawn Park
- Louisiana Derby - GII, Purse: $600,000, Fair Grounds
- El Camino Real Derby - GIII, Purse: $200,000, Golden Gate Fields
- Rebel Stakes - GIII, Purse: $250,000, Oaklawn Park
- Gotham Stakes - GIII, Purse: $150,000, Aqueduct
- San Felipe Stakes - GII, Purse: $250,000, Santa Anita
- Tampa Bay Derby - GIII, Purse: $250,000 Tampa Bay Downs
- UAE Derby - UAE-II, Purse: $2 million,
- Lane's End Stakes - GII, Purse: $500,000, Turfway Park
- Palm Beach Stakes - GIII, Purse: $100,000, Gulfstream Park
- Rushaway Stakes - GIII, Purse: $100,000, Turfway Park
April
- Florida Derby - GI, Purse: $1 million, Gulfstream Park
- WinStar Derby - Purse: $500,000, Sunland Park
- Transylvania Stakes - GIII, Purse: $100,000, Keeneland
- Santa Anita Derby - GI, Purse: $750,000, Santa Anita
- Wood Memorial Stakes - GI, Purse: $750,000, Aqueduct
- Illinois Derby - GII, Purse: $500,000,
- Bay Shore Stakes - GIII, Purse: $150,000, Aqueduct
- Toyota Bluegrass Stakes - GI, Purse: $750,000, Keeneland
- Arkansas Derby - GIII, Purse: $1 million , Oaklawn Park
- Coolmore Lexington Stakes - GII, Purse: $325,000, Keeneland
- Federico Tesio Stakes - Purse: $100,000, Pimlico
Triple Crown Races
May
- Kentucky Derby - GI, Purse: $2 million, Churchill Downs
- Preakness Stakes - GI, Purse: $1 million, Pimlico
June
- Belmont Stakes - GI, Purse: $1 million, Belmont Park