Followup on yesterday's post on England's Triple Crown, today was the day of the annual Epsom Derby.
We now have horses on the verge of winning the Triple Crown in both the US and England.
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
England's Triple Crown
In case you missed it the UK Triple Crown of horse racing has also begun with the running of the 2000 Guineas Stakes at Newmarket Race Track, a 1 mile straight sprint. "Camelot" came away the winner of the 2012 race and is the favorite for the upcoming Epsom Derby.
The second leg of the English Triple Crown is this Saturday June 2nd with the 233rd running of the Epsom Derby, 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yard track, and this will also be the official kick off to the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II.
The 3rd and final leg of the English Triple Crown is the St Leger Stakes run at Town Moor in Doncaster, Yorkshire. This is 1 mile,6 furlongs and 132 yard track.
All of these tracks are considered "Flat Tracks" and are not set up like american tracks with 4 turns and 2 straightaway or "frontstretch" and "backstretch", they are long and winding tracks with no real turns.
These are really courses that test the straightaway speed (Guineas) and stamina (Epsom and St Leger).
The last horse to win the English Triple Crown was Nijinsky II in 1970, and the first since 1935.
The second leg of the English Triple Crown is this Saturday June 2nd with the 233rd running of the Epsom Derby, 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 10 yard track, and this will also be the official kick off to the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II.
The 3rd and final leg of the English Triple Crown is the St Leger Stakes run at Town Moor in Doncaster, Yorkshire. This is 1 mile,6 furlongs and 132 yard track.
All of these tracks are considered "Flat Tracks" and are not set up like american tracks with 4 turns and 2 straightaway or "frontstretch" and "backstretch", they are long and winding tracks with no real turns.
These are really courses that test the straightaway speed (Guineas) and stamina (Epsom and St Leger).
The last horse to win the English Triple Crown was Nijinsky II in 1970, and the first since 1935.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Horse Racing Update
Lets get caught up on the latest horse racing.
We had the 2011 Belmont Stakes from New York this last Saturday and it was upset city as Ruler on Ice shocked the crowd and took home the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom had a near mishap as he almost fell coming out of the starting gate and used up all his energy just getting back to the pack as they entered the turn for home but did manage a 4th place finish. The 2011 Preakness winner Shackleford held the lead for most of the race but completely gave up about 100 yards from the wire and Ruler on Ice shot past him like he was standing still.
2 weeks ago was the 2nd leg of the British Triple crown and the biggest race in the UK, The Epsom Derby. The winner of the first leg of the British Triple Crown, Frankel, opted out of the Derby this year leaving it wide open.
This was a close finish as Pour Moi, the french entry snuck it at the wire.
WATCH THE RACE HERE.
We had the 2011 Belmont Stakes from New York this last Saturday and it was upset city as Ruler on Ice shocked the crowd and took home the 3rd leg of the Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom had a near mishap as he almost fell coming out of the starting gate and used up all his energy just getting back to the pack as they entered the turn for home but did manage a 4th place finish. The 2011 Preakness winner Shackleford held the lead for most of the race but completely gave up about 100 yards from the wire and Ruler on Ice shot past him like he was standing still.
2 weeks ago was the 2nd leg of the British Triple crown and the biggest race in the UK, The Epsom Derby. The winner of the first leg of the British Triple Crown, Frankel, opted out of the Derby this year leaving it wide open.
This was a close finish as Pour Moi, the french entry snuck it at the wire.
WATCH THE RACE HERE.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
In Case You Missed It
As you know this coming Saturday May 7th is the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the US Horse racing Triple Crown. In case you missed yesterday April 30th was the 2000 Guineas, which is the first leg in the British racing triple crown. Held at the Rowley Mile in New Market England, this is a 1 mile flat track race with no turns and has been held since 1809.This years winner, Frankel, won going away is a strong fashion. Sadly the trainer, Henry Cecil, has said that Frankel is not headed for the 2nd leg, the legendary Epsom Derby, which will Saturday June 4th.
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