Triple Crown winners
Twelve horses have won the American Triple Crown – composed of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes – which was patterned after the English Triple Crown that dates to 1809. When Sir Barton won the three races in 1919, it was not considered a Triple Crown feat. The three races were not acknowledged as being tied together as the Triple Crown until the 1930s. The Thoroughbred Racing Associations commissioned Cartier to craft a Triple Crown trophy – with three sides representing the three jewels – in 1950, and the trophy was retroactively awarded to the eight previous winners of the three races. Secretariat in 1973 was the first horse to be awarded the trophy after he accomplished the sweep.
Justify looks to become the 13th 3-year-old horse to sweep all three legs of the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 9, 2018.
| TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS | YEARS | PPs |
| Sir Barton | 1919 |
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| Gallant Fox | 1930 |
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| Omaha | 1935 |
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| War Admiral | 1937 |
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| Whirlaway | 1941 |
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| Count Fleet | 1943 |
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| Assault | 1946 |
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| Citation | 1948 |
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| Secretariat | 1973 |
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| Seattle Slew | 1977 |
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| Affirmed | 1978 |
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| American Pharoah | 2015 |
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