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What is the Triple Crown? What you need to know of horse racing's most cherished accomplishment

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Twenty 3-year-old Thoroughbreds in the 2025 Kentucky Derby have a chance to secure the first leg of horse racing history.

The Kentucky Derby kicks off the Triple Crown of races, with three races over six weeks .

If a horse wins all three races in a single calendar year , it has won the title.

The last Triple Crown winner was Justify in 2018 .

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