Tag Archives: triple crown
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15 Things You Might Not Have Known About the Kentucky Derby
This Saturday is the first Saturday in May, so you know what that means: it’s time for the 139th running of the one and only Kentucky Derby. The most famous horse race in America has long been billed as “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” and whether or not that is actually true, there [...]
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Here’s A Cool Miguel Cabrera Triple Crown Infographic
With a total of 44 home runs, 139 RBIs and a .330 batting average, the Detroit Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera became the first Major Leaguer to win the Triple Crown for batters since Carl Yastrzemski did it back in 1967. Impressive numbers, aren’t they? Care to have them broken down a bit? Okay! How’s this? Most of [...]
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11 Horses That Almost Ended The Triple Crown Drought
This past Friday, sports fans everywhere (and probably more than a few gambling addicts) had their hearts broken when it was announced that I’ll Have Another—winner of the both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness—would not be going for American horse racing’s Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes. The champion horse had a nagging tendon [...]
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“I’ll Have Another” Withdraws From Belmont Stakes, No Triple Crown This Year
Horse racing fans got a punch in the gut Friday morning. Just as everyone was starting to get really excited for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, with the possibility of seeing a horse win the Triple Crown for the first time since 1978, we got some terrible news: I’ll Have Another has been pulled from [...]
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This Day In Sports History (June 5th) — Count Fleet
It was on this day in 1943 that Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet won the 75th running of the Belmont Stakes. With the win, Count Fleet became just the sixth horse in history to win horse racing’s triple crown. After putting forth dominant performances during his previous three races, only two horses dared line up [...]
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The Stat Line of the Night – 7/20/10 – Miguel Cabrera
The triple crown in baseball has not been achieved in so many years that it has almost become an unreachable goal. Year in and year out there are candidates early in the season, but by August they have flamed out. This year may be different. Miguel Cabrera is swinging the hottest bat in baseball and [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 08/04/09 – Albert Pujols
Total Pro Sports – During the All-Star break much of the talk was surrounding Albert Pujols‘ great first half and the possibility of him capturing the triple crown. He has since struggled at the plate and as a result his numbers have take a hit, but last night may have been the night the Cardinals [...]
