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'CSI' trucks across the map this week for a triple crossover
Nov 8th, 2009 - USA Today
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Two investigators bear down on a suspect, one speaking loudly, the other in hushed tones. One barely conceals a hot rage; the other gives off a cold fury. Styles differ, but CSI's Dr...
Secretariat's story heading to big screen
Oct 9th, 2009 - WTOP
DOSWELL, Va. (AP) - In an era defined by a dispiriting war and a surreal Washington scandal, Secretariat gave Americans and their bruised psyche something to cheer about when the big thoroughbred captured the Triple Crown in 1973.
Summer Bird wins Belmont Stakes, Calvin Borel & Mine That Bird third
Jun 6th, 2009 - NY Daily News
The wrong Bird won. Summer Bird, a longshot son of 2004 Belmont Stakes winner Birdsong, blew past 6-5 favorite Mine That Bird Saturday in the 141st running of the Belmont...
Welcome to the Belmont
Jun 6th, 2009 - New York Times
Live from Belmont Park, welcome to our coverage of the 141st running of the Belmont Stakes. Unlike last year, there is no official Triple Crown on the line, but Calvin...
Borel goes for riding Triple Crown on 'Bird'
Jun 6th, 2009 - Newsday
Thirty-five years ago, Virgil "Yu Yu" Blanchard gave the 8-year-old neighbor boy his first ride in a Cajun match race. On Saturday, he'll be rooting from Catahoula, La....

Triple Crown videos from YouTube:

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Secretariat's Triple Crown - Part 1 - Sportscentury
Part 1 of 2 of Secretariat's run to the Triple Crown in 1973. Part of Sportscentury documentary.
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Secretariat Triple Crown Winner: Belmont Stakes
The Secretariat legacy is an amazing gift to horse lovers of every kind. Here is one of the amazing and legendary races of Secretariat at the last leg of the triple crown, June 9th 1973. This is one amazing horse ...
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Panathinaikos Triple Crown - Pelates OSFP Final Version
Afierwmeno Ston Olympiako pou mas boithise na paroume kai auto to Triple-crown!!!
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Affirmed: 1978 triple crown winner
A little movie on the last Triple Crown winner, Affirmed. Music credit to www.shedrow.com www.freehorseracegame.com

Triple Crown from WikiPedia:

The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports) consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse. In recent years, the Triple Crown has become a very rare achievement, with most horses specializing on a limited range of distances.

In the United States, the three races that compose the Triple Crown are as follows:

Kentucky Derby, run over 1 and 1/4 miles (2.01 km) dirt track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky;
Preakness Stakes, run over 1 and 3/16 miles (1.91 km) dirt track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland;
Belmont Stakes, run over 1 and 1/2 miles (2.41 km), the longest dirt track in thoroughbred racing, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.