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Horse Racing

2011 Triple Crown Contenders

2011 Triple Crown Candidates/Hopefuls

Looking for 2011 Triple Crown Hopefuls? With the Kentucky Derby less than a month away, it is time to take a look at this year’s top contenders.

The 2011 Derby prep race season wrapped up this past weekend with the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland.

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Horse Racing

2010 Triple Crown Contenders

2010 Triple Crown Candidates/Hopefuls

Looking for 2010 Triple Crown Hopefuls? With the Kentucky Derby less than a month away, it is time to take a look at this year’s top contenders

The 2010 Derby prep race season has been one of the best in years with quite a few dramatic finishes and some surprising upsets. It is now time to move onto the most exciting part of the season; the Triple Crown races. The Kentucky Derby; the first and most prestigious of the crowned jewels will be run on Saturday, May 1st followed by the Preakness on May 15th, and the Belmont on June 5th.

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Horse Racing

2009 Triple Crown Candidates

2009 Triple Crown Hopefuls

With the Kentucky Derby less than a month away, it is time to take a look at this year’s top contenders as we begin to size up whom might have a shot at winning horse racing’s legendary Triple Crown;  the Kentucky Derby,  Preakness, and the Belmont. The last horse to accomplish this feat was Affirmed way back in 1978.