Author: Freedom Of The Plains

This year’s Triple Crown has been quite different from the past. Due to COVID 19 the races ended up being run in different orders. Instead of it being the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and then the Belmont Stakes, it was the Belmont that was run first and won by Tiz The Law, then the Kentucky Derby which was won by Authentic making it so that there wouldn’t be a Triple Crown winner for the year 2020. The Preakness was the last to be held, it took place on the third of October. The 145th Preakness Stakes started as 11 horses surged down the track. Thousand Words held the lead for a bit, then the Kentucky winner Authentic passed him taking the lead. Swiss Skydiver who had been in fifth place came in on the inside of Authentic matching strides with him as they headed for the far turn, with Swiss Skydiver now in the lead and Authentic close behind in second place they raced neck and neck for the final stretch. It was Swiss Skydiver on the inside and Authentic on the outside, as they ran the final furlong nose to nose for the wire making it a photo finish! The winner was the only filly in the race, Swiss Skydiver, making her the sixth filly to ever win the Preakness Stakes! There was certainly a lot of excitement for this last race, and these two horses put on one fine show!

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September 4th the Kentucky Derby for the year of 2020 started as 15 horses surged through the gates. After a tough start, Authentic soon took the lead and as he led them down the far turn Tiz The Law (the Belmont Stakes winner) dug in and and went from his fourth place position to second place right behind Authentic, they galloped down the stretch and for a bit it looked as if Tiz The Law would take the lead, but just as it seemed so, Authentic surged ahead winning the 146 Kentucky Derby, by a length and one fourth! Thus there will be no Triple Crown winner this year. Like the Belmont there were also no spectators at the Kentucky Derby, due to COVID. That about wraps it up for now! Stay tuned so we can see who wins the Preakness!

On June 20th down at the Belmont Stakes race track, the gates opened and the start of the triple crown was officially under way! Tap It To Win kept up a strong pace until the final stretch when Tiz the Law surged ahead and won the 152nd Belmont race! Winning by almost four lengths Tiz the Law is the first New York bred colt to win the Belmont Stakes since 1882. The race was different then last year’s, seeing as there were no spectators due to the Covid 19. Trainer Barclay Tagg stated the the quiet may have been used to an advantage because normal training days aren’t noisy like the races. Any one who was present at the race had to wear masks. One jewel of the Triple Crown has been completed so stay tuned to find out if there will be a 2020 Triple Crown winner!

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Hey y’all! As you can see in the title both the Belmont and the Preakness Stakes have been moved to a different date. The three jewels to the crown have now been scrambled up, making the Belmont Stakes for the first time ever, the first to be run, which is originally the last leg to the Triple crown. It will be held on the twentieth of this month instead of the sixth of this month. There will be no spectators in the stands, so the race will be much quieter then usual, and instead of the usual mile and a half, it will be shortened to a mile and one eighth. The Kentucky Derby will be held next on the fifth of September making it the third time in history to not be held in May. Then the Preakness will be the last jewel instead of the second, and will be held on the third of October, instead of the sixteenth of last month. The Kentucky Derby will be held at the Churchill Downs race track in Louisville Kentucky, the Preakness will be held at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore Maryland, and the Belmont will be held at the  Belmont Park in Elmont New York. The NBC will be streaming each race live. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for upcoming posts!

Oh, and this is due to the Covid 19 I almost forgot to add that.

The Kentucky derby, which is the first race for the Triple crown, has been rescheduled due to the Covid 19. The race which was to be held at the Churchill downs racetrack in Louisville Kentucky on the 2nd of May, has now been moved to the 5th of September. Churchill downs CEO Bill Carstanjen said that their first priority is to do what is best to protect the health of their community, guests, and team members. Also saying that their hearts are with those who have been affected by the Coronavirus. Evidently we still have a while to see if there will be a Triple crown winner this year. The Preakness and Belmont stakes have been postponed, but we have yet to find out the new date.

One thing we do know is Secretariat sure knew how to practice social distancing😉 Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for upcoming posts.