In honor of today's Kentucky Derby win by California Chrome, I thought I'd post a breakdown of past Triple Crown winners in the hopes that California Chrome makes his way onto that list.
Triple Crown winners
Failed Triple Crown attempts
The following horses won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness but were beaten in the Belmont:- Pensive (1944): second to Bounding Home
- Tim Tam (1958): second to Cavan
- Carry Back (1961): seventh to Sherluck
- Northern Dancer (1964): third to Quadrangle
- Kauai King (1966): fourth to Amberoid
- Forward Pass (1968): second to Stage Door Johnny
- Majestic Prince (1969): second to Arts and Letters
- Canonero II (1971): fourth to Pass Catcher
- Spectacular Bid (1979): third to Coastal
- Pleasant Colony (1980): third to Summing
- Alysheba (1987): fourth to Bet Twice
- Sunday Silence (1989): second to Easy Goer
- Silver Charm (1997): second to Touch Gold
- Real Quiet (1998): second to Victory Gallop
- Charismatic (1999): third to Lemon Drop Kid
- War Emblem (2002): eighth to Sarava
- Funny Cide (2003): third to Empire Maker
- Smarty Jones (2004): second to Birdstone
- Big Brown (2008): Did Not Finish to Da' Tara
- I'll Have Another (2012): Did Not Start to Union Rags
Good luck, California Chrome!
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