- Churchill Downs strikes $85m deal for Preakness intellectual property rights The Guardian —
- Churchill Downs buys intellectual property rights to Preakness Stakes Los Angeles Times —
- Churchill Downs to buy Preakness Stakes IP for $85 million, uniting first two Triple Crown legs CBS Sports —
- Churchill Downs Inc. buys Preakness intellectual property for $85 million ABC News —
- Churchill Downs Inc. buys Preakness intellectual property for $85 million AP News —
- Churchill Downs buys Preakness Stakes: Will Triple Crown change dates? USA Today —
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
U.S. racehorse honor: winning Kentucky Derby + Preakness + Belmont Stakes
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in different years, the last being the Kentucky Derby in 1875. The Triple Crown Trophy, commissioned in 1950 but awarded to all previous winners as well as those after 1950, is awarded to a horse who wins all three races and is thereafter designated as a Triple Crown winner. The races are traditionally run in May and early June of each year, although global events have resulted in schedule adjustments, such as in 1945 and 2020.
Also known as...
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Triple Crown, the Triple Crown, and American Triple Crown
Churchill Downs Buys Preakness Rights