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It All Started in Kentucky: Meet the 11 Triple Crown Winners

Since 1919, only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown, considered the greatest accomplishment a Thoroughbred racehorse can achieve.
Image: Citation crosses the finish line three and one half lengths ahead of his stablemate, Coal Town to win the Kentucky Derby in 1948
Citation crosses the finish line three and one half lengths ahead of his stablemate, Coal Town, to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on May 1, 1948. AP file