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You’re interested in starting a business in horse racing, that’s great but do you know the history of Triple Crown Betting? Once you have developed your knowledge of the history of the Triple Crown and horse betting, this can help you start growing your business in horse racing.
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Triple Crown and Horse Betting History
Here are some important historical facts about horse betting and races that you as a bookie should be aware of, it can help you grow your business and increase the trust your players have in your sports and betting knowledge.
The Triple Crown
The Triple Crown encompasses three races, the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. In order for a horse to be a Triple Crown winner he has to win all three races in one year. It is the same as a Grand Slam in baseball. These races are set two weeks apart the first from the second, and three weeks apart the second from the third.
The three races of the Triple Crown in order are the Kentucky Derby (Run of the Roses as it is also known) at Churchill Downs, The Preakness Stakes at Pimlico racetrack, and the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.
The order of the races is very important since they are setup in a way to really prove the horses that participate. The Derby is 11⁄4 miles, a mid size run. The Preakness is shorter at 1 3⁄16 miles, so for a horse to win both races it needs to be fast on the middle length track and faster in the shorter track.
Once a horse wins the first two races then he becomes a Triple Crown contender.
When different horses win each of the first two races, the hype diminishes enormously. Going into the third race is the horse breaker: The Belmont Stakes with 1 1⁄2 miles of track. Winning this last race proves the horse to have the endurance of a long race and the speed to end up first.
As a fact, it was not until 2015 that a 37 year drought on Triple Crown winners ended with American Pharoah. So it is not easy to achieve.
Betting wise, the thrill for bettors starts with the Kentucky Derby, as the list of contenders narrows down, expectations rise, and it comes to a peak if the same horse wins the Derby and the Preakness.
You now know the history behind the Triple Crown and horse betting - it’s time to start growing your bookie business today. Don’t forget to get PayPerHead.com’s free guide: The Horse Racing Guide for Online Bookies here for more helpful and useful tips.
