New York Handicap Triple

The Handicap Triple Crown[1] or New York Handicap Triple are the names used to refer to three American handicap races for older Thoroughbred racehorses run by the New York Racing Association at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The three races are (in order):

Since 2008, the Brooklyn Handicap and Metropolitan Handicap have both been run on Belmont Stakes day, making it impossible for a horse to win all 3 races.

Four horses have won the Handicap Triple Crown:

  1. ^ Tom Hall (2019-05-29). "Fit to Fight Was Fit For a Handicap Triple Crown". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  2. ^ Biography of Whisk Broom II at the Unofficial Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  3. ^ Brian Bouyea, "Kelso: a lasting legacy". National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Retrieved 2011-08-21.