Horses must be 3 years old to compete in the Triple Crown races: Belmont Stakes, Preakness, and Kentucky Derby. Only 13 horses, all age 3, have ever won the Triple Crown. Secretariat holds the record for the fastest time in each race, set in 1973. Read Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” Learn more about the book and its characters, aged 9-90, in NOVELS.
Horses must be at least 3 years old to compete in the Triple Crown races
Woodruff Home for the Aged, a lively place where old people go to die
