Horse racing isn't at the forefront of most sports fans' minds, but that all changes when the Triple Crown races roll around. Triple Crown races are the most prestigious events in horse racing.

Seventeen horses have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes but did not win the Belmont to complete the Triple Crown ... horse's finish in the Belmont and that year's Belmont winner.

Finally, a Triple Crown winner to make us all proud. Won't it be great for the game?" Long before thoroughbreds existed, William Shakespeare wrote: "Oh, for a horse with wings." For a few weeks ...

There have been a dozen other Triple Crown winners, but there is a reason Secretariat's name remains the standard of excellence in horse racing. MORE: Horses, odds, expert picks & more for 2023 ...