The term ‘ Triple Crown’ comes from the 1930s, when Charles Hatton, a columnist for the Daily Racing Form began used the term triple crown in reference to the three races - Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.

For the third time in seven years, the Kentucky Derby winner will not run in Preakness Stakes, bringing up the question of whether the races should be spread out.

Three days after Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby, the thoroughbred’s owners announced they would skip the Preakness Stakes with a plan to compete in the Belmont Stakes on June 7. While the extra rest might improve the colt’s odds for a win,