08/20/2024
Gallant Fox, the second Triple Crown Winner (1930). That year the Preakness was ran 8 days before The Kentucky Derby. This arrangement was not unusual; from 1923 to 1931, the Preakness was often held before the Derby. This order wasn’t standardized until 1932 when the races were scheduled in their now-familiar order: the Kentucky Derby first, followed by the Preakness, and then the Belmont Stakes.
Gallant Fox was a bay c**t by Sir Gallahad - Marguerite by Celt.