page_title: Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
section_title: Puerto Rico
hierarchical_section_title: Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing / Puerto Rico
caption_attribution_description: Camarero (1951–1956) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that had 56 consecutive wins.
context_page_description: The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, often shortened to Triple Crown, comprises three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment in Thoroughbred racing. The term originated in mid-19th-century England and nations where Thoroughbred racing is popular each have their own Triple Crown series.
context_section_description: The Triple Crown series at Puerto Rico's Camarero Racetrack consists of three races at increasingly longer distances. They are:
  Derby Puertorriqueño at 1,700 metres (8½ furlongs) held in the first Sunday of May
  Copa Gobernador at 1,800 metres (9 furlongs) held in the end of May
  Copa San Juan at 1,900 metres (9½ furlongs) held in the last Sunday of June
  The Puerto Rico Triple Crown winners are:
  1954 Camarero
  1961 Cardiologo, also won 23 consecutive races
  1966 El Rebelde
  1981 Hurly Road
  1991 Vuelve Candy B
  1999 Cherokee Pepper
  2001 Estrellero, also won 19 consecutive races
  2002 Mediavilla R
  2011 Don Paco
  2012 Arquitecto
  2014 Lluvia de Nieve
  2017 Justiciero
  2019 Ledoux
caption: Camarero, winner of 56 consecutive races and the Triple Crown
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