In Tales from the Triple Crown, Steve Haskin takes readers through the adrenaline charge of victory and the disappointment of defeat in 24 behind-the-scenes stories of trainers, jockeys, and horses seeking the world’s most elusive sports prize, bringing an up-close-and-personal dimension to the repertoire of Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes coverage.
Steve Haskin provided lead coverage of the Triple Crown for more than 20 years as Senior Correspondent for the Daily Racing Form and The Blood-Horse, along with more than 20 Breeders’ Cup Classics. He now covers the Triple Crown for Secretariat.com. His weekly Derby Dozen and Kentucky Derby Rankings have been a fixture in The Blood-Horse and on Secretariat.com for a quarter of a century. Haskin has won numerous awards for his writing and was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Media Roll of Honor in 2016.