Champion Racehorse with a Trophy coloring page

About this coloring page

This champion racehorse is partying in style with flowers, a trophy and confetti. At the world’s biggest races, winners get special honors that have become part of each race’s identity.

The most famous may be at the Kentucky Derby, held at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. The winning horse is draped with a huge blanket of red roses, which is why the race is nicknamed the Run for the Roses. The Preakness Stakes winner gets a blanket made to look like black-eyed Susans, Maryland’s state flower, and the Belmont Stakes winner wears white carnations.

The trophy itself goes to the owner, not the horse, although the jockey and trainer join in the winner’s circle celebration. Some of these trophies are historic pieces, and certain races hand down the same cup or keep the original on display while winners take home a replica.

After all the excitement, the champion heads back to the barn. Grooms hose the horse down to cool it off, walk it until its breathing settles and have vets check it over. For the horse, the real reward is usually a good rest, fresh hay and maybe a carrot or two.

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