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American Pharoah wins Belmont, takes Triple Crown
There was no heartbreak this time.
After 37 years, American Pharoah made a feat 13 others failed to accomplish since 1978 look easy, cruising to a Belmont Stakes win and Triple Crown sweep on Saturday in front of a boisterous crowd in New York....
Unless what I just watched was somehow wrong, there apparently is now a winner of the triple crown for the first time in..decades?
So far no news articles up according to a google search.
Edit: And I misspelled Pharoah..../facepalm
Edit 2: Belmont Stakes 2015 |American Pharoah wins the Triple Crown
Yes please - you could change it to title of the article I later added if you wanti stood up and clapped in my living room. he ran a great race. congrats, American Pharaoh!
:clap:
oh, i can also fix the title if you want.
Yes please - you could change it to title of the article I later added if you want
OR this one: American Pharoah wins Triple Crown - CNN.com
Congrats to a wonderful animal, by far the best today, and a true champion. As a horse racing fan for decades of my life, it's nice to see such a super horse run a super race leaving no doubt he deserves the honours. The way he pulled away in the stretch reminded me of Secretariat's dominance.
Hope he gets a nice long rest on the farm and comes back for the fall racing season.
Horse racing is stupid and mafia laden.
This is the first time I've ever seen a Triple Crown.The last time I witnessed a horse win the triple crown, I was 11 years old. The following year, Spectacular Bid narrowly failed to become the 4th horse in 7 years to win the TC in the 70s. Back then I thought it was too easy... LOL. Cue 37 years later, and we have our 12th winner. Amazing. I was doubtful AP had the class to win, but he proved me wrong.
This is the first time I've ever seen a Triple Crown.
Co-worker mentioned it's basically a once-in-a lifetime experience at this point
it was a great race and he stood out of the pack the whole way. I thought the other horses let up a bit at the end but maybe it was because there was no point in pushing them.
let see how long it will be till the next one.
Congrats to a wonderful animal, by far the best today, and a true champion. As a horse racing fan for decades of my life, it's nice to see such a super horse run a super race leaving no doubt he deserves the honours. The way he pulled away in the stretch reminded me of Secretariat's dominance.
Hope he gets a nice long rest on the farm and comes back for the fall racing season.
Great horse and race. I don't think any athlete--horse or human--has ever had a performance like Secretariat's Belmont Stakes win. It's worth watching for those who don't know just how extraordinary it was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18ui3Rtjz4
Congrats to a wonderful animal, by far the best today, and a true champion. As a horse racing fan for decades of my life, it's nice to see such a super horse run a super race leaving no doubt he deserves the honours. The way he pulled away in the stretch reminded me of Secretariat's dominance.
Hope he gets a nice long rest on the farm and comes back for the fall racing season.
Great horse and race. I don't think any athlete--horse or human--has ever had a performance like Secretariat's Belmont Stakes win. It's worth watching for those who don't know just how extraordinary it was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18ui3Rtjz4
Great horse and race. I don't think any athlete--horse or human--has ever had a performance like Secretariat's Belmont Stakes win. It's worth watching for those who don't know just how extraordinary it was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18ui3Rtjz4
I didn't mean to compare American Pharoah to Secretariat - no horse, with the exception of Northern Dancer, comes close - I say Northern Dancer because he would have been a triple crown winner had he not come back home to Canada to run in our triple crown races after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness - "The Dancer" is also the sire of champions and every great racehorse in the last half-century has Dancer blood. I was only trying to compare the way AP opened up in the stretch leaving no doubt. Most of the Belmonts in recent memory have had very close endings.
One of the greatest moments in sports, that's for sure. Also, one of the greatest lines in sports, too:
"He's moving like a tremendous machine!" - Chic Anderson
BTW, it was also nice seeing Penny Chenery there yesterday. She still going strong at 92 years of age!
I fully agree. It was nice to see that Ms. Chenery is still doing well. She was a classy owner throughout Secretariat's racing career and life.
He is a super athlete to be sure but he won't be racing any more. He will now begin a new career of providing millions to his owner through stud fees.
Actually, AP bested Secretariat's final quarter of 25 by running in 24.32 seconds.
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