Cody Rhodes Diva
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Post by Cody Rhodes Diva on Jun 6, 2015 18:45:32 GMT -5
Source: ESPNNEW YORK -- At long last, the Triple Crown drought has ended. American Pharoah led all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 5½ lengths Saturday, becoming the first horse in 37 years to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes -- one of the sporting world's rarest feats. The bay colt with the unusually short tail defeated seven rivals in the grueling 1½-mile race, leading wire-to-wire and covering the distance in 2:26.65 to end the longest stretch without a Triple Crown champion in history. American Pharoah is the 12th horse and first since Affirmed in 1978 to win three races on different tracks at varying distances over a five-week span. He won the Kentucky Derby by one length on May 2 and romped to a seven-length victory in the rainy Preakness two weeks later. He is the fourth Triple Crown winner to go wire-to-wire in the Preakness and the Belmont. Trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Victor Espinoza ended their own frustrating histories in the Triple Crown. Baffert finally won on his record fourth Triple try, having lost in 1997, 1998 (by a nose) and 2002. "I still can't believe it happened," Baffert said. "I couldn't be any happier." Espinoza, the first Hispanic jockey to win the Triple Crown, got it done with his record third shot after failing to win in 2002 and last year on California Chrome. "I come here with a lot of confidence -- more confidence than anywhere," Espinoza said. "This time, I had so much confidence in American Pharoah. "That trophy caused me a lot of stress. But the third time is the charm."
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Post by TheNinthCloud on Jun 7, 2015 1:10:08 GMT -5
Not a horse racing guy, but good for 'em. Still a historic moment.
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Post by CWF on Jun 7, 2015 1:28:29 GMT -5
Not really a big fan onto this sport, but this sounds like a big achievement amongst that sport.
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Post by A-Rob on Jun 7, 2015 2:32:58 GMT -5
American Pharaoh ran a great race and this is what Horse Racing needed. I hope the popularity of the sport rises.
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Jun 7, 2015 6:06:55 GMT -5
I sat up and watched it here in the UK. Horse won easily! Victor Espinoza the jockey was brutal on the horse in the Preakness race prior to last night and it was a disgrace how badly he whipped the horse, the UK is a lot more strict with the whip use and come down harder on the jockey's. I had a good day yesterday, I also backed the winner of the British Derby, Golden Horn. Love horse racing, along with wrestling its my favourite sport.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jun 7, 2015 7:39:01 GMT -5
I'm a big horse racing fan. I don't gamble on them but I love watching the smaller races and of course the Triple Crown races.
Very happy to say I've seen a Triple Crown winner though.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jun 8, 2015 8:34:06 GMT -5
Not a fan of the sport per se but I did happen to watch all 3 races this year. So it was a really cool thing to get to see the triple crown happen in my lifetime. Exhilarating 2 minutes to witness and it was fun having something to cheer for even though I really had no vested interest.
Great day in sports with the soccer game, race and the Cup game at night.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jun 11, 2015 10:55:53 GMT -5
I don't like horse racing. I think it's barbaric and poor treatment for the horses. I've seen races where the horse suffers a broken leg during the race and has to be put down. Animals should not be raced for the purpose of human entertainment.
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Post by JC Motors on Jun 12, 2015 12:31:20 GMT -5
I can see a movie being made out of this
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Post by A-Rob on Jun 15, 2015 15:12:02 GMT -5
I can see a movie being made out of this Probably will in the next quarter century.
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