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Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby/Preakness/Belmont)

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American Pharoah claims Preakness Stakes crown

American Pharoah pulled away from the field in a muddy Preakness Stakes finish to claim his second consecutive win. American Pharoah is just the 23rd horse in the history of the Triple Crown to win the first two legs at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

He is also just the third horse in the last 50 years to win the Preakness from the No. 1 post position, the first since 1994.

"I always told everybody American Pharoah would show up today," owner Ahmed Zayat said, drenched after his trip to the winner's circle. "Indeed he did. He is the real deal."

It's the third time in the last four years a horse has won the first two legs of the Triple Crown.

He will go for the Triple Crown win on June 6th at the Belmont Stakes. No horse has won all three races of the Triple Crown since 1978 when Affirmed completed the feat.

Entire article: http://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/25186198/th-preakness-stakes-live-blog





Brennan: With American Pharoah 'we could be talking about history' at Belmont

The horse racing gods were saying it was not meant to be. That had to be what the torrential rain and the wind and the lightning meant Saturday evening at the Preakness.

Not this year. Not you American Pharoah. No way.

Just 15 minutes before the Kentucky Derby winner was to embark on the second leg of a possible Triple Crown, a thunderstorm with all its fury swept directly over the top of Pimlico Race Course. The timing couldn't have been worse. The message was unmistakable. Poor horse racing. It just can't get a break.

But then it did. Turns out this message of doom and gloom was completely lost on the one living creature to whom it mattered most. American Pharoah ran right through it – the downpour, the mud, the doubts -- charging to the lead from almost the very beginning and never giving it back, winning the shortest of the Triple Crown races by a stunning seven lengths.

Here we go again, America. For the 14th time since Affirmed won the last Triple Crown in 1978, and the third time in the last four years, a horse is two-thirds of the way to winning his sport's greatest prize. Could this maybe, possibly, finally be the one?

"Sport without a star is not a sport," owner Ahmed Zayat said after the race. "The sign of a good horse is whatever is thrown in his face, he'll find a way to win. Now, God willing, he comes out of this race well, and we could be talking about history."

Entire article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...winner-dortmund-firing-line-belmont/27448529/

Can American Pharoah win the Belmont too?
 
American Pharoah's biggest payday won't be on a race track, even if he wins at Belmont and takes the Triple Crown.

The big money will come from the stud fees that his owners are almost certain to collect.

The thoroughbred has already won $2 million at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and he'll collect an $800,000 prize if he also takes the Belmont Stakes on June 6.

But American Pharoah could collect between $60,000 and $75,000 for every foal, even if he doesn't win at Belmont, according to Evan Hammonds, executive editor of BloodHorse, the trade publication that covers the horse breeding industry.

If Pharoah does win Belmont, he'll become the first horse in 37 year to capture the Triple Crown. In that case, his owners may try to get $100,000, Hammonds added.

Entire article: http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/18/new...eed:+rss/money_latest+(CNNMoney:+Latest+News)
 
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American Pharoah posts fifth, morning-line favorite for Belmont

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American Pharoah heads to New York looking to complete the Triple Crown.

Here's how the rest of the field shakes out:
  1. Mubtaahij (10-1)
  2. Tale of Verve (15-1)
  3. Madefromlucky (12-1)
  4. Frammento (30-1)
  5. American Pharoah (3-5)
  6. Frosted (5-1)
  7. Keen Ice (20-1)
  8. Materiality (6-1)
Entire article: http://www.cbssports.com/general/ey...aws--morning-line-favorite-for-belmont-stakes
 
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AKAK said:
which way, so I can get a bet in
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On him winning the TC...I find it almost amusing that the supposed second best horse is also a Baffert horse...if you rewatch the Preakness, they were neck and neck around the far turn before he mysteriously pulls up the middle and pushes the competitors outside, clearing the rail for AP to coast in. I expect something similar.
 
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Bucklion said:
On him winning the TC...I find it almost amusing that the supposed second best horse is also a Baffert horse...if you rewatch the Preakness, they were neck and neck around the far turn before he mysteriously pulls up the middle and pushes the competitors outside, clearing the rail for AP to coast in. I expect something similar.
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To be fair, Baffert owns every horse.
 
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It feels pretty cool witnessing one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. We've watched horse after horse lose their Triple Crown immortality at the Belmont over the years. I started wondering if it had become impossible to win the Triple Crown...
 
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