"Justify defied all the odds on his way to achieving Triple Crown immortality.
The late bloomer won the 150th Belmont Stakes in New York by 1¾ lengths on Saturday, leading all the way to give the sport its 13th Triple Crown champion. American Pharoah ended a 37-year Triple Crown drought in 2015, and now just three years later, racing is celebrating another sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont.
Justify won the Belmont starting from the rail. The last Triple Crown from that spot at the Belmont was Secretariat, 45 years ago to the day Saturday.
"The raw talent is there,'' trainer Bob Baffert said. "He just came on there and broke every curse there was. It was meant to be.''
Justify is just the second horse to capture the Triple Crown undefeated, joining Seattle Slew (1977)."
Justify defies the odds, captures Triple Crown
Just amazing: Justify has wire-to-wire win at Belmont, completes Triple Crown
Discussion in 'Sports Forum' started by KenH, Jun 10, 2018.
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Unfortunately the horse is owned by the most evil man in the world, George Soros. To my mind that is a stain on the whole horse racing world.
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If Justify wins the Triple Crown at Belmont, here's how much the owners will earn -