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American Pharoah

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American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes Saturday and the Triple Crown. American Pharoah is the 12th horse in history to win it. The last horse to win the Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978.

American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes in  2:26.65. Coming in second was Frosted and third was Keen Ice.

The jockey that rode American Pharoah to all three wins was Victor Espinoza. Espinoza came close to riding a Triple Crown winner in 2014 with California Chrome. California Chrome came up short in the Belmont Stakes last year.

Preakness Stakes

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The Preakness Stakes, the second race of the Triple Crown, took place Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race was muddy and sloppy. A huge downpour started before and it continued to rain during the race.

Coming away with a big victory on the muddy track was American Pharoah, the Kentucky Derby champion, in 1:58.46. Finishing behind AP was Tale of Verve in second, Divining Rod (third) and Dortmund (fourth).

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The jockey for American Pharoah, Victor Espinoza, it will be his second year in a row trying to complete the Triple Crown. Espinoza was the jockey last year for California Chrome who won the first two races before finishing fourth at the Belmont Stakes.

The third race of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will be held on Saturday, June 6 in New York.

Race video of the Preakness Stakes.

Kentucky Derby

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The 141st Kentucky Derby took place Saturday evening in Louisville, Kentucky.

I was a fan of California Chrome last year. After last year's Kentucky Derby, I started following Chrome's jockey Victor Espinoza. This year, Espinoza has been the jockey for American Pharoah. Espinoza has posted photos of American Pharoah racing and in the barn. Just before the Kentucky Derby started Saturday, I tweeted that I wanted American Pharoah to win.

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And he did. American Pharoah won the race in 2:03:02. American Pharoah finished a length ahead of second place Firing Line. Dortmund finished in third.

The next race for the Triple Crown is at The Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland on May 16.

Watch video of the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby.

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