American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes and claimed the Triple Crown on Saturday, becoming the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to achieve the pinnacle of horse racing.

American Pharoah, who started from the rail under Victor Espinoza, will be 14th Derby-Preakness winner to have a shot at the Triple Crown at the Belmont since Affirmed in 1978.

American Pharoah slopped his way to a commanding win at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, not quite as a thunderous machine like Secretariat at the ’73 Belmont, but with enough dominance that a ...

American Pharoah broke one of the most famous dry spells in sports Saturday, joining Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed as one of 12 Triple Crown winners in thoroughbred racing history. He did ...

American Pharoah, trained by Bob Baffer and owned by Zayat Stables, is the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont since 1978, becoming the 12th ever Triple Crown winner.

With American Pharoah finally becoming horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner, where does he rank amongst racing’s immortals? 1. Secretariat (1973) – Big Red won 16 of 21 races i… ...

American Pharoah finally made a Triple Crown winner out of trainer Bob Baffert, who won on his record fourth Triple try, having lost in 1997, 1998 (by a nose) and in 2002.

Horse racing's Triple Crown winners 12 photos. American Pharoah will run for the Triple Crown tomorrow at the Belmont Stakes, a prize no horse has won in 37 years.. If the Kentucky Derby and ...

Mike Downey: Many have pinned hopes on American Pharoah to win the Triple Crown at Belmont, but they should hold their horses. Many almost-famous horses got close to Triple Crown glory, only to ...

American Pharoah led all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 5 1/2 lengths on Saturday, becoming the first horse since 1978 to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes — one of ...

American Pharoah finally made a Triple Crown winner out of trainer Bob Baffert, who won on his record fourth Triple try, having lost in 1997, 1998 (by a nose) and in 2002.

With jockey Victor Espinoza aboard, American Pharoah took the Belmont Stakes and claimed a place in history, becoming the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to achieve racing’s greatest feat.