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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTriple Crown Win for American Pharoah!
That's quite an accomplishment. Only 12 TC's in racing history.
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Triple Crown Win for American Pharoah! (Original Post)
TheCowsCameHome
Jun 2015
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Rhiannon12866
(205,675 posts)1. I was watching! Quite a race! I knew he was going to do it...
Magnificent horse!
yuiyoshida
(41,833 posts)2. nicely done!
Rhiannon12866
(205,675 posts)9. Awwww! Thanks for that! He really is beautiful!
And he certainly has every reason to be proud today. From all accounts, he has a wonderful temperament, too.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)3. It was a good race, too. He came out of the gate and held his lead nearly all the way!
It's great to see this!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)4. Squee!
Prism
(5,815 posts)5. The reporter on the horse with a Go Pro cracks me up
Sneaky NBC producers. Bouncy bouncy bouncy.
malaise
(269,103 posts)6. Command Performance
Unbelievable
Initech
(100,088 posts)7. Awesome!!!
underpants
(182,848 posts)8. It's 8th career start - it's 7th win
The most lightly raced TC winner ever.
Impressive performance.
hay rick
(7,629 posts)10. Bet against him but cheered the length of the stretch.
Plus I collected on the double anyway.
demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)11. and he dominitaed the entire race.
way to go!
Awesome for Victor as well
MADem
(135,425 posts)12. I am happy for the jockey. The horse had a good day,
the jockey had a GREAT day.