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First Triple Crown Winner Since 1978?

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Tonalist (11), ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, edges out Commissioner (8), with Javier Castellano up, to win the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race in Belmont, New York, on June 7, 2014.
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Thoroughbred American Pharoah is the odds-on favorite to win the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes on June 6. If he does, he will become the first horse to win the Triple Crown of American races—by taking the Belmont, the Kentucky Derby, and the Preakness Stakes—since 1978.

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