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American Pharoah wins Triple Crown

NEW YORK – Finally, a Triple Crown winner, and after 37 years of waiting, this one was never in doubt. American Pharoah led all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 5½ lengths on ...

American Pharoah in the spotlight for Triple Crown try

Would a Triple Crown help or hurt racing

Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah is Belmont favorite

American Pharoah draws fifth post at Belmont

Belmont shrinks crowd to ease race-day chaos

NEW YORK – Big changes are coming to Belmont for American Pharoah’s attempt to break a 37-year Triple Crown losing streak. One of them: a smaller crowd. Track managers ...

Likely challengers await American Pharoah in Belmont

Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner American Pharoah figures to have nine challengers when he runs in the Belmont Stakes next week, trying to become the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years...

American Pharoah on track – any track – for historic triple

BALTIMORE – American Pharoah wins on dry tracks, wet tracks, any tracks. He’s won from the rail and he’s won from an outside post, and now, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winne...

Preakness winner Espinoza gets 3rd try at Triple Crown

BALTIMORE Victor Espinoza couldn’t wait to get off American Pharoah. His boots were water-logged, his goggles were painted with mud and a chill ran through the jockey’s...

Crowning American Pharoah the favorite

BALTIMORE – American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby, yet didn’t look unbeatable, as he had in his previous races. His trainer says he struggled. His jockey went to the whip about 30 times to...

Derby winner American Pharoah has dreaded rail for Preakness

Derby winner will ride the rail, with Dortmund at the No. 2 post

Kentucky Derby win raises expectations for American Pharoah

Full speed ahead Preakness next, then Triple Crown for Derby winner? By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. Trainer Bob Baf...

American Pharoah wins 141st Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Brilliant but untested, American Pharoah was put to a fight in the Kentucky Derby and won. Sent off as the 5-2 favorite by the record crowd of 170,513, the brown...

Baffert dealing a Derby double-down

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bob Baffert hopes he’s celebrating in the winner’s circle at the Kentucky Derby. He just doesn’t know which horse or owners would join him. After all, the traine...