KPIX KPIX 5 News At 530pm June 8, 2014
Crown winner, they went home disappointed. The Belmont Stakes came down to the wire. Tonalist took the race and took away the triple crown. The owner was disappointed. I thought he stood his ground, he didnt have it in him, apparently. Reporter only 11 horses have swept the triple crown since 1919, winning the kentucky derby, preakness, and Belmont Stakes. The belmont is the most challenging, because its one and a half miles, the longest race these horses have ever run. The last horse to beat the odds was affirmed in 1978. Shorter distances, for speed. Not so much the distance, stamina just is...
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