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First Triple Crown Winner Since 1978?

On June 6 American Pharoah will attempt to become the first winner of the American Triple Crown in 37 years.
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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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