To the Point
Why Horse Racing's Top Prize Is So Elusive
Tomorrow — for the second year in a row — it’s possible that a horse could win the last race in the Triple Crown — for the first time since 1978. American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago. Two weeks later, he took the Preakness.
By Warren Olney • • 10m ListenTomorrow — for the second year in a row — it’s possible that a horse could win the last race in the Triple Crown — for the first time since 1978. American Pharoah won the Kentucky Derby five weeks ago. Two weeks later, he took the Preakness. Tomorrow, he’s run in the Belmont Stakes — with a chance of a Triple Crown winner for the first time in 37 years. What are his chances?
