The final race of American Pharoah’s Triple Crown was the Belmont Stakes, run on June 6, 2015, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. He won the race by 5½ lengths, ending a 37-year drought for a Triple Crown winner.
Race Details
Race Name: 147th running of the Belmont Stakes
Date: June 6, 2015
Track: Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
Distance: 1½ miles
Jockey: Victor Espinoza
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Result: A commanding, wire-to-wire victory, winning by 5½ lengths.
Winning Time: 2:26.65, the sixth-fastest time in Belmont history at the time.
American Pharoah’s victory made him the 12th horse in history to win the American Triple Crown, a feat that requires winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season. He later became the first horse to win the “Grand Slam” of American racing by also winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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