Horse Racing Blog Posts on June 8, 2015

It was an exciting finish to the Belmont Stakes where American Pharoah won the first Triple Crown in 37 years! American Pharoah's finish was the 6th fastest all-time at Belmont and 2nd fastest among the Triple Crown Winners. (Secretariat was the fastest ever). However, with this incredible feat propelling the Horse Racing World into the mainstream limelight, there was also a controversial and tragic event which occurred lurking in the shadows at the end of the 4th race of the day.