Triple Crown Souvenirs Hawked by Vegas as Pacquiao Draws Bettors Belmont Stakes betting may double at Las Vegas sports books from a year ago, buoyed by I'll Have Another's potential to be thoroughbred racing's first Triple Crown winner in 34 years and Manny Pacquiao's world championship boxing match. Countdown to Triple Crown: Triple try alibis FILE - In this Sept. 13, 1962, file photo, Carry Back yawns in his stall at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. When jockey Johnny Sellers asked the horse for more on what should have been a thrilling stretch run to victory, the horse "spit the bit" _ a racing term meaning he simply didn't feel like running anymore, resulting in a seventh-place finish behind 65-1 long shot Sherluck. 19 Triple Crown alibis There have been 30 horses who came into the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win the Triple Crown. Eleven succeeded in sweeping the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont, and 19 came up short in the final leg. Horse racing's Triple Crown is a special achievement KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It has been 10 years since William Reed entered one of his horses in the Belmont Stakes in an effort to derail a Triple Crown bid. Stevens has been on both sides of Triple try NEW YORK (AP) Three-quarters of a length from winning a Triple Crown one year, a scant nose from allowing someone else to win it the next. Tim Layden: I'll Have Another has great shot at Triple Crown There are two races at Belmont Park early Saturday evening. In the initial one, I'll Have Another will attempt to become the first horse since Affirmed 34 years prior to win the Triple Crown by taking the 144th Belmont Stakes. That is a straightforward athletic endeavor involving 12 animals and 12 riders. First one under the wire wins and if it's I'll Have Another, he will become just the 12th ... Could Triple Crown Winner Revive Fading Sport? Many hopeful a Triple Crown winner, NYRA changes, could reinvigorate fading 'sport of kings' Could Triple Crown winner revive sport? By Saturday night, the horse racing world will know if a chestnut colt named I'll Have Another has done what 11 other contenders have failed to do since 1978: Win the Triple Crown. Can a Triple Crown winner revive the fading sport of horse racing? NEW YORK (AP) -- By Saturday night, the horse racing world will know if a chestnut colt named I'll Have Another has done what 11 other contenders have failed to do since 1978: Win the Triple Crown. Tim Layden: I'll Have Another should win Triple Crown, but there are no guarantees at Belmont There are two races at Belmont Park early Saturday evening. In the initial one, I'll Have Another will attempt to become the first horse since Affirmed 34 years prior to win the Triple Crown by taking the 144th Belmont Stakes. That is a straightforward athletic endeavor involving 12 animals and 12 riders. First one under the wire wins and if it's I'll Have Another, he will become just the 12th ...
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