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Arizona alum Bob Baffert claims Triple Crown with American Pharoah

Once upon a time, Bob Baffert went to the University of Arizona.

Now, he's trained a horse to the Triple Crown.

American Pharoah went wire-to-wire in the Belmont to take horse racing's first Triple Crown since 1978 and Affirmed.

— Univ. of Arizona (@UofA) June 6, 2015

#BearDownTripleCrown. Congrats to @UofA alum Bob Baffert on winning the triple crown with American Pharoah! pic.twitter.com/wdHr1pa5Va

— Arizona Athletics (@AZATHLETICS) June 6, 2015

What a special moment!!!! I have goose bumps and lost my voice yelling at the tv!