Justify continued his unparalleled run of dominance in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, staking claim on immortality as the 13th Triple Crown winner in the history of the sport of horse racing.
Justify is the second Triple Crown winner in the last four years, joining American Pharoah, who accomplished the feat in 2015. Pharoah was the first Triple Crown horse since Affirmed pulled off the feat in 1978.
The third wire-to-winner at the Belmont in the past 34 years, Justify pulled away from second-place finisher Gronkowski down the stretch to an absolutely deafening roar from the thousands in attendance.
Hofburg finished in third.
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Justify is now just the second horse ever to be undefeated in their career at the time they won the Triple Crown.
Riding a 3-to-5 favorite into the Belmont, history was against jockey Mike Smith, trainer Bob Baffert and the entirety of the staff around Justify. However, Baffert now has his second Triple Crown winner as he was also American Pharoah's trainer.
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