NEW YORK -- American Pharoah became the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 and 12th overall to win horse-racing's Triple Crown Saturday in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.
American Pharoah finished 5 1/2 lengths ahead of Frosted while Keen Ice was third.
American Pharoah completed one of the most difficult feats in sports, leading wire to wire to win the third jewel of the Triple Crown. He earlier won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
American Pharoah ended a streak of 13 horses that came to Belmont with a chance but could not successfully navigate the 1 1/2-mile race called the Test of the Champions on a track called Big Sandy.