Triple Crown: See All 11 Winners Ahead of June 6 Belmont Stakes

1919: Sir Barton, the first winner of the Triple Crown

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1930: Gallant Fox, with jockey Earl Sande

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1935: Omaha

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1937: War Admiral with jockey C. Kurtsinger

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1941: Whirlaway with jockey Wendell Eads

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1943: Count fleet with kockey Johnny Longden

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1946: Assault

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1948: Citation with jockey Eddie Arcaro

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1973: Secretariat with jockey Ron Turcotte

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1977: Seattle Slew with jockey Jean Cruguet

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1979: Affirmed with jockey Laffit Pincay

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American Pharoah (5) with Victor Espinoza crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park, June 6, 2015, in Elmont, N.Y.

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Updated: June 6, 2015 7:20 PM ET | Originally published: June 2, 2015 5:02 PM EDT

Hope springs eternal at the racetrack. At the Belmont Stakes on June 6, American Pharoah became the first horse in 37 years to win the Triple Crown. The bay colt was the favorite among oddsmakers after beating the fields in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. Since Affirmed’s Triple Crown in 1978, 13 horses have won the first two races only to fall short of the prize. The past nine Belmont winners did not race in the Preakness; fresh horses tend to do well on Belmont’s long, 1.5-mile track. No matter. The potential for a Triple Crown winner gets racing fans everywhere excited about the Belmont, and American Pharoah did not disappoint.

See All 12 Winners of the Triple Crown