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Justify (born in March 28, 2015) is a US Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who is known for being the thirteenth winner of the American Triple Crown.He also was the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Kentucky Derby without racing as a two-year-old.
11 Triple Crown Winners in 2012 honored at Belmont Park, before additional wins in 2015 and 2018. After the first Triple Crown winner, Sir Barton, in 1919, there was not another winner until Gallant Fox in 1930, a gap of 11 years. Between 1930 and 1948, seven horses won the Triple Crown, with five years being the longest gap between winners.
A Triple Crown is right up there among the greatest accomplishments in sports — there's a reason it took 37 years between Affirmed's sweep in 1978 and American Pharoah's triumph in 2015.
(Reuters) - Justify, the undefeated winner of U.S. thoroughbred racing's coveted Triple Crown this year, has been retired from racing, his connections announced on Wednesday. The 3-year-old son of ...
AFL triple crown winner. Alworth would also win the triple crown if NFL players were included, being top in receptions and yards, while tying Bob Hayes for touchdowns. [25] [26] [27] 1990: Jerry Rice† Wide receiver: San Francisco 49ers: 100 1,502 13 Voted NFL Player of the Year by the Sporting News. [28] [29] [30] 1992: Sterling Sharpe ...
The Braves' ace won the pitching Triple Crown in the NL, leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. Sale finishes the season with 18 wins, a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts.
Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the tenth winner of the American Triple Crown (1977). He is one of only two horses to have won the Triple Crown while being undefeated in any previous race; the second was Justify who won the Triple Crown in 2018 and is descended from Seattle Slew.
No horse had won the Triple Crown in 25 years, so despite Secretariat’s greatness there were doubters based only on history. But those who saw the race had never seen such dominance from any horse.