Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes
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Journalism was second and Baeza was third — the same 1-2-3 as the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty led off the first leg of the Triple Crown by winning the Derby in early May. The Bill Mott-trained colt also edged Journalism in that race.
Ever since Sovereignty didn’t run in the Preakness, there have been conversations about spreading out the three legs of the Triple Crown.
There will not be a 14th Triple Crown winner for the sports world to celebrate at the end of the Belmont Stakes, horse racing’s third jewel.
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