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Video: American Pharoah preps for Belmont Stakes

Bee Sports staff
American Pharoah, who will attempt to complete the Triple Crown on Saturday, is led to a trailer, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Churchill Downs in Louisville Ky., as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner is prepped to travel to New York the Belmont Stakes.
American Pharoah, who will attempt to complete the Triple Crown on Saturday, is led to a trailer, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Churchill Downs in Louisville Ky., as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner is prepped to travel to New York the Belmont Stakes. Reed Palmer Photography The Associated Press

American Pharoah will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he races in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y. Victor Espinoza, who rode the colt to victory in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, will be aboard again.

This story was originally published June 2, 2015 at 11:53 AM with the headline "Video: American Pharoah preps for Belmont Stakes."

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