Justify Becomes 13th Triple Crown Champion With Belmont Stakes Victory

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NEW YORK (AP) – Justify led all the way to win the Belmont Stakes by 1¾ lengths and become horse racing’s 13th Triple Crown champion and second in four years.
The chestnut colt is the second undefeated colt to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, improving to 6-0 in a racing career that began on Feb. 18. Seattle Slew was unbeaten when he won the Triple Crown in 1977.
ELMONT, NY – JUNE 09:Justify #1, ridden by jockey Mike Smi