Will There Be A 3rd Triple Crown Winner In My Lifetime?

American Pharoah becomes 1st Triple Crown winner in 37 years

NEW YORK (AP) By mid-stretch, Bob Baffert knew it. American Pharoah was going to win the Triple Crown.

He took his eyes off the horse to soak in the crazed scene of the packed grandstand. Fans jumped up and down, hugged, and tossed drinks in the air.

The race wasn't even over yet, and the crowd knew it, too. Thirty-seven years of waiting to see one of the rarest feats in sports was almost over.

''The crowd was just thundering and I was just enjoying the crowd and the noise and everything happening,'' the white-haired trainer said. ''What a feeling.''

Finally, a Triple Crown winner. And this one was never in doubt.

(SI.com)

Triple Crown Winners in my lifetime:

Year: 1978
Horse: Affirmed

Year: 2015
Horse: American Pharoah

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Horse: ?????