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American Pharoah won Saturday's Kentucky Derby beating Firing Line and Dortmund. The Preakness Stakes on May 16 will be next for the winner who is trying to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown. The last horse to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes was Affirmed in 1978.
APTOPIX Belmont Stakes Horse Racing. Tonalist (11), ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, edges Commissioner (8), with Javier Castellano up, to win the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes on June 7, 2014, in Elmont, N.Y. California Chrome (2), the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, finished fourth. NBC will televise American Pharoah's bid at thoroughbred racing history in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. American Pharoah will try to become the 12th Triple Crown winner and first since 1978 when eight horses break from the gate at Belmont Park at approximately 5:50 p.m. CDT Saturday.