Belmont Stakes 2015 Past Triple Crown Hopefuls
American Pharoah needs just one more victory, on the final-leg of the series, to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. MORE: American Pharoah favored in Vegas | American Pharoah will be ‘hard to beat’ | Belmont time, TV info However, he is not the first horse to enter the Belmont with reachable dreams of completing the sweep. In fact, since Affirmed took home the Triple Crown title 37 years ago, 13 horses have headed to the grueling 1 and 1/2 mile Belmont with wins at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness....