Triple Crown Winner Justify Retires From Horse Racing
Triple Crown winner Justify was retired from racing Wednesday because of fluid in his left front ankle.
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Triple Crown winner Justify was retired from racing Wednesday because of fluid in his left front ankle.
Triple Crown winner Justify has been taken out of training while waiting to see if swelling in his left front ankle subsides.
Triple Crown champion Justify has returned to his base at Santa Anita, accompanied by a police escort and greeted by trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith.
Triple Crown contender Justify glided over the track in his first trip over the Belmont Park strip on Thursday. He is the odds-on favorite to complete the series sweep on Saturday.
Defending champion Arrogate is among the favorites in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic, as trainer Bob Baffert goes for four in a row.
American Pharoah joined the exclusive club of Triple Crown winners Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed.
American Pharoah has been made the early 3-5 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes and become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 37 years