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Justify claims triple crown with Belmont Stakes win; becomes 13th champion to claim treble


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Justify won the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday to claim US thoroughbred racing’s triple crown, becoming just the second horse to achieve the feat since 1978 and the 13th overall. The favoured three-year-old chestnut colt took an early lead he never relinquished as he stormed around the 2,400-metre course in two minutes and 28.18 seconds for the wire-to-wire win at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The 24-1 long-shot Gronkowski battled from the back of the pack to cross the line...

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