California Chrome Fails to Win the Triple Crown at Belmont Stakes

Tonalist won the 146th Belmont Stakes Saturday, thwarting California Chrome from becoming the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. California Chrome was...

California Chrome won the 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday. California Chrome, who was favored to win 2-1, spent most of the race in third place, until pulling far ahead of the competition in the home stretch.

Palace Malice won the 145th Belmont Stakes Saturday, with a finishing time of 2:30.70. Coming in second was...

The 145th Belmont Stakes, the third and final stop in horse racing's Triple Crown, will be run on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.

Animal Kingdom, who was 20-1 on the morning line, won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Shackleford kept a commanding lead throughout the race, but Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez and trained by H. Motion, overtook his competitors on the homestretch to win the 137th Kentucky Derby. Velazquez, who was initially set to ride Uncle Mo before the horse was scratched, replaced jockey Robby Albarado after an injury. Shackleford only placed fourth.

Grab your crazy-big hats and mint juleps — it's Derby Day! The Kentucky Derby, the first leg in the race for the Triple Crown, will be broadcast live from Churchill Downs on Saturday starting at...

Belmont Stakes5:30/4:30c ABC The elusive Triple Crown is not on the line, but that won't diminish the stakes for a dozen top 3-year-olds and their connections in the 142nd mile-and-a-half journey around New York's Belmont Park. Kentucky Derby runner-up Ice Box and Preakness runner-up First Dude lead the way, looking to make big strides in the yearlong race for top 3-year-old. Ice Box is joined by Fly Down in a threatening duo trained by New Yorker Nick Zito, whose two Belmont winners (Birdstone, Da' Tara) have spoiled the last two Triple Crown bids, in 2004 and 2008. Training history would be made if Make Music for Me (fourth in the Derby) hits the finish first, making Alexis Barba the first female trainer of a Triple Crown race winner.Read on for previews of Doctor Who, Princess of Mars, District 9, Freshman Father and Toy Story.
