American Pharoah wins Preakness, moves one step from Triple Crown
By
Jon Terbush
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(Image credit: Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
American Pharoah on Saturday won a sloppy, rain-drenched Preakness Stakes to come within one win of capturing horse racing's vaunted Triple Crown.
Only 12 horses have ever won the trifecta, with Affirmed being the last to accomplish the feat, in 1978. Having already won the Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah needs only a win in next month's Belmont Stakes to complete the circuit.
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