AN 'IMPOSSIBLE'

摘要

On May 2, American Pharoah had won the Kentucky Derby in a very close race. On a stormy May 16,he took first place at the Preakness in Maryland. American Pharoah needed only to win the Belmont Stakes in New York to receive horse racing's most prestigious prize: the Triple Crown. Winning all three races in the same year is so physically grueling that no horse had done it since 1978. Most people in the stands had never seen a Triple Crown winner. Many said it could no longer be done.