After American Pharoh I didn’t think I’d live long enough to see another horse win the Triple Crown

Great call. "He's just perfect and now he's just immortal!" That gave me goosebumps.

No one is denying that Justify was amazing here, but is no one gonna talk about that comeback from Ronkowski?

There was no way this horse was going to give up that lead. He wanted to win and was moving up when he heard other horses coming. Well done!!

Justify is a wonder horse .he is in company with the other Triple Crown winners .I dont know why people do not give this poor horse the credit he so deserves . This horse may not be the best ever but HE IS ONE OF THEM.

I was there. It was an incredible day. We were right at the finish line. 150th Belmont stakes and Justify for the triple crown. Historical!

You have to give props to Gronkowski for that comeback

I know pedigree isn't everything but nice to see Secretariat in his sire's lines. Incredible Horse, incredible finish!

A superb horse, a superb trainer, a superb jockey....perfection!!!

I waited 35 years for a horse like Justify....he finally showed up !!! Also I had the trifecta.... for the 150th Belmont Stakes !!!!!

Was fortunate to see the last two Triple Crown winners at Belmont

wow I love when he says 'and now he's just IMMORTAL' - wow, powerful stuff, goosebumps

Boy that was a great line ' Justify is just perfect and now he is Immortal !!

Great effort by Gronkowski to come from dead last, cutting along the rail was key, but let's not kid ourselves, once he came at Justify and Smith did a little asking, Gronk never closed that two lenths from the quarter pole on through the stretch. No way Justify loses this race to ANY of those other horses! Reminded me of another.... "He's moving like a tremendous machine!....."

Crazy to think that big money mike didn't even ask for it. Pure intelligence from the horse he knows exactly what's going on around him and he pulls thru. One a blue moon horse right here.

Champ is still a champ God bless justify for races to come

Every time I look at these horses I think of Secretariat. I then understand why these other horses are just horses and Secretariat was an athlete “who is moving like a tremendous machine”!!!!

Justify I just love him this was such a happy day he made history I cried I had watched all his races he so deserved this all love to the big guy Justify all Love

strong finish from gronkowski coming from behind second place finish to the mighty justify

I unfortunately missed the 2015 Belmont with American Pharoah due to a previous commitment to Texas Motor Speedway. I am so glad I was able to see it LIVE from the THIRD BENCH ROW on the HOME STRETCH!! Getting there early and enduring the long line back to catch the LIRR was worth it!

Absolutely, the contraversy surrounding this win is spot on. Restoring Hope's role was to move to the front go wide past horses to keep them from moving forward to dual with Justify, then he moves back in pinning Bravazo and the other horses behind so they are unable to move forward, then, because Restoring Hope had no business being in a mile and a half race,. Restoring Hope then, losing his energy completely having sprinted to the front out of the gate to perform the strategy Baffert concieved and Restoring Hope's owners okayed, he falls to the back. The swing wide passing in front of horses trying to move ahead because they are actually trying to win the race then, moving back just behind Justify pinning horses to the rail is the same reason why Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby today was disqualified. The HRA despite racing experts and the media calling Restoring Hope's role into question refused to even ask Florent Geroux's about his strange racing stratagy which is considered in the rule books as an "unlawful move." The only move or tactic a rider is allowed to employ in a race is to "win" the race not move around getting in the way of horses and pinning them to the rail then, proving he had no business being there drops to the back. This proves what Baffert and Restoring Hope's owners already knew: he is a sprint horse not a stamina horse. Restoring Hope doesn't have it in him to try to win a stamina race like the Belmont. I questioned the praise heaped on Justify early on as he had no racing history and was sure something was amiss when it was announced the moring of the Belmont that the "Secret Owner" was George Soros. Nevermind all the horses that had a chance at dueling him were pulled from the race because they had a connection by way of ownership or trainer to Winstar Farms to ensure a TC win. Jockey's always discuss their strategy after a race. Why the HRA refused to even question Geroux's tactics is a clear sign something is amiss. Plus, the giveaway that Smith and Geroux were working together to ensure Justify's win was a thumbs up from Smith to Geroux who came in next to last and the words spoken by Smith to Geroux "You da man!" That says it all. Then there is the choice to NOT race him every again after the TC. Very strange if he is this "Freak of a Wonder Horse" they kept telling us he was. The announcement that he injured himself in the Belmont where clearly no horse was in his way, he was never boxed in, no stumbling out of the gate: So, when exactly did this "injury" that was so bad he couldn't finish out the year happen? Either it happened in the Kentucky Derby when we all saw him limping as Baffert paraded him in front of the media telling them "He came out just fine!" One journalist as she was watching in wonder Baffert turning him around and around in tight circles (which a trainer anyone with common sense would never do unless they were clueless the horse was injured) said aloud in awe "He isn't even phazed!" Apparently, she was blinded by all the shiny fame of Baffert and the gleam off Justifies chestnut coat and could not see the limping. (See video of Baffert press conferent the morning after the KD right here on YT). If you disqualified Maximum Security who was the better horse and had a chance at the TC, you should have at least questioned Geroux as you questioned the jockey's involved in today's Derby debacle. I will eat my hat if Country House wins even one race in the rest of this years TC series.

Gronkowski, amazing.He was last! !! and almost win, amazing estrategy! !!!!!

The surprise for me was Gronkowski. Watch this race again and keep an eye on him way in the back all by his lonesome. Not one earthly thing in his record or pedigree indicated that he could do what he did. If he had changed leads when he should have, the margin at the end might have been smaller, but I don't think he could have beaten Justify. All the same, Chad Brown now knows what he's capable of.

JUST LIKE AMERICAN PHAROAH JUSTIFY HAS A HEART OF A CHAMPION!!!!!!!

I wish would could of seen more of him , but glad we had another TC winner!

2018 Eclipse Award winner for Horse of The Year. Congratulations Justify and all of his connections!

Justify has done it 🐎

Holy shit gronkowski that was amazing

I came across this race on TV outta nowhere, I didn't understand what was going on but the announcer got me hooked. He's immortal!

Justify did what he was trained to do after The Preakness and that is to rate. Justify's heart could hear those hoofs behind & coming one at a time to take a shot but kept them there. Every pat from Mike's whip made Justify drew away further in the stretch. Justify defied everything from the jinx of number 13, to Apollo's curse, Storm Cat curse, not having the x-chromosome of an enlarged heart, not having the Buckpasser pedigree in a matter of 118 days. He was bouncing off the wall that night and in the morning after looked ready for more. We have not seen the best yet of what Justify could offer.

Pays to stay out in front and save on the dry cleaning.

Justify was the best of this crop of three year olds. What he accomplished was amazing, especially since he was unraced as a two year old. He was a well deserved Triple Crown Champion. Too bad we never got to see his full potential later in the year. But nothing takes away from his unblemished Triple Crown record. However, Pharoah and Secretariat easily beat him in the Belmont.

What a race! I have to say tho, other than Justify winning the tripple crown, that comeback from Gronkowski was huge! From being dead last and far behind to end up in second place? That was dang impressive!

And he came out completely clean At the end it was like watching black and white footage with just Justify and Mike brightly coloured

that was a perfect run! Justify was the leader the whole race.... Take note he is the only clean horse after the race!

Ever since Justify did it here in 2018, not only has there not been a triple crown winner, there hasn't even been a horse who's managed to win two races in a row.

From a hockey baseball and football fan (so good announcers), this guys the best announcer in all of sports

I was there at Belmont. It was the biggest thrill in the world.

Too bad it was just revealed he tested positive for scopolamine, which is a performance enhancer after the Santa Anita race, which was 9 days before the Derby. That should have disqualified him from competing in the Derby. But the committee threw the results out.

Gronkowski reminded me of 2009 Mine that bird with the way he came storming back. 2009 Kentucky Derby remains the best race I ever saw with Mine that bird blowing everyone away. Borel just held him back then let him loose!! If you havent seen it i highly recommend it.

I knew this horse was special first time I saw him, and even more so after he beat Bolt, who I didn't think he'd get at Santa Anita. So I said it would be either one of them who'd capture the Crown; of course that was Justify, and I was enthralled to see my second Triple Crown winner. So message to anyone who previously doubted him: don't say anything ever again until the Breeders' Cup, seriously.

I remember watching Secretariat race in 1973 and hearing Chic Anderson say Secretariat was a "tremendous machine." To quote Ron Turcotte "My job, as I saw it, was to be a good passenger and stay out of his way." There have been some great horses since, but there will never be another Big Red.

Lets not forget the fact that Gronkowski came from dead last and gave him a great run

Great race and triumph by Justify! Truly deserved to be a Triple Crown winner. A really good looking horse too. Out of interest, the immortal Secretariat would have beaten Justify by about 70 meters [230 feet or 28.7 lengths] as a comparison of their winning Belmont times.

We've heard all the superlatives. Justify was an all time great.

I MISSED 2015 AP.. BUT WAS THERE WITH MY 10 YEARS OLD SON AND PROUDLY PASSED ON THE TORCH. ON THIS GREATEST SPORT..

I still can't shake how much Justify is like Secretariat In looks, body type, conformation, style of gait, attitude, ability to think way through a race.As Ronny Turcotte said about Big Red He does the thinking,I am just along for the ride.Something Justify's jockey said after they had just won the Belmont. Genetically they are not related but one has got to wonder. The only real difference I noticed is Ronny rarely took a whip to Red, he didn't need to, Red always the speed handled and is still the King of times for triple crown races.

For you guys that are sketchy of Restoring Hope, #5 horse. Justify is owned by mostly Winstar and China Horse club. Restoring Hope is owned by Mary and Gary West. RH didn't belong in this race, he's a sprinter but the Wests probably didn't want to be left out of the action this year kinda like last year with West Coast. If Restoring Hope was there to block he did a shit job because a bunch of horses had an opportunity to take the lead through that 1 1/2 mile. And Restoring Hope wasn't even a rabbit since he wasn't setting fractions. If anything he challenged Justify at the beginning. Florent Geroux said RS was being aggressive when he broke and he didn't want to put RS with behind all the horses and risk an injury so he put RS in the clear and up in front. Mike Smith also gave Unique Bella a wide trip in the Apple Blossom when she didn't get a good break. She wanted to go for the lead and she did. Racehorses don't always do what their jockey asks of them. And that goes for any horse or live being.

Justify well timed run

He is a true champion.

That #6 horse..Wowzers.

He is such a big horse compared to the others

And now his son 'City of Troy' has just won the Epsom Derby. Some blood running through this horse's veins.

Gronkowski come back was awesome. Oh boy!!

Excellent call by the commentator. I must say, the US comms seem to find the words for the moment more often than our English comms do. Probably rehearsed in anticipation of seeing history made again, but then so it be should be. What else is there to prepare for when you watch such an amazing beast at the track.

if you go back far enough you see he has the bloodline of the greatest sire of the 20th century Northern Dancer in his pedigree more than once just like alot of the great race horses

This is thrilling to watch! Had to watch it again!

What type of 'Track It; does NYRA use? That was painful.

Justify has done it. That's it. Nothing more...nothing else...! The Horse & The Man

I have absolutely no interest in horse racing, don't know a thing about it but this commentating is top notch! the way he says "Immortal!!!!" I almost break into tears

Mike Francesca: “No horse will ever win the triple crown again. I own racehorses and I know how they’re trained “. 2015: American Pharoh 2018: Justify Oops!

So you think they know when they win? I do

JUSTIFY THE ONLY UNDEFEATED TRIPLE CROWN WINNER IN HISTORY! No other horse in the history of the world can claim period !

This guy needs to commentate on everything

That is the most electic commentary in sports history

Left them in dust cleanest horse on the track

iam so SICK of people saying this horse isnt as good as AP ; he set a "NEW BAR" as an unraced 2 year old to sweep the Triple Crown ; 2nd ; his rivals handled the "off going", TWICE ; something AP' s opponents failed to do in the Preakness ; that weather / lack of competition BREAK allowed AP to coast home in such a slow time ,which was the key 2 having the extra energy 2 capture the T. Crown ; keep in mind , the pace, on a FAST TRACK btw ,in the KY .DERBY, was far SLOWER than Justifys, yet Dortmund had NO FINISH, and Pharoah had 2 be hit 32 times to outlast Firing Line ; and Justify had some 1, "look him in the eye" in the Preakness, and he still prevailed ; every 1 tried to get Justify beat in the Belmont, now the narrative has CHANGED to he didnt beat anyone; though i agree this may not be the greatest bunch, its better than Pharoah ; is there any 1 out there that can say w/ a STRAIGHT FACE that American Pharoah beat legends born in the wrong year like Alydar or Sham ? he did what a very good HORSE should do ; DESTROY a BAD BUNCH ...in the end u need a bit of luck and a talent gap 2 win the TC , like AP, and Justify had ; they were all fortunate 2 not hook a VICTORY GALLOP ,Touch Gold, Silver Charm, Point Given, Afleet Alex, Empire Maker type, along w/ countless others , or neither would have swept the series...but make no mistake ; what Justify did was very impressive ; overcoming 2 "off tracks", slightly better opponents, and become an "undefeated" TRIPLE CROWN " champion w/ NO 2 year old foundation...if anyone thinks Justify couldnt have beaten Pharoahs crop 2 win the Triple Crown, then u might want 2 check into a alcohol & drug rehab facility and get treatment

He reminds me of someone from 1973

No Triple Crowns for 37 years, then we get two in 3 years. Go figure

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both AF and Justify are decendants of Secretariat is that correct?

The Gronk

Are we just going to blow off how the tracker wasn't even close to what was going on in this race? It had Justify going from 1st to 4th to 3rd to first when he was in first the entire time.

Admirable Grokwonski the way he blazes to a second position considering he was last he kept a steady pace for quite a distance if only he was pushed a little harder frm the start may have probably won !!

Amazing animal. From France.

Justify is the most expensive horse in history at 75 million dollars! t's the end of 2023 and Justify is a world class superstar at stud! There is no talk of drugs, and no comparison to other horses. He is much better than Secretariat or American Pharaoh as a stud! So the haters can pound sand!

just like barry bonds in baseball was sooo naturally great lol

This was the best moment of my life

Another doped to the max Baffert horse. 😃😀

HIP,HIP,HURRA.HURRA. BIG RACING,& JUSTAIFY ,3 CROWN.

honestly Justify could be the son of American Pharaoh, the Great grandson of the king Secretariat and younger brother of Rachel Alexandra,what a horse. he's just unbeatable.

#SKYSPORTS JUSTIFY TRIPLE CROWN 🇺🇸

I have a question why is justify unpopular as compared to other triple crown winners?

In case you don't notice, Justify's silk when seen above is the Chinese Communist flag. The horse is owned by China Horse Club based in Shanghai. The communist party is subtle.

Way to go Juicetefy

How far back was the 2 place at start.

why the change of colors ?

goosebumps....

That was a sick exacta!!!

I'm ignorant of horse racing so please don't laugh at me but I've a question: Is it okay that Restoring Hope seemed to be boxing out for Justify to remain in front? Maybe I'm wrong but the announcer mentioned that they were stable neighbors then it appeared to me that RH's jockey was looking around a whole lot. I still think that Justify would have won but I felt weird about that aspect. Any info will be appreciated, Googling it brought an insane amount results that would take me forever to sift through. =)

Not to diminish Justify's superlative performance, but the way he ran was actually "classical" for Triple Crown Champions, not unprecedented. Even Gallant Fox, the "gregarious" 1930 Champion who preferred running in packs to being out on his own, took the lead and held it throughout the race, and Whirlaway, the "actually possibly crazy" 1941 Champion who preferred to run a lot like Gronkowski did here (except that crazy Whirlaway would try to run on the OUTSIDE rail and still win, you can look it up), led the whole race when his opponents tried to run at a ridiculously slow pace to conserve energy. Coming from behind in a Triple Crown winning Belmont is very much the exception, not the rule.

Bob baffert G.O.A.T of horse racing

American pharoah and justify are great, but we all know BiG REd is the real deal...

The American chaos machine rages on.

He had that race in the frog of his hoof -- all heart and a great ride by Mike Smith. Great smooth pacing and riding; he is won of the best jockeys and riders I have ever seen. He also knows how to rate his horse. Well done!

This was the year that we would have a triple crown winner as Justify did it without racing as a 2 Year Old

Fantástica carrera. El N 6 a tener en cuenta.

great run and TC. but to me, not great enough. time tells everything. on the other hand, what else you can expect this horse?

I am very happy for the connections of Justify but on a personal level I believe American Pharaoh is the better horse. His Belmont time was faster that Justify's and I personally just loved the way American Pharaoh moved, like a cat, barely touching down. His personality was also kind and sweet. American Pharoah's toughest race was obviously the Kentucky Derby, but after that he won easily and could have won with much faster times but was always held back to conserve energy by Espinoza.

That's my boy ! Justify.