No triple crown for California Chrome

California Chrome lost out on his bid to become the first horse in 36 years to win the Triple Crown. Tonalist emerged the winner of the Belmont Stakes and the $800,000 prize.

More than 100 thousand fans packed Belmont Park in Elmont, New York- hoping to witness horse racing history. Only 11 horses have swept the Triple Crown since 1919- winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and the Belmont Stakes.

The Belmont is the most challenging because it’s one and a half miles….the longest race these horses have ever run. The last horse to beat the odds was Affirmed in 1978.

Fan John Sullivan came to Elmont in hopes of a triple crown, “The horses in America right now are bred for shorter distances for speed, not so much for the distance the stamina just isn’t there anymore.”

The possibility of a triple crown winner created a sell out. Some of the most expensive tickets such as box seats went for thousands of dollars on reselling sites.

For some- cost was no issue.

So we’ll have to wait till next year to see if a triple crown winner will emerge.