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France will be the center of the sports world this weekend as one major international tournament kicks off there and another draws to a close.
New York's Belmont Stakes is one of the crown jewels of US racing and represents the final leg of the celebrated Triple Crown -- with Justify completing the treble in 2018.
War of Will may have won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, but the horse everyone likely will remember is Bodexpress.
War of Will, which was impeded by Maximum Security in the controversial Kentucky Derby two weeks ago, bounced back Saturday and finished first at the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
It's dubbed the "middle jewel," the second-leg of the prestigious Triple Crown where dreams of a rare treble are made.
After a surprise disqualification at the Kentucky Derby, this year's Triple Crown season has already been one for the history books. Now, Saturday's Preakness Stakes will be historic in a completely different way.
The owners of Maximum Security, the horse that was disqualified at the Kentucky Derby, have filed a federal lawsuit, seeking to overturn the disqualification.
Kentucky Derby winner Country House will not run in the Preakness Stakes, trainer Bill Mott told CNN on Tuesday, meaning that there will be no Triple Crown winner this year.
Country House is likely to run in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown, in the wake of its controversial victory in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Monday denied an appeal from the owner of Maximum Security, the horse that made history by being disqualified from Saturday's Kentucky Derby for a rules infraction.
Controversy is still swirling around the Kentucky Derby as the full ramifications of the disqualification of Maximum Security continue to sink in.
Longshot Country House crossed the finish line second at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday but was declared the winner after second-favorite Maximum Security was disqualified for interference.
His career as a racehorse has barely begun, yet according to his trainer people are already lining up for a chance to use Southern Phantom as a stud.
Justify will run from the rail after drawing the unfancied No. 1 post at Saturday's Belmont Stakes,but it will take more than that to stop him.
With Justify winning the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to become only the 13th horse to win the Triple Crown, check out the 12 previous winners.
Justify, trained by Bob Baffert, won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, capturing the second event in horse racing's Triple Crown.
The Bob Baffert-trained Justify won the Kentucky Derby and will start as hot favorite for the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
It is the oldest event in American horse racing's esteemed Triple Crown, and -- with the nickname of "Test of the Champion" -- it is perhaps the hardest to win.