In the realm of history, Justify has become a pioneer. He did more than just sweep the Triple Crown 16 weeks after making his career debut and do it without having raced as a 2-year-old, and win the Kentucky Derby with only three lifetime starts.
In registering a 1 3/4-length victory June 9 in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) to complete a sweep of the classics, Justify joined the short list of racing's most elite champions in becoming the sport's 13th Triple Crown winner.
Relive Saturday’s historic sports moment from a packed and raucous Belmont Park: Undefeated Justify completes the Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont Stakes, becoming the sport’s 13th Triple Crown winner.
NBC reports a Nielsen overnight household rating of 8.1 and a 19 share for its June 9 coverage of the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), numbers the network expects to rank as the weekend's top television event.
Looking every bit the conqueror he is, Justify showed off his remarkably good flesh outside Belmont Park's Barn 1 June 10, taking one turn after another before the pack of media and onlookers who wanted a fresh glance at the Triple Crown hero.
The talented group that tried to end Justify's quest for the Triple Crown appeared to exit the final leg of the 3-year-old classics in good order, with decisions ahead for the rest of their campaigns.
Relive Justify's Triple Crown victory in the 2018 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1). See where your favorite horse was at several crucial points of the race with our interactive slideshow.
Justify wins the 150th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
The wagering interest in the Belmont Stakes Day card June 9, highlighted by Justify's Triple Crown triumph, topped wagering registered in American Pharoah's Triple Crown in 2015.
Claire Crosby recaps Justify's exhilarating victory in the Belmont Stakes to become the 13th Triple Crown winner.
Justify set the pace and held off Gronkowski late to win the Belmont Stakes (G1) and clinch the Triple Crown.
Taking advantage of the sizzling pace set by Promises Fulfilled, Still Having Fun earned veteran trainer Tim Keefe his first graded stakes victory with a win in the Woody Stephens Stakes Presented by Mohegan Sun (G2) June 9 at Belmont Park.
Claire Crosby sets the scene for the Belmont Stakes from Belmont Park where it's warm and sunny and all systems are go for Kentucky Derby and Preakness Winner Justify.
BODYARMOR Sports Drink June 9 announced a partnership with Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) contenders Vino Rosso and Noble Indy.
The report from Barn 1 on the Belmont Park backside is in—Justify is ready to go.
Blended Citizen's connections passed on the Preakness Stakes (G1) and will now take on Justify in the Belmont Stakes (G1).
We'll cut right to the chase, since Justify's bid to become racing's 13th Triple Crown winner - and just the second in the last 39 years - is the last of 10 stakes to be run at Belmont Park this Saturday, June 9.
Claire Crosby reports on Justify's final preparations for the Belmont Stakes. Also appearances from Free Drop Billy, Gronkowski, Blended Citizen, and Hofburg.
If the buzz seems a bit lessened from the fever that tracked American Pharoah's Triple Crown quest, it's not because Justify hasn't done his part to provide a compelling storyline.
It's been three years since Ahmed Zayat celebrated his American Pharoah winning the Belmont Stakes (G1) and Triple Crown, and he is rooting for Justify to follow in his hoofprints.
The mood at Barn 1 June 8, after Justify put in his final bit of work in preparation for the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1), was noticeably light.
But first and foremost, I am sticking with my No. 1 ranked Kentucky Derby horse Vino Rosso, who had virtually no chance at Churchill Downs.
Should Free Drop Billy deny Justify's quest for the Triple Crown in Saturday's Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1), don't be surprised if trainer Dale Romans credits karma as much as the colt's credentials.
In December an unraced homebred owned by Gary and Mary West was starting to get some buzz. Even a month before he debuted Dec. 17 at Los Alamitos, the racebook at Wynn Las Vegas was taking wagers on Restoring Hope to win the Kentucky Derby (G1).
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Belmont Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park.
If the unexpected transpires and the first loss of Justify's career happens to come Saturday, Gronkowski would be a shocker to play the role of conqueror, but a popular one nonetheless.
Justify's first trip over the Belmont surface, including comments from Bob Baffert. Also, Bravazo, Vino Rosso, Noble Indy, Hofburg, Tenfold, Restoring Hope, Blended Citizen, Free Drop Billy, and Gronkowski.
In his first venture over the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Park track, where he will attempt to become the 13th horse to capture the Triple Crown this weekend, dual classic winner Justify looked every bit at home as he has elsewhere.
On the evening of June 5, two of Mike Repole's sporting passions came together when the post position draw for the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) was held at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
BackTrack is in the final story of 12 weeks looking back at the Belmont Stakes (G1) victories of the Triple Crown winners in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the New York classic.
With three wins, five runner-up finishes, and a trio of third-place efforts in the Belmont Stakes (G1), Todd Pletcher has been at his best during the final bend of the Triple Crown.
Dual classic winner Justify was the first horse off a large Brook Ledge Horse Transportation van at 2:10 p.m. June 6 at Belmont Park.
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will welcome New York Giants Head Coach Pat Shurmur to Belmont Park on Saturday, June 9 to deliver the traditional call of "Riders Up" prior to the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.
As part of the sponsorship, Wheels Up will be the only brand to appear on Justify and his jockey, Mike Smith, covering the horse's blanket and Smith's pant legs, turtleneck, and boots, during his run at the Belmont Stakes (G1) Saturday.
Should Justify complete the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 9 at Belmont Park, his connections will be the first to be presented with a new Triple Crown trophy.
Justify will not be the only horse aiming for history in the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) June 9 at Belmont Park as a victory by Hofburg would add another page to the 1 1/2-mile classic's record books for his sire Tapit.
Justify's attempt to become the 13th horse to sweep the American classics will commence June 9 out of the inside post position, with the son of Scat Daddy deemed the 4-5 morning-line favorite over nine challengers.
For all the indelible images the Bob Baffert barn has produced, the sight of Jimmy Barnes astride a diligent pony keeping tabs on the shedrow's litany of runners has become as much a signature part of the operation as his boss's ivory-colored hair.
Late-running Hofburg will try to deliver to owner Juddmonte Farms its second Belmont Stakes victory when he tackles Justify in the June 9 classic at Belmont Park.
Steve Young won first-out with the first horse he claimed 30 years ago, which made it easier for him to increase the stakes in his racing stable, and that has led to Belmont Stakes hopeful Blended Citizen and stakes winner Ms Bad Behavior
Among those bidding for the June 8 New York Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G2T) is Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Holy Helena, who will face a talented field of nine the 1 1/4-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.
Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Justify runs for history, aiming to succeed American Pharoah with a historic Triple Crown win, as NBC Sports presents the 150th Belmont Stakes this Saturday, June 9, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC.
After dropping jaws with his sizzling four-furlong work in :46 4/5 at Churchill Downs May 29, Justify put in a steadier effort June 4, but one that still featured his trademark ease.
On June 9th, at approximately 6:46 p.m. EDT, the eyes of the sporting world focus on Justify, as the unbeaten 3-year-old attempts to become the 13th Thoroughbred to don the Triple Crown with a victory in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes (G1).
While it seemed the 1 1/16-mile test would come down to a battle of wills between Tapwrit and Hoffenheim, 2017 Peter Pan Stakes (G3) winner Timeline crossed the wire 1 1/4 lengths ahead in a final time of 1:40.87.
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott issued an upbeat bulletin June 3 following Hofburg's five-furlong workout in company with Good Samaritan at Saratoga Race Course, his final preparation for the Belmont Stakes (G1).
Undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Justify readied for his final breeze before the June 9 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) with a 1 1/2-mile gallop June 3 at Churchill Downs.
Phoenix Thoroughbreds' Gronkowski put in his final timed workout for the June 9 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) when he went five furlongs in 1:01.87 June 2 on Belmont Park's main track.
Tenfold breezed five furlongs in 1:01 3/5 at Churchill Downs on June 2, 2018. Video courtesy of Churchill Downs
Undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Justify galloped 1 1/2 miles June 2 at Churchill Downs.
