To Quote Jessie-kad whose amazing picture of American Pharoah as he was winning the Belmont Stakes, the third leg to winning the Triple Crown, received a DD today: "American Pharoah wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming horse racing's elusive 12th Triple Crown winner."

It has been a long dry spell since Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978. Affirmed, Secretariat and other winners belong to a small and very exclusive club.

Personally, I started to cry when I realized American Pharoah was going to win the Belmont and go down in history as a Triple Crown Winner. A long dry spell indeed.