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Chrome wants Crown
36-year drought could end at Belmont
Belmont Stakes Horse Heal
Groom Raul Rodriguez, right, rubs Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome in the barn at Belmont Park race track in Elmont, NY., Thursday. The Belmont Stakes will be run Saturday evening. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — Three races in a five-week span at varying distances on different tracks. It's so tough only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown, and none in 36 years. It's the longest span without a winner.