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Not this year - Triple Crown bid falls short
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California Chrome with Victor Espinoza, in green helmet, finishes fourth in the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 7, 2014, in Elmont, N.Y. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — California Chrome failed in his bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years on Saturday, losing the Belmont Stakes to 9-1 long shot Tonalist. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner finished in a dead-heat for fourth with Wicked Strong. California Chrome's loss extended the longest drought without a Triple Crown champion.