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WINNING
MOMENTS

Justify“正义”完美问鼎三冠王 It was a picture perfect day at Belmont Park Text| ANN WANG 文| 王丽静
Just A King on June 9, 2018 as the racing world anxiously
awaited the moment when the hulking chestnut
2018 G1 BELMONT STAKES horse with the pure white blaze stepped onto
the racetrack. For the 90,000 fans attending the 2018
贝尔蒙特锦标一级赛 Belmont Stakes, expectations were soaring as they
waited to see if Justify would make history.
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With wins at the G1 Kentucky Derby and G1
Preakness Stakes already under his belt, Justify hit the
track in New York to tackle the final leg of the Triple
Crown, the G1 Belmont Stakes. The colt had travelled
from coast-to-coast, endured two tough races in just
two weeks and was back again on just three weeks
rest to compete in the longest race of his career, going
2400m over a deep surface known as Big Sandy. Only