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I’ll Have Another Withdrawn From Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown Drought Continues

by Tom Kludt

06.08.12 | 7:49 am

I’ll Have Another, the racehorse that won the first two legs of the Triple Crown with victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, has been withdrawn from Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. A horse has not won the Triple Crown since 1978, when Affirmed swept the three major races.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.