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Triple Crown talk with American Pharoah's jockey Victor Espinoza and trainer Bob Baffert

Triple Crown time, baby! For the third time in the last four years, we've got a horse rolling into the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win one of sports' most coveted achievements. Can American Pharoah achieve the Triple Crown? Well, since the horse itself isn't talking to media, we went with the next best thing: jockey Victor Espinoza and trainer Bob Baffert. Topics included:

• Whether the rainy conditions were the worst Espinoza's ever raced in,

• What it's like to be atop a horse with a hundred thousand fans screaming all around you,

• How one prepares a horse, and oneself, for the three-week grind between the Preakness and the Belmont,

• How Bob Baffert will celebrate should he win the Triple Crown at long last.

Get yourself ready for June 6 with this fine podcasting product.

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