Belmont Stakes Results 2015: Twitter Reacts to Triple Crown Pursuit

With all eyes on American Pharoah at the 2015 Belmont Stakes, the star horse made history by becoming the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. 

Here's how American Pharoah's run to the record books looked, via NBC Sports:

After the win, the Belmont Stakes tweeted out the best headline to capture the moment:

Jockey Victor Espinoza wasted no time in positioning American Pharoah to win, coming out of the gate in the lead and not letting up until he crossed the finish line to become the 12th Triple Crown winner ever, via ESPN Stats & Info:

Also from ESPN Stats & Info, American Pharoah's 5 ½-length victory is the fourth largest by a Triple Crown winner:

As LostLetterman.com noted, even though Secretariat's 31-length margin of victory was untouched, American Pharoah nearly kept pace with the legendary horse:

NBC's Today show tweeted out a picture of American Pharoah's Triple Crown banner standing in Belmont Park following his triumph:

ESPN's J.A. Adande jokingly quoted his colleague Kenny Mayne following American Pharoah's race to immortality:

Following American Pharoah's conquest, Espinoza did have an FCC faux pas that Trenni Kusnierek of Comcast SportsNet New England hopes doesn't draw too many complaints:

There are moments when it's necessary to keep emotions in check, but this certainly wasn't one of them for Espinoza. He did something that had only been done 11 other times since the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. He's entitled to one expletive on national television. 

Fortunately, via Anaridis Rodriguez of AMHQ in Atlanta, Espinoza would redeem himself on the NBC broadcast with a vulgarity-free explanation of what it's like when American Pharoah gets into a groove:

As for American Pharoah's trainer, Bob Baffert, ESPN Stats & Info noted he finally completed the Triple Crown in his record-setting fourth attempt:

Speaking of Baffert, before the race began, he was in the stands watching along with someone who is now apparently taking in every major sporting event, via USA Today:

B/R's Scott Miller was able to find a parallel between American Pharoah and another Triple Crown champion from a different sport:

Horse racing has been looking for someone to make history since Affirmed won the three biggest races of the year in 1978. There have been 13 close calls in the previous 37 years, but all of them failed in the Belmont Stakes for one reason or another. 

Asking a horse to run three races in five weeks is physically draining. It takes a unique specimen to do it successfully. American Pharoah breezed through the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before leaving no doubt at Belmont Park that he is worthy of joining horse racing's exclusive club.