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American Pharoah is Belmont favorite
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Baffert and the rest of the group in charge of American Pharoah could smile and laugh Wednesday after the Triple Crown hopeful landed in the No. 5 post position for the Belmont Stakes.American Pharoah was made the early 3-5 favorite to win the Belmont and become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner and first in 37 years.His post was the second one revealed during the outdoor draw at Rockefeller Center, leaving little waiting time for Baffert & Co. With an eight-horse field set to run a grueling 1 1/2 miles on Saturday, post position matters little, unlike in the 20-horse Kentucky Derby.Fourteen horses have won from the No.