ON THIS DATE
1930: Gallant Fox, ridden by Earle Sande, wins the Belmont Stakes by three lengths over Whichone, becoming the second horse to capture the Triple Crown.
1941: Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, becomes the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown by capturing the Belmont Stakes by 2 1 ⁄2 lengths over Robert Morris.
1952: One Count, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Belmont
Stakes by 21⁄2 lengths over heavily favored Blue Man.
1969: Arts and Letters, ridden by Braulio Baeza, ends Majestic Prince’s bid for the Triple Crown with a 5 1 ⁄2-length victory in the Belmont Stakes.
1978: The Washington Bullets beat the Seattle Supersonics 105-99 in Game 7 to win the NBA Finals.
1980: Temperance Hill, a 53-1 long shot ridden by Eddie Maple,
wins the Belmont Stakes by two lengths over Genuine Risk. 1986: Danzig Connection, ridden by Chris Mccarron, wins the Belmont Stakes by 11⁄4 lengths over Johns Treasure to give trainer Woody Stephens his fifth straight Belmont win.
1995: Hakeem Olajuwon’s tip-in with 0.3 seconds left gives Houston a 120-118 overtime win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Houston, trailing by 20 points in the first half, is led back by Kenny Smith, whose Finals record seventh 3-pointer sends the game into overtime.
1998: Utah breaks the record for fewest points in an NBA game since the inception of the shot clock, losing 96-54 to Chicago in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. It’s the highest margin of victory in NBA Finals history. Utah’s point total breaks the Nba-record of 55 set earlier in the season by Indiana.
2004: Ruslan Fedotenko scores twice, including the critical first goal, and the resilient Tampa Bay Lightning hold off the Calgary Flames 2-1 in Game 7 to win their first Stanley Cup.
2006: New Jersey becomes the first state to institute a statewide steroid-testing policy for high school athletes.
2008: Da’ Tara spoils Big Brown’s bid for a Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes. Da’ Tara, a 38-1 long shot ridden by Alan Garcia, goes wire-to-wire winning by 51⁄4 lengths over Denis of Cork. Big Brown, the 1-4 favorite, is eased in the home stretch. 2009: Roger Federer completes a career Grand Slam, winning his first French Open title. Federer wins his 14th major title to tie Pete Sampras’ record by sweeping surprise finalist Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4.
2014: California Chrome fails in his bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years, losing the Belmont Stakes to long shot Tonalist and leaving his owner to complain others took “the coward’s way out” by skipping the first two legs of the Triple Crown.
2014: Miguel Cotto becomes the first Puerto Rican fighter to win world championships in four weight divisions, stopping Sergio Martinez in their WBC world middleweight title fight. Martinez doesn’t get off the stool when the bell rings for the 10th round.