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Smarty Jones Favored to Win Horse Racing's Triple Crown

NPR's Mike Pesca visits the horse workouts of the Belmont Stakes, and reports on whether Triple Crown hopeful Smarty Jones is bringing new fans to the sport. The Belmont Stakes, the last of the three races that make up the Triple Crown series, is run on Saturday. Smarty Jones was the winner of the previous two races, the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.

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Mike Pesca first reached the airwaves as a 10-year-old caller to a New York Jets-themed radio show and has since been able to parlay his interests in sports coverage as a National Desk correspondent for NPR based in New York City.
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