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Article: War Emblem on track for Triple Crown.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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BALTIMORE _ Ordinary horses often look like world beaters when they have no competition. Only extraordinary horses can take the heat and keep running. Only the very best of the breed can withstand a challenge through very fast fractions, turn back a worthy challenger in the stretch and win one final race even after the real race is over.

Six weeks ago, hardly anybody in horse racing had heard of War Emblem. If he wins the Belmont Stakes on June 8, everybody everywhere will know the name.

War Emblem looked great when he won the Kentucky Derby with an uncontested lead. Saturday at Pimlico, War Emblem displayed the one characteristic that everybody in the ...

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