Arizona alum Bob Baffert claims Triple Crown with American Pharoah

Once upon a time, Bob Baffert went to the University of Arizona.

Now, he's trained a horse to the Triple Crown.

American Pharoah went wire-to-wire in the Belmont to take horse racing's first Triple Crown since 1978 and Affirmed.

HISTORY MADE! Congratulations to #WildcatForLife Bob Baffert, way to #BearDown for the #TripleCrown pic.twitter.com/DGoa2yzmEv

— Univ. of Arizona (@UofA) June 6, 2015

#BearDownTripleCrown. Congrats to @UofA alum Bob Baffert on winning the triple crown with American Pharoah! pic.twitter.com/wdHr1pa5Va

— Arizona Athletics (@AZATHLETICS) June 6, 2015

Chills!!! #AmericanPharoah

— Savannah Guthrie (@SavannahGuthrie) June 6, 2015

What a special moment!!!! I have goose bumps and lost my voice yelling at the tv!!! #Belmont

— Alex Flanagan (@Alex_Flanagan) June 6, 2015

Our favorite local watering hole celebrates Baffert's win. pic.twitter.com/CiKBh267Xv

— Daniel Berk (@DSBerk) June 6, 2015

Pensive moments before race time pic.twitter.com/kuCmLQNXd5

— Dan Hicks (@DanHicksNBC) June 6, 2015

#BearDown #AHorsesProgram https://t.co/bGITvDFtZ6

— Jeremy Sharpe (@sharpejw) June 6, 2015