Jockey Victor Espinoza taking 3rd aim at Triple Crown win (The Associated Press)

Victor Espinoza is oozing confidence a year after his hopes of riding a Triple Crown winner were dashed in the Belmont Stakes. ”If he’s 100 percent and he goes there and his energy is good, that’s all it’s going to take,” Espinoza said on a recent morning at Santa Anita. ”I’m positive and confident.” Espinoza’s assurance stems from how American Pharoah has developed over the five-week Triple Crown campaign.