 Although four horses between 1979 and 1996 had already failed to win the Triple Crown after winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, another eight horses failed after the song was changed, seven as competitors, and one, I'll Have Another, who was scratched the morning of the race because of lameness.It was said that the ghost of Mamie O'Rourke would never let another Triple Crown winner emerge unless and until "The Sidewalks of New York" was reinstated as the post parade song for The Belmont Stakes.The alleged curse ended when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown with his wire-to-wire win at the Belmont Stakes on June 6, 2015.