American Pharoah
American Pharoah (born 2011; foaled February 2, 2012) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the American Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2015. In winning all four races, he became the first horse to win the "Grand Slam" of American horse racing. He won the 2015 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and 2015 Champion three-year-old.[1]
He was bred and owned throughout his racing career by Ahmed Zayat of Zayat Stables, trained by Bob Baffert, and ridden in most of his races by Victor Espinoza. He now stands at stud at Ashford Stud in Kentucky.
His sire was Pioneerof the Nile and his dam was Littleprincessemma.
American Pharoah Media
Silks of Zayat Stables, owner of American Pharoah
American Pharoah led throughout the 2015 Preakness, which was run on a very sloppy track.
The finish of the 2015 Belmont Stakes.
American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes to become the 12th winner of the US Triple Crown.
American Pharoah led Frosted for much of the run in the Travers Stakes.
References
- ↑ Drape, Joe (August 2, 2015). American Pharoah Wins Haskell Invitational. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/03/sports/american-pharoah-wins-haskell-invitational.html?_r=0. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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