1 posted on
06/06/2015 5:35:21 PM PDT by
servo1969
To: servo1969
American Pharoah is owned by Zayat Stables, which is headed by Ahmed Zayat. Pharoah was bred by the stable and was born in February 2012 in Lexington, Ky. Pharoah is the son of Pioneerof the Nile, who finished second in the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Ahmed Zayat said before the Belmont that American Pharoah likely would retire at the end of 2015. Zayat also announced that Pharoah would stand at Coolmore’s Ashford Stud in Kentucky, from which he fetched an undisclosed stud fee that, Zayat announced, would escalate based on performance. Justin Zayat, son of Ahmed Zayat, told ESPN in May that the stable rejected offers of more than $20 million from breeding farms.
Pharoah, a bay colt with a white star on his forehead, outraced Firing Line and Dortmund, among others, to win the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby on May 2. Two weeks later, Pharoah outclassed a field that again included Dortmund and Mr. Z to win 1 3/16-mile Preakness Stakes on a sloppy course after a heavy rainstorm. The Belmont Stakes, at 1 1/2 miles, is longer than either of the first two legs of the Triple Crown and is thus known as the “Test of the Champion.” Pharoah entered Saturday with more than $3.7 million in career earnings; the Belmont pays out a purse of $800,000 to race winners.
2 posted on
06/06/2015 5:42:24 PM PDT by
servo1969
To: servo1969
I can hear it now, the race of professional victims is going to lament that there aren't enough blacks and black horses in horse racing and Obama should do something about it now.
To: servo1969
He won by pulling away from his rivals at the end of the one and 1/2 mile race.
4 posted on
06/06/2015 5:42:41 PM PDT by
Gumdrop
To: servo1969
They tried to sell that horse not too long ago, right? No qualified bids over the reserve price I think.
Now they win all that money
8 posted on
06/06/2015 5:55:13 PM PDT by
GeronL
("NEW ARRIVALS" sci-fi ebook is free this weekend at Amazon!!!)
To: servo1969
American Pharoah is the 12th horse and first since Affirmed in 1978 to win three races on different tracks at varying distances over a five-week spanPlease tell me the reporter knows that it has to be these 3 particular races!!
9 posted on
06/06/2015 5:56:17 PM PDT by
GeronL
("NEW ARRIVALS" sci-fi ebook is free this weekend at Amazon!!!)
To: servo1969
That horse was flying and not at all pleased after the race. Kind of just done with it!
To: servo1969
Pharaoh Øbama thinks its all about him.
12 posted on
06/06/2015 6:05:35 PM PDT by
lightman
(O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
To: servo1969
Great race. Except for all my bets (my fancy ones all lost but I did have AP to win). Fantastic horse. It’s about time!
14 posted on
06/06/2015 6:14:18 PM PDT by
Yaelle
("You're gonna fly away, Glad you're going my way... I love it when we're Cruzin together")
To: servo1969
Not a race fan but I tuned it in. What a great win.
17 posted on
06/06/2015 6:20:17 PM PDT by
Gamecock
(Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once, and He volunteered. R.C. Sproul)
To: servo1969
To: servo1969
21 posted on
06/06/2015 6:28:07 PM PDT by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: servo1969
Is American Pharoah the first Orthodox Jewish-owned horse to win the Triple Crown?
23 posted on
06/06/2015 6:36:08 PM PDT by
BlueStateRightist
(Government is best which governs least.)
To: servo1969; Gamecock; SaveFerris
I hear his mudda was a mudder.
To: servo1969
What a horse. He now has years of fun to look forward to at the stud farm.
34 posted on
06/06/2015 7:14:50 PM PDT by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: servo1969
Great horse & great win. I've watched (real time) a few Triple Crown wins by superb horses going back over 50 years.
Not likely I'll get to see another Triple Crown winner ...
37 posted on
06/06/2015 7:22:55 PM PDT by
BluH2o
To: servo1969
His great great great grandsire is Secretariat.
47 posted on
06/06/2015 9:25:19 PM PDT by
TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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