American Pharoah made history on Saturday, winning the 2015 Belmont Stakes to secure horse racing's first Triple Crown in 37 years. The pre-race favorite at 3/5 odds, American Pharoah is the first horse to complete the
Of the long list of check marks to name a race horse, spell-check isn't one of them. A little less than 30 percent of names submitted to Rick Bailey at the Jockey Club are turned down, but American Pharoah wasn't one of them. “It's not too uncommon for
Oddsmakers heading into this year's Kentucky Derby like American Pharoah's name more than a spell checker. That the letters "a" and "o" became transposed from the traditional spelling for an Egyptian ruler, Pharaoh, wasn't necessarily intended when
Everyone knows there is no cheering in the press box, and crying is frowned upon as well. Both rules were violated as American Pharoah thundered down the stretch and into the record books, setting off a cathartic celebration at Belmont Park and beyond
In an extraordinary moment at the Belmont Park stables, American Pharoah's trainer, Bob Baffert, invited reporters to pet the horse. The moment was captured by Todd Schrupp, the horse racing anchor for TVG Network who started his career as the track