american pharoah

American Pharoah is a famous Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled on February 2, 2012. He won the American Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2015, making him the 12th Triple Crown winner in history and the first horse to win the modern Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing. American Pharoah earned the 2015 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year and 2015 Champion three-year-old, and in 2021, he was inducted into the American Racing Hall of Fame. Owned and bred by Ahmed Zayat of Zayat Stables, trained by Bob Baffert, and mostly ridden by Victor Espinoza, American Pharoah set a single-season record with earnings of over $8.2 million in 2015. His notable victories include the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, and Breeders' Cup Classic, where he set a track record. His legacy is marked by a bronze sculpture at Oaklawn racetrack and his status as one of the highest-rated American racehorses in history.