Playing the waiting game with American Pharoah
ELMONT, N.Y. -- The enthusiastic response to American Pharoah's victory parade at Churchill Downs last Saturday evening pretty much showed how the lov…
Pharoah ushers in Grand Slam era
ELMONT, N.Y. -- It took 37 years for him to come around, but Thoroughbred racing finally has a equine superstar so brilliant that he not only swept th…
Zayat thankful for a Triple Crown
ELMONT, N.Y. -- It was a moment some 37 years in the making, and the exhilaration shook every muscle in Ahmed Zayat's 52-year-old body. The Triple C…
Pharoah worth pulling for
Somewhere there has to be a Yogi Berra-ism that would be a perfect fit for Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes. After all, American Pharoah is an…
Lawsuit 'eating' at owner Zayat
NEW YORK -- When the owner of American Pharoah, Ahmed Zayat, says he's lost seven pounds in the last week, the immediate thought centers on the immens…
American Pharoah: A hero, not a savior
For the roughly 90,000 persons on hand at Belmont Park on Saturday, it will surely be an unforgettable moment if fate allows American Pharoah to captu…
Clement knows value of a fresh approach
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Christophe Clement is uncertain if American Pharoah will capture the Belmont Stakes and complete a sweep of the Triple Crown. He's q…
Turner rooting for Baffert and Pharoah
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Billy Turner holds a unique position in this grand old world. At age 75, he's the only person on Earth who can say he has trained a …
American Pharoah will end the drought
BALTIMORE -- The quick, reflex answer would be no. He can't do it. Why should American Pharoah complete a Triple Crown sweep when so many other supe…
American Pharoah makes it look easy
BALTIMORE -- For the most part, Bob Baffert knows his way around the Triple Crown. Immediately after winning the Kentucky Derby with American Pharoah,…
