American Pharoah wins the Grand Slam

[Chancellor]

That horse is amazing. Glad he got through safe

[Kyra's Mom]

Woot woot . He is one cool horse and I am glad I got to witness his races.

Before the Belmont, I wasn't going to watch. There have been so many (well, 12) that have tried and couldn't do it. Then there is always the risk of catastrophic injury . Something told me to go ahead and watch and it was magnificent. For the BC, I was just praying for him to have a safe trip but he did that and much more.

I may have to include Kentucky in some travel plans and go see him when he goes to stud. He seems to like to give noogies.
Go enjoy the mares American Pharaoh.

Susan

[Josette]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/watch-a ... l&cxrecs_s

video here

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/watch-a ... final-race

[Kelo]

What a horse. Just amazing!

[onetrickpony]

Woohoo! It feels special to have witnessed such a horse during my lifetime. Such a cool personality, too.

[PaulaO]

I did not know this was on, so thanks for the links. He is such a wonderful horse.

[khall]

He did a fabulous job. Friends of mine were there to see it, they made it to the Belmont as well. More than likely a once in a lifetime deal winning TC and BC same year. Love this horse.

[Chancellor]

He is, in fact, the first winner of the grand slam! And he did it so handily.
Plus he is so handsome!

Did any of you all see that one of the pony horses was acting up so badly in the post parade they had to call in a relief horse??? And the rider had a tough time even after giving up control of the race horse!!

[TeresaB]

Very cool horse. So glad he made it safely to the finish line and he can now retire. Interesting that Ashford Stud bought the breeding rights for him in 2014, before his Triple Crown win.

From Wikipedia
On May 20, 2015, The New York Times reported that Zayat had sold breeding rights to the colt to the Ashford Stud, a division of Ireland's Coolmore Stud, but retained control over the colt and his racing career. Before the announcement, offers for American Pharoah's breeding rights reportedly exceeded $20 million. After the Belmont, Forbes magazine reported that Zayat had actually sold the breeding rights to Ashford in late 2014, long before he began his Triple Crown run, and that Zayat retained 100% of the racing rights. Forbes went on to estimate that if American Pharoah stood for a $100,000 stud fee, he could be worth $50 million. More conservative estimates placed his potential stud fee at $75,000 and his potential value at about $25 to $36 million. The New York Times said that breeding rights had been sold for $13.8 million: $9.8 million with an additional $4 million incentive if American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes. Zayat retained an undisclosed percentage in the colt's breeding career,[106] and said the plan was for American Pharoah to retire from racing at the end of 2015. It is estimated that his initial stud fee in his first season will be approximately $200,000. This would be the second-highest stud fee in the United States, behind that of Tapit. Pioneerof the Nile's stud fee is expected to rise from $60,000 to $125,000 or even $150,000 in 2016.

Rather than immediately being moved to Ashford Stud, nine miles from the Keeneland racetrack, American Pharoah was expected to remain in Baffert's care into November, with a possible going-away party planned for him at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

[Sue B]

That horse is freakin' unbelievable. Soooooooooooo cool!

[Koolkat]

http://coolmore.com/america/coolmore-tv ... oplay=true

[Josette]

Koolkat - thanks for posting that link! Love AP and great doc on his racing hx!

[WheresMyWhite]

Koolkat, thanks for the link. Tears in my eyes through the whole thing recalling watching each off his races, wins or not.

His offspring will be interesting to see for sure.

[Chancellor]

Did you see that they were advertising his sire on the Breeder's cup? I guess his sire's price has doubled since AP won the triple crown.

[Tuddy]

I heard that he, AP, is in the running to be Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year. Has anyone read/seen anything to confirm it?

[svvdressage]

He is in the lead right now! Vote for him here! http://www.si.com/sportsmanofyear/2015/ ... tsman-poll