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AMERICAN CLEOPATRA & CHAMPAGNE ROOM HEAD COMPETITIVE FIELD OF 12 JUVENILE FILLIES GOING 1 1/16 MILES IN GRADE I, $300,000 CHANDELIER STAKES SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA

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Post date September 30, 2016

CHANDELIER IS ONE OF FIVE BREEDERS’ CUP ‘WIN & YOU’RE IN’ CHALLENGE STAKES

ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2016)—Separated by just a nose when last they met, American Cleopatra, a full sister to 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, will renew acquaintances with Champagne Room in Saturday’s Grade I, $300,000 Chandelier Stakes for 2-year-old fillies going 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita. The final major steppingstone to the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita on Nov. 5, the Chandelier attracted a wide open field of 12 on Saturday.

Tags American Cleopatra, American Pharoah, Bob Baffert, Zayat Stables

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CLASSIC SHOWDOWN IS A GRAND SLAM NO MATTER THE RESULTS

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Post date October 29, 2015

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
By Bob Ehalt

It’s a term that has been around in sports for decades.

Breeders’ Cup 2015Yet in horse racing, it came into being nearly five months ago.

It was the morning of June 7, 2015, less than 24 hours after American Pharoah had captured the Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years.

Tags American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup 2015, Triple Crown winner

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SANTA ANITA-BASED ‘PHAROAH’ TO RETURN HOME ON THURSDAY MORNING FROM LOUISVILLE

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Post date June 18, 2015

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 17, 2015)—Triple Crown Champion American Pharoah, who will return to his Santa Anita base Thursday morning, will make a public appearance between races at The Great Race Place on Gold Cup at Santa Anita Day, Saturday, June 27, it was announced today.

Tags American Pharoah, arcadia, Bob Baffert, California, equestrian, Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park and Casino, horse, Jockey, Laurel Park, North America, owner, Pimlico Race Course, racetrack, Santa Anita Park, Throughbred, Triple Crown

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Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah To Jog Friday Around 6:45 A.M.

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Post date June 12, 2015

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 11, 2015) – Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been walking the shed row of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s Barn 33 daily since returning to Churchill Downs on Sunday, but he’s scheduled to return to the track Friday around 6:45 a.m. for a clockwise job around the one-mile oval.

Tags Ahmed Zayat, American Pharoah, Jimmy Barnes, Stella Artois, Victor Espinoza

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Old Friends to Launch Booster Campaign Featuring Artwork by Daily Racing Funnies®

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Post date June 8, 2015

GEORGETOWN, KY – JUNE 8, 2015 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, is launching a quarterly Booster campaign that will offer a seasonal T-shirt with artwork by Daily Racing Funnies.

Tags American Pharoah, California Chrome, equestrian, horse, horses, Old Friends, Thoroughbreds

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Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah is ‘all systems go’ for G1 Belmont Stakes

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Post date June 5, 2015

ELMONT, N.Y. – All systems go.

That was the pronouncement by Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert after he watched Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner American Pharoah gallop on the main track Thursday morning in preparation for Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the elusive Triple Crown to be contested as part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival presented by DraftKings.

Tags American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, Bob Baffert, horse, Jockey, Kentucky Derby 2015, race, Triple Crown, winner

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American Pharoah bids for Triple Crown in G1 Belmont Stakes

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Post date June 4, 2015

ELMONT, N.Y. – American Pharoah will attempt to become the 12^th Triple Crown winner and first since Affirmed in 1978 when he contests the 147^th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Belmont Park.

The third leg of the Triple Crown is the highlight of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival presented by DraftKings.

Tags American Pharoah, arkansas derby, Belmont Stakes. Elmont, Bob Baffert, horse, Jockey, Kentucky Derby, NY, Preakness, race, racing, Trainer, Victor Espinoza

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Triple Crown Hopeful American Pharoah Gets Acquainted with Belmont Main Track

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Post date June 4, 2015

ELMONT, N.Y. – Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah went out onto a sloppy Belmont Park main track for the first time this morning to stretch his legs and become acclimated with his new surroundings as he prepares for Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes as part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival presented by DraftKings, and perhaps a date with destiny.

Tags American Pharoah, Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Bob Baffert, Churchill Downs, hall of fame, horse, Jockey, Kentucky Derby, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness, race, Triple Crown

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American Pharoah, Keen Ice Depart Churchill Downs For New York

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Post date June 2, 2015

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, June 2, 2015) -Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner American Pharoah walked the shed row of Barn 33 Tuesday morning before departing Churchill Downs at 10 a.m. (all times Eastern) for a van ride to Louisville International Airport for his flight to New York in anticipation of Saturday’s $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (GI).

Tags American Pharoah, Belmont Stakes, Bob Baffert, Churchill Downs, Jockey, June 6, Kentucky Derby, race

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American Pharoah Breezes Five Furlongs in 1:00.20

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Post date June 1, 2015

Zayat Stables’ Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner American Pharoah breezed five furlongs in 1:00.20 on a fast track under Martin Garcia at 8:30 a.m. ET on Monday, June 1, 2015 at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky. The Bob Baffert-trained 3-year-old will attempt to become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner – and first since Affirmed in 1978 – in the 147th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (Grade I) on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Belmont Park. Splits for the workout, which occurred under light rainfall, were :13, :25, :36.60 and :48.60. He galloped out six furlongs in 1:13, seven furlongs in 1:26 and one mile in 1:39.60.

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