American Pharoah Triple Crown Winner? | Page 3

RishikeshA · 2015-05-17T07:14:17-07:00

In the past I've posted a Triple Crown Thread, this year I passed but as fate has it something has caught my attention. That something is American Pharoah, he's won the Derby and the Preakness and the Test Of Champions is up next in three weeks, the Belmont Stakes. He's trained by Bob Baffert. Since 1979 here's a list of horses that have won the first two legs of the Triple Crown but lost or were injured for the Belmont Stakes; Spectacular Bid Pleasant Colony Silver Charm (trainer Bob Baffert) Real Quiet (lost by a nose, Bob Baffert trained) War Emblem (Bob Baffert again, stumbled at the start lost all chance) Funny Cide Smarty Jones Big Brown I'll Have Another California Chrome That's 10 if you're counting. Seems impossible, right? You're asking a 3 year old (a teenager in human terms) to win a race at a mile and half, five weeks after the Kentucky Derby. They will never race at this distance again unless they go to Europe. AP's sire is Pioneer of the Nile, the dam is Littleprincessemma. The Dam has Storm Cat in her pedigree, he was the top sire in America from 2002-2007. A live foal went for $500,000. a pop. So what do I like about this horse? My credentials are that I was a handicapper at Belmont Park in an earlier life (some would say I was more handicapped at picking horses than being a handicapper). I've studied all AP's races and the one thing that sticks out to me is that when he hits the stretch he runs as straight as an arrow, even under the whip. Usually a horse bears in or out due to fatigue or immaturity. He can come from behind or go to the lead. There will be fresh horses running against him at the Belmont Stakes with pedigrees as good or better than AP's. I'll come out and say he's a Super Horse trained by someone who been to the Big Dance. It's time for a Triple Crown Winner, American Pharoah.

Jun 6, 2015 at 4:38 PM

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I think the ther jockeys let him dictate the pace because they thought they could take him down the stretch. That horse just hit another gear and left them eating dust.

[ Edited by NinerAce on Jun 6, 2015 at 4:39 PM ]

Jun 6, 2015 at 4:41 PM

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Young2Rice
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That was great.

I don't follow racing but it was clear from the start that AP was on another level the way he was running so smooth and powerfully.

Announcer nailed the finish.

[ Edited by Young2Rice on Jun 6, 2015 at 4:46 PM ]

Jun 6, 2015 at 4:55 PM

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RishikeshA
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He went to the front at the start and intimidated the field in the final 1/16th mile. A few times in racing history when a great horse runs he's no longer running against the horses on that given day. At the 1/16th pole it was Man O' War, War Admiral, Citation, Seattle Slew, Affirmed and Secretariat in front of him that he was attempting to pass. It was no longer a single horse race, it was a Champion running into history. Enjoy my friends, moments like this happen once in a generation.

Jun 6, 2015 at 5:09 PM

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Espinoza said he knew American Pharaoh was winning the race after the first turn. Watching that race was like getting drunk or something. Just absolutely surreal.

Jun 6, 2015 at 5:10 PM

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Very good horse and nice to see a triple crown winner after all these years. As great as he is he pales to the greatness of Secretariat. I seriously doubt any of us will ever see a horse like Big Red. To think he has the record for the Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont is pretty incredible. Still, Pharoah was not a chump who just beat a bad field. He had a very good time and dominated.

Jun 6, 2015 at 5:15 PM

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Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Very good horse and nice to see a triple crown winner after all these years. As great as he is he pales to the greatness of Secretariat. I seriously doubt any of us will ever see a horse like Big Red. To think he has the record for the Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont is pretty incredible. Still, Pharoah was not a chump who just beat a bad field. He had a very good time and dominated.

Is there a chance he could repeat?

Jun 6, 2015 at 5:18 PM

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Originally posted by Young2Rice:

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Very good horse and nice to see a triple crown winner after all these years. As great as he is he pales to the greatness of Secretariat. I seriously doubt any of us will ever see a horse like Big Red. To think he has the record for the Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont is pretty incredible. Still, Pharoah was not a chump who just beat a bad field. He had a very good time and dominated.

Is there a chance he could repeat?

There is no repeating in horse racing. The triple crown is only for 3 year olds.

Jun 6, 2015 at 5:26 PM

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Young2Rice
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Originally posted by Ninerjohn:

Originally posted by Young2Rice:

Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Very good horse and nice to see a triple crown winner after all these years. As great as he is he pales to the greatness of Secretariat. I seriously doubt any of us will ever see a horse like Big Red. To think he has the record for the Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont is pretty incredible. Still, Pharoah was not a chump who just beat a bad field. He had a very good time and dominated.

Is there a chance he could repeat?

There is no repeating in horse racing. The triple crown is only for 3 year olds.

Oh damn. Didn't know what. Why?

Jun 6, 2015 at 6:28 PM

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JustinMT
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Obviously it was steroids

Jun 6, 2015 at 6:40 PM

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Rubberneck36
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Really cool.

Jun 6, 2015 at 6:41 PM

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monsterzero789
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Incredible! Can't believe it finally happened. Horse is gonna f**k until it's dick falls off

Jun 6, 2015 at 9:22 PM

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StOnEy333
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Jun 6, 2015 at 10:58 PM

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Hoovtrain
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That was pretty cool. Never seen a crowd so electric for such a prolonged period of time

Jun 6, 2015 at 11:14 PM

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DonnieDarko
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American Pharaoh is gonna get some mad p***y

Jun 6, 2015 at 11:34 PM

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LayTheWoodall
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In an era where sports media is an absolute joke and overhypes everything, the greatness of this moment cannot be overstated. This was truly a once in a generation type of event!