American Pharoah opened his career with a loss before reeling off eight in a row -- seven of them Grade 1 races. With the $1.1 million payday in the Haskell, his career earnings soared to $5.6 ...

American Pharoah finished the 1 1/2 mile Belmont Stakes in 2:26.65 -- the sixth fastest time in the race’s 147 year history and one-fifth of a second faster than Affirmed when he won the Triple ...

American Pharoah extended his winning streak to seven races. He matched the accomplishment of his grand-sire, Empire Maker, who won the 2003 Belmont, spoiling Funny Cide's Triple Crown bid.

American Pharoah’s sire is Pioneerof the Nile, who finished second in the 2009 Kentucky Derby. His grandsire is Empire Maker, the 2003 Belmont winner and Derby runner-up.

For American Pharoah to beat the other three in front of 170,513, the largest crowd in Derby history, makes the possibilities seem endless as his Triple Crown quest continues.

On June 6, 2015, American Pharoah ended a 37-year drought when he became horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner, the first since Affirmed accomplished such a feat in 1978. And while next month ...

The first Triple Crown winner in 37 years will continue to race. That's the word from American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat, who has pledged to keep him in training at least through the end of the year.

In November, the Zayats sold American Pharoah's dam, Littleprincessemma, for which they paid $250,000 in 2007, carrying a full brother to American Pharoah, for $2.1 million.

Looking back, Baffert said American Pharoah thought he was out for a workout, not a gallop, the day before that race when an estimated 15-20,000 fans showed up tot he New York track.

American Pharoah ran the final quarter-mile -- a stretch that has dashed numerous Triple Crown dreams -- in 24.32 seconds, faster than Secretariat's time of 25 seconds in winning the 1973 Belmont.

American Pharoah heads into the 1½-mile Belmont with a six-race winning streak. His margin of victory in the Preakness was the largest since Smarty Jones won by a record 11½ lengths in 2004.