JDG Flash Info : Les adieux triomphaux dâAmerican Pharoah
AMERICAN PHAROAH DANS LE PANTHĂON DES COURSES AMĂRICAINES
Pour la derniĂšre sortie de sa carriĂšre, American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) a rĂ©alisĂ© une vraie dĂ©monstration en sâimposant de bout en bout, sous les ovations du public, dans le Breedersâ Cup Classic (Gr1). American Pharoah Ă©tait le premier gagnant de Triple Couronne Ă pouvoir sâimposer dans le Classic : il nâa pas manquĂ© son rendez-vous avec lâhistoire ! Effinex (Mineshaft) est deuxiĂšme Ă distance, devant Honor Code (A.P. Indy) qui Ă©tait encore dernier Ă mi-parcours. Gleneagles (Galileo) nâa jamais pu se montrer menaçant.
BREEDERSâ CUP CLASSIC (Gr1)
Keeneland â plat â3ans et plus â 2.000m - dirt
1er : AMERICAN PHAROAH
(Pioneerof The Nile & Littleprincessemma, par Yankee Gentleman)
Propriétaire : Zayat Stables LLC
Eleveur : Zayat Stables LLC
EntraĂźneur : Bob Baffert
Jockey : Victor Espinoza
2e : EFFINEX
3e : HONOR CODE
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An Un-Phar Advantage: Triple Crown Winner Imperious in the Classic
Saturday, October 31, 2015 | Back to: Top News
âAn everlasting credit to the sport.â Those words from Keeneland track announcer Kurt Becker as American Pharoah (c, 3, Pioneerof the NileâLittleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman) closed out his career on top, smashing the field in Saturdayâs GI Breedersâ Cup Classic by a solid six lengths to cap Breedersâ Cup weekend at Keeneland.
With the scratches first of Beholder (Henny Hughes) and of Smooth Roller (Hard Spun) early Saturday, American Pharoah loomed the controlling speed and off without incident from the four hole and had token pressure from Effinex (Mineshaft) and a closer-than-usual Tonalist (Tapit) through an opening quarter-mile in :23.99. With the Triple Crown hero galloping along effortlessly, Effinex tried to turn up the heat and they hit the half-mile marker in 1:11 2/5.
American Pharoah was given a bit more rein on the turn and he began to lengthen his stride further still and the result was really not in doubt when they reached the head of the stretch.
Effinex plugged away gamely and Honor Code (A.P. Indy) made belated progress from the back of the field, but the Zayat runner never broke a sweat as he eclipsed the $8-million mark in career earnings.
American Pharoah is set to enter stud at Ashford Stud a handful of furlongs from Keeneland. Lifetime Record: 11-9-1-0. O/B-Zayat Stables (KY). T-Bob Baffert.
Saturday, Keeneland
BREEDERSâ CUP CLASSIC-GI, $4,550,000, KEE, 10-31, 3yo/up,
1 1/4m, 2:00.07, ft.
1âAMERICAN PHAROAH, 122, c, 3, by Pioneerof the Nile
1st Dam: Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman
2nd Dam: Exclusive Rosette, by Ecliptical
3rd Dam: Zetta Jet, by Tri Jet
($300,000 Ylg â13 FTSAUG). O/B-Zayat Stables, LLC (KY); T-Bob
Baffert; J-Victor Espinoza. $2,750,000. Lifetime Record: Ch.
2yo Colt, 2015 Triple Crown Winner, 11-9-1-0, $8,650,300.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2âEffinex, 126, c, 4, MineshaftâWhat a Pear, by E Dubai.
O-Tri-Bone Stables; B-Russell S. Cohen (NY); T-James A.
Jerkens. $900,000.
3âHonor Code, 126, r, 4, A.P. IndyâSerenaâs Cat, by Storm Cat.
âTDN Rising Starâ O-Laneâs End Racing, Dell Ridge Farm LLC & Teresa Viola Racing; B-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC (KY); T-Claude R.
McGaughey III. $500,000.
Margins: 6HF, 4HF, 1HF. Odds: 0.70, 33.00, 4.70.
Also Ran: Keen Ice, Tonalist, Hard Aces, Frosted, Gleneagles (Ire). Scratched: Beholder, Smooth Roller.
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