American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise
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American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise
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History was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality.
Written by an award-winning New York Times sportswriter, American Pharoah is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won theKentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, but how he changed lives.Through extensive interviews, Drape explores the making of an exceptionalracehorse, chronicling key events en route to history. Covering everything fromthe flamboyant owner's successful track record, the jockey's earlier heartbreakinglosses, and the Hall of Fame trainer's intensity, Drape paints a stirring portrait ofa horse for the ages and the people around him.