JDG Flash Info : Les adieux triomphaux d’American Pharoah
AMERICAN PHAROAH DANS LE PANTHÉON DES COURSES AMÉRICAINES
Pour la dernière sortie de sa carrière, American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) a réalisé une vraie démonstration en s’imposant de bout en bout, sous les ovations du public, dans le Breeders’ Cup Classic (Gr1). American Pharoah était le premier gagnant de Triple Couronne à pouvoir s’imposer dans le Classic : il n’a pas manqué son rendez-vous avec l’histoire ! Effinex (Mineshaft) est deuxième à distance, devant Honor Code (A.P. Indy) qui était encore dernier à mi-parcours. Gleneagles (Galileo) n’a jamais pu se montrer menaçant.
BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC (Gr1)
Keeneland – plat –3ans et plus – 2.000m - dirt
1er : AMERICAN PHAROAH
(Pioneerof The Nile & Littleprincessemma, par Yankee Gentleman)
Propriétaire : Zayat Stables LLC
Eleveur : Zayat Stables LLC
Entraîneur : 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
“An everlasting credit to the sport.” Those words from Keeneland track announcer Kurt Becker as American Pharoah (c, 3, Pioneerof the Nile–Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman) closed out his career on top, smashing the field in Saturday’s GI Breeders’ Cup Classic by a solid six lengths to cap Breeders’ 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
BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC-GI, $4,550,000, KEE, 10-31, 3yo/up,
1 1/4m, 2:00.07, ft.
1–AMERICAN 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 ’13 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.
2–Effinex, 126, c, 4, Mineshaft–What a Pear, by E Dubai.
O-Tri-Bone Stables; B-Russell S. Cohen (NY); T-James A.
Jerkens. $900,000.
3–Honor Code, 126, r, 4, A.P. Indy–Serena’s Cat, by Storm Cat.
“TDN Rising Star” O-Lane”s 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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