Bob Baffert, trainer of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, admits the feeling of finally achieving the Holy Grail of American racing will take a while to sink in.

BEEF OR SALMON, a faller at the third in last Thursday’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, is virtually certain to return at the Fairyhouse Grand National meeting.

Unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Vindication is set to miss the Kentucky Derby, reports the Thoroughbredtimes website.