American Pharoah routs Breeders’ Cup Classic rivals
The only horse to claim the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes since Affirmed in 1978, the Bob Baffert-trained three-year-old bounced back from a shock defeat in the Travers Stakes to confirm beyond any doubt his superstar credentials.
There might have been a brief moment when his rivals had a flicker of hope as they closed down the back, but it was just a flicker as he strode away in magnificent fashion when Victor Espinoza got lower in the saddle.
