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American Pharoah to parade between 7TH and 8TH races at
Santa Anita
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| American Pharoah will
parade in the walking ring and over the main track at Santa
Anita on Saturday
NYRA/Susie Raisher/Adam Coglianese Photography) |
American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), who became the first Triple Crown
winner in 37 years when taking the Belmont S. (G1) on June 6, will make a public
appearance on Saturday at Santa Anita.
The bay colt will be paraded between the 7TH and 8TH races -- the $300,000
Triple Bend S. (G1) and $200,000 Royal Heroine S. (G2) -- as part of a blockbuster day that also includes the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita
S. (G1) and $100,000 Senorita S. (G3).
Owned and bred by Ahmed Zayat and trained by Bob Baffert, the Kentucky-bred
colt will enter the track's Paddock
Gardens area at approximately 4:30 p.m. (PDT), following a gate-to-wire screening
of his unforgettable Belmont Stakes triumph. American Pharoah will then proceed to the track's Seabiscuit Walking
Ring, where he will take a pair of laps that will be accompanied by handlers
from Baffert's stable.
The popular colt will then be led under the Grandstand
and onto Santa Anita's main track, where he won the final race of his
two-year-old campaign, the FrontRunner S. (G1) on September 27.
Once on the main track, American Pharoah will be led toward Santa Anita's
Club House turn. After posing for pictures, he'll turn around
and head to the winner's circle, where he will be met by Baffert, regular rider
Victor Espinoza and an expected throng of media.
Following an interview with Baffert that will be conducted
by Santa Anita's Michelle Yu, the Triple Crown champion will walk the length of the
stretch back to Baffert's shed row.
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The entire ceremony will also be shown live on Santa
Anita's simulcast network. First post time for a 10-race program Saturday is at
1 p.m.
Fans are encouraged to come early, as all Santa Anita Thoroughbreds Club
members will receive a beautiful, officially licensed American Pharoah T-Shirt,
free with paid admission, while supplies last.
No announcement has been made yet on where American Pharoah will race yet.
The colt is among the 35 sophomores extended invitations to Monmouth Park's signature event,
the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1) to be renewed for the
48th time on August 2. Zayat Stables previously tasted Haskell success when Paynter drew off to a near four-length score in 2012.
The 1 1/8-mile Haskell, which has seen 26 champions
and eight Hall of Fame members make the starting gate, will be televised live on
NBC from 5-6 p.m. (EDT).
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