American Pharoah,10 years after Triple Crown run, enjoying life in Kentucky as stallion
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AmericanPharoah,10yearsafterTripleCrownrun,enjoyinglifeinKentuckyasstallionVERSAILLES—TenyearssincewinningtheTripleCrown,AmericanPharoahisenjoyinglifeatCoolmoreAmerica’sAshfordStud.
There’stheNorthAmericanbreedingseasonfrommid-Februarytomid-June.TherewasthebirthdaypartyinFebruarythatsawthe15ticketsavailabletothepublicselloutin53seconds.
Anddon’tforgetallthecarrots.
“Ithinkourcarrotbillhasgoneup,”saidAdrianManserghWallace,whoworksinsalesforCoolmore.“Maybeweshouldhaveacarrotpatchoverheretogrowourown.”
Wallacesaidfansfromall50statesandseveralcountriesvisitAshfordStudannually,withAmericanPharoahthetopattraction.
Thebaycoltcaptivatedhorseracingfansin2015bysweepingtheKentuckyDerby,PreaknessStakesandBelmontStakestobecomethefirstTripleCrownwinnersinceAffirmedin1978.
“The37-yearwaitisover!AmericanPharoahisfinallytheone!”announcerLarryCollmusfamouslyexclaimedasAmericanPharoahapproachedthefinishl