American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise by Joe Drape

American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise

Joe Drape
256 pages
Hachette Books
Apr 2016
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History was made at the 2015 Belmont Stakes when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, the first since Affirmed in 1978. As magnificent as the champion is, the team behind him has been all too human while on the road to immortality.<br><br>Written by an award-winning<i> New York Time</i>s sportswriter, <i>American Pharoah</i> is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won the<b> </b>Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, but how he changed lives.<b> </b>Through extensive interviews, Drape explores the making of an exceptional<b> </b>racehorse, chronicling key events en route to history. Covering everything from<b> </b>the flamboyant owner's successful track record, the jockey's earlier heartbreaking<b> </b>losses, and the Hall of Fame trainer's intensity, Drape paints a stirring portrait of<b> </b>a horse for the ages and the people around him.
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Pages 256
Publisher Hachette Books
Published 2016
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