As American Pharoah hits the home stretch of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, a very eager group will be watching in Tucson, the stakes a bit high for them as well.
Bob Baffert, American Pharoah’s trainer, is a product of the renowned Race Track Industry Program at the University of Arizona. He is one of countless products of a program that continues to supply the sport of horse racing with innovative and eager young talent.
On Saturday, they will watch their fellow Wildcat either reach the pinnacle of the sport or become one of the many two-fers — those trainers who’ve watched a horse win the first two legs of the Triple Crown but fail in their bid for racing’s immortal prize, last won by Affirmed in 1978.