Lexington, Ky. — A perky American Pharoah greeted visitors at Barn 62 on Sunday morning, a day after he won the Breeeders’ Cup Classic to punctuate a racing career in which he won nine of 11 races, including the first Triple Crown in 37 years. His trainer, Bob Baffert, led him out of the barn at around 10 as his jubilant owner, Ahmed Zayat, stood guard.
“What a glorious morning,” Baffert said to about 200 people, many of whom were wearing American Pharoah apparel. The crowd then swarmed the colt, with some getting so close that they were able to pet him.