Triple Crown winner American Pharoah romps to victory in return

OCEANPORT, N.J. — As the 12th Triple Crown winner across a yawning 96 years became the 11th to persist with racing, the rarity rattled certain human nervous systems and roiled certain human stomachs. “Born to Run” played 12 minutes to post at Monmouth Park; a record Haskell Invitational crowd of 60,983 yearned for American Pharoah to remain chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected and steppin’ out over the line; and two relevant men fretted some. Self-doubt took a few brief tours of the brain of the New Jerseyan owner, Ahmed Zayat. A hot dog found turbulence en route to digestion in the gut of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.Read full article >>