@@spooder6 Hey doofus he was talking about what he has heard. Maybe he didn't hear that one about Secratariet. Not everyone is past 50 ok ? I am ,but cut people some slack ,maybe suggest watching Big Red running in the Belmont. However the way Colmus called this race at the end is still better than at the end of Secratariets win in the Belmont. The announcer that day was Chic Anderson and his announcing was great but that was nearing the 1 mile of the Belmont when he said "he is moving like a tremendous machine" it wasn't at the end because there was no drama left because Secratariet had slaughtered the competition.
@@SukramYasdnil it's okay that I've forgotten more about racing than you'll ever know. Frosted : GARBAGE(especially around 2 turns) Keen Ice: super GARBAGE Tonalist: below average at best. In the BC,he beat the best horse of all time, EFFINEX!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLO....Sorry,son,it's you who doesn't know anything
@@marklewen9384 my favorite quote from all the has-beens and have-nots has got to be “I know more than you’ve forgotten” … yeah right 😂😂😂. Your comment speaks for itself how much you know.. This one was easy because Tonalist ➡️ Peter Pan winner + Belmont winner = average? Yeah that’s what gave you away.
@@marklewen9384 gleneagles won the 2000 Guineas and Irish 2000, frosted won the wood memorial, keen ice won the travers, shit even honor code won the met mile and the Whitney. I can see that all this is, is just you being a little mad that the game blew right bye without a second glance.
On October 31, 2015 at Keeneland, 50,000 people witnessed greatness and many more watched at home. We were blessed to be able to see such a great horse. During the leadup to the race the commentary team said the great ones come back with a vengeance and they were spot on. Put this horse firmly in your memory and never forget what he did. We very well may never see anything like this ever again. There's only one American Pharoah. I'll never forget the call from Larry Collmus - "A Triple Crown winner! A Breeder's Cup winner! A horse of a lifetime!"
I still can recall the Belmont! "And here it is! The 37 year wait is over! American Pharoah is finally the one! AMERICAN PHAROAH HAS WON THE TRIPLE CROWN!!"
Personally not a huge fan of Larry Collmus, he tries too hard to be like Tom Durkin. No one could do the dramatic calls like Durkin. Each caller should have their own style. Wish Durkin could've stayed out of retirement one more year to call the races this year - would've been exciting.
A Triple Crown winner, a Breeders Cup winner, a horse of a LIFETIME!!!!!! Wow how thrilling was that race & what a race caller Larry Collmus is, Grandslam goosebumps listening to that!!!!!
I started watching horse racing back in 2004, when smarty jones was the king, but lost in the Belmont.... thank you American Pharoah........... I never thaght in my life I would ever see one of the best "EVER"!!!!!!!!!
+charles byrnes yeah? Imagine waiting 37 years!! If you had told me back when I was 12 and Affirmed won, that it would be 37 more years, I could scarcely have imagined.
Victor and AP ran this race in an almost identical manner to the Belmont - went out to the lead, brushed off a weak mid-late race challenge, and simply smoked the field in the stretch. Dominating and fitting performance! AP is truly deserving of his legacy.
This gives me a lump in my throat. For some reason when a beautiful animal does something like this it affects me differently. I still remember the majesty of Secretariat, the amazing Belmont Stakes in '73, how the world stopped that Saturday. I remember where I was. I watch those old Secretariat Triple Crown races now and get sucked into the emotions. American Pharoah is the same. I'm so pleased he's going out on a winning note. He deserves to be mentioned in the same breath with Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Citation and all the other Triple Crown winners. What a magnificent champion!
I stood by the winners circle all day at Keeneland, just to be in the same vicinity of this amazing horse (I knew he would be there!). Has it already been a year since he won?! I'm not ready to let this experience go. Truly a horse of a lifetime, greatest athlete of my lifetime for sure.
There's not a corner of this country where American Pharoah is not loved. What amazing animal. Not sure I'll live to see another like him. And you know, that might not be a bad thing,
@@drewrockwell8000 yes, but we all know as wonderful and amazing as justify is, AP is truly the king. I know I'll never see another like AP. Justify is awesome in his own right, but American Pharoah ranks above him.
@@horsegurl256 no way Ap had more time to get into form justify ran the 4 of biggest races in a 120 days that incredible i even asked someone at coolmoore who would and they said if on the same training and same experience justify would have won but both are great but they will never be a another big red
Great race. Perhaps someday I will return to the Lexington area and see American Pharoah, just as I saw Secretariat and so many other greats back in 1989.
Watching today as we prepare to see what Justify has in store at the Preakness. I wish him and his connections well, and will be cheering him on down the stretch. But I will never feel about him the way I do about Pharoah. I love watching how HAPPY this cool horse is when he's running a race. Ears pricked forward, just cruising along like it's his favorite thing to do. Definitely "a horse of a lifetime!!"
Look at him attack the ground those last few furlongs! These are the best horses in the world and they're just gassed and riding high with little head movement. Then look at the fight and determination in American Pharoah as he attacks that ground, you can just feel those powerful exhales on every head bob as he wants to -- needs to -- destroy the field. The heart of a champion!
Tom Durkin’s call of the 2001 Breeder’s Cup will always be the best. It still brings tears to my eyes this day. But, American Pharoah’s call in this race was certainly one of the best.
:D Now he get's to go off and hopefully build on his legacy, I may never see another Triple Crown in my lifetime...or another horse like this beauty. LOVE YOU PHAROAH!!!!
To the person here who says somehwere here Secretariat could not handle mud as well as AP, his jockey Turcotte has this to say: "When they say that Secretariat couldn't run in the mud, I guess they forget that, as a two year old, he won the Laurel Futurity by 13 length and only one fifth of the track record while being eased up on a very sloppy track."
I remember watching this on TV live and saying I just witnessed greatness, something that was very rare. Only two horses have won the grand slam. Whirlaway in 1941 and American Pharoah.
I was 22 when this happened. I'll never ever forget this horse and what he did. I've just about memorized all of his stretch runs. Still not sure which is my favorite. The Belmont Stakes was absolute ecstasy. I was so confident yet nervous at the same time. His Preakness showed me all I needed to see. I knew he was the one. "AND THEY'RE INTO THE STRETCH! AND AMERICAN PHAROAH MAKES HIS RUN FOR GLORY!"... "FROSTED IS ALL OUT AT THE SIXTEENTH POLE AND HERE IT IS! THE 37 YEAR WAIT IS OVER! AMERICAN PHAROAH IS FINALLY THE ONE! AMERICAN PHAROAH HAS WON THE TRIPLE CROWWWNNN!" Then came the Classic... "AMERICAN PHAROAH COMES INTO HIS FINAL FURLONG, AND HE'S GOT A 5, A 6 LENGTH LEAD, AS THEY COME TO THE WIRE, A TRIPLE CROWN WINNER, A BREEDER'S CUP WINNER, A HORSE OF A LIFETIIIMEEE!" After the race ended I just went into the bathroom, thanked God for letting us witness this magnificent athlete then I broke down into tears. Just like that, my all time favorite racehorse, the best horse I ever saw had left the race track forever, but he left me memories that'll last a lifetime. Stuff I'll be able to tell people about years from now hopefully. Thank you American Pharoah. You deserve all the praise ever bestowed upon you. Maybe one day I'll see another one like you, but I doubt it very much. Hopefully your sons and daughters will at least be half as talented as you. If so, they'll be pretty damn good in my opinion.
I remember seeing this and realize, we just saw the greatest horse along side do something we have never seen before which is win 4 of these major races.
I was at the Breeders' Cup, right in front of the finish line at Keeneland. The crowd was almost as loud as when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown! This was the greatest day of my life. 50,000 people witnessed history in person and millions more at home. We Love You Pharoah!!
In all of this we need to thank Mr. Zayat and Bob Baffert for bringing him to the BCC. Other owners might have sent him off to stud after the Travers. They took a risk and they should be acknowledged for their sportsmanship and promotion of the sport. If AP had lost, it would have been their worst nightmare and probably effected his stud fee. I am happy for them that they were rewarded with a win.
Right, though I would probably argue that the Pennsylvania Derby would have been a better fit since Saratoga has taken down champions after the triple crown. This also included Secretariat. Also, you're not lying. They had to roll the dice and hope craps didn't come up. Fortunately for them they hit big time.
I believed in him from the start! I knew he would get the Triple Crown and leaked some happy tears when he won the Belmont. I may never see a horse that compares to him in my lifetime, but I will never forget him and will be exited when some of his sired foals begin to take the wins. ☺
Oh yes, sooo good to see this again --- what a fabulous horse! --- and not a shabby ride by VE either. Look forward to a VE repeat in 2016 albeit not the same mount. Since Pharoah retired, has been exciting keeping up with CC --- another tremendous equine whose "comeback" has been stupendous. Interesting noting the obvious physical maturity difference of CC at 6 and Pharoah at only 3 -- Excitedly anticipating 2 days of safe racing for all horses/jocks at Santa Anita with CC taking the BCC this time.
To this day. Triple Crown (Classic) & Grand Slam (Champion) winner American Pharaoh is the only horse to win the Breeder's Cup Classic by taking the rest of the horses in this race off the television screen. What a amazing racehorse!
I was born in the Mid 80s. Started watching horse racing around the time of War Emblem in 2002. I loved Smarty and Big Brown. I loved Barbaro. I thought California Chrome would be the one. I thought Big Brown would be the one. But it was Pharoah. He is the greatest horse in my lifetime. I don't know how he stacks up with other Triple Crown winners, but he is my second favorite horse of all time behind Secretariat. I would probably rate him 3rd or 4th behind Secretariat, Seattle Slew and maybe Citation (maybe) all time amongst triple crown winners. Man O War was the second best horse of all time in my opinion, but he never did win the TC. He didn't race in the Derby but he destroyed Sir Barton the year Sir won. My brother isnt as big into horse racing as I am and he didn't watch the TC races until after the fact. He watched the Breeders Cup when AP won. He said as well that it was the greatest performance he'd seen in a race.
AP won on EIGHT different tracks, on dry surfaces and in the slop. The only thing he didn't try was the turf. He remains underrated, just like Seattle Slew was. Both were far superior to the competition, and therefore the (few) critics thought these two were inferior racehorses because they supposedly had "weak" competition. But nothing could be further from the truth.
+Susan Nunes How is he underrated? If anything its the opposite. He had a very short career and this years crop was weak. Lets face it. Look at times at the Derby. It was awful. There will be another triple next year if the crop is this weak.
+Strange Days Are you serious? Could not disagree more. All that was touted was how strong the fields were this year. The Derby is probably the most difficult to win. This stuff just does not happen by happenchance. By the way, it took over 37 years to pull off this feat and you want to decry weak crop, blah blah? Let's get real. This champion just set record in his last race against Grade 1 Competition and you want to try and detract from it. Why? How? There very well could be a Triple Crown next year, let's hope so, but it has nothing to do with what American Pharoah just did. For crying out loud we had what 3 or 4 Triple Crowns in the 70s and you want to talk about weak crops? What is the matter with you? Just enjoy the champion we have now. Geez.
Derreck Shaw What record did he set exactly? Maybe I missed that. The record for that race is 1:59 I believe. He ran a good time at the Belmont but most other years his time at the derby would have had him third or fourth. Many people have said that this years crop of three year olds are weak do to the times they have run and the fact that there were no pace setters. With this crop of horses several other horse of years past could have won the triple crown based on the times. I don't go by emotion, I go by numbers.
Strange Days The numbers that matter are 3, 12, 4, and 1. 3 for Triple Crown = There are only 12 that have every done it I the history dating back to 1919!! 4 = Grand Slam. This is the Cherry on Top, and 1 is for the first and only one to have completed this feat--albeit there was no Breeders Cup when Slew last crown before AP. 37 years to accomplish that Triple Crown is just that a crowning achievement. Also, AP faced something like the second or third most horses of any Triple Crown Winner. AP had the second fastest time at the Belmont and speculation is if he were pushed could have beat the Track record! The record he set on Breeders Cup I believe was a track record for the distance. It all adds up. This horse is very rare and special. He is right up there with Secretariat. History will be very kind to this horse. He did what Great Ones do, destroy the competition and mind you again in his last race he won the Breeders Cup Classic against older horses! He has nothing else to prove. He is one of the best that has ever done it. Oh before I forget since you like go by the numbers. AP notched a career high 120 Beyer Speed Figure in his final race while also setting a Keenlenad track record time of 2:00.07. Additionally, AP's 136 TimeformUS Speed Figure for the Classic ranked best in North America this year. He ranked 7th all time in earnings and did it in only 11 races! 8 of 9 victories were Grade I! There is no blowing smoke with this horse. He is the best of his generation and one of the best of all time. I rank him with Secretariat. So, there is no emotion...all the numbers you can handle...from earnings to Beyer to TimeForm to record winning time...so stop hating and just enjoy that you witnessed one of the best to ever done it.
Breaking News! Frosted just crossed the 16th pole 5 hrs later. Lol. Gleneagles ran right to the first plane back to Ireland. And so much for Jerry Crawford proclaiming KEEN ICE the fastest 3yo! KEEN ICE was uncorking that breathtaking rally when AMERICAN PHAROAH was galloping out. Lol
I miss him racing every day truly a champion !! Triple Crown winner American Pharoah sounds so good to hear , after all these years since Affirmed 1978
I was at his Belmont, this horse was a rocket. But the thing that makes me like his BCC so much was listen to the Kenneland crowd! That place is usually dead quiet!
Never get tired of coming back and watching American Pharoah's Breeders Cup win. He was a fine champion racehorse and should pass on some nice traits to his future racing offspring.
He will definitely be the horse of my lifetime, as he was the first to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed, and became the first Triple Crown winner to win the Breeder's Cup!
His pricked up ears like I got this just don't fall off Victor. Haha. Definitely one of the greatest race horses of all time. His Belmont and his Breeders finale were epic.
What? That makes 0 sense. Tell me you're a casual fan without telling me you're a casual fan. LOL. If we're using your math, Spectacular Bid beat Secretariat by 8 lengths. He ran a 1:57.80. Secretariat ran a 1:59.40. That's 8 lengths. Complete blowout!
@@dave1283 Not in his all time best. You were comparing all time best times to the time ran in the Breeders Cup Classic. Since we're just throwing out random numbers, and comparing different tracks, etc...why would exclude the Bid's time of 1:57.8? The video topic was Breeders Cup Classic. Secretariat didn't run in it. Annnnnd....Secretariat LOST 25% of his races. LMFAO!!! 1 of every 4, he failed. And he never won 6 in a row. Secretariat had 15 chances to win 6 in a row. Failed every time.
I had to miss this race when it happened. (I was at a 3 day concert event, and had no time to watch any TV.) I remember telling myself how I would be very disappointed if the announcer didn't scream about American Pharoah winning the grand slam like it was World War Three... And the call of this race met my expectations.
I'd like to have seen how fast AP could've ran ten furlongs on his home track of Santa Anita. A two minute flat romp on a moderate Keenland track was impressive, my best guess is a 1:59 and change at SA.
Not anymore really. AP was great, but Flightline is the one the horse people are comparing to Secretariat. I'd put Flightline ahead of Secretariat at 6-10F.
Any horse who wins the Triple Crown is a superhorse; that's why it was 37 years between Affirmed (78) and AP (2015). In the 70s, when we had 3 Triple Crown winners, there was no Breeder's Cup. AP got to do something new, to set the standard even higher. I think he's wonderful. I can't help but wonder what Secretariat would have done in a Breeder's Cup. His run in the Belmont was the greatest race I've ever seen. All the others were great horses; Secretariat was a God.
Secretariat lost 25% of his races!!!!!!!!! He NEVER won 6 races in a row. Secretariat had 15 attempts to win 6 races in a row. He couldn't do it. I get it, I get. you're a casual fan who thinks with their heart instead of their brain. LOL. Outside of his TC series, Secretariat was slightly better than average.
Bob Baffert said AP has "mechanics" unlike any horse he has ever trained. He said you could even tell while walking him that he was different in that way.
It's a staple of that sire line. Unbridled stamped his wide shoulder and stronger loin/hip onto Empire Maker (other Unbridled sons didn't get the same balance) who also had a really efficient way of going, and he stamped that shoulder and action onto Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister, who in turn seem to have transmitted it to Always Dreaming and (for PotN) Social Inclusion, American Pharoah, Classic Empire (I remember Casse specificlaly describing Classic Empire as moving like a panther) and Cairo Prince whose yearlings and 2 year olds are getting the same kind of comments. Very consistent sire line. But Pharoah seems to have acquired perhaps the most balanced conformation of them all and accordingly the best biomechanics of them.
He runs the whole race with ears forward, just relaxing. In the stretch he pinns his ears back, then right at the finish line he brings his ears forward again as if to pose for the picture. He knew where the finish line was.
I'm bummed that he's finished with his running career. I would have liked to have seen how he would do as a 4 year old against other horses. Then again, he's beaten all commers (save a fluke in the Travers Stakes), so he's got nothing left to prove! He's a real nice horse. :-)
+FireHeart217 Yeah I hate to see him retire too. But like you said, he has literally nothing left to win. After hearing so much about horses like Secretariat and Seattle Slew which were before my time, I'm really happy that I finally got to see one of them in my lifetime. :)
+wolfsrule100 I know how you feel - I lived through the 90s and early 2000s just WAITING to see one happen! There were so many close calls! But now the horse is here. Yay!
the race was over before the first turn. AP's ears were up and forward. He just galloped until the final half mile..The other horses never had a chance.
I love when Larrry Colmus says, "a Triple Crown winner, a Breeders' Cup winner, a horse OF A LIFETIME'"
minnbeef sounds like he was possessed.
What a great call.
That's my part!
man .i agree 100% ! Awesome call!!!
Same, love Larry Collmus
@minnbeef that call was epic
Chills, chills, chills!! I love watching his races, "A horse of a lifetime"! Someone has to make a movie about him.
Ears pricked, tail switching all over the place & just having fun. He loves to run . What a beautiful, magestic creature.
Larry Collmus at the end is one of my most favorite sports calls of all-time. Chills.
Not better than Big Red
It's the best call I've ever heard in any sport, period. Lots of folks will disagree but for me, it's the best call ever.
@@jordanhoward347 what about “he is moving like a tremendous machine!”
@@kalinewaters8063 No one said that....what the heck is wrong with you people. The man is commenting about Larry Colmus and how he called the race.
@@spooder6 Hey doofus he was talking about what he has heard. Maybe he didn't hear that one about Secratariet. Not everyone is past 50 ok ? I am ,but cut people some slack ,maybe suggest watching Big Red running in the Belmont. However the way Colmus called this race at the end is still better than at the end of Secratariets win in the Belmont. The announcer that day was Chic Anderson and his announcing was great but that was nearing the 1 mile of the Belmont when he said "he is moving like a tremendous machine" it wasn't at the end because there was no drama left because Secratariet had slaughtered the competition.
One of the greatest race calls of all time. Never fails to give me chills.
Still makes me tear up, seeing him win the Triple Crown and his final race. Have good luck with the ladies, AP!
Me to! Ive always loved horse racing and I can't believe I saw a great one unfold before my eyes!
I'm tearing up here for the hundredth time
I was at this breeders cup, it was amazing watching him run, he made it look so easy
Unbelievable ! I'm tearing up as well for this great great accomplishment in his last hoorah🐎
Why would Anyone put a thumbs down on this video! My favorite Sweetheart Horse❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Obviously a Baffert-hater would.
He got it exactly right... American Pharaoh won the Grand Slam of thoroughbred races.... Truly a Horse of s Lifetime 👏👏👏👑👑👑
And beat NOBODY..
@@marklewen9384frosted? Keen ice? Tonalist? It’s okay if you don’t know horse racing that well, we’ll help!
@@SukramYasdnil it's okay that I've forgotten more about racing than you'll ever know.
Frosted : GARBAGE(especially around 2 turns)
Keen Ice: super GARBAGE
Tonalist: below average at best.
In the BC,he beat the best horse of all time, EFFINEX!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLO....Sorry,son,it's you who doesn't know anything
@@marklewen9384 my favorite quote from all the has-beens and have-nots has got to be “I know more than you’ve forgotten” … yeah right 😂😂😂. Your comment speaks for itself how much you know..
This one was easy because Tonalist ➡️ Peter Pan winner + Belmont winner = average? Yeah that’s what gave you away.
@@marklewen9384 gleneagles won the 2000 Guineas and Irish 2000, frosted won the wood memorial, keen ice won the travers, shit even honor code won the met mile and the Whitney. I can see that all this is, is just you being a little mad that the game blew right bye without a second glance.
7 years later and I still tear up at that final call.
so I'm not the only one who experienced that effect
On October 31, 2015 at Keeneland, 50,000 people witnessed greatness and many more watched at home. We were blessed to be able to see such a great horse. During the leadup to the race the commentary team said the great ones come back with a vengeance and they were spot on. Put this horse firmly in your memory and never forget what he did. We very well may never see anything like this ever again. There's only one American Pharoah. I'll never forget the call from Larry Collmus - "A Triple Crown winner! A Breeder's Cup winner! A horse of a lifetime!"
I still can recall the Belmont! "And here it is! The 37 year wait is over! American Pharoah is finally the one! AMERICAN PHAROAH HAS WON THE TRIPLE CROWN!!"
+wolfsrule100 "The 37 year wait is over!" it was great, i'll always remember how the announcer was so excited to see it!
Personally not a huge fan of Larry Collmus, he tries too hard to be like Tom Durkin. No one could do the dramatic calls like Durkin. Each caller should have their own style. Wish Durkin could've stayed out of retirement one more year to call the races this year - would've been exciting.
+Mary A hbbbnnmmnmmmnnnm.nnnjkkk
+GermanOperaSinger We need Vic Stoffer back From Hollwood Park!
A Triple Crown winner, a Breeders Cup winner, a horse of a LIFETIME!!!!!!
Wow how thrilling was that race & what a race caller Larry Collmus is, Grandslam goosebumps listening to that!!!!!
I can't get enough of Pharoah's videos.
First Grand Slam AND set a track record.I'm glad you live the life of luxury now, AP, but I for one miss you.
In fairness, they don't run 10f at Keeneland, but he does have the record.
I started watching horse racing back in 2004, when smarty jones was the king, but lost in the Belmont.... thank you American Pharoah........... I never thaght in my life I would ever see one of the best "EVER"!!!!!!!!!
+charles byrnes yeah? Imagine waiting 37 years!! If you had told me back when I was 12 and Affirmed won, that it would be 37 more years, I could scarcely have imagined.
I started watching racing when horses like SEATTLE SLEW and AFFIRMED. I was waiting a long time as well. :) I was at his Derby and at this race too.
Amazing horse! I never thought I would never see one like this again. I miss watching American Pharoah race.
A triple crown winner, a breeders cup winner, a horse of a LIFETIME!!!!!
Victor and AP ran this race in an almost identical manner to the Belmont - went out to the lead, brushed off a weak mid-late race challenge, and simply smoked the field in the stretch. Dominating and fitting performance! AP is truly deserving of his legacy.
This gives me a lump in my throat. For some reason when a beautiful animal does something like this it affects me differently. I still remember the majesty of Secretariat, the amazing Belmont Stakes in '73, how the world stopped that Saturday. I remember where I was. I watch those old Secretariat Triple Crown races now and get sucked into the emotions. American Pharoah is the same. I'm so pleased he's going out on a winning note. He deserves to be mentioned in the same breath with Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Citation and all the other Triple Crown winners. What a magnificent champion!
one 10 the greatest American horses of the last 100 years
Not even close..
Never beat a good horse.
I stood by the winners circle all day at Keeneland, just to be in the same vicinity of this amazing horse (I knew he would be there!).
Has it already been a year since he won?! I'm not ready to let this experience go. Truly a horse of a lifetime, greatest athlete of my lifetime for sure.
There's not a corner of this country where American Pharoah is not loved. What amazing animal. Not sure I'll live to see another like him. And you know, that might not be a bad thing,
Saw one three years later by same trainer
@@drewrockwell8000 yes, but we all know as wonderful and amazing as justify is, AP is truly the king. I know I'll never see another like AP. Justify is awesome in his own right, but American Pharoah ranks above him.
@@horsegurl256 no way Ap had more time to get into form justify ran the 4 of biggest races in a 120 days that incredible i even asked someone at coolmoore who would and they said if on the same training and same experience justify would have won but both are great but they will never be a another big red
@@drewrockwell8000 I'll repeat, AP is a legend. NOBODY comes close. That includes Justify.
@@horsegurl256 you just a huge fan that does not see others options you probably don't even know what coolmoore is do you
One of the greatest moments in sports history. Period.
Larry was as excited to call this as I was watching it. A horse of a lifetime will always bring tears to my eyes. Thanks AP.
He has a huge will power in him. Such a successful and gentle creature he is. I wish to see him someday.
What a perfect call of Pharoah's final race.
Yes, and he gets to have a well deserved retirement. I do hope in a few years one of his offspring pulls off what he did.
FROM THE GRAND SLAM TO MAKING LOTS OF LITTLE AMERICAN PHAROAHS.
This call does not get the recognition it deserves! Goosebumps every single time!
Great race. Perhaps someday I will return to the Lexington area and see American Pharoah, just as I saw Secretariat and so many other greats back in 1989.
He will be some were in Kentucky but not in Lexington
+Dallas Pryse (Kyredsfan) He will be at Coolmore Ashford in Versailles just outside of Lexington.
+Michael Spruill --Yep. I have been by there.
+Susan Nunes Could say it was a victory parade just as Frankel did in the Champion Stakes in 2012. Horse of a lifetime.
+uhegbu Honor Codes and Gleneagles Parade was Not So Great!! They should have been in the Miles
He deserves being the horse of the year!! Such an amazing horse
+xxCeceEquestrianxx He bagged that honor when he won the TC.
Watching today as we prepare to see what Justify has in store at the Preakness. I wish him and his connections well, and will be cheering him on down the stretch. But I will never feel about him the way I do about Pharoah. I love watching how HAPPY this cool horse is when he's running a race. Ears pricked forward, just cruising along like it's his favorite thing to do. Definitely "a horse of a lifetime!!"
Look at him attack the ground those last few furlongs! These are the best horses in the world and they're just gassed and riding high with little head movement. Then look at the fight and determination in American Pharoah as he attacks that ground, you can just feel those powerful exhales on every head bob as he wants to -- needs to -- destroy the field. The heart of a champion!
The Preakness was when I knew he would win it all. Those sloppy conditions and he destroyed the field.
Ohhh I remember watching this live. So well.
One of the all time great champions. So enjoyed the night he won the triple crown.
He beat NOBODY,and lost to Keen Ice....next!
Still probably the greatest race call of all time. For one of the greatest of all time. Such a special, special horse.
Tom Durkin's call of the 1994 Travers and Holy Bull is the best.
Tom Durkin’s call of the 2001 Breeder’s Cup will always be the best. It still brings tears to my eyes this day. But, American Pharoah’s call in this race was certainly one of the best.
:D Now he get's to go off and hopefully build on his legacy, I may never see another Triple Crown in my lifetime...or another horse like this beauty. LOVE YOU PHAROAH!!!!
You'll see one again. :D Have a feeling one very soon. :D
Don't forget we had 3 in the 1970's two of them even after Secretariat. You just never know!!
you now have justify ♡
With those kind of "feelings", you should spend lots of time at the track. :)
@@200991602 Looks like your gut was spot on! Maybe one more before we close out the decade, just to rival the 70's?
American Pharaoh.. One of my favourite... You have gained eternal glory... Very Happy for you
To the person here who says somehwere here Secretariat could not handle mud as well as AP, his jockey Turcotte has this to say: "When they say that Secretariat couldn't run in the mud, I guess they forget that, as a two year old, he won the Laurel Futurity by 13 length and only one fifth of the track record while being eased up on a very sloppy track."
what a lot of people dont know is he shattered the track record by 5 seconds thats 25 lengths amazing a truly amazing horse
Because they don't run a mile and quarter races at keeneland for 40 years...they run 1 mile 3/16. A little I formation is dangerous.
He smoked Keen Ice, vengance is sweet.
+Jose Luis Meza Torres yes it is!
+Jose Luis Meza Torres The only part of Pharoah that Keen Ice saw was Pharoah's beautiful butt!
Marilyn Shively LOL. Keen Ice melted like ice cream in the summer heat.
+Jose Luis Meza Torres AP to keen Ice: "Like my ASS???"
Huge, friggin LOL!!!!
:D Look at AP after he's finished head held high, ears perked like yeah I'M THE KING!!!
Inspiring. love this horse. alydar, Seattle slew, and him. my top three.
Larry Collmus is an absolute legend, it’s incredible how much excitement he creates while calling the race!!
Our country needs an American Pharaoh right now!
I got more chills this race then his Belmont run! Wow! Just wow! Thanks!
The first and only horse that amazing I’ve seen in person. AP u r the GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!! Love u. Congrats.
I remember watching this on TV live and saying I just witnessed greatness, something that was very rare. Only two horses have won the grand slam. Whirlaway in 1941 and American Pharoah.
I was 22 when this happened. I'll never ever forget this horse and what he did. I've just about memorized all of his stretch runs. Still not sure which is my favorite. The Belmont Stakes was absolute ecstasy. I was so confident yet nervous at the same time. His Preakness showed me all I needed to see. I knew he was the one. "AND THEY'RE INTO THE STRETCH! AND AMERICAN PHAROAH MAKES HIS RUN FOR GLORY!"... "FROSTED IS ALL OUT AT THE SIXTEENTH POLE AND HERE IT IS! THE 37 YEAR WAIT IS OVER! AMERICAN PHAROAH IS FINALLY THE ONE! AMERICAN PHAROAH HAS WON THE TRIPLE CROWWWNNN!" Then came the Classic... "AMERICAN PHAROAH COMES INTO HIS FINAL FURLONG, AND HE'S GOT A 5, A 6 LENGTH LEAD, AS THEY COME TO THE WIRE, A TRIPLE CROWN WINNER, A BREEDER'S CUP WINNER, A HORSE OF A LIFETIIIMEEE!" After the race ended I just went into the bathroom, thanked God for letting us witness this magnificent athlete then I broke down into tears. Just like that, my all time favorite racehorse, the best horse I ever saw had left the race track forever, but he left me memories that'll last a lifetime. Stuff I'll be able to tell people about years from now hopefully. Thank you American Pharoah. You deserve all the praise ever bestowed upon you. Maybe one day I'll see another one like you, but I doubt it very much. Hopefully your sons and daughters will at least be half as talented as you. If so, they'll be pretty damn good in my opinion.
I remember seeing this and realize, we just saw the greatest horse along side do something we have never seen before which is win 4 of these major races.
I was at the Breeders' Cup, right in front of the finish line at Keeneland. The crowd was almost as loud as when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown! This was the greatest day of my life. 50,000 people witnessed history in person and millions more at home. We Love You Pharoah!!
In all of this we need to thank Mr. Zayat and Bob Baffert for bringing him to the BCC. Other owners might have sent him off to stud after the Travers. They took a risk and they should be acknowledged for their sportsmanship and promotion of the sport. If AP had lost, it would have been their worst nightmare and probably effected his stud fee. I am happy for them that they were rewarded with a win.
Right, though I would probably argue that the Pennsylvania Derby would have been a better fit since Saratoga has taken down champions after the triple crown. This also included Secretariat. Also, you're not lying. They had to roll the dice and hope craps didn't come up. Fortunately for them they hit big time.
I Love this horse. So glad I went to see him at Coolmore.
i broke down crying watching this...literally sobbing....
I believed in him from the start! I knew he would get the Triple Crown and leaked some happy tears when he won the Belmont. I may never see a horse that compares to him in my lifetime, but I will never forget him and will be exited when some of his sired foals begin to take the wins. ☺
Oh yes, sooo good to see this again --- what a fabulous horse! --- and not a shabby ride by VE either. Look forward to a VE repeat in 2016 albeit not the same mount. Since Pharoah retired, has been exciting keeping up with CC --- another tremendous equine whose "comeback"
has been stupendous. Interesting noting the obvious physical maturity difference of CC at 6 and Pharoah at only 3 -- Excitedly anticipating 2 days of safe racing for all horses/jocks at Santa Anita with CC taking the BCC this time.
So grateful I seen greatness!
Wow, this version destroys the TVG version.. This one gets you pumped!
I love the pricked ears throughout! You don't see that often.
The first grand slam winner (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont and the Breeders Cup Classic).
A horse from another world
yeah SECRETARIAT
@@MrDangelo7777 you mean Seattle Slew
To this day. Triple Crown (Classic) & Grand Slam (Champion) winner American Pharaoh is the only horse to win the Breeder's Cup Classic by taking the rest of the horses in this race off the television screen. What a amazing racehorse!
Beat an atrocious field..
I was born in the Mid 80s. Started watching horse racing around the time of War Emblem in 2002. I loved Smarty and Big Brown. I loved Barbaro. I thought California Chrome would be the one. I thought Big Brown would be the one. But it was Pharoah. He is the greatest horse in my lifetime. I don't know how he stacks up with other Triple Crown winners, but he is my second favorite horse of all time behind Secretariat. I would probably rate him 3rd or 4th behind Secretariat, Seattle Slew and maybe Citation (maybe) all time amongst triple crown winners. Man O War was the second best horse of all time in my opinion, but he never did win the TC. He didn't race in the Derby but he destroyed Sir Barton the year Sir won.
My brother isnt as big into horse racing as I am and he didn't watch the TC races until after the fact. He watched the Breeders Cup when AP won. He said as well that it was the greatest performance he'd seen in a race.
My favorite horse❤️❤️❤️
He's change of leads is poetry in motion in all his races he does perfectly so fluid
AP won on EIGHT different tracks, on dry surfaces and in the slop. The only thing he didn't try was the turf. He remains underrated, just like Seattle Slew was. Both were far superior to the competition, and therefore the (few) critics thought these two were inferior racehorses because they supposedly had "weak" competition. But nothing could be further from the truth.
+Susan Nunes How is he underrated? If anything its the opposite. He had a very short career and this years crop was weak. Lets face it. Look at times at the Derby. It was awful. There will be another triple next year if the crop is this weak.
+Strange Days Are you serious? Could not disagree more. All that was touted was how strong the fields were this year. The Derby is probably the most difficult to win. This stuff just does not happen by happenchance. By the way, it took over 37 years to pull off this feat and you want to decry weak crop, blah blah? Let's get real. This champion just set record in his last race against Grade 1 Competition and you want to try and detract from it. Why? How? There very well could be a Triple Crown next year, let's hope so, but it has nothing to do with what American Pharoah just did. For crying out loud we had what 3 or 4 Triple Crowns in the 70s and you want to talk about weak crops? What is the matter with you? Just enjoy the champion we have now. Geez.
Derreck Shaw What record did he set exactly? Maybe I missed that. The record for that race is 1:59 I believe. He ran a good time at the Belmont but most other years his time at the derby would have had him third or fourth. Many people have said that this years crop of three year olds are weak do to the times they have run and the fact that there were no pace setters. With this crop of horses several other horse of years past could have won the triple crown based on the times. I don't go by emotion, I go by numbers.
+Susan Nunes Slew was overrated as a 3yo. His competition was indeed weak. But he proved his greatness as a 4yo. Too bad AmPh is retiring this year.
Strange Days The numbers that matter are 3, 12, 4, and 1. 3 for Triple Crown = There are only 12 that have every done it I the history dating back to 1919!! 4 = Grand Slam. This is the Cherry on Top, and 1 is for the first and only one to have completed this feat--albeit there was no Breeders Cup when Slew last crown before AP. 37 years to accomplish that Triple Crown is just that a crowning achievement. Also, AP faced something like the second or third most horses of any Triple Crown Winner. AP had the second fastest time at the Belmont and speculation is if he were pushed could have beat the Track record! The record he set on Breeders Cup I believe was a track record for the distance. It all adds up. This horse is very rare and special. He is right up there with Secretariat. History will be very kind to this horse. He did what Great Ones do, destroy the competition and mind you again in his last race he won the Breeders Cup Classic against older horses! He has nothing else to prove. He is one of the best that has ever done it. Oh before I forget since you like go by the numbers. AP notched a career high 120 Beyer Speed Figure in his final race while also setting a Keenlenad track record time of 2:00.07. Additionally, AP's 136 TimeformUS Speed Figure for the Classic ranked best in North America this year. He ranked 7th all time in earnings and did it in only 11 races! 8 of 9 victories were Grade I! There is no blowing smoke with this horse. He is the best of his generation and one of the best of all time. I rank him with Secretariat. So, there is no emotion...all the numbers you can handle...from earnings to Beyer to TimeForm to record winning time...so stop hating and just enjoy that you witnessed one of the best to ever done it.
A great call! He had me thinking I was the jockey!!!
Breaking News! Frosted just crossed the 16th pole 5 hrs later. Lol. Gleneagles ran right to the first plane back to Ireland. And so much for Jerry Crawford proclaiming KEEN ICE the fastest 3yo! KEEN ICE was uncorking that breathtaking rally when AMERICAN PHAROAH was galloping out. Lol
And all those horses are GARBAGE.... AP never beat a real horse.
I miss him racing every day truly a champion !! Triple Crown winner American Pharoah sounds so good to hear , after all these years since Affirmed 1978
I was at his Belmont, this horse was a rocket. But the thing that makes me like his BCC so much was listen to the Kenneland crowd! That place is usually dead quiet!
Never get tired of coming back and watching American Pharoah's Breeders Cup win. He was a fine champion racehorse and should pass on some nice traits to his future racing offspring.
He will definitely be the horse of my lifetime, as he was the first to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed, and became the first Triple Crown winner to win the Breeder's Cup!
What previous Triple Crown winner had a chance to win the Breeders' Cup, seeing as how it didn't exist until 1984?
God, he makes running (and winning) look so easy...!
This power horse is simply amazing!!!!!
He went out in STYLE!
Top 2 of all time... Chic Anderson "Tremendous Machine" and Collmus with "Horse of a Lifetime". Both captured the moments perfectly!!
AMERICAN PHAROAH WINS 2015 HORSE RACING GRAND SLAM
AMERICAN PHAROAH WINS 2015 HORSE RACING GRAND SLAM
He is the best...I love him!
His pricked up ears like I got this just don't fall off Victor. Haha. Definitely one of the greatest race horses of all time. His Belmont and his Breeders finale were epic.
Great modern horse, but Secretariat still wins by 3 1/2 lengths. Seattle Slew by 2. Sham by 1.
No one cares.
What? That makes 0 sense. Tell me you're a casual fan without telling me you're a casual fan. LOL. If we're using your math, Spectacular Bid beat Secretariat by 8 lengths. He ran a 1:57.80. Secretariat ran a 1:59.40. That's 8 lengths. Complete blowout!
WRONG! Spectacular Bid was 2:02.4 🤣
@@dave1283 Not in his all time best. You were comparing all time best times to the time ran in the Breeders Cup Classic. Since we're just throwing out random numbers, and comparing different tracks, etc...why would exclude the Bid's time of 1:57.8? The video topic was Breeders Cup Classic. Secretariat didn't run in it. Annnnnd....Secretariat LOST 25% of his races. LMFAO!!! 1 of every 4, he failed. And he never won 6 in a row. Secretariat had 15 chances to win 6 in a row. Failed every time.
One of the greatest. Definitely in the top five greatest of all time.
my favorite horse of all time!!! even now I still can't believe that he did this.
This. This is the best call in sports history. Larry knows how it’s done.
And one of his sons, four years later, named Four Wheel Drive, wins the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. What a bloodline.
I had to miss this race when it happened. (I was at a 3 day concert event, and had no time to watch any TV.) I remember telling myself how I would be very disappointed if the announcer didn't scream about American Pharoah winning the grand slam like it was World War Three... And the call of this race met my expectations.
AMERICAN PHAROAH WINS THE 2015 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC
AMERICAN PHAROAH WINS THE 2015 BREEDERS CUP CLASSIC
What a classy horse. I wasn't a big fan in the beginning, but he sure turned us all into believers in the end. Hats off...
I'd like to have seen how fast AP could've ran ten furlongs on his home track of Santa Anita. A two minute flat romp on a moderate Keenland track was impressive, my best guess is a 1:59 and change at SA.
Give that announcer a proper raise! I never knew horse riding could cause so much goosebumps. 👍
The goat was secretariat but he’s the modern day goat for sure
Not anymore really. AP was great, but Flightline is the one the horse people are comparing to Secretariat. I'd put Flightline ahead of Secretariat at 6-10F.
I could watch this race every day.❤️🏇
There will never be another like him. AP is a legend among Secretariat.
一番好きな外国の馬
Great commentary. What a horse.
Any horse who wins the Triple Crown is a superhorse; that's why it was 37 years between Affirmed (78) and AP (2015). In the 70s, when we had 3 Triple Crown winners, there was no Breeder's Cup. AP got to do something new, to set the standard even higher. I think he's wonderful. I can't help but wonder what Secretariat would have done in a Breeder's Cup. His run in the Belmont was the greatest race I've ever seen. All the others were great horses; Secretariat was a God.
Secretariat lost 25% of his races!!!!!!!!! He NEVER won 6 races in a row. Secretariat had 15 attempts to win 6 races in a row. He couldn't do it. I get it, I get. you're a casual fan who thinks with their heart instead of their brain. LOL. Outside of his TC series, Secretariat was slightly better than average.
Sweet baby. He is a true champion. So much better than Justify.
One of the very best great champions. Loved that horse.
Larry said it beautifully on a spooktacular day in 2015(because the classic fell on Halloween)
Bob Baffert said AP has "mechanics" unlike any horse he has ever trained. He said you could even tell while walking him that he was different in that way.
+kwgrid It's feline. I've never seen a horse so efficient. Just beautiful to watch.
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It's a staple of that sire line. Unbridled stamped his wide shoulder and stronger loin/hip onto Empire Maker (other Unbridled sons didn't get the same balance) who also had a really efficient way of going, and he stamped that shoulder and action onto Pioneerof the Nile and Bodemeister, who in turn seem to have transmitted it to Always Dreaming and (for PotN) Social Inclusion, American Pharoah, Classic Empire (I remember Casse specificlaly describing Classic Empire as moving like a panther) and Cairo Prince whose yearlings and 2 year olds are getting the same kind of comments. Very consistent sire line. But Pharoah seems to have acquired perhaps the most balanced conformation of them all and accordingly the best biomechanics of them.
He runs the whole race with ears forward, just relaxing. In the stretch he pinns his ears back, then right at the finish line he brings his ears forward again as if to pose for the picture. He knew where the finish line was.
I'm bummed that he's finished with his running career. I would have liked to have seen how he would do as a 4 year old against other horses. Then again, he's beaten all commers (save a fluke in the Travers Stakes), so he's got nothing left to prove! He's a real nice horse. :-)
+FireHeart217 Yeah I hate to see him retire too. But like you said, he has literally nothing left to win. After hearing so much about horses like Secretariat and Seattle Slew which were before my time, I'm really happy that I finally got to see one of them in my lifetime. :)
+nickthestick26 its still sinking in that I actually lived in the Era of a great horse that ranks with Secretariet! I never thought it would happen
+wolfsrule100 I know how you feel - I lived through the 90s and early 2000s just WAITING to see one happen! There were so many close calls! But now the horse is here. Yay!
Its so bittersweet to watch this!! The fairy tale ending I wanted so bad...but the end of a unbelievable racing year.
the race was over before the first turn. AP's ears were up and forward. He just galloped until the final half mile..The other horses never had a chance.