American Pharoah

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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.Written by an award winningNew York Times sportswriter, American Pharoah is the definitive account not only of how the ethereal colt won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes, but how he changed lives Through extensive interviews, Drape explores the making of an exceptional racehorse, chronicling key events en route to history Covering everything from the flamboyant owner s successful track record, the jockey s earlier heartbreaking losses, and the Hall of Fame trainer s intensity, Drape paints a stirring portrait of a horse for the ages and the people around him. Download American Pharoah – kino-fada.fr I loved this book It wasn t all sticky sweet but addressed the good and the bad while still making the main focus of the book the horse American Pharoah was my first Triple Crown and I still can t watch videos of him without tears.Closer to 3.5 because there s typos and weird jumping around BUT I cried at the description of him winning the Belmont so I ll bump it up.Excellent book about the horse way too much about the owner Reading this made be go back and rewatch all his races even though I had watched them all when they happened the Triple Crown anyway I had forgotten by how many lengths he won the last two An amazing horse He has earned his retirementI really enjoyed learning about all of the players that were part of American Pharoah s success in 2015 I did not want to put the book down.Drape s knowledge of the American horse racing industry makes this an enjoyable read and I learned to love ...Thank you Joe Drape for this amazing story of my favorite horse, American Pharoah I love to read and could have breezed through this book in a day, but I wanted it to last I finished it last night and was in tears You brought his journey of last year back to life for me I cried after his Belmont Stakes win, and I cried again when I read it in your book I cried like a baby after his Breeder s Cup win, heck I was crying 10 minutes before that race because I knew it was the last time we would Thank you Joe Drape for this amazing story of my favorite horse, American Pharoah I love to read and could have breezed through this book in a day, but I wanted it to last I finished it last night and was in tears You brought his journey of last year back...After listening to this book and getting a better understanding of the huge amount of luck it takes to win the Kentucky Derby let alone the other two races that make a horse a Triple Crown winner, like American Pharoah did a few years ago, I m pretty amazed that people still try to do The amount of money lost on horse racing every year is staggering In the book, Drape says there s a saying in horse racing The best way to become a millionaire as a horse racer read owner is to start out a After listening to this book and getting a better understanding of the huge amount of luck it takes to win the Kentucky Derby let alone the other two races that make a horse a Triple Crown winner, like American Pharoah did a few years ago, I m pretty amazed that people still try to do The amount of money lost on horse racing every year is staggering In the book, Drape says there s a saying in horse racing The best way to become a millionaire as a horse racer read owner is to start out a billionaire Horses can go lame after a morning workout, the...A thorough and well written book about America s favorite sports hero champion horse Why notstars Perhaps the overabundance of racing details and who s who of the blood horse world, which dragged the narrative It took me a few weeks to read this relatively short nonfiction You do learn all about the salacious sport of horse racing and meet the fascinating characters behind A.P s success But every time American Pharoah takes the page, this book is un put down able He s a true star A thorough and well written book about America s favorite sports hero champion horse Why notstars Perhaps the overabundance of racing details and who s who of the blood horse world, which dragged the narrative It took me a few weeks to read this relatively short nonfiction ...Every year, I am glued to the television set to watch the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes I know very little about the sport except that there are some magnificent horses, some well dressed beautiful people attending, hopefully great weather, silk clad jockeys, enthusiastic broadcasters, and fans Fans like me who enjoy the competition as well as the grace, stamina, and courage of horses and riders.Joe Drape s book provided me some education and some of my key takeaways an Every year, I am glued ...As a die hard horse racing fan and someone who supported American Pharoah throughout the triple crown I loved the book The author seemingly covered every angle to create the whole story effortlessly I felt as I was reading the book that Mr Drape was sitting in front of me telling me the whole story This book tells a wonderful, but possibly final story about racings Triple Crown I have read many horse racing books most notably a book on Affirmed s Triple Crown and give this book the nod for As a die hard horse racing fan and someone who supported American Pharoah throughout the triple crown I loved ...If you like horses and the sport of horse racing, you would enjoy American Pharoah , the story of the Triple Crown winner of 2015 and his rise to being a great horse I learned about his owner, his trainer and the jockey who rode him The book is so well writt...

American Pharoah
  • English
  • 22 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 304 pages
  • 0316268844
  • Joe Drape
  • American Pharoah