Table of Contents
Authors Note ix
1 A Brief Encounter 1
2 Groundhog Day 12
3 The "Get-Out" Horse 28
4 Get Him Out of Here 52
5 A Long Summer 62
6 Blinkers On; Blinkers Off 76
7 A Rocket Ship! 91
8 Two Turns? 106
9 Better Lucky Than Smart 115
10 He's Ready 131
11 Barn 33 143
12 The First Saturday in May 164
13 Old Hilltop 178
14 The Sport without a Star Is Not a Sport 193
15 Test of a Champion 206
16 The Victory Lap 224
17 The Graveyard of Champions 235
18 California Dreaming 245
19 The Last Waltz 250
Epilogue 255
Acknowledgments 259
Glossary of Horse Racing Terms 261
Appendices 265
Appendix A The Pedigree of American Pharoah 266
Appendix B The official chart for the 2015 Kentucky Derby 267
Appendix C The official chart for the 2015 Preakness Stakes 269
Appendix D The official chart for the 2015 Belmont Stakes 270
Appendix E The official chart for the 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic 271
Appendix F American Pharoah's Lifetime Past Performances 272
Appendix G American Pharoah's Lifetime Workouts 273
Notes on Sources and Selected Bibliography 275
Photo Credits 279
Index 281