was it given any award?
Yes,  at the 2015 Eclipse Awards, he was the unanimous choice for American Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.
American Pharoah
At the conclusion of the season, American Pharoah's accomplishments were named the top sports story of the year by the Associated Press. He and his connections also swept most of the horse-racing world's year-end awards. At the 2015 Eclipse Awards, he was the unanimous choice for American Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.
who won the triple crown before american pharaoh Affirmed. how did it get the name? : American Pharoah's name is inspired by that of his sire, the Nile, and his dam's sire, Yankee Gentleman. The horse's name also acknowledges his owner Amhed Zayat's own Egyptian-American background. what is it about? American Pharoah  is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. name a few race events it has participated in? American Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup Classic. what does the first one refer to? In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. and the latter? The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt. when did it start? 1984. where? It is held annually at a different racetracks of United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. did the racehorse get defeated ever? Yes, at the  Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. did it retire from service? Yes,he  now stands at stud at Ashford Stud in Kentucky.
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American Pharoah [SEP] Awards
At the conclusion of the season, American Pharoah's accomplishments were named the top sports story of the year by the Associated Press. He and his connections also swept most of the horse-racing world's year-end awards. At the 2015 Eclipse Awards, he was the unanimous choice for American Horse of the Year and Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. His win marked only the second time that an American Horse of the Year had been unanimously selected, the first being John Henry in 1981. He was named the winner of the Secretariat Vox Populi Award, and his Belmont win was declared the NTRA Moment of the Year.