Who is the Owner of American Pharaoh
Ahmed Zayat, the owner of Triple Crown contender American Pharoah, is on top of the horse racing world at the moment. But he's also entangled in a nasty federal lawsuit, in which a convicted gambler is accusing him of failing to honor millions of dollars in bets he allegedly made with offshore gambling sites. Justin Zayat is the son of Ahmed Zayat, owner of American Pharaoh. American Pharaoh is going for the Triple Crown title at the Belmont Stakes this Saturday, June 6. Justin told the New York Post that he’s received “pretty good advice” from Bob Bowman, the former coach of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Before American Pharoah’s victories last month, Zayat had watched horses he owned finish second in the Kentucky Derby three out of the last four years. In 2012, horses owned by Zayat finished second in each of the three Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. American Pharoah’s Triple Crown win might mean millions in future earnings for owner Ahmed Zayat because of a different horse in his stable. American Pharoah made history Saturday at the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win all three Triple Crown races. Ahmed Zayat, owner of American Pharoah, Mr Z. and El Kabeir, walks around the stable after morning workouts for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on April 30, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. In fact, Pioneerof the Nile, sired American Pharoah; the horse is trained by Bob Baffert, who earned his fourth Kentucky Derby on Saturday. In the 2011 Kentucky Derby, Zayat’s horse, Nehro, was runner-up. (Nehro died of colic on this day in 2013.). American Pharoah began his 2015 campaign with wins in the Rebel Stakes and Arkansas Derby and went on to win the 2015 Kentucky Derby and 2015 Preakness Stakes. He won the Triple Crown in a wire-to-wire victory at the 2015 Belmont Stakes. In fact, Pioneerof the Nile, sired American Pharoah; the horse is trained by Bob Baffert, who earned his fourth Kentucky Derby on Saturday. In the 2011 Kentucky Derby, Zayat’s horse, Nehro, was runner-up. (Nehro died of colic on this day in 2013.). “I’m speechless,” Zayat said after Saturday’s race. Justin Zayat is the son of Ahmed Zayat, owner of American Pharaoh. American Pharaoh is going for the Triple Crown title at the Belmont Stakes this Saturday, June 6. Ahmed Zayat, the owner of Triple Crown contender American Pharoah, is on top of the horse racing world at the moment.
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