Pharoah to Head Back to Santa Anita

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) is set to return to his home base of Santa Anita Thursday June 18. Since taking the GI Belmont S. June 6, the Zayat homebred has been at Churchill Downs. American Pharaoh is scheduled to arrive at the Ontario International Airport at roughly 10 a.m. and his van will arrive at Santa Anita at approximately 11:30 a.m. 

“Along with the rest of the country, we were in awe of American Pharoah’s performance in the Belmont last Saturday and we’re honored to be able to welcome him back home here to Santa Anita,” said Keith Brackpool, Santa Anita Chairman. “We’d like to congratulate Mr. Zayat, Bob Baffert and Victor Espinoza on winning America’s first Triple Crown in 37 years and we want to thank them for sharing this magnificent horse with all of us.”