Horse racing-American Pharoah sets pulses racing in wet Kentucky (Reuters)
By Mark Lamport-Stokes Oct 28 (Reuters) – Rainy weather in Kentucky this week has had no effect in dampening the mounting excitement ahead of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s hugely anticipated racing farewell at the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday. Installed as the early 6-5 favourite, American Pharoah will break from the fourth post in a 10-runner field and Baffert is already preparing for a highly emotional send-off on Saturday before his prized race horse retires to stud. “I feel like his father … so I want to make sure he goes out there and puts on a good performance,” Hall of Fame trainer Baffert told reporters on Wednesday after deciding to keep American Pharoah in the safe confines of the barn rather than send him out to jog on Keeneland’s sloppy main dirt track.