Jockey Victor Espinoza rides American Pharoah
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Triple Crown winner American Pharoah won the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday before retiring from horse racing. The 3-year-old colt set a course record of 2:00.07 in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 in Lexington, Kentucky, The Associated Press reports. In 2015, American Pharoah became the first horse in 37 years to win the Triple Crown, and only the 12th to do so ever.

Jockey Victor Espinoza rode American Pharoah to a dominant victory, winning by 6 1/2 lengths.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.