#american pharaoh
In what was a thrilling victory at one of the world's most prestigious horse races, Ahmed Zayat, 52, has become the first Egyptian and Arab to win the Kentucky Derby. Zayat, who had previously finished as runner-up in three races, was the owner of favorite American Pharaoh and claimed the victory before a record-breaking crowd of 170,000 at Churchill Downs. The 52-year-old Egyptian expressed his incredible joy after the victory. "It's an incredible thrill, an unbelievable privilege," Zayat told Al-Arabiya…
