#triple crown
As a result of another exciting victory at one of the world’s most prestigious horse races, Ahmed Zayat, 52, has become the first Egyptian and Arab to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. His horse, American Pharoah, had previously won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. With his final win in the Belmont Stakes (the third and final race that comprises the Triple Crown), he becomes the first American Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 and only…