American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) left Monmouth Park Monday morning, a day after his dazzling victory in the GI William Hill Haskell Invitational, shipping back to the Del Mar base of trainer Bob Baffert.
“He came out of the race perfect,” confirmed the colt's regular exercise rider Jorge Alvarez. “He wasn't even blowing or anything, that was easy for him. Yesterday was easy. He looks like he could go out there and do it again today. He wasn't even tired this morning. He cleaned the tub and ate all of his food.”
American Pharoah attracted plenty of attention at the Jersey shore last week, with throngs of fans lining up to watch him gallop in the mornings.
“That was fun,” Alvarez said of the crowds. “I didn't expect that. I've never seen anything like that before just to see a horse train.”
Alvarez said he thinks the Triple Crown winner has improved throughout his campaign.
“The only difference I've seen between the other races and this one is he's a little more mature,” he commented. “Before he wanted to go too early, even in the mornings he wanted to do too much, now he's getting a lot better at those things.”
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