Did the overconfidence of Spectacular Bid trainer Bud Delp and jockey Ronnie Franklin lead to his near miss at the Belmont in 1979 and the beginning of the current curse? It’s a good bet Bob Baffert and Victor Espinoza won’t make the same mistake with American Pharoah.
Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah is the only horse eligible to win the Triple Crown, thus a laser beam shines on him and trainer Bob Baffert. But no horse has claimed that crown since Affirmed in 1978, and American Pharoah drew a tricky rail post at Pimlico.
After a workmanlike win in the Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah faces a near impossible task in winning the Triple Crown. Trainer Bob Baffert is trying to break a 36-year jinx of no Triple Crown horse since Affirmed in 1978.
