American Pharoah, Travers Stakes, horse racing

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is on his way to the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, where a sold-out crowd is likely to turn one of racing’s most historic tracks into a festival to remember. “Saratoga here we come!” owner Ahmed Zayat said Sunday, moments after American Pharoah came off the track at Del Mar in California from a workout termed “absolutely brilliant.” Before making the highly anticipated decision, Zayat and Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert wanted to wait until this workout – 7 furlongs in one minute, 23.20 seconds. It came a week before Saturday’s 1 1/4-mile Travers. – Associated Press