Mike Repole has always dreamt big. Saturday he could realize possibly the biggest dream of all: a Kentucky Derby victory.
A source tells Yahoo Sports that American Pharoah could command a $200,000 stud fee, which still isn't the highest in North America.
Winning the Triple Crown in an era when the feat seemed almost impossible makes American Pharoah the best there is in 2015.
Three times before Bob Baffert had arrived at the Belmont Stakes with a shot at the Triple Crown, only to fall short. Not so with American Pharoah.
American Pharoah raced to victory in the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse in 37 years to win thoroughbred racing's crown jewel.
As thrilling as a winning journey is from early May in Kentucky to mid-May in Baltimore to early June in New York, it also will strip bare the horse's connections.
The deck will be stacked against American Pharoah in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, but don't hate the players, hate the game.
Predicteform.com's model shows American Pharoah is "the clear favorite, just over 50 percent likely to win the race."
American Pharoah has been pegged as the 3-5 favorite to win the Belmont Stakes. Only problem is the favorite going into the final leg of the Triple Crown hasn't won in a decade.
Two years ago American Pharoah was put up for sale, only nobody put in a bid on the future Triple Crown hopeful.
American Pharoah's final workout lends hope that the time has finally come to break the Triple Crown drought.
Not even a sloppy track could slow American Pharoah's quest to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
Whether you vilify Victor Espinoza's Kentucky Derby ride or defend it, this much is clear: all eyes in Baltimore will be on the jockey's right arm, and how many times he brings his riding crop down on the flank of American Pharoah on Saturday in the Preakness.
Trainer Todd Pletcher's decision to skip the second leg of the Triple Crown means even if American Pharoah wins in Baltimore, he'll face longer odds at the Belmont.
Bob Baffert won his fourth Kentucky Derby as a trainer, tying him for second most all-time.
Zayat, who was raised Jewish in Egypt, has found success in America and has come painfully close to winning the Kentucky Derby.
Legendary trainer D. Wayne Lukas says of the Derby favorite: 'I have not been that impressed with a horse in a long time.'
In American Pharoah and Dortmund, trainer Bob Baffert is said to have the best 1-2 Derby punch since 1948.
Steve Coburn is right that the Triple Crown format is flawed, but it's the dates that need to be changed.
Steve Coburn is right that the Triple Crown format is flawed, but he directed his anger in the wrong direction.
California Chrome finished fourth in the Belmont Stakes, where his bid for the Triple Crown came up one race short.
There's a reason no horse has won the Triple Crown in 36 years, and California Chrome may find out why on Saturday.
Through two legs of the Triple Crown, California Chrome has shown he has not only the physical makeup of a champion, but the mental one, too.
Huge sums of money are invested by some of the richest people in the world in an attempt to produce racing champions, yet California Chrome and its modest lineage is one step away from the Triple Crown.
Triple Crown dreams have frequently died at Belmont. California Chrome's could even end before the race begins.
California Chrome is just one win away from becoming the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
It's been 12 years since Victor Espinoza had been in the spotlight, but in California Chrome he's found a perfect match.
Derby winner California Chrome heads to Pimlico as the heavy favorite.
The three-year-old with humble lineage gave a dramatic, once-in-a-lifetime victory to a group of dumb asses.
The 2-1 favorite gives Art Sherman his first Ketucky Derby win.
Not even leukemia has halted Joe Mnich's Kentucky Derby streak, which will hit 38 on Saturday.
In the horse game for 60-some years, Art Sherman has never been in the spotlight, until now with Kentucky Derby favorite California Chrome
Woolley's Mine That Bird overcame 50-to-1 odds to win the '09 Kentucky Derby, and the trainer will forever be celebrated for it the first weekend in May.
Steve Coburn says he and co-owner Perry Martin have turned down as much as $6 million for the Kentucky Derby favorite.
Baffert's photo finish heartbreak at Churchill Downs in '96 showed him just how cruel horseracing can be, but he didn't let the defeat discourage him for long.
Orb seemed destined to break the 35-year Triple Crown drought, but the Kentucky Derby winner couldn't keep pace at the Preakness.
The Kentucky Derby winner drew the No. 1 post for Saturday's Preakness, which for most horses would make you a goner. Not so for Orb.
Rick Pitino has already won a NCAA championship and been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame within the past month. Will his good karma extend to a win at the Kentucky Derby?
The Hall of Fame trainer has never won horse racing's biggest prize, and though he doesn't need it for his résumé, he says he needs it for himself.
Gutierrez won the Derby at Churchill Downs in 2012, but this year he'll watch from the jockeys' quarters.
Is Rodriguez a victim of jealous rivals, or simply a cheat in a sport full of cheats?