--- description: American Pharoah finished first at the Haskell Invitational Stakes in New Jersey on Sunday. title: American Pharoah Finishes First at the Haskell Invitational image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7577064d5c63a34d/69885d852dce0147149e4e21/ap_788542752678.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Horse Racing](/tag/horse-racing/) ## Horse Racing Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah Finishes First at the Haskell Invitational by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 3, 2015 7:06 AM CUT  Victor Espinoza aboard Triple Crown champion Amiercan Pharoah heads down the stretch in the lead of the 2015 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. Victor Espinoza aboard Triple Crown champion Amiercan Pharoah heads down the stretch in the lead of the 2015 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.Staton Rabin—AP by [Nash Jenkins](/author/p-nash-jenkins/) ## Nash Jenkins Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 3, 2015 7:06 AM CUT American Pharoah finished first at the Haskell Invitational Stakes in New Jersey on Sunday, two months after becoming only the twelfth Triple Crown winner in a century. “This horse, he just keeps bringing it,” Bob Baffert, the horse’s trainer, told [the Associated Press](http://news.yahoo.com/triple-crown-winner-american-pharoah-wins-haskell-return-220926861--spt.html "undefined"). “He’s just a great horse.” American Pharoah finished the mile-and-an-eighth course in just under a minute and 48 seconds, pulling ahead of the horse Competitive Edge in the final stretch after maintaining a second-place stride for most of the race. The victory earned the horse’s team a purse of $1.75 million, bringing his career winnings to more than $5.5 million. Nearly 61,000 spectators came to the Monmouth County race track to watch the celebrated colt race. Barring a moment when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was booed in the winners’ circle, the crowd, Baffert said, was electric. “I couldn’t believe the crowd, how loud it was,” he said to the Associated Press, his voice cracking with emotion. “It was a great crowd. I love bringing my horses here. Thank you for being behind Pharoah the whole way.” It is reported that the colt, who turned three in Februrary, will retire from competitive racing in October — notably younger than most of his peers, who sometimes [continue to race into their teens](http://www.drf.com/news/how-old-too-old-racehorse "undefined"). ### Meet the Winner of the 1948 Triple Crown  1948 Triple Crown winner Citation at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  1948 Triple Crown winner Citation at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Working out, Citation (right) is accompanied by lead pony to keep him calm. On lead pony is Trainer Jimmy Jones, son of Calumet's famed Ben Jones. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Munching grass is a luxury for Citation after workout. His daily diet, above average for racer, is 20 pounds of hay, 9 quarts of oats, 2 quarts of bran. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  1948 Triple Crown winner Citation at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  1948 Triple Crown winner Citation at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Citation and Coaltown (left) are held by Jimmy Jones, Coaltown has won $47,950 for Calumet, finished second to Citation in Kentucky Derby. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Guarded by a watchman, Citation peers out of stall screened to keep away flies and people. Tony Linck—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  1948 Triple Crown winner Citation at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky. 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