Articles by Tracy Gantz

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What It Took to Make American Pharoah Go

Customizing a half plate shoe to protect a bruise paid off for the Triple Crown winner
Wes Champagne did such a good job of shoeing American Pharoah that the colt’s feet rarely made the news. As American Pharoah raced into immortality by becoming the first Thoroughbred Triple Crown winner in 37 years and then adding the Breeders’ Cup Classic win, no one outside of trainer Bob Baffert’s barn probably even thought about his horseshoes.
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