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ZAYAT STABLES | AHMED ZAYAT

ZAYAT STABLES | AHMED ZAYAT
ZAYAT STABLES | AHMED ZAYAT
Stable colors - Turquoise, gold ball, sash and “Z”, gold sleeves, turquoise dots; turquoise cap
Birthdate - Aug. 31, 1962
Residences - New Jersey, New York, Egypt and London
Family - Wife, Joanne; children, Ashley, Emma, Justin and Benjamin

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* Bred and campaigned Horse of the Year American Pharoah, who in 2015 became the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years

* Won 2015 Eclipse Awards as Outstanding Owner and Outstanding Breeder

NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS

American Pharoah: Horse of the Year (2015); Top 3-Year-Old Male (2015); Top 2-Year-Old Male (2014)

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS

* Zayat is involved in numerous industries

RACING BACKGROUND

* Competed in show jumping events in Egypt as a youth; started Zayat Stables LLC in 2005

NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES

American Pharoah: Arkansas Derby (2015); Kentucky Derby (2015); Preakness Stakes (2015); Belmont Stakes (2015); Haskell Inv. (2015); Breeders’ Cup Classic (2015);  Front Runner (2014); Del Mar Futurity (2014)

A Z Warrior: Frizette (2010)

Bodemeister: Arkansas Derby (2012)

El Kabeir: Fred Capossela (2015); Gotham (2015)

Eskendereya: Wood Memorial (2010); Pilgrim (2009)

Fast Bullet: True North (2013)

Heart Ashley: Cicada (2009)

Jaycito: Norfolk (2010)

J Be K: Bay Shore (2008); Woody Stephens (2008)

Justin Phillip: A. G. Vanderbilt (2013); Woody Stephens (2011)

King Kranz: Gold Fever (2016); Lost in the Fog (2016)

Marcavelly: Hill Prince (2007)

Mushka: Demoiselle (2007)

Paynter: Haskell (2012)

Pioneerof the Nile: Santa Anita Derby (2009); CashCall Futurity (2008)

Point Ashley: Del Mar Debutante (2006)

Rightly So: Ballerina (2010); Bed o’Roses (2010); Iroquois (2009)

Sherine: East View (2007)

Thorn Song: Shoemaker Mile (2009); Shadwell Turf Mile (2008)

Zensational: Triple Bend (2014)

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