American Pharoah won the Haskell Invitational yesterday in Oceanport, New Jersey. It was the racehorse’s eighth straight racing victory and was the first race the horse ran since winning the Belmont Stakes on June 6. American Pharoah also won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in the weeks prior to the Belmont. By winning all three races, he became the first racehorse to win the coveted Triple Crown in 37 years.

American Pharoah was born on February 2, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky. He is an offspring of the racehorse Pioneerof the Nile, who finished in 2nd place at the 2009 Kentucky Derby. His breeder/owner is Ahmed Zayat and his trainer is legendary horse racing trainer Bob Baffert. His first career race was on August 9, 2014 in Del Mar, California, where he finished in fifth place. He hasn’t lost a race since, winning the Del Mar Futurity and FrontRunner Stakes in 2014 and the Rebel Stakes and Arkansas Derby in 2015 before winning the Triple Crown. By winning the Haskell Invitational, he also accomplished the horse racing “grand slam.” In most of his victories, American Pharoah won by very wide margins and has been jockeyed by Victor Espinoza since his Del Mar victory in 2014.

Horse racing has not seen a horse this dominant in decades. American Pharoah is planned to race a few more times in 2015 before retiring. Horse racing fans should cherish and enjoy these races because it could be a long time before we see another living legend like him compete again.