Victor Espinoza

"I won the Triple Crown right now but I don't make any money because I'm donating all the money to the City of Hope," said American Pharoah jockey Victor Espinoza after Saturday’s race, continuing a tradition in which he’s donated a portion of his winnings over the years. City of Hope is a California-based cancer research and treatment center.

If you’re wondering how American Pharoah was able to end a 37-year old Triple Crown drought, the answer is he has an “extra gear” according to his trainer and he glides over the track. “I dropped the reins, and he just took off. I passed the wire, and I said, ‘I cannot believe that’” said Victor Espinoza yesterday of American Pharoah’s stunningly smooth run into horse racing history.