American Pharoah won the 147th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making him the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years and the 12th in history. The owner, Ahmed Zayat is a traditional Jew who camped out at Belmont over Shabbos to avoid driving on shabbos. According to ABC news Zayat and his family, who are Orthodox Jews, and friends spent the night before the race in four large RVs, and then walked to the track.Much news was made about The Jockey who is not Jewish who prayed At The kever of the Lubavitcher Rebbe prior to the race on Thursday.
The horse was born ("Foaled") 11pm February 2, 2012, was born on Yud Shevat, the birth of the "Seventh Generation", the ascent of the "American" Rebbe of Lubavitch to leadership.
ReplyDeleteThe Egyptian Pharoah sat on the throne while Yosef Hatzadik was the real power behind the scenes. The model for all generations, that the Tzaddik Yesod Olam runs things from behind the scenes.
The jockey might even descend from Sefardic Jews (Espinoza).