Egypt-born entrepreneur first Arab to win prestigious Kentucky Derby

posted on: May 6, 2015

Decades after riding his first horse in Cairo’s upscale Maadi neighborhood, Ahmed Zayat became the first Arab owner to win the Kentucky Derby, a race where thousands upon thousands of owners try to register their horses into the “most exciting two minutes in sports.”

American Pharoah, Zayat’s prized thoroughbred, finished first at the prestigious race last week, hurling the Egyptian-American entrepreneur and his stable into euphoria.

“It’s an incredible thrill, an unbelievable privilege,” he told Al Arabiya News from his New York office.

Source: english.alarabiya.net