Hey there, it's Stephen Dubner.
Before today's episode, a quick announcement.
On Thursday, November 13th,
I will be live on stage in New York City in conversation with the journalist,
Bud Mishkin, celebrating 20 years of Freakonomics and talking about what's next.
We will be at the 92nd Street Y on the Upper East Side.
I hope you can make it.
For tickets, go to freakonomics.com slash live shows.
And now, here is today's episode.
That's Emily Plant.
She is a lifelong horse lover who makes her living today as a thoroughbred researcher and statistician.
And American Pharaoh, he...
is one of the most famous and most sought after horses in the world.
His fame comes from winning the 2015 Triple Crown.
That's the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.
He was the first horse to win the Triple Crown in nearly four decades.
It was a huge deal for the industry because people said, oh, maybe it can't be done anymore.
Maybe it's too hard.
Maybe the modern thoroughbred can't handle this.
And then he won.