American Pharoah's Triple Crown Gives Racing A Boost

— American Pharoah's final race: NBC posted its highest-rated Breeders' Cup Classic telecast in 20 years — an average of 4.6 million viewers between 5:45-6 p.m., up 53 percent from 2014. — At Oaklawn Park, where American Pharoah won the Rebel and Arkansas Derby before his Triple Crown run, attendance was up 12 percent and on-track handle was up eight percent.

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