Congratulations to American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 and only the twelfth Triple Crown winner in history. Not many folks get to be in the company of such greatness, but Easton Corbin was lucky enough to meet American Pharoah when he won The Preakness a few weeks back.
“I actually got to get a picture with the horse and meet the horse. I’ve got to tell you, it was pretty awesome,” says Easton. “The trainer was like, ‘Hey! Meet the LeBron James of horse racing.’ You felt like you were in the presence of something pretty great.”
Easton is currently making his way to the top of the country charts with his latest single, “Baby Be My Love Song,” which is from his forthcoming album, About to Get Real, due June 30th.
Audio / Easton Corbin talks about meeting the Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah.
DownloadEaston Corbin (American Pharoah) OC: …pretty great. :37
“American Pharoah – we played The Preakness up in Baltimore. It was funny, we got to go watch the race and everything and American Pharoah happened to win, which also won the Kentucky Derby [and] I guess also The Belmont Stakes, I guess that’s what it’s called. The last Triple Crown winner, I guess, was back in the ‘70s, pretty far back. But I actually got to get a picture with the horse and meet the horse. I’ve got to tell you, it was pretty awesome. The trainer was like, ‘Hey! Meet the LaBron James of horseracing.’ You felt like you were in the presence of something pretty great.”
