"He’s a monster. He’s a very nice horse. He’s a freak. We haven’t had a Triple Crown winner in years. He’s a great horse. I tried to be close to him. I kept following him and my horse ran very, very good. We had no excuses. The best horse won the race."
— Irad Ortiz, jockey of Mubtaahij, after American Pharoah won the Triple Crown, June 6, 2015