American Pharoah and his Jewish owner 7 things to know

[Benny]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Continue to be surprised that some were unaware of Zayat's heritage. The whole story of the delight with the #18 (chai) draw for Derby was focused on its' positive attributes for good luck in Judaic numerology.. Any number of examples of Zayat's Orthodoxy has come up over the years.

"Chai" -- http://judaism.about.com/od/judaismbasics/g/chai.htm

i donotrecall lenny, steve or you ,give a spiel on it in your kibbitzing belmont week.,How does h skip ssabbath services or ride orother suff if he is ortodox ? koufax wouldnot pitch in te WS. I really didnot know. I dorecall the Chai derby talk and have given many gifts of same.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Benny

i donotrecall lenny, steve or you ,give a spiel on it in your kibbitzing belmont week.,How does h skip ssabbath services or ride orother suff if he is ortodox ? koufax wouldnot pitch in te WS. I really didnot know. I dorecall the Chai derby talk and have given many gifts of same.

I know an article i read after the derby said they stayed in an rv at churchill, because they are not to drive on the sabbath. I thought it was known by everyone from him being around the sport that he was jewish.
egypt had been a welcoming country regarding religions, and had a large christian population. I think thats changed in the last ddcades, but historically thats been the case.