•           Racing stable of Ahmed Zayat, former owner of Al Ahram Beverages, which packages and sells beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks and soft drinks in the Middle East

•           Originally from Cairo, now has residences in New Jersey, New York, Egypt and London

•           Won bid to privatize Egypt's national brewery in the mid 1980s and sold to Heineken for $280 million

•           Education: Earned an MBA and MPH from Boston University and Harvard University

•           Introduction to horses when he competed in national show jumping events in his native Egypt in his early teens

•           Made splashy, big ticket purchases at sales beginning in 2004

•           Since 2005 Zayat has acquired more than $45 million in horseflesh to get established.

•           Has earned leading-owner titles at both Saratoga and Del Mar and raced Grade I winners Point Ashley and Downthedustyroad, and other graded stakes winners.

•           Won 2010 Fountain of Youth and Wood Memorial with Eskendereya

•           Earnings of more than $6 million ranked him second in the nation in 2008 (through mid Nov.)