lauryn hillen brand sent us her thoughts on the triple crown and the thoroughbred and why she's so thankful for the victory. here is her reaction these are her words. >> be thankful for defeat. be thankful for failure. be thankful for frustration, for heart break, for foolish mistakes for frailty, for hard luck, for doubt, for longing. these are the things that gauge the robustness of the challenges we choose. that sound the depths of our bravery and fortitude that measure our worth. only those intimate with the pain of loss feel in full the sweet euphoria of triumph. i'm grateful i waited 37 years since i was a little girl for this day. i am grateful for all the brave horses who tried and failed and scattered our hopes. when american pharoah bent his beautiful body into the homestretch today, scorching fractions faster and faster as his jockey sat on his back and 90,000 fans shouted him home it was those horses and those 37 years that made his staggering unbelievable accomplishment meaningful. they were the levening of the overwhelming joy as essential to it as this magnificent creature. t