American Pharoah got a feel for the track at Belmont Wednesday in preparation for Saturday's big race. He's now the overwhelming favorite—3 to 5 odds. His trainer is feeling optimistic after drawing position five. Roger Clark filed this report.

American Pharoah hit the track at Belmont Wednesday for the first time, taking a jog on the dirt under the watchful eye of trainer Bob Baffert.  

"He looked happy out there and that's the whole key to keep him happy," says Baffert.

What would make the silver haired Baffert happy would be a win by the three-year-old bay colt in the Belmont Stakes to achieve the triple crown. American Pharoah already.

American Pharoah already handled the competition in the first two jewels, the Kentucky Derby, and then two weeks later in the Preakness. 

''Victor Esponoza and Bob Baffert get yet another chance at a Triple Crown!"

This is the fourth time a Baffert-trained horse has a shot at racing immortality, and it's a feeling that never gets old.

"I'm soaking it in, taking it in. It's exciting to have a horse... I never thought I would be back here again," Baffert says.

He is, though, to watch American Pharoah go the distance, and quite a distance it is at one and a half miles. He says he is expecting a lot of support from those closest to him for the big race.  

"My family members. They are all super front runners. So they are all coming in," he says.

The triple crown is not a done deal though. Since Affirmed won it in 1978, 13 horses have come here with the chance. One dropped out the day before the race, 12 others couldn't finish ahead of the rest of the field. American Pharoah will try to make history from the number five post position, the location assigned in a pre-race draw Wednesday morning.

"I don't really think there's like a horrible post position, but I’ve always liked the 5. It's been a number that I've always done well with. I think more important is that the horse is doing well. That's the most important thing. So far, he looks like he's doing great," Baffert says. 

Baffert also says when American Pharoah is really riding, he likes to dominate. He's that kind of horse. So hopefully he can just bring it one more time.