American Pharoah Wins Triple Crown
Edited Press Release
June 6, 2015
American Pharoah romped home in the June 6 Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years.
American Pharoah romped home in the June 6 Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years.
The group will advocate for uniform medication standards for American Thoroughbred racing.
American Pharoah will seek to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
Breeders’ Cup has expanded its out-of-competition drug testing program, increased security at barns, and more.
American Pharoah will try to win the Belmont Stakes and become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown champion on June 6.
The 10-year-old gray gelding was claimed and retired May 17 following a win in his 87th start.
The new facility will include two 15-stall barns, indoor and outdoor arenas, and multiple pastures and paddocks.
In 2014 racehorses in Ohio produced 112 positive drug tests, most of them for flunixin meglumine or phenylbutazone.
The donations will be applied to grants for charities that assist Thoroughbreds when they finish racing.
The transition comes after the commission’s primary laboratory reportedly failed to report three drug tests.
Researchers found that corticosteroid elimination varies depending on the dose used and the number of joints treated.
American Pharoah registered a seven-length victory and is scheduled to make a bid for a Triple Crown sweep.
International horses–except those from Ireland, France, Germany, and Sweden–must be sampled before racing in Britain.
Sagamore Racing will sponsor the $300,000 Pimlico Special and donate $30,000 to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
The Kentucky Derby victor will take on seven challengers for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
Officials seek comment on draft language that would impose a 10-year ban on those guilty of “egregious violations.”
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