American Pharoah #5, ridden by Victor Espinoza, comes down the final stretch ahead of the field on his way to winning the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday in Elmont, N.Y. (Rob Carr, Getty Images)
Re: “ American Pharoah wins Belmont Stakes, claims Triple Crown,” June 7 sports story.
I am really excited that we finally have a Triple Crown champion. Immediately after Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, I wrote the following:
I’ll Have Another Triple Crown winner in American Pharoah. Though this may seem like Any Given Saturday, a 37-year drought was broken. Finally, the Derby and Preakness winner was not Upset in the Belmont. He is truly a Pioneerof the Nile in racing and, as the 12th Triple Crown champion in history, is Somethingroyal. He will be a great Empire Maker in his post-career.
If you placed a Spectacular Bid on this horse, you were either Smarty Jones or Lookin at Lucky. Point Given to his connections. Though this was not a Rags to Riches story, every bit was earned. He showed his Winning Colors today by launching an Assault on his rivals, which total to 31 across the three races. At a distance of 1.5 miles, this certainly was no Sham race. California Chrome owners are just looking to Blame others.
I’m done showing my Funny Cide. (I should be given a Citation for the number of horses I just referenced.)
Lisa Holowinski, Littleton
This letter was published in the June 9 edition.
