INTRO TO HORSE RACING BY WHITNEY SANDERSON Saddle UP SportsZone An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
1` A NEW Crown On June 6 2015 the racetrack at Belmont Park in New York was packed with 90 000 people They came to watch a horse named American Pharoah race in the Belmont Stakes The horse with the misspelled name had already won the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May and the Preakness Stakes two weeks later Together these three races are known as the Triple Crown They are open only to 3 year old Thoroughbreds Winning all three races is one of the most sought after goals in the sport of horse racing Only 11 horses had done
Some people wore American Pharoah's running number in support
