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WOW – Pharoah donation! Victor Espinoza!!

Seen this?

American Pharoah to victory, then donated winnings to charity

When it comes to horse racing, we tend to remember the names of the horses more than the jockeys, but here’s a jockey you really should know.

On June 6, American Pharoah became the first horse to win racing’s Triple Crown in 37 years.

It’s just the 12th horse in history to win all of the three major racing events in a single year — the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

But there’s another part of this story you might not have heard about: the jockey.
American Pharoah’s jockey, Victor Espinoza, donated all his winnings from the Belmont Stakes to charity.

All of it. Reportedly $80,000.

Wow.
The charity is City of Hope, and they fight cancer, HIV/AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses.In an interview with ABC News, Espinoza casually mentioned his plans for the massive payday.”I won the Triple Crown right now, but I don’t make any money because I’m donating all the money to the City of Hope.”The group confirmed Espinoza’s plans to donate on their website, and included another statement from him:”Good health — that’s what I want for everyone. With good health, people can enjoy life and do those things that make them happy. By working to defeat cancer, City of Hope’s researchers and doctors are bringing a greater chance of health and happiness to people everywhere.”

American Pharoah’s trainer, Bob Baffert, also donated his Belmont winnings, splitting it between three charities.

Bob and Jill Baffert following American Pharoah’s win at the Belmont Stakes.

According to Louisville’s Courier-Journal, Baffert and his wife Jill will donate $50,000 to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, $50,000 to the California Retirement Management Account, and $50,000 to Old Friends Farm.

As the name would suggest, the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund provides financial assistance to former jockeys who have suffered severe on-track injuries. The California Retirement Management Account is a fund to care for retired racehorses. Old Friends Farm is a retirement facility for horses located in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Between Baffert and Espinoza, even those of us who aren’t fans of horse racing have quite a bit to cheer for.

Because at the end of the day, American Pharoah goes back to being a horse. A really cool horse and all, but still a horse.

Here’s a prime example of a cool horse.

His jockey and his trainer used their winnings to help save and improve some lives.
Years from now, when you think back on American Pharoah’s historic run, be sure to remember his team, too.

gotta love the ones that give!!!!

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BELMONT STAKES! AMERICAN PHAROAH??

 

 Saturday, June 6, 2015: Post time for Belmont Stakes: 6:50 p.m. ET

ONLY EIGHT HORSES RUNNING… it this the year we finally get a Triple Crown?

OR IS IT ANOTHER “Chrome Year”? Bucephalus can bring you LUCK!

1. Mubtaahij / 10-1 / 15-1
2. Tale of Verve / 15-1 / 20-1
3. Madefromlucky / 12-1 / 15-1
4. Frammento / 30-1 / 20-1
5. American Pharoah / 3-5 / 1-2
6. Frosted / 5-1 / 5-1
7. Keen Ice / 20-1 / 16-1
8. Materiality / 6-1 / 7-1

History

For the third time in four years, Belmont Park will play host to a Triple Crown hopeful when American Pharoah attempts to add the 147th running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, the final and most demanding leg of the series, to his victories in the Kentucky Derby and in the rain-drenched Preakness.
 
It will mark the 14th time since Affirmed swept all three races in 1978 that a horse has had a chance to join the 11 Triple Crown champions; none have succeeded. Three of those attempts have been by American Pharoah’s Hall of Fame trainer, Bob Baffert, who won the first two legs in 1997 with Silver Charm; 1998 with Real Quiet and 2002 with War Emblem. Two previous attempts were also made by jockey Victor Espinoza, who rode California Chrome to a fourth-place finish in 2014, and was also aboard War Emblem.

 

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 Whirlaway  Count Fleet  Assault  Citation
Secretariat Seattle Slew Affirmed

 

 

The details;

WHEN: Saturday, June 6, 2015: Post time for Belmont Stakes: 6:50 p.m. ET
WHERE: Belmont Park – Elmont, N.Y.
HOW TO WATCH:
Belmont Stakes prep, NBC Sports Network, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Belmont Stakes, NBC, 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
Belmont Stakes post, NBC Sports Network, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Total Wagered : $4,042,699.00
Last Updated at 12:41:38 PM
1 – Mubtaahij [IRE] Jockey : Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Owner : Essafinaat
Trainer : Michael de Kock
15 – 1
$201,786.00
M/L 10 – 1

2 – Tale of Verve
Jockey : Gary Stevens
Owner : Fipke, Charles, E.
Trainer : Dallas Stewart
19 – 1
$165,048.00
M/L 15 – 1

3 – Madefromlucky
Jockey : Javier Castellano
Owner : Cheyenne Stables LLC and Nichol, Mac
Trainer : Todd Pletcher
14 – 1
$214,593.00
M/L 12 – 1

4 – Frammento
Jockey : Mike Smith
Owner : Mossarosa
Trainer : Nicholas Zito
20 – 1
$159,456.00
M/L 30 – 1

5 – American Pharoah
Jockey : Victor Espinoza
Owner : Zayat Stables, LLC
Trainer : Bob Baffert
1/2
$2,150,156.00
M/L 3-5

6 – Frosted
Jockey : Joel Rosario
Owner : Godolphin Racing LLC
Trainer : Kiaran McLaughlin
5 – 1
$554,177.00
M/L 5 – 1

7 – Keen Ice
Jockey : Kent Desormeaux
Owner : Donegal Racing
Trainer : Dale Romans
16 – 1
$197,911.00
M/L 20 – 1

8 – Materiality
Jockey : John Velazquez
Owner : Alto Racing, LLC
Trainer : Todd Pletcher
7 – 1
$399,572.00

NEW SPECIAL EDITION BLU – RAY!!

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Coming in July this summer! The all new Criterion Collection Special Edition remastered Blu-Ray edition of “The Black Stallion”!!
This is the DIRECTOR APPROVED – SPECIAL EDITION, by Carroll Ballard.
This is sure to be a winner as the digital transfer was supervised by master cinematographer Caleb Deschanel himself!
It has loads of special features – here’s what’s going to be included;

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

**New 4K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Caleb Deschanel, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
**Five short films by Carroll Ballard, with introductions by the director: Pigs! (1965), The Perils of Priscilla (1969), Rodeo (1969), Seems Like Only Yesterday (1971), and Crystallization (1974)
**New conversation between Ballard and film critic Scott Foundas
**New interview with Deschanel
**New piece featuring photographer Mary Ellen Mark discussing her images from the film’s set
**Trailer
**PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Sragow
The exciting new cover art is by Nicolas Delort.

It will be great to see it again as it should be seen! It’s about time!
Be sure to get a Bucephalus of your own – better than popcorn!

Check back close to the release as we’ll try to get discount codes for purchasing this fantastic NEW edition of “The Black Stallion“!

Alec Ramsay talks about the Black!

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Here’s a blast for your Black Stallion history, an interview with Kelly Reno about working on the classic movie!
He and his wife, Dawn post on the forum so if you have any questions you may find the answers there already. You can always leave a special note to them – BlackStalGal.

Our friends at Horse Illustrated published this last fall but if you didn’t get a chance to read it then you can now. Stop by their site at www.HorseChannel.com and see all the latest stories.

For a bit of Alec’s magic pick up your own Bucephalus at the Gift store!
Thanks for reading … and writing! – tim

It was 35 years ago when a young boy from Colorado named Kelly Reno thundered down a pristine beach against an aquamarine sea with outstretched arms, riding bareback
on a black Arabian stallion named Cass Ole. Together, they became the embodiment of the boy and horse in Walter Farley’s classic tale, The Black Stallion, giving life to Alec Ramsay and the wild stallion The Black in ways that only the extraordinary visual storytelling of Hollywood conveys.
As timeless today as when the Academy Award winning movie was released in 1979, Reno was only 11 years old with no acting experience when filming began. In contrast, riding was totally ingrained from growing up on his parents’ 10,000-acre cattle ranch.
“Basically, my whole childhood from birth was sitting on horseback somewhere,” says Reno, now 47. A family friend spotted an advertisement in The Denver Post for the lead role in a new movie based on Walter Farley’s book, The Black Stallion, and told Reno’s mother. The idea of getting out of school to go to Denver for auditions held immediate appeal to the young boy. “One thing led to another and I happened to be what they were looking for, and I wound up getting the part,” says Reno. “I had never done any acting, but I was always kind of a ham.” The actor who played Alec Ramsay recalls his classic role.
By Elizabeth Kaye McCall

This is the link to the full story with photos;
HI Kelly and the BlackStallion

Ride on!!!