Jockey Donates Winnings, The racer that drove American Pharoah to Triple Crown triumph will give his Belmont Stakes rewards to philanthropy.
Victor Espinoza, who won the third and last Triple Crown race in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, told the Louisville Courier-Journal that his prize cash will go to the City of Hope, a California tumor treatment focus.
"At the wire I was similar to, 'I can't accept I did it,'" Espinoza said. "I [won] the Triple Crown race now, however I didn't profit, on the grounds that I gave my cash to the City of Hope."
Espinoza as a rule gives 10 percent of his rewards to the philanthropy, which is situated in Duarte, Calif., close to his home.
"I simply saw one child with that illness and that is the manner by which I changed my life," Espinoza told Newsday just before the Belmont race. "I changed the way I think. Essentially I changed everything," he said. "For me, wellbeing is No. 1."
Espinoza won $80,000 on Saturday, however a part of that cash goes to his specialists and partners, as indicated by the Washington Post.
American Pharoah's coach Bob Baffert was additionally feeling magnanimous after the race. Baffert and his wife, Jill, gave $150,000 to three philanthropies - the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, the California Retirement Management Account and Old Friends Farm, a resigned racehorses office.
Victor Espinoza, who won the third and last Triple Crown race in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, told the Louisville Courier-Journal that his prize cash will go to the City of Hope, a California tumor treatment focus.
"At the wire I was similar to, 'I can't accept I did it,'" Espinoza said. "I [won] the Triple Crown race now, however I didn't profit, on the grounds that I gave my cash to the City of Hope."
Espinoza as a rule gives 10 percent of his rewards to the philanthropy, which is situated in Duarte, Calif., close to his home.
"I simply saw one child with that illness and that is the manner by which I changed my life," Espinoza told Newsday just before the Belmont race. "I changed the way I think. Essentially I changed everything," he said. "For me, wellbeing is No. 1."
Espinoza won $80,000 on Saturday, however a part of that cash goes to his specialists and partners, as indicated by the Washington Post.
American Pharoah's coach Bob Baffert was additionally feeling magnanimous after the race. Baffert and his wife, Jill, gave $150,000 to three philanthropies - the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, the California Retirement Management Account and Old Friends Farm, a resigned racehorses office.
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