Congratulating American Pharoah and owner Ahmed Zayat of Teaneck, New Jersey, for winning horse racing's Triple Crown.

Bill: 114-hres-317
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2015-06-16
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Professional sports
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Congratulates American Pharoah and owner Ahmed Zayat of Teaneck, New Jersey, for winning horse racing's Triple Crown.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 317 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 16, 2015 Mr. Pascrell (for himself, Mr. Pallone , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Sires , Mr. Lance , Mr. MacArthur , Mr. Payne , and Mr. Yarmuth ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Congratulating American Pharoah and owner Ahmed Zayat of Teaneck, New Jersey, for winning horse racing’s Triple Crown.

Whereas, on June 6, 2015, American Pharoah raced to victory at the Belmont Stakes, winning the 1 1/2 -mile race in 2:26.65; Whereas a horse must win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes to achieve the Triple Crown, regarded as thoroughbred horse racing’s greatest accomplishment; Whereas American Pharoah is the first horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown, thus becoming the 12th Triple Crown winner; Whereas American Pharoah is a descendant of the 1973 Triple Crown winner, Secretariat; Whereas American Pharaoh owner Ahmed Zayat was born and raised in Cairo, Egypt, and began horse racing at an early age, competing in show jumping, and winning national titles as a child in the under-12 and under-14 age divisions; Whereas Ahmed Zayat a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, is CEO of Zayat Stables, well-known for success in American Thoroughbred horse racing; Whereas American Pharoah was trained by Bob Baffert, an inductee of the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame; and Whereas jockey Victor Espinoza successfully rode American Pharoah in each of the three legs of the Triple Crown: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives congratulates— (1) American Pharoah and owner Ahmed Zayat of Teaneck for his achievement of the Triple Crown, as well as his wife, Joanne, and their four children, Ashley, Justin, Benjamin, and Emma.