American Pharoah jockey Victor Espinoza always donates a percentage of his winnings to City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment facility in California. After winning the Belmont Stakes and, with it, the Triple Crown yesterday, however, he was feeling especially generous.
American Pharoah jockey Victor Espinoza is donating all of his Belmont Stakes winnings to cancer research
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
... jockey Victor Espinoza won’t keep any of his Belmont winnings, saying after Saturday’s race they’ll go to a California cancer treatment center.
At the wire I was like, ‘I cannot believe I did it,’” Espinoza said. “I (won) the Triple Crown race now, but I didn’t make any money, because I donated my money to the City of Hope.”
This, from a report in the Courier-Journal, shows part of the reason it was so easy to root for Espinoza to be a part of winning the Triple Crown. The horse’s owners will also be donating a portion of their winnings to several different parties, including the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.
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