Can ‘Chrome’ Wear Nasal Strip in Belmont?

Trainer Art Sherman has put in a formal request with New York regulators and stewards asking for permission to race California Chrome with a nasal strip in the June 7 Belmont Stakes.
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As of 5:53 p.m. EDT on May 18, trainer Art Sherman had put in a formal request with New York regulators and stewards asking for permission to race California Chrome, the winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness Stakes, with a nasal strip in the June 7 Belmont Stakes.

Steve Coburn and Perry Martin's California Chrome wore a FLAIR Nasal Strip, which is designed to aid a horse's breathing by opening the nasal passages, for his last six races, all victories by a combined 27 1/2-length margin. The Lucky Pulpit colt now has a shot to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

The issue was first raised by Daily Racing Form in light of a similar situation in 2012. New York regulators said I'll Have Another, who also won the first two legs of the Triple Crown, couldn't wear a nasal strip in the Belmont; it became a moot point when the colt was scratched a day before the race.

Whether or not a horse can compete wearing a nasal strip is decided by New York Racing Association stewards

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Winner of the 2011 Eclipse Award for Feature/Commentary and the 2008 Louisville Metro Journalism Award for Sports Writing, Claire Novak has melded her love for human-interest journalism and the equine breed into a successful Turf writing career. Since her first freelance article on racing was published at BloodHorse.com in 2005, her byline has appeared in the New York Times, ESPN The Magazine, and on ESPN.com, among others. She lives near Lexington and, when not writing about racing, can often be found jumping her Thoroughbred, Bob.

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