California Chrome Will Wear Nasal Strip in Belmont Stakes

California Chrome will be allowed to wear a nasal strip when he tries to win the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes June 7 at Belmont Park, in Elmont, New York.
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California Chrome will be allowed to wear a nasal strip when he tries to win the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes June 7 at Belmont Park, in Elmont, New York.

New York Racing Association (NYRA) stewards ruled May 19 that the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness Stakes winner will be allowed to wear a nasal strip when he tries to secure the Triple Crown in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont. Other Thoroughbreds racing in New York also will be allowed to wear the strips, which are designed to improve a horse's breathing by opening nasal passages.

On May 18 California Chrome's trainer Art Sherman contacted the stewards (one representing the New York State Gaming Commission , one representing NYRA, and another representing The Jockey Club) requesting permission to use nasal strips on the horse in the Belmont Stakes. The stewards immediately sought expert analysis from NYSGC equine medical director Scott Palmer, VMD, Dipl. AVBP, on their use.

"I recommend that the stewards at state-based Thoroughbred racetracks discontinue their ban on equine nasal strips," Palmer said. "Equine nasal strips do not enhance equine performance nor do they pose a risk to equine health or safety and as such do not need to be regulated

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Frank Angst is a staff writer for The Blood-Horse magazine. An American Horse Publications three-time winner in best news story category, Angst has covered horse racing for more than a decade. Angst spent ten years at Thoroughbred Times, where he earned awards as that magazine’s senior writer and helped launch Thoroughbred Times TODAY. Besides covering horse racing, Angst enjoys handicapping. Angst has written about sports for more than 20 years, including several seasons covering a nationally ranked Marshall Thundering Herd football team.

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