If you know anything about horse racing you will have heard of American Pharoah, a celebrated and prolific winner of major races, including all three legs of the Triple Crown and the Breeder Cup Classic in 2015.
The greatly anticipated arrival of a foal by American Pharoah was tempered by the mare Philanthropic’s checkered foaling history.
Philanthropic, an 8-year-old thoroughbred mare owned by Ann Mudge Backer of Smitten Farm in The Plains, Virginia, was referred to the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC) by veterinarian Christine Adams on Feb. 1, to foal out under hospital care and supervision…