[First Reprint] ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION No. 240
STATE OF NEW JERSEY 216th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MAY 11, 2015
Sponsored by: Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean) Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE District 37 (Bergen) Assemblyman GORDON M. JOHNSON District 37 (Bergen) Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO District 28 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS Acknowledges and congratulates New Jersey resident Ahmed Zayat for owning American Pharoah, winner of 2015 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes horse races and potential Triple Crown winner.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee on June 1, 2015, with amendments.
(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 6/2/2015)
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1 AN ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION acknowledging and congratulating 2 New Jersey resident Ahmed Zayat for owning American 3 Pharoah, the winner of the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby 4 on May 2, 2015 1, and of the 140th running of the Preakness 5 Stakes on May 16, 20151. 6 7 WHEREAS, Ahmed Zayat, of Teaneck, Bergen County, is the owner of 8 American Pharoah, the horse that won the 141st Kentucky Derby 9 by a length with jockey Victor Espinoza in the saddle; and 10 WHEREAS, American Pharoah won with a time of 2:03:02 before 11 170,513 spectators at Churchill Downs, the largest crowd in 12 Kentucky Derby history; and 13 WHEREAS, Ahmet Zayat is a New Jersey entrepreneur who was born 14 in Cairo, Egypt, and who formed Kentucky-based Zayat Stables in 15 2005; and 16 WHEREAS, Zayat Stables was the home of Pioneer of the Nile, the 17 horse which finished second in the 2009 Kentucky Derby and was 18 the sire of American Pharoah; and 19 WHEREAS, Before entering the Derby, American Pharoah had won 20 more than $1.4 million in earnings thanks to four straight victories; 21 and 22 WHEREAS, Although American Pharoah was the favorite heading into 23 the Derby, it had to fight Firing Line and Dortmund to clinch the 24 victory and win $1.24 million in prize money; and 25 WHEREAS, After the race, Zayat expressed the belief that American 26 Pharoah was a very special horse, with an exceptional demeanor 27 and aura, which always had the potential to win the Derby; and 1 28 WHEREAS, Following his victory at the Derby, American Pharoah 29 went on to win the 140th Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2015, and is 30 thereby in a position to become a Triple Crown winner if successful 31 at the upcoming Belmont Stakes race; and1 32 WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper for this House to acknowledge and 33 congratulate New Jersey resident Ahmed Zayat for owning 34 American Pharoah, the winner of the 141st running of the 35 Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2015 1, of the 140th running of the 36 Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2015, and a potential Triple Crown 37 winner1; now, therefore, 38 39 BE IT RESOLVED by the General Assembly of the State of New 40 Jersey: 41 42 1. This House acknowledges and congratulates New Jersey 43 resident Ahmed Zayat for owning American Pharoah, the winner of 44 the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2015 1, of the
EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.
Matter underlined thus is new matter. Matter enclosed in superscript numerals has been adopted as follows: 1Assembly ATG committee amendments adopted June 1, 2015.
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1 140th running of the Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2015, and a 2 potential Triple Crown winner1. 3 4 2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, 5 shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to Mr. 6 Ahmet Zayat.