Sunday, 7 June 2015

Why American Pharoah's name is spelled wrong

Social media erupted in horse emojis on Saturday as soon as American Pharoah crossed the finish line at the Belmont Stakes to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.
 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah wins the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday, June 6, to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed did so in 1978.
But it didn't take long for wisecracks and confusion over the infamous misspelling of his name to pop up amid the horse puns and exclamation points.
Without naming names, let's just say at least one major news source got it "wrong" (and by wrong, we mean right), spelling his name "pharaoh" in a tweet, prompting rebukes from social media users.
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