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TRF ANNOUNCES NEW YORK RACEHORSE RETIREMENT AND RETRAINING PROGRAM

Organizations from every aspect of the New York Thoroughbred industry have come together to support a new program created by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation to provide retirement options and second careers for horses racing at New York Racing Association tracks.

Jockey Club Round Table

Jockey Club Round Table focuses on medication, equine welfare

TRF Files Suit for Slander and Libel

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation filed suit in Manhattan state Supreme Court on Thursday against Frederick A. Terry Jr., of counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell, in his capacity as executor of the Paul Mellon Estate.

TRF, Suffolk Downs, Fields Family Foundation

TRF, SUFFOLK DOWNS AND FIELDS FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTABLISH HOME FOR RETIRED RACEHORSES AT PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S FARM

Wild Eyed Dreamer Gets A New Home

Wild Eyed Dreamer was bred in Florida by Gilbert G. Campbell. A foal of 2003, he is by West Acre out of Classic Dancer by Sovereign Dancer. He won seven races with lifetime earnings of $166,915, including the Longfellow Stakes at Monmouth Park as a four-year-old.

INDUSTRY GROUPS ANNOUNCE PLEDGES TO TRF

The New York Racing Association (NYRA) and many members of the Jockeys’ Guild who ride at its three racetracks, along with the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (NYTHA) and The Jockey Club, have jointly pledged more than $100,000 in financial support in 2009 to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF),

NYRA adopts anti-slaughter policy

The New York Racing Association is taking a stand against horse slaughter. Officials with the organization on Thursday announced they have adopted a new policy through which the association will permanently revoke stalls provided to any horse owner or trainer found to have directly or indirectly sold a horse for slaughter.