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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.
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The Jockey Club is once again offering owners and breeders the opportunity to contribute, through a voluntary checkoff program, to Thoroughbred aftercare programs at the time they register their foals in 2010, it was announced Jan. 5 by James Gagliano, president of The Jockey Club.
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Jockey Club Round Table focuses
on medication, equine welfare
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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers Association today announced that the Monique Koehler, whose tireless work saving retired racehorses through Thoroughbred retirement programs, will be honored with the 2009 Special Eclipse Award. The Special Eclipse Award, honors outstanding individual achievements in, or contributions to, the sport of Thoroughbred racing.
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Local state lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would close an apparent loophole and make mistreatment of racehorses a felony.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) announced today the unanimous election of Robin Traywick Williams as its President and Tom Ludt as Chairman.
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TRF, SUFFOLK DOWNS
AND FIELDS FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTABLISH HOME FOR RETIRED RACEHORSES AT PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S FARM
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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.
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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),
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COLLINSVILLE — Lanny Brooks watched his wife, Janice, find homes around the country for retired or injured Thoroughbreds from Fairmount Park Race Track and had an idea to save even more in an unusual way.
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BOSTON Horse trainers can now contribute to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) through the Trainer Rewards Program, a special arrangement among Suffolk Downs, Dodge Grain, and Cargills Nutrena brand. The Trainer Rewards Program is available for horse trainers at Suffolk Downs Race Track who purchase designated Nutrena feeds from Dodge Grain, a retailer based in Salem, N.H.
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Diana Pikulski, executive director of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, said Monday that the group is working with horse breeders, the New York Racing Association and other racing entities to raise money for the care of malnourished and neglected horses on Paragallo's farm in Coxsackie, 20 miles south of Albany.
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Saratoga Springs, NY (PRWEB) April 7, 2009 -- In the face of a hurtful recession that is impacting all aspects of the thoroughbred industry The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) is proposing a taskforce that includes the New York Racing Association, the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen Association, Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack and the New York State Racing & Wagering Board for the purpose of broadening programs that assist thoroughbred owners forced with selling their horses while developing a policy that punishes any owner, breeder or trainer that either directly or indirectly contributes to an outcome where a horse is knowingly sent to slaughter.
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In horse racing, as in other endeavors, there are big victories and small victories. The big victories include winning a Breeders Cup or Triple Crown race, or being selected for an Eclipse Award. The small victories are another story. Most of them take place behind the scenes, and few are noticed by those not directly involved.
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To make its position clear on horse slaughter, Fairmount Park in Illinois has put in place a zero-tolerance policy that would take stalls away from trainers involved in the practice. And in an effort to address the unwanted horse situation, the track has created an adoption program for Fairmount runners when they retire from racing.
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