Ellis Park Staging Thoroughbred Aftercare Day July 17

The TAA accredits and provides grants to racehorse retirement, retraining, and adoption organizations.
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Ellis Park, in Henderson, Kentucky, is teaming with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) to promote the industry-wide venture that provides funding for rehabilitation and retraining of retired racehorses.

Ellis Park has made July 17 its Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Day, created to bring attention to the TAA, which accredits racehorse retirement, retraining, and adoption organizations and then provides grants to those programs. In its fourth year of existence, the TAA has contributed more than $5.7 million to 56 accredited organizations.

“Ellis Park is already a supporter of the TAA through their per-start matching contribution, and we are pleased to partner with them for Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Day to provide a public venue to gain additional exposure for the TAA mission,” said Jimmy Bell, president of the Godolphin and the TAA. “TAA Day is a wonderful idea that we hope more racetracks will embrace in the future.”

The brainchild of Louisville horse owner Jack Wolf, founder of Starlight Racing, the TAA gets funding from owners, breeders, racetracks, sales companies, stallion farms and other industry professionals. Horse owners at Ellis Park contribute a per-start donation, with the track matching every dollar

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