New Vocations to Receive Donation from Breeders’ Cup Winner

The donation honors the colt Hansen’s win in the 2011 Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Stakes.
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Kendall Hansen, MD, will present a check for $12,000 to New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program on Jan. 7 at Turfway Park, located in Florence, Ky. The donation honors the Northern Kentucky physician’s win in the 2011 Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Stakes with the silvery-gray colt he named for himself–Hansen. The presentation will be made before Turfway’s ninth race.

The check comes as a part of the annual New Vocations Breeders’ Cup pledge. Owners and trainers with entries in the $25.5 million Breeders’ Cup World Championships are asked to pledge a percentage of their Breeders’ Cup earnings to support the program’s efforts. Over the past three years the pledge has raised $150,000 to support New Vocations’ mission to rehabilitate, retrain, and rehome retired racehorses. In addition to Hansen, this year’s participants included owners John Fort, Mike Repole, and Rick Shanley and trainers Kiaran McLaughlin, Eddie Plesa, Todd Pletcher, Justin Sallusto, and Nick Zito.

Because his colt won his first two starts at Turfway Park before winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Stakes, Hansen thought it appropriate to return to Turfway to present his pledge and promote Thoroughbred retirement and adoption efforts.

"I’ve owned horses for about 30 years and know that having a horse like Hansen is a once in a lifetime experience," said Hansen. "The New Vocations Breeders’ Cup pledge offered me the opportunity to give back to the industry based off of Hansen’s success. It has been a win-win situation for everyone. I’m happy to be able to support such a worthy cause that helps find homes for retired racehorses

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