Breeders’ Cup Contenders Pledge Support to Aftercare Efforts

To date, 42 Breeders’ Cup contenders have owners and/or trainers supporting New Vocations’ pledge.
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Owners and trainers are stepping up to support New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program by pledging a percentage of their 2016 Breeders’ Cup World Championship purse earnings to support the program’s mission to rehabilitate, retrain, and rehome retired racehorses.

Now in its seventh year, the pledge has raised over $380,000, with 100% of funds raised supporting the program’s aftercare efforts.

"WinStar Farm is happy to participate in the pledge again this year," said Elliott Walden WinStar Farm president and CEO. “We’ve worked with New Vocations for a while now because they believe in ensuring the top care and opportunities for a racehorse to have a second career. Aftercare is a very important topic, and I hope more owners and trainers will consider making a pledge.”

To date, 42 Breeders’ Cup contenders have owners and/or trainers supporting this year’s pledge, including Good Samaritan, owned by China Horse Club, SF Bloodstock, and WinStar Farm, and Lady Eli, owned by the Sheep Pond Partners, who returned to racing this summer following a battle with laminitis

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