Breeders’ Cup Contenders Support Aftercare Efforts

To date, 36 owners and trainers have pledged to support New Vocations with a percentage of their Breeders’ Cup earnings.
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A growing list of prominent owners and trainers are stepping up to support New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program by pledging a percentage of their purse earnings from the 2015 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

For the sixth consecutive year, New Vocations is asking owners and trainers of Breeders’ Cup contenders to pledge a percentage of their earnings to support the program’s mission to rehabilitate, retrain, and rehome retired racehorses. In the past five years, the pledge has raised nearly $270,000.

"I am happy to pledge my support to New Vocations aftercare efforts,” said Barbara Banke, owner of Stonestreet Stables. “The program has done a wonderful job retraining and rehoming many of Stonestreet’s retired racehorses, giving me great joy knowing they are able to excel in second careers."

To date, 36 championship contenders have owners and/or trainers supporting this year’s pledge, including Zayat Stables—owner of Breeders’ Cup Classic contender and Triple Crown Winner American Pharoah—and Hill ‘N’ Dale Equine Holdings and Philip Steinberg—owners of Breeders’ Cup Distaff contender Got Lucky. Additional owners and trainers include Alto Racing, Al Shaqab Racing, Bob Baffert, Bradley Thoroughbreds, Conquest Stables, Michael Dubb, Bobby Flay, Mark Hennig, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Head of Plains, Eddie Kenneally, Michael E. Kisber, Solomon Kumin, Nelson McMakin, Sheep Pond Partners, Todd Pletcher, Matthew Schera, Philip Steinberg, Stonestreet Stables, Swift Thoroughbreds, Town and Country Horse Farms LLC, Twins Creeks Racing Stable, Wertheimer et Frere, West Point Thoroughbreds, and WinStar Farm. New Vocations will continue to seek pledges from additional owners and trainers until Oct. 30

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