15th Annual New Vocations Breeders' Cup Pledge Raises Over $120,000
15th Annual New Vocations Breeders’ Cup Pledge Raises Over $120,000
Lexington, Ky. – November 5, 2024 – New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced today that the early estimate of funds raised during its 15th Annual Breeders’ Cup Pledge will be more than $120,000. This year’s total was driven by seven horses with pledging connections winning their Future Stars Friday and Championship Saturday races: Moira, Sierra Leone, Thorpedo Anna, Henri Matisse (IRE), Citizen Bull, Lake Victoria (IRE) and Chasing Liberty, along with Johannes, Mullikin, Fierceness, Candied and Nitrogen placing second and third in their races.
Additional pledges are coming in and final donations are still being tallied. Celebrating its 15th year, the Pledge has raised more than a million dollars, with 100 percent of funds going directly to support the program’s rehabilitation, retraining, and rehoming efforts, which serve more than 600 horses a year.
“SF is proud to continue our support of New Vocations, " shared Gavin Murphy of SF Bloodstock. “We care greatly for the horses that race under our care. Their racing careers represent only a short moment in time for what we hope will be long and productive lives, and New Vocations does a wonderful job in preparing them for their next careers.”
This year’s winning connections include Coolmore and Partners, Judy Hicks, Robert Masterson, Tom and Katie Ryan, SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Stonestreet Stables, Twin Creeks Racing, Waves Edge Capital LLC, and White Birch Farm, Inc.
“We are very grateful for the overwhelming support from the owners and trainers who joined the Pledge this year,” said Anna Ford, New Vocations Program Thoroughbred Program Director. “With an amazing 77 horses with connections pledging this year, the campaign raises awareness and much-needed funds to continue our mission and grow our aftercare efforts.”
For more information on the Pledge, please visit www.newvocations.org or e-mail Anna@horseadoption.com
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About New Vocations: Founded in 1992, New Vocations has grown into the largest racehorse adoption charity in the country. Its mission to rehabilitate, retrain and rehome retired racehorses has led to the placement of over 9,000 horses, with more than 600 retirees served by the program each year. With facilities in six states including Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania Florida and Louisiana, New Vocations serves over 70 racetracks, working directly with owners and trainers in need of equine aftercare options. www.newvocations.org
