TAKE THE LEAD Marks A Milestone: 1,000 Horses to Safe Retirement

by TAKE THE LEAD | January 26, 2023 | Source: TAKE THE LEAD

On New Year’s Eve, 2022, Fight On Lucy loaded onto a van at Belmont Park and headed north, leaving her racetrack career behind her. It was a moment to celebrate ...

... TAKE THE LEAD serves as a liaison between the horsemen and women and the aftercare organizations, gathering the necessary information, diagnostics, and paperwork on each horse, then finding a placement with a Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance-approved partner and arranging for transportation from the track. The initiative is funded primarily by NYTHA and through a portion of the claiming surcharge on horses claimed at NYRA racetracks. ...

Coming Full Circle…
Fight On Lucy traveled from Belmont Park to New Vocations in Gansevoort, NY, just a short drive from where she was foaled. Waiting to greet her was Amanda Vance, who oversees New Vocation’s New York operation. It was a special moment for Vance, who had played a pivotal role in Lucy’s life when she was just two weeks old. 

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