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CTHS Annual General Meeting The CTHS BC Division Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 25, at 4:30 pm at the Sandman Inn Hotel, 2130 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna, BC. Century Downs 261095 Dwight McLellan Trail, Balzac, AB T4A 0V5 Phone: (587) 349-7777 Race Office: (403) 466-4599 SC Field Representative: Shelley Gray & Colleen Haining Race Secretary: Jackson Wittup Looking For Old Photos Looking for old photos that show the history of BC racing. Photos will be reproduced and published and returned safely.

No win photos please The Thoroughbred Ladies Club of BC The TLC of BC, whose charity work and scholarship program has benefited backstretch workers at Hastings Racecourse since 1973, meets the first Tuesday each month. If you would like to join them in their worthwhile efforts or help at the occasional function, please call: Linda Sentes 604-318-7949 Barb Williams at 604-542-8951.

Father’s Day Celebrations On Father Day celebrations at Hastings a poster of American Pharoah will be given to the first 2,000 customers on Father’s Day. The give-away – one per person - will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Winner’s Circle. Start time of live racing Sunday is 1:50 p.m.

In addition to the poster, there will also be a draw for five complimentary ownership memberships to the new Hastings Racing Club. Valued at $250.

The photos to the right are reproduced with thanks and credit by “melissa” and the New York Racing Association.

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Editorial: Got Positiveness?

Trying to come up with a subject for an editorial for this issue wasn’t as easy as you may think.

There are several subjects that could be addressed such as; a ban on all race day medication, the United States Rep. Paul Tonko of New York said Emerald Downs lack of television coverage for racing, or May 29 he will introduce federal legislation that announced 22-year-old something I’d like to title BC Lotto Corp. - The Matt Dinerman has would grant the United States Anti-Doping Agency oversight of equine medication and drug been hired as track Enemy Within. announcer through the testing.

But in the end the choice presented itself—Our remainder of the 2015 The Jockey Club, which supports the effort, own lack of positive attitude. season. earlier had indicated a bill could be introduced After American Pharoah won the Belmont to this year. Tonko on a conference call said he plans A native of San Diego, become racing’s first Triple Crown winner since Dinerman replaces to do so in a few weeks, and that he has biAffirmed in 1978 the crowd at Hastings cheered long-time announcer partisan support of other members of Congress. and clapped but on the backstretch after the race Robert Geller, who will someone, who should have been positive about Gulfstream to Experiment With succeed Dan Loiselle the accomplishment and what it did for Non-Salix Races as the announcer at Woodbine in Toronto. horseracing, stated that American Pharoah wasn’t Gulfstream Park in July plans to experiment with Geller’s final day at Emerald Downs was Sunday, even in the top 25 great horses he had seen in his at least two 2-year-old races that will be written June 7. young career. Now maybe he was right. for horses that don’t compete on race-day Dinerman was outstanding calling two races Horseracing is very subjective and it is recently at Emerald Downs, and afterward track furosemide, officials said June 11. impossible to compare Man O’ War with President Phil Ziegler officially offered the The Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Secretariat especially from race times and money fledgling announcer the position.

Protective Association said track management won. There are just too many variables; track “We consider Matt Dinerman to be a very indicated the first of the races will be included in surfaces, modern versus old style shoe weights, talented young man,” Ziegler said. “He has a the condition book that begins July 1. purse value then and now, etc. But comparison is great aptitude for announcing races, and he Furosemide, also called Salix or Lasix, is an not the point here. Attitude is. One tweet I read figures to get even better with experience. It’s anti-bleeding medication administered to most suggested that American Pharoah was better than great to have him on board.”

Thoroughbred racehorses on race day.

Dinerman begins his duties this week, observing Secretariat. Whether you believe that or not is your opinion. One thing Man O’ War, Secretariat, ANNOUNCER ROBERT GELLER and working with Geller until taking over fulland American Pharoah have in common is what INDUCTED INTO WASHINGTON time Friday, June 12. they did for the sport of horseracing. All three RACING HALL OF FAME “Emerald Downs staff, horsemen and fans are Outgoing track announcer Robert Geller all extremely enthusiastic about their racing and I appeared at a time when horseracing needed a hero. received the highest honor in Washington racing am beyond thrilled to be joining their team this That is what is important and what we should be Sunday on his final day at Emerald Downs. summer,” Dinerman said. “I am extremely celebrating. But on racetracks everywhere In a special ceremony after the day’s 10th excited to get started.” success brings it’s detractors and nay sayers. race—“The Robert Geller Purse”—the only track The timing is perfect for Dinerman, who When Mario Gutierrez, one of our own, announcer in Emerald Downs’ history was recently graduated from Chapman University in accomplished something amazing with I’ll Have inducted into the Washington Racing Hall of Orange, Calif. Born July 13, 1992, he grew up Another he had his backstretch detractors. That Fame, Lifetime Achievement category, becoming attending the races at Del Mar and spent four really boils down to jealousy but feats like his only the eighth member to be so honored. summers walking hots for trainer John Sadler, and another two as part need to be celebrated not disparaged, especially by our public spokes-men. Probably the most of the Del Mar publicity team. important thing horseracing needs right now is public support and enthusiasm. Our star in the sports heaven is rising and we need to encourage that.

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Laminitis: what does that word mean to you?

Do you think you know all about it, or does hearing the very word have you shaking your head over all we just don’t know.

The recent–and some would say long overdue– expansion in laminitis research has spawned a generation of geeks who can speak the lingo and conject about the future. Their ideas are exciting–but what do we really know about laminitis, and how much more do we know that a year ago, or ten years ago?

Is it possible to find a cure for something you don’t understand?

Dr. James Belknap, a leading laminitis researcher, recently wrote this succinct summary of what laminitis is, based on the few facts he and his researcher allies know to be the foundation of the disease.

It’s not far off to say that what he describes here is the laminitis base camp. Research expeditions head out from here. Sherpas lead the way, but it is one step at a time and sometimes bad weather forces an expedition back to the base just when the summit is in sight. Everyone wants to stand at the summit, on top of the world. Getting there has not been easy, but here’s what the tents at base camp are built upon.

Laminitis is not a disease of the foot as much as a disease of the horse — yet the foot has a delicate structure — what Dr. Belknap calls “target tissue”–that is incredibly sensitive to changes from the many triggers. And the target tissue gets bullseyed more often than we’d like.

Equine laminitis can be a devastating result of many different disease processes in the horse, including, most commonly, sepsis and endocrinopathies. The two primary types of endocrinopathic laminitis are equine metabolic syndrome (seen most often in the obese horse), and Cushing’s syndrome in older horses (characterized by high levels of circulating steroids produced by a pituitary tumor).

Interestingly, the “target” tissue in the horse for sepsis, equine metabolic syndrome, and Cushing’s syndrome is the digital laminae.

Most likely the main reason the digital laminae are the primary target is because no other soft tissue structure in species injury/dysfunction will result in the entire collapse of the musculoskeletal system of the animal. The laminar basal epithelial cells are exposed to incredible forces (supporting the entire weight of the horse).

Laminitis Related To Septic Conditions Septic conditions in the horse that can lead to laminitis include gastrointestinal disease (surgical lesions, diarrhea/enteritis from infectious agents, or carbohydrate overload), retained placenta in the post-foaling broodmare leading to a uterine infection, pleuropneumonia, and any other infection in which enough tissue is compromised to result in systemic effects.

In most of these cases, toxins absorbed from Gram-negative bacteria are thought to be responsible for the systemic problems such as laminitis. However, bacterial infections from other types of organisms can also result in laminitis. Most progress has been made in studying sepsis-related laminitis, as most experimental models for laminitis mimic this condition.

Systemic inflammation leading to inflammatory injury to the laminar tissue has been reported in sepsis-related laminitis in horses. In the laminae, this injury is characterized by adhesion and migration of circulating white blood cells out of

the blood vessels into the laminar tissue. This is accompanied by massive increases in expression of inflammatory proteins such as cytokines (a 10-fold to > 2,000 fold increase in expression) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX -2, the enzyme which is targeted by non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs such as phenylbutazone or flunixin).

Laminitis related to Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Equine Cushing Syndrome These events most likely cause injury to the laminar basal epithelial cells, leading to disruption of their critical cellular events, including adhesion to the underlying matrix. The matrix itself may also be injured by the release of matrix-degrading enzymes by leukocytes, epithelial cells, and other cell types in the laminae.

Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS), which includes pasture-associated laminitis, is now the most common type of laminitis reported by veterinarians. Although the animals affected are commonly obese, animals in “show shape” that are not overtly obese also succumb to EMSrelated laminitis.

A consistent factor in the horse or pony with EMS is insulin resistance, with the animals usually exhibiting increased circulating insulin concentrations. It has been suspected that laminar injury in EMS was from an inflammatory event as discovered in sepsisrelated laminitis. However, recently presented data indicate that the high circulating insulin concentration itself can induce laminitis, with limited evidence of inflammation in the laminae.

The other type of endocrinopathic laminitis, equine cushing syndrome (ECS), may have a pathophysiologic mechanism similar to that of EMS, as ECS horses similarly have high levels of circulating insulin. However, it is possible that the glucocorticoids (GCs) may be playing a role in disruption of the cell biology of the laminar keratinocytes in ECS. Laminitis Related To Weight Bearing (“Supporting Limb Laminitis”) The pathophysiology of supporting limb laminitis, the type suffered by Barbaro, is the type of laminitis about which we presently have the least knowledge. With this type, excessive weight bearing (usually due to a painful injury on the opposite limb) results in laminar failure.

The recent interest supporting limb laminitis has resulted in several studies being funded by equine foundations.

Hopefully, these studies will further elucidate the pathologic mechanisms (and thus therapeutic targets) for this equally devastating form of laminitis. Thus, laminitis is likely the end product of a diverse array of disease processes that lead to disruption and failure of a highly evolved cell type that is exquisitely sensitive to injury—the laminar basal epithelial cell.

James Belknap, DVM, PhD, DACVS is Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences from The Ohio State

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Equine infectious anemia serious threat for horses

by Brenden Van Wyk

Equine infectious anemia is a viral disease of horses, mules and donkeys that should be taken very seriously by owners, says a veterinary researcher.

“When a horse is infected [with equine infectious anemia or EIA], it is infected for life,” says Dr. Sara Higgins. She’s a resident in large animal medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) whose master’s degree research focuses on EIA. Also known as swamp fever, EIA is a federally reportable disease in Canada.

In the past few years, the number of detected EIA cases has risen — especially in parts of Western Canada. Since there’s no available vaccine or cure for EIA, animals that test positive are quarantined for life or euthanized to break the transmission cycle and to protect susceptible horses.

The EIA virus is spread by the transfer of blood between animals. In nature, large biting flies mediate this transmission by transferring blood from one horse to another through successive bites.

Horse flies are the main natural vector for mechanically transmitting the virus, but Higgins points out that people can also have an important influence on spreading the disease. Contaminated blood transfusion products, needles, surgical instruments and other equipment are all potential sources for infections. Humans can then transport these contaminated items for much greater distances and in far greater volumes than any insect vector.

“Blood is handled in a more unregulated manner within the animal world compared to the human world where there are very stringent rules,” says Higgins. “We need to start treating horse blood in the exact same way. If we keep this in mind, maybe we can help to reduce EIA and limit the numbers of horse affected by it.”

Once transmission occurs, the EIA virus is very resilient to the horse’s immune system, and it employs several mechanisms to avoid being eliminated. One key factor is that the EIA virus keeps mutating in the body. It continuously changes its surface proteins, preventing the immune cells from effectively binding to the virus. This is one of the actions that limits the ability of the horse’s immune system to effectively clear the virus from the body.

Courtesy of the University of Saskatchewan University Galbreath Equine Center and a leading researcher in the pathophysiology of laminitis.

Racing Trivia

Did you know that Man O War, Secretariat and Cigar all ran their final races in Canada?

Man O’ War: 1920, Beat the first Triple Crown winner Sir Barton by 7 lengths in the Kenilworth Park Gold Cup (the first horserace to be filmed in its entirety), Windsor, Ontario Secretariat: 1973 Won the Canadian International Stakes (1 5/8 miles) at Woodbine Racetrack Cigar:1996 Finished third in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Woodbine

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Quartre Cat by Abbraaj out of Four Girls, by Foxhound Breeder: Rob MacDonald Owner: Carmichael, Stuart and May and Gregory, David and Sylvea, Trainer: Sylvea Gregory Jockey: Ryan Pacheco, Time: 1:17.4

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Arabella’s Muse, by Finality out of Excited Miss, by Mass Market. Breeder: L. S. Nordahl & K. Nordahl.Winning Owner: Nordahl, Karen and Gallagher, Bernard and Teresa Hopper, Trainer:Mike Anderson, Jockey: Richard Hamel, Time: 1:44.2

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Bluegrass Angus, by Bluegrass Cat out of Lady Dynasty, by Richter Scale. Breeder: Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Kaster, Winning Owner: Copper Water Thoroughbred Company.

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Modern by Tiznow out of Interior Design, by A.P. Indy. Breeder: Darley, Winning Owner: Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc. Trainer: Dino Condilenios, Jockey Richard Hamel, Time: 1:43.2

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Hastings Own Picasso..by Jackie Humber A few years ago elaborately painted murals began appearing in Hastings backstretch.

It turned out that Hastings very own Gallop person, Cenek Kottnauer is responsible for all the amazing artwork.

“Well I actually began painting in the backstretch at the end of the 2012 racing season. I just started the paintings to add colour to the backstretch,” explained Kottnauer.

Although he has never had any formal training in painting, the images are rather elaborate and striking to view.

Kottnauer has completed about 10 so far, some are as small as a racing silk and some murals are wall-sized.

Although he has only painted murals in the backstretch of Hastings, he was open to the idea of painting murals outside of Hastings. “I actually enjoy the paintings and this season a couple more trainers have requested some of my work, but I’m busy now so we’ll see if I can find the time.”

So keep alert as you walk through the backstretch, you might just see another amazing painting around the next corner.

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A New Fan’s Day at the Races…by Brent Stumph

She told me we were going to the races.

Being a good husband, I readily agreed.

So off to Hastings Park we went, with a group of about 15 couples from her sorority, for a buffet dinner and evening at the races.

One of the other husbands was a former jockey (I suspect his wife had a lot to do with organizing our evening out). He roamed the tables in our group, clutching his racing form and explaining the finer points of the art of horse racing. How to pick winners, handicapping, track conditions, past history and a bunch of other information, pretty much useless to someone like me.

I have to say though, it was interesting. All those factors have the ability to change the outcome of the race.

They could be glaring points, like explaining why one particular horse had a cast on his leg, but most were significantly more

subtle.

He also explained the finer points of placing a friendly wager on a particular race that may catch my fancy.

How the favourites don’t always win, and that you can’t really make any money betting on them anyway because of the low odds.

He talked about the different kinds of bets like the Trifecta, Daily Double and Quinella.

They’re tougher to win but they pay better.

And, of course, he reminded us to bet responsibly. Have fun, but try to go home with some cash in your jeans.

One race that caught my attention was the Pick 3. My jockey friend was betting it and was confident his combination was a winner.

I decided to risk a dollar on the Pick 3, but I would use my own pari-mutuel system for determining the winner in three successive races. How hard can that be?

I made my bet, and watched the first race.

My horse won! Not a big deal, because it was the same horse the jockey picked.

Race two came and went, with another victory on my ticket.

My jockey friend came by and high-fived me. His horse won too and he was most impressed that I had followed his sage advice on betting.

The third race was different though. My horse won, his didn’t.

He was shocked that a seasoned race-track veteran could be out-bet by a horseracing neophyte.

I proceeded to explain my complex, intricate and detailed system of determining my choices.

It was simple. I had carefully scrutinized the racing form and chose the first horse alphabetically, in each race. I figured that the first name on an election ballot often won, so it might work with horses as well.

My wisdom and intuition netted me almost $180.00.

Not a bad day at the races.

New Hastings Racing Club Owners Get Their First Look At Urban Achiever 2-Year-Old Colt Breezes Two Furlongs In 25.40 An enthusiastic gathering of mostly first-time owners was on hand early Sunday morning to watch their latest investment breeze for the first time at Hastings Racecourse.

With trainer Steve Henson and manager Richard Yates hosting the freshlyminted team of partners who have joined the Hastings Racing Club, Urban Achiever made his initial appearance at precisely 9:06 a.m. to a surge of gasps from his new owners.

The two-year-old colt purchased earlier this month at the Barrett’s Sale at Del Mar Racetrack in California, breezed two furlongs in 25.40 under exercise rider Brian (Rio) O’Riordan.

“He has a quick turn of foot,” Henson told the group that has its own blue-and-white section reserved in the grandstand. “A two-year-old colt is like a young boy learning to walk. In a perfect world, we’ll have him in a race during the first week of July.”

Yates, Secretary Treasurer of The Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association of B.C. (HBPA), has volunteered to be the point man in managing the Hastings Racing Club.

“My job is to make you enjoy the experience,” Yates said. “I will try to teach you what it means to own a horse. You’ll be licensed and be able to park in the owners’ lot and walk through the backstretch to get to your section on race days.”

The personable Henson quickly added: “I’m really encouraging you to come to our barn and you should know my horses eat mints. We’re trying to open a whole new world to you, folks. You’re welcome to visit Urban Achiever any time.”

Yates said the $250 memberships have reached 130 with the cut-off being 200. “I was optimistic when we started this and the response has far exceeded my expectations.”The HBPA, BC Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders Association (BC TOBA) Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society BC Division (CTHS) and Hastings Racecourse management are partners in this unique concept geared to introduce new people to the racing industry.

The plan is to purchase privately a second horse in California or elsewhere within the next few weeks.

Since Urban Achiever will be in blue and white silks for his racing debut MacDonald had a special grandstand section painted in those colours.

“It’s a nice touch,” said new owner Gary Walters from Burnaby. “I already feel important and the fun is just getting started.”

Further information is readily available by contacting Richard Yates at rayates@shaw.ca

ACCELLERATE THE HEALING OF BUCKED SHINS

Do not poultice, sweat or wrap the leg with anything if you want to increase the healing process. Keep the leg open to air. Icing is great for all leg lameness issues. Poulticing the shin will only make the problem much worse. The inflammation must be removed.

The main cause of bucked shins are rear end pain due to over training or training to fast.

We feel that the Hocks and Whirlbone come into play with these young horses.

TREATMENT INSTRUCTIONS: Place Leg Saver (Martindale) harness and girth strap on horse.

Run one set of 7 ft. lead to the damaged shin using one 3 inch wrap to hold the wire in place above the knee allowing the two pins to hang in the center of the bucked shin. I usually wrap the wire around the Girth strap to keep it out of the way. Place pin into the power pack.

Rub DMSO gel or electro gel into the damaged shin. You can use either. Spread electro gel onto each electro pads before inserting the pins into them and tape them to the shin so when you wrap the leg with the polo the pads will be kept in place tight on the shin. Then run a 7 ft. lead with a 3 ft. extension to each red and black pin so they will reach the kidney Ting Points on the rear of the pastern. Tape the wire in place high on the rear end (sacroiliac). Insert the pins into the pads on the Pastern wraps and place the pastern wraps onto the kidney Ting Point in the middle of the rear of the pastern. View the instructional manual for location of the KIDNEY TING POINTS. This will accelerate the healing process dramatically. You must keep exercising the horse during the treatment process. Galloping, jogging or walking are necessary for the shin to become pain free. You must have all of the inflammation removed from the shin before it is completely healed.

Do not lay the horse up for the year as there will be a good chance that you will be treating bucked shins next year.

You can contact us via phone or email for help with this treatment.

For further information and a demonsration contact:

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No Help, No Horse…The Value of Grooms

To misquote the old saying ‘No help, no horse’.

In the old days in England, when the standard mode of transportation was horseback or horse and carriage, grooms were an integral part of a household or business.

He was expected to maintain that transportation in good working order much as a mechanic keeps your car running today and young lads were trained from an early age in the craft of horsemanship.

In the racing world then, as it is now, grooms were especially important and apprentices often lived with the trainer and his family.

Of course, in class conscious English racing there were distinctions (a sort of caste system) and so there were grooms and there were ‘guineas’.

You see a groom was paid a pound or 20 shillings a month in those days, however the most experienced and reliable man was paid a guinea, a form of old English currency worth 21 shillings. Hence that man was called a ‘guinea’ indicating he was worth a bit more than the ‘standard’ groom. The practice is still around today.

Many barns have a reliable groom the trainer can depend on and usually pays a bit more.

If things are to be measured in dollars and cents the help he employs is one of the most important currencies a trainer has—especially the grooms. A good groom or ‘guinea’ that can recognize the early signs of injury or ailments and treat

them accordingly can save the trainer money and often costly vet bills.

Back in the day a groom went through an apprenticeship of sorts. He (there were few women around racetracks then) did menial tasks around the barn before he became a hotwalker, a job he did for a year or two before he was allowed to care for the stable pony. He learned from the trainer, the old timers and grooms he worked with. Learning the proper way to brush a horse, how to put on standing bandages, how to put on tack, treat thrush, or eventually practice the art of running bandages—with the proper tension and a good figure eight.

A groom learned about the foot ailments and various problems associated with training and racing and how to treat them with liniments, paints and poultices—injuries now often treated by veterinary procedures and expensive drugs.

Nowadays around the track you hear trainers bemoaning the lack of competent help. “It’s hard to get good help these days,” is a common refrain. Or “the kids these days don’t want to learn.”

The decline in numbers (and in respect for the trade) is due in part by the lack of such apprenticeship and the fact that many of the newer trainers didn’t go through the process.

Of course tight money didn’t help and in my opinion neither did inner-city social workers sending street kids and homeless people to the racetrack.

Don’t get me wrong

here. The racetrack is a good life and many a good groom came from those who were runaways or just down and out. But we need to train them, not treat them as a source of cheap labour.

Good backstretch help is, as I said, the best resource a trainer can have and many trainers treat their help with respect and pay them as well as possible. But often it’s the respect that seems most to be lacking.

As the obviously snobbish but wellmeaning Sir F. W. Fitzwygram wrote in ‘Horses and Stables’ ––published in the 1800’s.

“It is in vain to expect that servants, however good they may be at starting, will long continue to give the time and labour required daily to groom horses as they ought to be groomed unless the master is able to and does appreciate the result of their labour.”

It simply goes to respect, both for the person and for the job.

People who work hard and are dedicated to the sport need to be shown respect. It is deserved.

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The Good Ol’ Days

New Stride Thoroughbred Adoption Society launches second annual 100-Day Trainer Challenge Last year an estimated 22,000 Thoroughbred foals were registered in North America and will soon be making their racing debuts. When those horses retire from racing, they will need to find new careers. That’s where New Stride Thoroughbred Adoption Society comes in.

New Stride is proud to showcase the athleticism and talent of the Thoroughbred horse with the launch of its second annual 100-Day Trainer Challenge. “Thoroughbreds are such an incredibly versatile breed,” said Bill Randall, President of New Stride Thoroughbred Adoption Society.

“Our Challenge will show the public what these horses are capable of doing, ultimately promoting ownership of Thoroughbreds and helping to transition more horses into new careers.”

New Stride’s 100-Day Trainer Challenge will showcase Thoroughbred ex-racehorses as they transition into new careers. New Stride will promote their journey throughout the 100-days and educate the public on the athleticism and intelligence of the breed as well as their suitability as a sport horse and useful riding horse. The Challenge will culminate with a Thoroughbred Showcase at Thunderbird Show Park on October 4, 2015.

The end goal is placement of the horses into permanent homes via a bidding auction.

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