Retired Racehorses
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FLORIDA<br />
Oak Tree Racing Association & Charitable Foundation has given grants and contributions<br />
to American Horse Council Unwanted Horse Coalition, California Equine Retirement<br />
Foundation, Equine Advocates, GEVA, Inc. Equine Retirement Foundation, Tranquility<br />
Farms Harry Biszantz Center for Thoroughbreds, Jolene’s Horse Rescue, Thoroughbred<br />
Retirement Foundation and United Pegasus Foundation.<br />
CARF-member Pleasanton (aka Alameda County Fair Association) works directly with<br />
GEVA and CANTER California to re-home racehorses. The Association provides a<br />
mechanism for racing fans to donate to equine adoption, with funds dispersed to GEVA<br />
and CANTER.<br />
Santa Anita Park makes annual contributions to Tranquility Farm, California Equine<br />
Retirement Foundation and the United Pegasus Foundation.<br />
Calder Race Course<br />
Gulfstream Park<br />
Tampa Bay Downs<br />
Calder Race Course, Gulfstream Park and the Florida HBPA have established the Florida<br />
Thoroughbred Retirement and Adoptive Care Program (FL TRAC), a 501 (c)(3) charity. FL TRAC is<br />
funded by mandatory contributions of 1/3 rd of 1 percent of purses generated at the tracks and<br />
by direct charitable contributions. Jockeys also contribute $1 per mount. FL TRAC allocates<br />
funds to several Florida aftercare facilities including Pure Thoughts and the Thoroughbred<br />
Retirement Foundation. As a CDI track, Calder participates in the Green Pastures Program (see<br />
Churchill Downs).<br />
Gulfstream Park, owned by MI Developments, Inc. (MID), initiated the Thoroughbred<br />
After-Care Program (GP TACP) in 2011. A portion of funds from Gulfstream Park's share of<br />
wagering revenues are donated to eligible 501(c)(3) charities that provide for the care and<br />
support for horses retired from the racetrack. To date, GP TACP has donated approximately<br />
$70,000 to eligible charities, such as the Florida Thoroughbred Retirement & Adoptive Care<br />
Program (FL TRAC). GP TACP has also given funds to Thoroughbred retirement and re-training<br />
programs associated with MID tracks Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course in Maryland.<br />
Tampa Bay Downs works with the Florida HBPA on a $1 per start contribution to the<br />
Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa (TROT). The track funded TROT’s start-up expenses in full.<br />
Tampa Bay sponsors various fundraisers and the track donates to the Thoroughbred Retirement<br />
Foundation and Florida Thoroughbred Charities, the charitable arm of the Florida<br />
Thoroughbred industry.<br />
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