Retired Racehorses
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TEXAS<br />
Lone Star Park<br />
Sam Houston Race Park<br />
Sam Houston Race Park works with Lone Star Outreach to Place Ex-Racers (LOPE). The<br />
track was instrumental in forming this organization and has worked with it for a decade. The<br />
track makes charitable contributions and facilitates LOPE fundraisers. Similarly, Lone Star Park<br />
works with LOPE to facilitate the transition of racehorses off the track.<br />
WASHINGTON<br />
Emerald Downs<br />
Emerald Downs started the Prodigious Fund in 2008 in cooperation with the Washington<br />
HBPA. Owners are encouraged to make voluntary contributions on a per-start basis through the<br />
paymaster of purse. Participation ranges from a minimum of $1 to $30 per start. Emerald<br />
Downs matches every dollar raised by contributing owners. The fund is also promoted as a<br />
memorial fund and fan contributions are encouraged. All contributions are dispersed at the end<br />
of each racing year to approved 501(c)(3) aftercare organizations, including Second Chance<br />
Ranch and Chez Cheveaux. Emerald Downs also facilitates on-track appearances by aftercare<br />
organizations to raise awareness and solicit contributions from fans.<br />
WEST VIRGINIA<br />
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races<br />
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort<br />
Charles Town Races and the Charles Town HBPA have jointly implemented an automatic<br />
funding mechanism for equine aftercare, which is written into the track/horsemen purse<br />
agreement. For each start, $2 is contributed to an aftercare fund. The HBPA distributes the<br />
money to an aftercare group of its choosing. Charles Town Races also makes annual cash<br />
contributions to CANTER Mid-Atlantic. Additionally, the West Virginia Breeders’ Classics,<br />
through its board of directors, contributes to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation for the<br />
aftercare of horses that have raced at Charles Town.<br />
Mountaineer and CANTER established a chapter at the track in 2008. The program offers<br />
a free horse sale listing service to trainers and owners. CANTER volunteers contact trainers in<br />
person to list and photograph horses for sale. Mountaineer horses that are available for sale or<br />
placement are available to the general public on the organization’s Web site. Contact<br />
information is posted in the HBPA office. Mountaineer hosts fundraisers and awareness days;<br />
the track provides emergency stall space for horses being surrendered for adoption.<br />
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