Month: May 2023

Amplify Horse Racing Launches Therapy Partnership with BetterHelp

Amplify Horse Racing will partner with leading online therapy platform BetterHelp to offer members of the equine industry one month of free therapy. This new benefit precedes an upcoming virtual event by Amplify Wednesday, May 24 that will include a discussion about mental health for future and current Thoroughbred industry employees. It can be attended via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube from 12-1:00 p.m. and pre-registration is not required.

The partnership Amplify has arranged with BetterHelp will give users a free month of therapy (up to four (4) live sessions with a therapist that is specifically assigned to their individual preferences), and a discount to the platform thereafter. Any future or current equine industry participants or employees of all ages are welcomed to take advantage of this service through the use of code 9b8d2 on the website here. Amplify will not know who is receiving therapy, and won't have access to users personal data.

BetterHelp has over 25,000 therapists across the U.S., services in 50+ languages, and support in over 200 countries. Users can communicate with their therapist via phone, video and live chat, and can message their therapist at any time. Therapists on BetterHelp are licensed, trained, experienced, and accredited psychologists (PhD/PsyD), marriage and family therapists (LMFT), clinical social workers (LCSW/LMSW), or licensed professional counselors (LPC). All have a Master's or Doctorate Degree in their field, and have been qualified and certified by their state's professional board after successfully completing the necessary education, exams, training, and practice. While their experience, expertise and backgrounds vary, they all possess at least 3 years and 2,000 hours of hands-on experience.

Please contact info@amplifyhorseracing.org for more information.

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TOC Announces Round Two of Horseplayers Tour

Round 2 of the free Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) Horseplayers Tour has been set for the Santa Anita card on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.
To enter, visit the Horseplayers website and click on the sign up link.

Selections will open between 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. ET approximately 24 hours prior to the contest. The top-10 finishers will be announced after a 48-hour audit period. The top-10 finishers in each feeder round must join the NHC Tour to be able to compete in the Final Round on Dec. 26.

Additional Rounds:
Round–May 29, Santa Anita Park
Round 3–Jul. 21, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Round 4–Aug. 12, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Round 5–Sep. 2, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Round 6–Oct. 21, Golden Gate Fields
Final Round–Dec. 26, Santa Anita Park

For more information, including registration information and full contest rules, visit the TOC website.

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Equine Industry Members Can Get One Month Free Therapy Via Amplify Horse Racing Partnership With BetterHelp

Amplify Horse Racing has announced a partnership with leading online therapy platform BetterHelp, that will offer members of the equine industry one month of free therapy. This new benefit precedes an upcoming virtual event by Amplify on Wednesday, May 24 that will include a discussion about mental health for future and current Thoroughbred industry employees.

The partnership Amplify has arranged with BetterHelp will give users a free month of therapy (up to 4 live sessions with a therapist that is specifically assigned to their individual preferences), and a discount to the platform thereafter. Any future or current equine industry participants or employees of all ages are welcomed to take advantage of this service through the use of code 9b8d2 on https://www.betterhelp.com/amplify/. Amplify will not know who is receiving therapy, and won't have access to users personal data.

BetterHelp has over 25,000 therapists across the U.S., services in 50+ languages, and support in over 200 countries. Users can communicate with their therapist via phone, video and live chat, and can message their therapist at any time. Therapists on BetterHelp are licensed, trained, experienced, and accredited psychologists (PhD/PsyD), marriage and family therapists (LMFT), clinical social workers (LCSW/LMSW), or licensed professional counselors (LPC). All have a Master's or Doctorate Degree in their field, and have been qualified and certified by their state's professional board after successfully completing the necessary education, exams, training, and practice. While their experience, expertise and backgrounds vary, they all possess at least 3 years and 2,000 hours of hands-on experience.

“As Amplify encourages more young people to consider careers in the Thoroughbred industry, we want to make sure we are providing flexible resources like BetterHelp to support their mental health and well-being,” said Annise Montplaisir, executive director of Amplify. “Many industry employees have unconventional working hours and travel extensively, making it difficult to schedule a regular therapy appointment, so we're excited to offer something that can be flexible regardless of schedule.”

Amplify will host a virtual “Horse Racing Hangout” about mental health via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube on Wednesday, May 24 from 12:00-1:00 PM ET. Featured guest speakers will include Judy Beck (LCSW-R), who has served with the Backstretch Employee Service Team (BEST) in Saratoga Springs, NY for over 15 years, and a representative from the Jockeys' Guild. This live streamed presentation will address challenges to employee mental health in the equine industry, existing resources available to members of the Thoroughbred community, along with mental health maintenance strategies. Pre-registration is not required. Schedule a reminder for the virtual event at https://www.youtube.com/live/PdSVWgSzAZU?feature=share, or contact info@amplifyhorseracing.org for more information.

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Morning Matcha Headlines Saturday’s Local Prep For Delaware Handicap

LC Racing, Cash is King and Gary Barber's Morning Matcha tops a field of six entered in the $150,000 Obeah Stakes at Delaware Park this Saturday. The mile-and-a-sixteenth contest is the local prep for the filly and mare summer classic – the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap on Saturday, July 8.

In her only outing this season, Morning Matcha won the seven-furlong Pennsylvania-bred restricted $100,000 Unique Bella Stakes by two lengths at Parx on April 24.

“The main objective was to give her a race to start her season, so kind of anything we made going seven-eighths would have been a bonus,” said her trainer Robert “Butch” Reid, Jr.  “For her to jump up and win, was a real pleasant surprise.”

Last year, the daughter of Central Banker compiled a record of two wins, two seconds and three thirds including a victory in Main Line Stakes at Parx, a pair of seconds in the Grade 1 Cotillion at Parx and the Busanda at Aqueduct and a pair of thirds in the Grade 3 Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park and the Grade 3 Comely at Aqueduct. The 4-year-old Pennsylvania-bred has earned $713,390 from 18 career starts.

“We are looking for a big race on Saturday,” said Reid.  “She is doing extremely well.  She had a really nice blow out on Sunday and she is nice and fresh.  She has really matured and put on a lot of good weight over the winter.  We did a lot of running with her last year and the break did her a world of good. She is a hard knocker for sure.  She has danced every dance pretty much from her 2-year-old season at Saratoga through the end of her 3-year-old campaign last year. She really earned that break and she tries every time, so you have got to love her.”

The race is named in honor of the two-time Delaware Handicap winner in 1969 and 1970 and the dam of the Hall of Fame filly Go For Wand who was locally owned by Jane and Harry duPont's Christiana Stable.  Horses finishing first, second, third or fourth in the Obeah Stakes will automatically earn a free nomination to the Delaware Handicap.

Since the Obeah Stakes was inaugurated in 1996, four fillies or mares have won the race and followed with a victory in the Delaware Handicap.  They were the 2006 older female champion Fleet Indian, I'm a Chatterbox in 2016, Miss Marissa, in 2021 and Miss Leslie last year.  Two fillies have finished second in the Obeah and won the Delaware Handicap.  They were Power Play in 1997 and Unbridled Belle in 2007.  Three winners of the Obeah Stakes have followed by running second in the Delaware Handicap.  They were Under the Rug in 2001, Your Out in 2002 and the 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace.

$150,000 Obeah Stakes

For  fillies and mares

at a mile and sixteenth

PP HORSE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY Wg OD
1 Morning Matcha LC Racing, Cash is King & Gary Barber Robert Reid, Jr Paco Lopez 120 8/5
2 Tap the Faith Manzanita Stables Christophe Clement Carol Cedeno 120 9/2
3 Pistol Liz Ablazen Cash Is King & LC Racing Robert Reid, Jr TBD 120 12-1
4 Hybrid Eclipse The Elkstone Group Brittany Russell Sheldon Rssell 125 9/2
5 Award Wanted No Guts No Glory Farm & Erica John Robb Angel Cruz 120 6-1
6 Traverse Claiborne Farm Riley Mott Jaime Rodriguez 125 5/2

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