After the 1938 Kentucky Derby, the Churchill Downs staff noticed that they were short more than a few water glasses. Fans, it turned out, were stealing the glasses to take home as souvenirs of their big day at the races. The track had an idea: rather than continue to lose glassware to pilfering fans, why not make a special glass they could sell to fans to commemorate the day?
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Jockeys And Jeans Sets Dates for Eighth Annual Great American Stallion Season Sale
The eighth annual Jockeys and Jeans Great American Stallion Season Sale to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund begins next month on Equiring.com with an auction preview day, Monday, Jan. 8, at 9:00 a.m. ET. The sale starts Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 9:00 a.m. ET and ends Thursday, Jan. 12, at 8:00 p.m. ET. There is also a Quarter Horse version that starts on Equiring.com on Jan. 21. Last year it raised $70,000 while the Thoroughbred side totaled $40,000.
Nine major Central Kentucky Thoroughbred breeding farms and individual season owners are expected to donate seasons along with donors in Florida, New York, California, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and Louisiana.
“This season sale is truly living up to its name and as far as we can ascertain is the only one that includes stallions in this many states, and the only one that solely benefits humans, namely those 60 men and women who underwent catastrophic career ending racing injuries,” said interim Jockeys and Jeans president Dr. Eddie Donnally who conceived and started the sale in 2016.
The seasons are no-guarantee, and selling prices are not made public. “We've had great success with selling seasons of freshman sires and first-year stallions, many of whom have become successful and now command prices far greater than our sale price,” said Donnally.
To date, stallion season sales have accounted for at least $800,000 of the $3.6 million raised for the PDJF by the group that was founded in 2014. All are volunteers and every cent of the selling prices goes to PDJF. The charity provides a monthly stipend of $1,000 to some 60 former jockeys. At least 40 are either quadra or paraplegics.
“In this age of inflation that monthly payment for many means a roof over their heads and food on their table.” said Donnally. “Nearly all live on a fixed income and dealing with the increased cost of living means hard choices and sacrifices. Our sale not only offers solid stallions at a reasonable cost, but more importantly, the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those that are no longer riding racehorses but wheelchairs. Yes, there are new challenges in racing and yes there are changes, but the needs of our fallen brothers and sisters go on.
“We thank every season donor and buyer, and we believe, as they say in horse racing, 'what goes around comes around,' and all here hope, pray and believe their investment will pay dividends.”
To donate a season or wish more information contact Eddie Donnally at edjockeysandjeans@gmail.com or call (818) 653-3711.
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Soul Sacrifice First Stakes Winner For Home Of The Brave
Casner Racing LP's Soul Sacrifice stalked the early pace before seizing the lead in late stretch to win the $50,000 Jim Thorpe Stakes on Friday at Remington Park and become the first stakes winner for Oklahoma sire Home of the Brave.
An unraced 10-year-old son of Tiznow out of stakes winner Well Dressed, by Notebook, Home of the Brave is a full brother to Well Armed, a gelding best known for his win in the 2009 Dubai World Cup (G1) by a record-breaking 14 lengths. Also a Grade 1 winner in the United States, Well Armed amassed career earnings of nearly $5.2 million.
Home of the Brave stands at Caines Stallion Station near Wynnewood, Okla.
In the Jim Thorpe, Soul Sacrifice skimmed the rail under jockey Jose Alvarez coming down the stretch, squeezing inside pacesetter and runner-up Eakly and kicking on for the win.
The 3-year-old gelding out of the Super Saver mare Dulces Suenos scored by 1 1/4 lengths in the one-mile race for 3-year-old Oklahoma-breds. He returned $8.60 for the win after finishing the trip in 1:39.30 on a muddy (sealed) track.
Soul Sacrifice, who is trained by Shawn Davis, earned $30,000 for Casner Racing and was bred in the name of Susan Casner. He has won half of his eight starts this year and improved his overall record five wins from 11 career starts and $99,079 in purse earnings.
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Glatt Takes Los Alamitos Winter Meet Title, Three Tie For Leading Jockey
The six-day Winter Thoroughbred Meet at Los Alamitos concluded Sunday with Mark Glatt topping the trainer standings with seven victories, three more than Bob Baffert and Peter Miller.
It was the second local training crown for Glatt, who shared the 2016 Spring meet title with Doug O'Neill.
Baffert had the most wins (15) for the year at Los Alamitos, combining the Winter meet with the September (Sept. 15-24) and Los Angeles County Fair (June 23-July 9) seasons.
Diego Herrera, Edwin Maldonado, and Juan Hernandez shared the Winter riding title with six wins each.
Hernandez was the leader for the year with 19 victories, one more than Herrera.
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