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Mareworthy Charities Calls Upon Public Support

Mareworthy Charities, a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and caring for retired Thoroughbred broodmares, is participating in the Community & Cause voting campaign, hosted by Field & Main Bank. The campaign offers the organization an opportunity to secure a $20,000 prize, directly benefitting the care and support of the Thoroughbred mares already in their care while expanding their capacity to assist more retired broodmares in 2024. In addition to the $20,000 prize, the winning organization will gain valuable exposure through airtime on WKYT, coverage by LEXtoday, and a full-page ad in TOPs Magazine. Public voting for the award began Oct. 2 and continues until Tuesday, Oct. 31.

For more information on Mareworthy Charities, please visit their webpage, and to cast your vote, please go to the Field & Main Bank website here. Each person can vote once per day throughout the voting period, but supporters are asked to ensure their participation aligns with the voting rules set forth by the contest organizers.

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Jockey Nik Juarez Held On Assault Charge In New Jersey

Jockey Nik Juarez was taken into police custody in Oceanport, N.J., on Sept. 30, according to records with the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.

Juarez, 30, is being held on charges of simple assault: purposely/knowingly causing bodily injury. Juarez was previously arrested for simple assault by Oceanport police on Aug. 16, 2022. Charges in that case apparently were dismissed.

It is not known who the alleged victim is.

His agent, Jimmy Riccio, said Juarez and his wife, Melissa, had returned to the United States from her native Sweden shortly before the jockey was taken into custody Sept. 30. The couple has two children.

Riccio said he has not heard from Juarez since the arrest. He said he does not have any details on why Juarez is being held.

A winner of 978 races from 6,637 mounts, Juarez last rode at the Monmouth-at-Meadowlands all-turf meet Sept. 16 when he won with two of his four mounts. He was scheduled to ride in Monday's 10th race at Parx Racing aboard Gabagool, but the horse was scratched. Juarez is named on three mounts Wednesday at Delaware Park.

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Oral Arguments Oct. 11 In Lawsuit to Halt Belmont Renovation Loan

The Supreme Court of New York will hear oral arguments Oct. 11 in a case involving two self-described “citizen taxpayers” who want the state's $455 million loan to renovate Belmont Park declared as “an illegal and unconstitutional expenditure, misappropriation, misapplication, or disbursement of State funds.”

During the oral arguments, the court will consider both the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction and a motion to dismiss the case made by the defendants, who are the New York Racing Association (NYRA), the State of New York, the New York State Assembly, the New York State Senate, Governor Kathy Hochul, state comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

The plaintiffs, Jannette Patterson and John Di Leonardo, initiated the lawsuit on June 22 to try to halt the flow of any state money for the project.

A NYRA court filing on Aug. 18 stated that the claim “fails as a matter of law” and that the plaintiffs “cannot establish irreparable harm.”

The Belmont renovation loan was approved in May when the final New York state budget for fiscal year 2024 included the funding.

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Lexington: Loose Horse On Interstate Caught, Doing Well

A Thoroughbred filly that wreaked havoc on I-75 near the Clays Ferry Bridge in Lexington on Sunday, Sept. 24 is safely in her new home in Paris, Ky.

Fast Betty Blue 19 didn't race, but she showed she still had some speed after she came out of a trailer while heading to her new home with Kassidie Hulse, manager of TK Stables.

Appears to be a lot of horsepower on I-75 today. @kystatepolice

Hulse had worked with the horse as a yearling and agreed to take her in once her racing connections determined she wasn't going to see the track.

Fast Betty took a bit of a scenic tour through traffic before she was finally caught and loaded into a trailer to head to Hulse.

Although she was on the move for some time, LACAC said Fast Betty wasn't quick to get in the trailer once she was caught. @Fox56News

Hulse says the mare has some minor scrapes, but is otherwise healthy and well.