Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation Returns As Presenting Sponsor Of TCA’s Stallion Season Auction

Thoroughbred Charities of America announced Friday that Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation has signed on, for the second consecutive year, as the presenting sponsor of the upcoming 34th Annual Stallion Season Auction to be held Wednesday, January 3 – Sunday, January 7, 2024.

“We greatly appreciate the continued support of Mt. Brilliant,” said Erin Halliwell executive director of TCA. “The Stallion Season Auction is vital to our organization as it allows us to make grants to qualified organizations across the country. Mt. Brilliant's support of the auction and TCA are a testament to their strong commitment to our mission of assisting Thoroughbreds and those who care for them.”

The TCA Stallion Season Auction is the organization's largest annual fundraiser and opens with an online auction beginning at 9 a.m. on January 3 and continues through 4 p.m. EST on Friday, January 5. The online auction will offer nearly 200 seasons to stallions standing in 14 states and Canada. View online seasons here. The majority of the seasons will sell during the online auction however several seasons including Cody's Wish, Elite Power, Life is Good, Constitution, Nyquist, Quality Road, Flightline, Forte, Good Magic, and Taiba will be sold in the Live Auction and Celebration on Sunday, January 7 at Harper Hall in Lexington, Ky. Buy tickets here. Bidders or their authorized agents may bid on the select seasons by attending the live auction in-person, or they may email ehalliwell@tca.org to register to bid online or by telephone. A silent auction will also be offered. All non-season items will be available via online bidding.

In addition to Mt. Brilliant, other TCA Stallion Season Auction sponsors include Peoples Bank, Ocala Breeders' Sales, Bourbon Lane Stable Retirement Fund, Coolmore America, Equine Medical Associates, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Top Line Sales, Equine Medical of Ocala, Julie Davies, Pick View LLC, Paul Sharp Stables, L.V. Harkness, Paulick Report, BloodHorse, Daily Racing Form, and Thoroughbred Daily News.

For further information regarding the 34th annual TCA Stallion Season Auction including please visit www.tca.org or call (859) 276-4989.

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) was formed in 1990 to fund and facilitate the support of Thoroughbreds and the people who care for them. In 2023, TCA granted over $821,000 to 75 approved charities working within Thoroughbred retraining, rehoming and retirement; backstretch and farm worker services, research and equine-assisted therapy. During the last three decades, TCA has granted over $26 million to more than 200 charities that successfully meet the criteria set forth in its annual grant application. TCA administers the Horses First Fund, founded by LNJ Foxwoods in 2016, to assist Thoroughbreds in need of emergency aid. TCA manages Cómo, a mobile app founded by Godolphin, that connects racing industry employees to the vital services they need through a network of racetrack chaplains and Thoroughbred industry organizations. TCA is the charitable arm of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

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