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Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) enthusiastically announce the second year of the “Race to Give,” an online giving and awareness campaign running from October 7 to November 12 in support of Thoroughbred aftercare, with the RaceToGive.org website as its central hub.

“2022 marked Hagyard Equine Medical Institute's 146th year caring for the equine industry,” said Dr. Luke Fallon, DVM, of Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. “These equine athletes have given us so much over the last century and a half. Our veterinarians created the Race to Give to demonstrate our appreciation. Leading an effort to support the critical area of aftercare in conjunction with other leading horse racing organizations was the right thing to do. I hope that last year's generous donations of over $125,000 are just the beginning of what we can continue to do for aftercare support. I look forward to seeing this event grow even more in its second year.”

The Race to Give, in its simplest form, is a fundraiser but it is also much more than that, by design. RaceToGive.org encourages peer-to-peer fundraising with a call to the Thoroughbred industry to create teams and to challenge each other to raise funds for aftercare in fun and creative ways.

“The highlight for me last year was seeing the diversity of donations Race to Give received,” said Ken Ford, CEO of Hagyard Pharmacy. “Traditionally the same people and groups are the ones always supporting aftercare. Race to Give demonstrated that the people who have a heart for caring for horses after their careers are over is more widespread than we have seen in the past. That's the difference we are so fortunate to be a part of. This is an initiative that people in our industry can be proud of and also, we should appreciate the horse enthusiasts and the casual fans who made donations too.”

The number of organizations that have come alongside Hagyard and TCA is impressive and demonstrates the positive support of Thoroughbred aftercare. Organizations including Keeneland, FanDuel TV, Thoroughbred Daily News, Churchill Downs, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, and Resolvet are leading the campaign, and we are confident others will step up to support the cause.

“It was excellent to see how everyone came together to raise over $125,000 in its first year,” said Mike McMahon, TCA President. “It was incredibly rewarding to be part of an initiative that was able to help so many different groups. TCA was able to use these generous donations to help 55 different aftercare programs. I hope that, in its second year, all of the people who participated last year will be able to share that enthusiasm and pass it on to their friends as well.”

To create or join a team or make a donation, please visit RaceToGive.org and follow us at #aracetogive. All funds raised will be allocated to TCA for distribution to approved grant applicants. All donations are tax deductible and tax receipt will be provided by TCA.

Learn more here.

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Recently pensioned to Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement from Shadwell's Nashwan Stud, 18-year-old Albertus Maximus suffered a paddock accident that proved fatal, though a full necropsy is still pending.

The son of Old Friends retiree Albert the Great out of the Forty Niner mare Chasethewildwind, Albertus Maximus broke his maiden as a 3-year-old at Santa Anita.

The following year he proved not only his talent but his versatility when he captured his first graded stakes, the 2008 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) on the synthetic surface at Santa Anita. He followed that with a win on the dirt in the 2009 Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream.

In addition, he captured the Windy Sands Handicap at a mile at Del Mar and was graded stakes-placed three times.

Albertus Maximus was retired from racing in 2012 due to injuries that occurred in the 2010 Dubai World Cup (G1), in which he finished sixth as the favorite. He spent his stud career at the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Shadwell Farm near Lexington.

He closed out his career with six wins from 17 starts and earnings of $1,328,230.

“Albertus Maximus inherited his sire's self-confidence,” said Old Friends President Michael Blowen. “Like Albert the Great, Albertus was well aware of his extraordinary talents. If he wasn't the friendliest retiree, he was very handsome and knew it­­–and we specialize in superstars.”

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Research has repeatedly shown that horses which live on pasture have fewer episodes of colic than horses living in stalls, but it's important to keep in mind that the research is derived from large numbers of horses and that studies report the average findings. 

Study conclusions may not be the same when applied to small numbers or individual horses that differ from study horses in their locations, preventative health programs, and activity level, reported Dr. Anthony Blikslager, professor of equine surgery and gastroenterology at North Carolina State University.

Though findings may not correlate perfectly to each horse, they can still be useful when managing individual horses or smaller herds. Blikslager begins gathering quality information by searching for information regarding medical studies on PubMed, a medical search engine maintained by the National Institutes of Health.

Items included on PubMed go back to 1996 and are searchable by terms. Not all veterinary journals are included in the database, but most of the best vet journals are. Specifically searching “colic,” “horse,” “risk,” and “pasture” brought up a PlosOne review that included as many studies as possible in one larger study.

This review assessed all the other studies and the horses used, then narrowed the factors increasing the risk of colic as follows:

• No pasture or recent decrease in pasture time or space
• Number of hours stabled per day
• Cribbing and increased time in stall
• Change in stabling
• Increased risk of small intestinal strangulation if time in a stall increased in the last 28 days
• Increased risk of large colon torsion with increased stall time in the last 14 days
• Increased risk of enteroliths if horse spends less than 50 percent of time outdoors

Each point has references that could be investigated further. 

Though an individual horse owner's experiences may vary, and there are very well-managed stabled horses, the overall scientific research has repeatedly proven that pasture turnout is helpful at preventing colic by increasing the ability to move and to allowing continuous access to forage. 

Read more at EQUUS magazine.

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The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) will host two championship shows in 2022: The T.I.P. Championships & Eastern Dressage Championships will be held October 6 through 9 in Aiken, South Carolina, and the T.I.P. Western Championships & Central Dressage Championships will take place October 12 through 15 in Lexington, Kentucky, in conjunction with the Retired Racehorse Project's Thoroughbred Makeover.

Stable View Equestrian Center will host the South Carolina Championship show, which welcomes hunter, jumper, English pleasure, dressage, combined test and English in-hand competition. The Kentucky Horse Park will host dressage, Western dressage, barrel racing, Western pleasure, Western halter, ranch riding, and competitive trail competition.

Both championship shows will feature in-hand classes, including classes designed to specifically celebrate horses that have started 50 or more times, have won more than $100,000 in earnings, and were adopted from Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance-accredited organizations or Thoroughbred Charities of America grantees.

Six special awards will be given at each show, recognizing the youngest, oldest, most recently raced, highest earning, highest sale price, and most raced Thoroughbred.

The 2022 shows are poised to welcome nearly 350 Thoroughbreds competing in 38 divisions. Each division will be awarded $2,000 in prize money with awards through 10th place.

“We are excited to expand a full T.I.P. championship horse show to two locations in 2022 after offering just a barrel racing division in Kentucky in 2021,” said Kristin Werner, senior counsel for The Jockey Club and administrator of T.I.P. “Splitting the disciplines between both facilities will allow us to better highlight the versatility of the Thoroughbred in a range of disciplines; it will also allow even more competitors to show off their mounts.”

View the virtual program for the T.I.P. Championship at https://tjctip.com/resources/2022_TIP_Champs_Program.pdf.

Created and announced in October 2011, T.I.P. recognizes and rewards the versatility of the Thoroughbred through sponsorship of Thoroughbred classes and high point awards at sanctioned horse shows, performance awards, and non-competition awards. In addition to the complete schedule of T.I.P.-sponsored shows, other information about the program is available on the T.I.P. website, tjctip.com. Those interested in T.I.P. can follow the program at facebook.com/tjctip.

The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club, directly or through subsidiaries, provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives, and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms. It founded America's Best Racing (americasbestracing.net), the broad-based fan development initiative for Thoroughbred racing, and in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, operates OwnerView (ownerview.com), the ownership resource. Additional information is available at jockeyclub.com.

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