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Thoroughbred Charities Of America Named Co-Charitable Beneficiary Of Rockin’ Derby Eve

As the world reopens and excitement builds for Kentucky Derby 148, Paristown has just come out of the starting gate with the announcement of their inaugural Rockin' Derby Eve, presented by Woodford Reserve. The newest, coolest, star-studded Derby Eve party will be an event unlike any other, and will feature a not-to-be missed performance from country music recording artist, Jake Owen, with a portion of the evening's proceeds benefitting the Norton Healthcare Foundation's Derby Divas, as well as Thoroughbred Charities of America.

“We will be tenting and showcasing the entire Paristown seven-acre Cultural Arts and Entertainment District for this Rockin' Derby Eve extravaganza,” said Steve Smith, Managing Partner of Paristown.

Tickets will be limited to just 1,000 VIP guests who will be greeted with champagne as they enter Christy's Garden which will be transformed into an extraordinary outdoor garden party with all food and beverage included with VIP admission. After the garden party, guests will be treated to an up close and personal Jake Owen concert in Old Forester's Paristown Hall, a state-of-the-art music venue that just opened in 2019.

Rockin' Derby Eve, presented by Woodford Reserve will be Jake Owen's first appearance at the Kentucky Derby. The country music singer, songwriter, dedicated philanthropist, and actor has achieved superstar status with a whopping 21 singles, nine of which reached #1 on the U.S. Country Music Charts. The Jake Owen Foundation is a nationally active charitable organization, with a local approach. According to Owen, he is committed to helping people in the places they call home.

“Attending the Kentucky Derby has always been a bucket-list item for me, and when I learned of the two charities right here in this community who will benefit, I definitely wanted to be part of this very special Derby Eve party,” Owen said. “We are going to have a “rockin” good time while we raise some money for two great causes who definitely call Louisville, Kentucky home.”

Now in its 15th year, Norton Healthcare Foundation's Derby Divas has identified a pocket of need in the Louisville community and has continually strived to fill it.

“There are so many people who are underserved and disconnected from care,” said Lynnie Meyer, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Norton Healthcare. “These funds will help support important initiatives like our Mobile Prevention Center, so we can meet people where they are and help with early detection of breast cancer.”

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) funds and facilitates the support of Thoroughbreds and the people who care for them.

According to Erin Crady, Executive Director of TCA: “Thoroughbreds are incredibly versatile and can move into a variety of second careers upon retirement from racing.”

Over the past 31 years, TCA has provided over $25 million in grants to more than 200 Thoroughbred-related organizations. TCA's grant recipients work to provide health and human services to backstretch and farm employees, Thoroughbred aftercare, equine research, and equine-assisted therapy.

“After a full day at Churchill Downs on Oaks Day and the customary focus on fashion for Derby Day, we decided to make Rockin' Derby Eve a casual, country chic event where our guests can be treated to world-class service as they kick up their heels in comfort in jeans and cowboy boots if they wish,” Smith said. “We believe a breezy, Kentucky debonair celebration will be a welcome break from the traditional gala attire required at other Derby events.”

Rockin' Derby Eve is presented by Woodford Reserve, the official bourbon of Kentucky Derby 148. To learn more about becoming a founding sponsor of Rockin' Derby Eve in Paristown, contact Joey Wagner at: joey@jwagnergroup.com

VIP tickets are $850 and include admission to the garden party, all food and beverage, and the Jake Owen concert. Tickets are limited to 1,000 and are available beginning October 28th at derbyeve.com

To learn more about Paristown, go to: paristown.com

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Thoroughbred Charities Of America To Host Bash At The Breeders’ Cup Fundraiser

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) will host Bash at the Breeders' Cup on Friday, Nov. 5 at the Hilton in Del Mar. An outdoor event featuring signature cocktails, music, hors d'oeuvres, and a live auction of racing memorabilia and experiences, Bash at the Breeders' Cup is a fundraiser for TCA. The Hilton San Diego/Del Mar is directly across the street from the racetrack. Tickets are available here.

“Bash at the Breeders' Cup has become a significant fundraiser for TCA and, after a hiatus last year, we're thrilled to return to Del Mar,” said Erin Crady, executive director of TCA. “We're looking forward to welcoming guests back to this fun event all while raising money for our 2022 approved grant recipients that work to provide Thoroughbred aftercare and offer health and human services to backstretch and farm workers.”

Bash at the Breeders' Cup will feature a live auction including two Del Mar Racing packages, a halter worn by Letruska, a racing saddle signed by numerous jockeys including Johnny Velazquez, Mike Smith, Flavien Prat, and Jose Ortiz, a 2022 Whitney Stakes racing package, and much more.

Bash at the Breeders' Cup is generously sponsored by Herringswell Stables, Blackstone Farm, Abbondanza Racing, Radley Equine, New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Candy Meadows Farm, Tito's Vodka, Maker's Mark, and Jackson Family Wines. Media sponsors include the BloodHorse, TDN, Paulick Report, and the Horse Racing Radio Network.

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) was formed in 1990 to raise and distribute funds to charities in the Thoroughbred industry that provide a better life for Thoroughbreds, both during and after their racing careers, by supporting qualified repurposing and retirement organizations and by helping the people who care for them. In 2021, TCA granted over $775,000 to 69 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 $25 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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Pharmaceutical Company Issues Voluntary Recall Of Methocarbamol Tablets Labeled In Wrong Concentration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the following announcement from Bryant Ranch Prepack regarding a voluntary recall of methocarbamol last week. In horses, injectable methocarbamol is FDA-approved for treatment of “acute inflammatory and traumatic conditions of the skeletal muscle to reduce muscle spasm and effect striated-muscle relaxation.”

Methocarbamol is also sometimes used off-label orally to manage and treat sore backs and muscle strain. Methocarbamol is also prescribed as a prophylactic for horses that experience exertional rhabdomyolysis or “tying up,” which can cause muscle breakdown. Methocarbamol is a depressant and may affect performance and coordination.

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Bryant Ranch Prepack is voluntarily recalling one lot of methocarbamol 500 mg tablets to the consumer level. The bottles labeled as methocarbamol 500mg tablets have been found to contain methocarbamol 750 mg Tablets.

Risk Statement: If a patient takes a 750 mg tablet of methocarbamol instead of the prescribed 500 mg tablets, it potentially could result in excessive central nervous system depression, which may result in nausea, sedation, fainting, falls, seizure, coma, and death. Bryant Ranch Prepack has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.

The product is used together with rest, physical therapy, and other measures for the relief of discomfort associated with acute, painful musculoskeletal conditions and is packaged in a white round bottle with a red and white label, which reads methocarbamol 500 mg packaged in counts of 30 (NDC:7133517952), 60 (NDC: 7133517954), and 90 (NDC:7133517957) pills. The affected methocarbamol 500 mg lots include the following Lot Number 163935/ Exp. Date 10/22. The product can be identified by red and white label with a yellow border at the top and bottom of the label, top of the label reads “Packaged by Bryant Ranch Prepack”, labels are pictured below. The methocarbamol 500 mg was distributed nationwide to multiple physician offices.

Bryant Ranch Prepack is notifying its distributors and customers by letter and email and is arranging for return of all recalled products. Consumers that have the bottles labeled as methocarbamol 500 mg tablets which are being recalled should stop using immediately and return to place of purchase and/or contact their physician. Distributors/physicians should stop distribution and contact Bryant Ranch Prepack to return the product immediately.

Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Bryant Ranch Prepack by phone at 877-885-0882 Mon.-Fri. 7am-6pm PST or compliance@brppharma.com. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product.

Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.

Complete and submit the report online
Regular Mail or Fax: Download form or call 1- 800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178

This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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The Gift Of ‘Something Extra’: Trainer Gail Cox ‘So Happy’ To Have Millionaire At LongRun

Gail Cox didn't need to be standing at the fence to know how the scenes would play out.

On a sunny, crisp autumn day at the picturesque farm, the treelined 100-acre home to over 50 retired Thoroughbred horses, a group of visitors strolled about the property, carrots in hand, happily interacting with the horses.

“This guy, who we call Charlie, was a million-dollar earner on the racetrack,” heralded Vicki Pappas to those who had gathered. “He loves people and he loves attention.”

Pappas, a founding member and longtime chairperson of LongRun, one of the continent's most respected horse retirement and adoption organizations, and the first industry-funded adoption program in Canada, appreciates the presence, personality and popularity of the horse known as Something Extra during his racing days.

“He is such a hambone and a wonderful ambassador when we have visitors to the farm… they all love to meet a millionaire,” said Pappas, who was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame this year in the Builder category. “You can tell how much ego he has, and that's what made him such a good racehorse. When his paddock mates start running around, he likes to lag behind them, pretending he can't keep up, and then just comes on and blows them away. But you can see that he loves the attention and adulation from anyone he meets.”

That was more than evident on this day as the 13-year-old gelding readily, although gently, accepted each carrot he was given, nudging his head forward to take as many pats as he was offered.

For Cox, the woman who trained and co-owns the dark bay son of Indian Charlie, those moments, something she's heard of countless times, always elicit a wide smile.

“He's a real people horse, he always has been,” noted the multiple graded stakes winning conditioner.

Bred in Kentucky by Gulf Coast Farms, Something Extra was originally purchased for $85,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale by Cox for herself and co-owner John Menary.

Competing mainly at Woodbine, Something Extra recorded his first stakes win in the Grade 2 Connaught Cup in 2012 and repeated that feat one year later. In 2014, he won the Grade 2 Highlander Stakes, and in 2015 he took his show on the road to win Keeneland's Grade 3 Shakertown. He contested two Breeders' Cup Turf Sprints, in 2014 and 2015. After a handful of graded stakes efforts in 2016, he was retired with a career mark of 9-10-7 from 39 career starts, along with earnings of $1,015,394.

“He had this wonderful natural speed,” praised Cox. “He went fast very easily and carried that speed so well. Three-quarters was a great distance for him, but nothing ever shook him up. That win in the Shakertown was probably the one race that stands out for me. It's not easy to win a stakes race at Keeneland, but he did, and he did it so impressively.”

When his racing days were through, Cox's attempt to convert Something Extra into her track pony didn't pan out – his competitive spirit couldn't be satiated by walking babies to and from the track.

“That was my original idea, to make him my pony because I didn't want to let him go,” recalled Cox. “The barn, everyone loved him. He had all of us trained. But he wanted no part of being a pony – too much racehorse. He had started the pony training in Ocala, and it was going fine. But he likes to be the boss around other horses, so when they would lay against him, he didn't like that. So, that didn't work out. Charlie would have none of it.”

She then thought of LongRun.

Cox warmed to the idea of seeing her beloved horse live a serene life in retirement, one where he could interact with other horses and the hundreds of visitors the property sees throughout the year.

“I'm so happy that LongRun exists,” said Cox. “He was a really special horse for us and he still is. He's a horse that I will protect for the rest of his life. The first year at the farm, seeing him look different than he did on the track, it was very strange to see him like that. But he looks fantastic. They found the right horses for him to be turned out with… I'm so happy that he's there.”

Cox, who along with Menary, fully sponsors Something Extra, visits the farm several times throughout the year.

“It's obvious that she loves him to death, pays him lots of visits and tells us how great he looks,” said Pappas. “That means the world to all of us at LongRun, makes what we do worthwhile to know our efforts and those of this lovely horse are appreciated.”

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Scorching summer afternoons, bone-chilling winter mornings and everything else in between, Cox, always bearing some type of gift for Charlie, is never in a rush when she's at LongRun's facility, situated a little less than an hour's drive north of Woodbine Racetrack.

“I see him before I go to Florida with my horses in the winter, as soon as I come back, and other times too.”

Those are, she said with a smile, times well spent.

“Whenever I see him, it brings back a lot of wonderful memories, those two Breeders' Cups, winning that stake in Kentucky. Every time I pull into the property, so many things go through my mind. Just seeing him happy makes me happy. I always bring him carrots and mints.”

The latter is a must-have on Cox's trips to LongRun.

“He's a mint hound. He'll do anything for those. They took him to a fair a couple of years ago, before COVID, and put him in a paddock where he could walk around. He'd follow everyone who had mints and when they'd stop, so would he. I love hearing those stories and I also just love having that one-on-one time with him.”

Those moments often stir recollections of the bond the two had forged years ago.

“I don't know… it just kind of happened. That connection really progressed when he was three. I would get on him, back when I was galloping, and we really clicked. Then there was the traveling. Any racetrack he went to, I also went there in some capacity. I always wanted him to know I was there for him.”

She still does.

As for those scenes, the playful interactions between Charlie and everyone he meets, they will always hold special meaning for Cox.

“I know how much he loves people and I hope people get that sense from him, that he gave them a special experience.”

Hopeful, that he was able to provide all with the same two words found on his halter.

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