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Naming Competition For Trio Of Kameko Juveniles Launched

Social media followers of Qatar Racing will be able to enter a new naming competition for three of Kameko's first juveniles that was launched last Sunday. The competition runs until midnight on Sunday, Mar. 24 and winners will be announced the week beginning Apr. 1.

Horses available for naming that will run in the claret and gold silks of Sheikh Fahad al Thani are:

a filly out of Group 1 winner Con Te Partiro (GB) (Time Test {GB}) who is trained by John and Thady Gosden
a filly out of listed heroine Ripples Maid (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who is trained by James Ferguson
and a colt out of Quads (Ire) (Shamardal) in training with Archie Watson.

The winners will be selected by Sheikh Fahad, chairman of Qatar Racing, and Qatar racing manager David Redvers of Tweenhills Stud, where the G1 2000 Guineas hero stands. The prize will include two tickets for the opening day of the QIPCO Guineas Festival, which begins on Friday, May 3.

To enter, follow Qatar Racing on social media @Qatar_Racing (Twitter/X) or @qatarracingltd (Instagram), reply to any of the social media posts with your suggestions. Names must be clean and a max of 18 characters.

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NTRA Launches #LoveOfTheHorse Campaign On Social Media

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has launched #LoveofTheHorse, a social media promotion in conjunction with the 53rd annual Eclipse Awards. The promotion encourages fans and enthusiasts to share photos of themselves that demonstrate their connection and love of the equine.

Participants are encouraged to use the hashtags #LoveOfTheHorse and #EclipseAwards and tag NTRA on Facebook, X and Instagram. The NTRA will share many of the contributions and a few will be featured during the Eclipse Award ceremonies Thursday, Jan. 25 from The Breakers Palm Beach, hosted by Britney Eurton, Acacia Courtney Clement and Nick Luck.

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2021 In Pictures: The Paulick Report’s Top Instagram Posts Of The Year

It's been a strange year of racing, underscored by the Paulick Report's top 10 most-read stories of 2021.

In this week's look-back at the year in horse racing, we show you our most-liked Instagram posts of 2021.

The year's top images range from Flavien Prat's mid-race tack malfunction at Santa Anita to founder Ray Paulick saying goodbye to Arlington Park. Superstar filly Swiss Skydiver features twice, the Headless Horseman gallops in for an appearance, and Firenze Fire's savagery in the Grade 1 Forego also made the list.

Which one is your favorite?

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Social Media Assists In Equine Adoptions Amid Pandemic

Social media has been a game-changer for animal adoptions of all kinds; it allows organizations to reach more people for less cost than traditional print or radio campaigns. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced people into their homes, many with more idle time than usual, they became a captive audience spending more time on social media, a fact that wasn't lost on New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program, the nation's oldest and largest racehorse rehoming program.

Anna Ford, Thoroughbred Program Director at New Vocations in Lexington, KY, spoke to the ASPCA about how the program uses social media to help their horses find homes. In April and May, New Vocations adopted out 163 horses into new homes—an astounding number in and of itself, but adding a pandemic to the mix makes that number even more impressive.

Anna credits adding in daily Facebook Live “meet-and-greets” with adoptable horses and the lowering of adoption fees to assisting in moving so many horses. The videos were then shared on Instagram, YouTube and Twitter, with an exponential growth in viewership.

New Vocations tailors its content to each platform; on Twitter the program focuses mainly on the racing industry, and Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are where potential adopters generally look for horses. The Facebook Live sessions have been extremely well received; potential adopters feel they get to “know” the horses a bit more than what we post online in their biographies.

The program plans to continue the Facebook Live sessions even after businesses reopen across the country.