Imagine a community where those who do not fit the mold of society find solace; one where both people and horses who are undervalued come into their own and thrive. This place is summed up in three words—Square Peg Foundation. Founded in 2004 in the San Francisco Bay Area by the wife and husband team of Joell and Christopher Dunlap, the aftercare organization was created with a very specific goal in mind.
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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 19-22
After a weekend with only one graded stakes race, the North American horse racing calendar picks back up this upcoming weekend, with Fair Grounds front and center. The New Orleans, La., track holds one of its marquee racecards Saturday, Jan. 21, featuring seven stakes races highlighted by the $200,000, Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes.
Hard Work Paying Off for Up-and-Coming Trainer Lindsay Schultz at Oaklawn
Trainer Lindsay Schultz’s first day at any racetrack was the 2006 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. She was a freshman at the University of Louisville in the Equine Industry Program, and Churchill Downs hosted the year-end championship event. Her friend (and later roommate) Liz Crow, who is now a bloodstock agent, invited her to go with her family.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 13-15
This upcoming weekend marks a brief break from high-level horse racing in North America, with only one graded stakes race and no qualifying points preps for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on the schedule.