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Gulfstream Park: Irad Ortiz Jr. Bobbleheads To Be Available With PDJF Donation

Signed bobbleheads of leading jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. will be available to ticketed patrons Saturday at Gulfstream Park for a $25 donation to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund.

Online orders are also being taken at https://www.jockeysandjeans.com/

Donations will be accepted Saturday at the Hallandale Beach, Fla., racetrack beginning at 11 a.m. ET.

Jockeys and Jeans is comprised of a group of former jockeys who are dedicated in aiding jockeys who have suffered career-ending injuries by increasing awareness of their physical and emotional struggles and providing funds to rebuild their lives.

Friday's Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $350,000
The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $350,000 Friday at Gulfstream Park.

The popular multi-race wager went unsolved Thursday for the second racing day since Sunday's mandatory payout. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $893.60 Wednesday.

The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

First race post Friday is 1:10 p.m.

Friday's Rainbow 6 begins with the fifth race, a maiden special weight event at a mile on the turf for 4-year-olds and up. Mike Maker will saddle the morning-line favorite in Absam, making his seventh start. Trainer Christophe Clement will send out Voodoo Zip, third and beaten less than a length at a mile on the turf here Jan. 21.

Friday's sequence will have four of the six races on the turf.

Who's Hot: Tyler Gaffalione rode three winners, including the promising 3-year-old Prevalence ($2.20). Gaffalione also won aboard Too Sexy ($4.80) in Race 3 and New York Style ($6.40) in Race 6.

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Jockeys And Jeans: Stallion Season Auction Benefitting PDJF Kicks Off Jan. 29

Jockeys and Jeans will have a new slant for its sixth annual Great American Stallion Season Sale, which benefits the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. It will be the only Stallion Season Auction that will bring together Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Stallions in a single sale.

“For breeders and owners of both breeds, this is a true opportunity to show that persons in both the Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horse world will stand for those who can no longer stand for themselves,” said Jockeys and Jeans President, Barry Pearl.

The auction begins on Friday, Jan. 29 at 9:00 a.m. and ends Monday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m on Starquine.com. A season preview will be available Thursday, Jan. 28. All seasons sold, their buyers and their prices are private. If you wish to donate a season or seasons and sell them privately, they are very welcome.

All seasons are non-guaranteed and donors have the option of including a breed-back the following year if the buyer's mare does not get in foal on first cover. All at Jockeys and Jeans are volunteers and every cent of the selling prices goes to the PDJF. The charity provides a monthly stipend of $1,000 to some 60 former jockeys who suffered catastrophic career ending injuries. At least 40 are either quadra or paraplegics.

“We realize this has been a difficult year for all in racing and beyond, but it is impossible to breed or own a racehorse without being optimistic,” said Pearl. “We assure you, your season donation will, for some of our fallen brothers and sisters, put a roof over their heads and pay the electric bill.”

Founded in late 2014 by five former jockeys, Jockeys and Jeans has raised over $1.5 million for jockeys who underwent career ending racing injuries. In addition to an annual Stallion Season Sale, the group organizes a yearly fundraising event at a separate track. Some 15 Hall of Fame riders are on hand to honor six of their fallen brothers and sisters who also attend.

“We realize there are more requests from worthwhile charities in racing for stallion seasons than can possibly be filled, so we thank all those who donate to ours,” said Pearl. “This sale is the only one in the entire racing industry whose entire proceeds goes to help humans; namely those Jockeys who have given so much of their lives beneath the horses we all know and love. These brave men and women are no longer riding horses but wheelchairs.”

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Santa Anita, CARMA & PDJF Partner for Charity

Beginning with opening day of Santa Anita’s 16-day Autumn Meeting Friday, Sept. 25 and running through the final day Oct. 25, fans can have their personalized cut out images appear in Santa Anita’s Runhappy Winner’s Circle for a donation of $200, with 100% of proceeds going to support the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) and the Permanently Disable Jockeys Fund (PDJF). Santa Anita will submit individual pictures within 48 hours of receipt.

For more information on CARMA visit https://www.carma4horses.org/ and for additional information on the PDJF, visit https://pdjf.org/

For more information on how to participate in Santa Anita’s Virtual Winner’s Circle Fan Cut Out, visit www.santaanita.com.

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Jockeys & Jeans Fundraiser at Churchill Downs Canceled

Jockeys and Jeans announced the cancellation of the fundraiser for Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund scheduled for Nov. 14 at Churchill Downs.

“It’s sad because the needs of former jockeys who suffered career ending injuries go on, but given the need to battle this deadly disease, it is necessary,” said Jockeys and Jeans President, Barry Pearl.

Added Churchill’s Executive Director of Racing Mike Ziegler, “Due to the nature of Jockey and Jeans and the way it brings people together from all over the country, we want to ensure that it can be held at Churchill Downs when it can be the biggest and best! We are saddened to postpone the 2020 event, but in full agreement with PDJF and Jockey and Jeans’ choice.”

The event typically attracts 15 or more jockey Hall of Fame members who gather to honor the six permanently disabled former jockeys who attend. Jockeys and Jeans was founded in late 2014 by a group of former jockeys, which has raised over $1.5 million for the PDJF through six annual events and several stallion season sales.

The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund pays a $1,000 monthly stipend to some 60 former jockeys who suffered catastrophic racing injures. Some 40 are either pari or quadriplegics, while some of the others suffered severe brain injuries.

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