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Flightline Leads TCA Stallion Season Auction Roster

The Thoroughbred Charities of America Stallion Season Auction presented by Mt. Brilliant will begin Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 9 a.m. and run through Friday, Jan. 6, with staggered closing times starting at 4:30 p.m. ET. Nearly 200 seasons will be available for online bidding on Equiring.com. Select seasons to Constitution, Flightline, Good Magic, Maxfield (with 2024 breed back), Nashville (with 2024 breed back), Not This Time, Nyquist (with 2024 breed back), Olympiad, and Quality Road will be sold at the 'Tis the Seasons Celebration on Sunday, January 8 at the Grand Reserve in Lexington, Ky. Tickets can be purchased here.

“This is a spectacular list of seasons,” said Mike McMahon president of TCA. “It's going to be one of the most exciting auctions we have ever held.”

Bidders or their authorized agents may bid on select seasons by attending the event in-person or they may email ehalliwell@tca.org to register to bid online or by phone. Non-season items including a John Deere ZTrak mower, an eighth pole from Keeneland Race Course, a meet and greet with Flightline, a condo in St. Thomas, and week-long stay at a Florida beach house will also be offered in the live auction.

Additionally, an online silent auction of non-season items including halters worn by Tapit, Gun Runner, and Jack Christopher, a Florida Derby package, artwork, unique experiences, and more will be offered. A list of silent auction items is available here.

Maggi Moss will be honored with the Allaire du Pont Leadership Award and Second Stride will be honored with the Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award for their dedication to Thoroughbred aftercare.

The auction is generously sponsored by Mt. Brilliant, Bourbon Lane Stable Retirement Fund, Limestone Bank, Coolmore America, Equine Medical Associates, Top Line Sales, Equine Medical of Ocala, L.V. Harkness & Co., BloodHorse, Paulick Report, Daily Racing Form, and Thoroughbred Daily News.

For further information regarding the 33rd annual TCA Stallion Season Auction including please visit the TCA website or call (859) 276-4989.

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Jockeys and Jeans Fundraiser Set for January 10

An auction of no-guarantee Thoroughbred seasons to benefit Jockeys and Jeans will begin on Starquine.com Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 at 9 a.m. ET, and will run through Thursday, Jan. 12 at 9 p.m. The seasons will be previewed starting Jan. 9. Bidding on Quarter Horse seasons begins Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., and ends Thursday, Jan. 26 at 9:00 pm.

This is the only stallion season auction that brings together Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Stallions in one sale, and one in which all proceeds go to help former jockeys who suffered catastrophic, career-ending injuries.

The sale features stallions from Kentucky, Florida, New York, California, Texas, and other states. Since the all-volunteer Jockeys and Jeans was founded by a group of former jockeys in late 2014, it has raised $2.6 million for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, including over a half million through the sales of donated stallion seasons.

“Sadly, career-ending injuries happen to jockeys in both industries and this is a great example of the two coming together in a meaningful way to provide funding for those whose lives changed forever while riding races in a sport we all know and love,” said Jockeys and Jeans President Barry Pearl.

The PDJF pays a monthly stipend of $1,000 to 60 riders from both industries who have suffered catastrophic career-ending injuries. Two-thirds of them are quadra- or paraplegics. “They gave a big part of their lives to a sport that made me and many others very successful,” said retired Quarter Horse jockey G.R. Carter. “And all of us owe it to them to give something back.”

Pearl noted today's increased cost of living has hit hard those on a fixed income, which includes nearly all PDJF beneficiaries. “It is no exaggeration to say that for many disabled former jockeys, that $1,000 each month helps keep a roof over their heads and puts food on their tables. But we are thankful so many generous people in both segments of horse racing have stepped up to prove that this is a single community, and one that genuinely cares.”

Contact Barry Pearl, jockeysandjeans@gmail.com, (717) 503-0182 or Eddie Donnally Edjockeysandjeans@gmail.com (818) 653-3711 for more information.

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TCA Holds Auction, Honors Moss and Second Stride

Thoroughbred Charities of America will honor Maggi Moss with the Allaire du Pont Leadership Award and Second Stride with the Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award at the 33rd Annual Stallion Season Auction and 'Tis the Season Celebration presented by Mt. Brilliant on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Grand Reserve in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Allaire du Pont Leadership Award is presented annually to an organization or individual whose philanthropic endeavors are consistent with TCA's mission. Past award winners include Jen Roytz, LNJ Foxwoods, and Dan Rosenberg, just to name a few. From Des Moines, Iowa, Maggi Moss is a successful Thoroughbred owner, attorney, and staunch advocate for equine welfare. After over two decades in the show horse world Moss turned her attention to Thoroughbred racehorses. In 2006, she became the first woman in America since 1945 to be named leading owner in the U.S. for races won. Moss has been leading owner at multiple tracks, and she continues to work as an advocate for the importance of Thoroughbred aftercare.

The Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award is presented annually to an organization that works to uphold TCA's mission. Past award winners include the Our Mims Retirement Haven, TAKE2 Second Career Thoroughbred Program, Retired Racehorse Project, Old Friends, and New York Race Track Chaplaincy. Founded in 2005, Second Stride is a Thoroughbred aftercare organization located in Prospect, Kentucky. Second Stride works to safely and responsibly retrain and rehome Thoroughbreds.

As for the Stallion Season Auction, it opens with the online bidding of stallion seasons at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 4 and continues through 4:30 p.m. EST on Friday, January 6. Nearly 200 seasons will be available on www.Equiring.com with a full list available, here.

Most will sell during the online auction; however, select seasons to Constitution, Flightline, Good Magic, Maxfield (with 2024 breed back), Nashville (with 2024 breed back), Not This Time, Nyquist (with 2024 breed back), Olympiad, and Quality Road will be sold at the 'Tis the Seasons Celebration on Sunday, January 8. Bidders or their authorized agents may bid on select seasons by attending the event in-person or they may email ehalliwell@tca.org to register to bid online. Tickets can be purchased, here.

An online silent auction of non-season items including halters worn by Tapit, Gun Runner, Jack Christopher and more will be offered. A list of silent auction items is available here. More items will be added. The auction is sponsored by Mt. Brilliant, Bourbon Lane Stable Retirement Fund, Limestone Bank, Coolmore America, Equine Medical Associates, Top Line Sales, Equine Medical of Ocala, L.V. Harkness & Co., The Thoroughbred Daily News, BloodHorse, Paulick Report, Daily Racing Form.

For further information regarding the 33rd annual TCA Stallion Season Auction including please visit www.tca.org or call (859) 276-4989.

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Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation to Sponsor TCA Stallion Season Auction

The Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the upcoming 33rd annual TCA Stallion Season Auction, set to be held Jan. 4-8, 2023.

“We greatly appreciate the support of Mt. Brilliant,” Erin Halliwell, executive director of TCA, said. “The Stallion Season Auction is vital to our organization as it allows us to make grants to qualified organizations across the country. Mt. Brilliant's sponsorship and support of the auction and TCA are a testament to their strong commitment to our mission of assisting Thoroughbreds and those who care for them.”

In addition to Mt. Brilliant, other TCA Stallion Season Auction sponsors include Bourbon Lane Stable Retirement Fund, Coolmore America, Limestone Bank, Top Line Sales, Equine Medical of Ocala, L.V. Harkness, Paulick Report, BloodHorse, Daily Racing Form and Thoroughbred Daily News.

“The Mt. Brilliant Family Foundation is proud to support the Thoroughbred Charities of America in its mission to support our industry and more importantly the animals we love,” Hutton Goodman, Mt. Brilliant's racing manager, said.

The TCA Stallion Season Auction is the organization's largest annual fundraiser and opens with an online auction beginning at 9 a.m. on Jan. 4 and continues through 4:30 p.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 6. The online auction will offer nearly 200 seasons to stallions standing in 14 states and Canada.

The majority of the seasons will sell during the online auction, however several seasons will be sold in the 'Tis the Seasons Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Grand Reserve in Lexington, Ky. Bidders or their authorized agents may bid on the select seasons by attending the live auction in-person, or they may email ehalliwell@tca.org to register to bid online or by telephone. A silent auction will also be offered. All non-season items will be available via online bidding.

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