The Monzante Memorial Fundraising Challenge-Team Standardbredgal

Everyone knows that racehorses, when no longer able to compete on the track, can excel at alternate careers.  We see horses like G1 Winner, Lava Man, retire from racing, then return to the track to become a "pony horse". (He was lead pony for I'll Have Another in the Kentucky Derby & The Preakness in 2012).  Some, however, are not so fortunate.  Being shuffled from owner to owner, from trainer to trainer, while constantly collecting a paycheck, the overall well-being of the horse is often overlooked.

Here in Ontario, Canada, I cannot tell you the amount of calls that I've received from standardbred horse owners and trainers that try and do the right thing by rehoming their horse that can no longer race.  Sadly, there are not enough facilities or funding to accommodate them.  Is this why some owners and trainers race their horses when they know they shouldn't --- is there an extreme "sensitivity" chip missing in their methodologies?  How many track vets "turn the other way" when determining if a horse is fit to race?  How many racetracks have unenforced rules and regulations, or for that matter, virtually zero rules and regulations for racing sound?  How many look at them as "commodities"? 

So, for horses like Monzante-Wake At Noon-And all those who should retire with dignity-This is for you:

Danonymous Racing, as well as others, have spear-headed a fundraising challenge, and I have decided to represent The Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society, here are the particulars:



As per Danonymousracing.com

Announcement: In the wake of the tragic death of former graded stakes winner, Monzante (who broke down in a $4K claiming race over the weekend, see Paulick Report story here), we are announcing the Monzante Memorial Fundraising Challenge.

The team that raises the most money between now and August 1, 2013, will win the fundraising challenge and receive a reward. The reward is still to be determined. We just needed to get this process started now while there’s still outrage over this untimely and unnecessary death.

CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING TEAMS AND CHARITIES TO MAKE A DONATION




TEAM DANONYMOUS

Raising funds for Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue based in Maryland

Twitter Contact: @DanonymousMan

 Donations can be submitted via PayPal to DanonymousRacing@gmail.com
 

TEAM CANTER CALIFORNIA

Raising funds for CANTER and racehorse retirement in California

Twitter Contact: @Canterca

Donations can be submitted via PayPal through this link (Click Here)



TEAM BEYCHOK

Raising Funds for the Louisiana Horse Rescue Association

Twitter Contact: @BeychokRacing

Donations may be submitted via PayPal to Mbeychok1@cox.net



TEAM STANDARDBREDGAL

Raising funds for the Ontario Standardbred Adoption Society


Twitter Contact: @StandardbredGal

 Donations may be submitted via PayPal to newhorizonsequinecenter@gmail.com



TEAM BRIGHT FUTURES (Marie McCormack)

 Raising funds for Bright Futures Farm horse rescue in Pennsylvania

Twitter Contact: NA

Donations may be sent directly Bright Futures via PayPal to bdee@brightfuturesfarm.org

NOTE: Anyone who donates $100 or more to TEAM BRIGHT FUTURES will receive a 3 lb tin of cookies, their choice, from www.GenerationsOfCookies.com!



TEAM REMEMBER ME RESCUE

Twitter Contact: @donnakeen

Donations may be sent directly to Remember Me Rescue via PayPal to remembermerescue@live.com

 

TEAM SECOND CHANCE

Raising funds for Second Chance Thoroughbreds in New York

Website:  Second Chance Thoroughbreds

Twitter Contact:  @SecondChanceTBs

Donations may be sent directly to Second Chance Thoroughbreds via PayPal to sctottbs@gmail.com



We are asking people to continue using the power of social media by forming teams and raising money for retired thoroughbred and standardbred organizations and charities.

Can You Look A Horse In The Eye And Tell Them You Don't Care?