New Vocations BC Pledge Raises More Than $120K

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced Nov. 4 that the early estimate of funds raised during its 15th annual Breeders' Cup Pledge will be more than $120,000. This year's total was driven by seven horses with pledging connections winning their Future Stars Friday and Championship Saturday races: Moira , Sierra Leone , Thorpedo Anna , Henri Matisse , Citizen Bull , Lake Victoria  and Chasing Liberty , along with Johannes , Mullikin , Fierceness , Candied , and Nitrogen  placing second and third in their races.

Additional pledges are coming in and final donations are still being tallied. Celebrating its 15th year, the Pledge has raised more than $1 million, with 100 percent of funds going directly to support the program's rehabilitation, retraining, and rehoming efforts, which serve more than 600 horses a year.

"SF is proud to continue our support of New Vocations, " said Gavin Murphy of SF Bloodstock. "We care greatly for the horses that race under our care. Their racing careers represent only a short moment in time for what we hope will be long and productive lives, and New Vocations does a wonderful job in preparing them for their next careers."

This year's winning connections include Coolmore and Partners, Judy Hicks, Robert Masterson, Tom and Katie Ryan, SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Stonestreet Stables, Twin Creeks Racing, Waves Edge Capital LLC, and White Birch Farm, Inc.

"We are very grateful for the overwhelming support from the owners and trainers who joined the Pledge this year," said Anna Ford, New Vocations Thoroughbred program irector. "With an amazing 77 horses with connections pledging this year, the campaign raises awareness and much-needed funds to continue our mission and grow our aftercare efforts."

For more information on the Pledge, please visit www.newvocations.org or e-mail Anna@horseadoption.com.