Sponsor a Horse
The gift that keeps on giving!
There is a horse at the TRF who needs you! Whether you are looking for the perfect gift, or you are a horse lover who does have the space, time or means to care for a horse, consider sponsoring one of the hundreds of TRF horses who are unlikely to be adopted out to a private home
It’s easy! Click Here to meet some of the horses who are available for sponsorship. After you have
chosen a horse, make your sponsorship contribution online with a credit card. You are always welcome to visit the horse that you sponsor.
That’s what Bill and Sue Finley did when they sponsored Renaissance Bob.
The New York-bred was once an allowance winner at Saratoga, but the nagging injuries that can affect a horse when they grow caught up to him. Eventually, he was unable to compete at even the lowest class level at Penn National. From there, Renaissance Bob was sent to auction where he was purchased by a buyer whose intention was to send him to the slaughterhouse.
But, Bill Finley, while working on a story about horse slaughter for the New York Daily News, stepped in and convinced the buyer to sell the horse to him for a few hundred dollars. Inches away from death, Renaissance Bob was taken to a TRF satellite facility in New Jersey, where he has lived ever since the Finley’s sponsored him
“Now, for just $3 a day- the price of a cappuccino at the local coffee house- we “own” our racehorse,” Sue Finley said. “He’s near enough that we can visit him and we do. Watching him roam his paddock with the warm sun on his back, a world away from the fate that await him, well, it’s hard to imagine there is any way our $3 a day could have been better spent.”
You, too, can feel that sort of special relationship with a retiree, knowing that your donation has helped keep your horse happy, healthy and that he or she will live out their years in comfort and out of harm’s way. (Visiting your horse may depend on the facility where the horse is located. Once you have sponsored a horse, the TRF will gladly provide you with contact information on how you can get in touch with the farm manager at that horse’s home).
Gold ($1,000 or more)
Sponsors receive a photograph and race record of their horse as well a handsome brass saddle plate key chain engraved with their horse’s name.
Silver ($500 to $999)
Sponsors receive a photograph and race record of their horse as well a handsome brass saddle plate key chain engraved with their horse’s name.
Bronze ($250 to $499)
Sponsors receive a photograph and race record of their horse.
GIFT OF LOVE Special ($100) Gift Framed Photos
You can also sponsor a horse for a friend as a gift. Recipients will receive the special keepsake items along with a personalized gift message.
Remember, your gift is fully tax deductible. The TRF is a registered 503(c) nonprofit organization.
You can also sponsor a horse for a friend as a gift. Recipients will receive the special keepsake items
along with your personalized gift message. Remember, your gift is fully tax deductible. The TRF is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
YES! I want to sponsor a TRF Retiree.
Click Here to be directed to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation's secure online Sponsorship Registration Page. Information you submit in encrypted for Security and will not be shared or sold. OR contact us directly:
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
PO Box 3387
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: (518) 226-0028
Fax: (518) 226-0699
adoption@trfinc.org
TRF Maker's Mark Secretariat Center
4089 Ironworks Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: (859)-246-3080
Fax: (859)-346-3082
mdecarlo@thoroughbredadoption.com
