Breeders Crown Charity Challenge
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Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino and 2020 Breeders Crown Presenting Sponsor The Libfeld-Katz Breeding Partnership are excited to present the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge benefiting four non-profit organizations represented by local Indiana celebrities including Indianapolis Colt alum Jeff Saturday, Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, Indianapolis sports radio personality Dan Dakich, and Emmy award-winning WTHR Indianapolis news anchor Julia Moffitt. The challenge will culminate on Breeders Crown weekend, set for October 30 and 31.Funds for the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge will be generated by donations from major Standardbred breeding and racing partnerships through a Glamour Boy Challenge in the 3-year-old pacing colt division, in which the partnerships will donate 1% of their horse earnings through November 1. The additional funds will be raised through the donation of a 2021 breeding to several of the industry’s top stallions at the 2020 Lexington Yearling Sale on Tuesday, October 6 at 6:45 p.m.Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Libfeld-Katz are partnering with the four Indiana celebrities to raise funds for their respective charities, and the challenge will be centered around a Facebook poll and social engagement. Each celebrity’s charity will receive a donation, but the celebrity-charity duo with the highest votes on the Facebook poll will receive a majority of the funds raised.
The 2020 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge Lineup is as follows: Celebrity & Charity Teams
• Indianapolis Colt, Super Bowl Champ, & Pro Bowl Alum, Jeff Saturday – Hoosier Burn Camp - http://hoosierburncamp.org/
• Indiana Lieutenant Governor, Suzanne Crouch – AWS Foundation of Indiana - https://awsfoundation.org/
• Former Indiana Basketball Player & Indianapolis Sports Radio Personality Dan Dakich – The Tyler Trent Cancer Research Endowment - https://giving.purdue.edu/s/1461/1010/19/interior.aspx?sid=1461&gid=1010&pgid=9633
• WTHR Indianapolis News Anchor, Julia Moffitt – Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding Inc. - https://www.morningdovetrc.org/
Glamour Boy Challenge – Donation of 1% of Earnings Through November 1, 2020
• Tall Dark Stranger – Crawford Farms, Marvin Katz, Caviart Farms, Howard Taylor, and Trainer Nancy Takter
• Odds on Osiris – Odds on Racing, Dana Parham, Trainer Melanie Wrenn
• Top Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt - Tony Alagna Stable
• Top Three-Year-Old Pacing Colt - Ron Burke Stable
Lexington Yearling Sale Auction – Donation of 2021 Breeding Fee
• Father Patrick – Father Patrick Syndicate, Adam Bowden of Diamond Creek Farms
• Swan For All - Swan for All Syndicate and Bobby Brady of Kentuckiana Farms
• Walner - Walner Syndicate and David Reid of Preferred Marketing
• Greenshoe - Greenshoe Syndicate and Dr Bridgette Jablonsky of Hanover Shoe Farm
• Tall Dark Stranger - Crawford Farms, Marvin Katz, Caviart Farms, Howard Taylor
• JK Endofanera – Victory Hill Farms, and Bob Boni of Northwood Bloodstock
*Tax deduction benefit to be received by the stallion donor.
