Glen Hill to sponsor Kentucky Downs stakes, aid in equine
research
On a race card organized to promote equine research, Glen Hill Farm will
salute one of its top winners by sponsoring the $150,000 One Dreamer on
September 10 at Kentucky Downs.
The One Dreamer is for fillies and mares which are non-winners of a stakes
race in 2015. It will be run at 1 mile and 70 yards over Kentucky Downs’ unique,
European-style grass course.
The track provided naming sponsorship opportunities for the One Dreamer and
eight overnight races to sponsors making specific donations to Grayson-Jockey
Club Research Foundation.
Sponsors will be provided hospitality for themselves and guests and will
present trophies for the races they sponsor.
“Glen Hill Farm is honored that Kentucky Downs has named a race after One
Dreamer,” said Craig Bernick, who in 2008 was appointed president and CEO of the
Ocala, Florida, farm by his grandfather, Leonard Lavin. “One Dreamer was our
first starter at the Dueling Grounds (the former name of Kentucky Downs), and we
had a wonderful day at the track when she won the Rachel Jackson Stakes in 1993.
“One Dreamer returned to that track for the same race the next year and
didn’t fare as well, but she followed that race up with a win in the 1994
Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), so Kentucky Downs played a very important role in
her career.”
“We deeply appreciate Kentucky Downs’ innovative way to support equine
research,” said Edward L. Bowen, president of Grayson-Jockey Club Research
Foundation. “This initiative was very successful when it was introduced last
year, and the foundation benefits immensely from the exposure and sponsorship
revenue.”
As of August 28, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation had secured
additional race naming sponsorships from Hagyard Equine Medical Institute,
Taylor Made Sales, Starlight Racing, OwnerView, and Wedgewood Farm.
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