Valhalla Golf Membership, latest web site of the 2024 PGA Championship, and Second Stride are happy to announce a singular partnership showcasing two former racehorses residing in a specifically constructed barn and pasture space on the principal entrance of the historic golf venue in Louisville, Ky.
Former graded stakes winner Hawaakom and graded stakes-placed and 2014 Triple Crown contender Normal A Rod will stay in residence at Valhalla by the 2024 golf season and return to their Chorleywood Farm dwelling within the fall. The Valhalla-donated 8-acre space contains a conventional wooden plank fenced paddock and lighted Lexington-style run-in shed.
When planning the brand new design components for Valhalla Golf Course in 2022, Vacation spot Design proprietor Randy Hoffacker had a really particular objective. “My imaginative and prescient was for the property to epitomize Kentucky. To signify what makes our state the particular place it’s geographically and culturally. Nothing epitomizes Kentucky greater than the horse business. As soon as I discovered about Second Stride’s mission, it was clear Valhalla wanted to be concerned.”
With the Valhalla workforce, Hoffacker reached out to Second Stride founder Kim Smith, and it was determined that the presence of Thoroughbreds wouldn’t solely be a chance however a trademark addition to the Membership. Valhalla proprietor Jimmy Kirchdorfer wholeheartedly believed within the idea.
“We needed to present our members and company a direct style of the Commonwealth, and nothing says Kentucky greater than stunning Thoroughbreds. We realigned our entrance gate in order that the very first thing you see on the membership is the Valhalla Horse Farm.”
Because the golf membership sits on the previous web site of Kentucky Speaker of the Home David Osborne’s household horse farm, the partnership just isn’t solely a nod to its historical past, it’s a look to the long run.
Kim Smith stated, “It is our hope that this publicity will encourage others to analysis our program, interact with and help the aftercare business. Having two representatives of Second Stride onsite additionally helps to showcase the racing business’s dedication to rehoming and the protected transition of retired horses when their racing days are over.”
Mr. Kirchdorfer hails it as a singular member profit. “We love having Normal A Rod and Hawaakom. They add to the fantastic thing about our property and convey a smile to the faces of our members and company after they enter and exit the membership. Our membership is proud to companion with Second Stride and hopes that having Normal A Rod and Hawaakom at Valhalla will convey further publicity to Second Stride and the nice work they do with Thoroughbred aftercare.”
The 2 horses are sponsored by their prior connections to be ambassadors for the Second Stride program, together with Skychai Racing, Sizzling Pink Stables, and MagnaWave.
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