As Sierra Leone charged throughout the wire first within the Breeders’ Cup Traditional Saturday at Del Mar Racetrack in California, he had a big cheering part extending again to Louisville, Kentucky.
The horse, who had completed a detailed second within the Kentucky Derby earlier within the spring, garnered over $3.6 million for his win within the $7 million Traditional. Due to the generosity of his part-owner Brook Smith, the Bottom Studying Middle at Churchill Downs shall be receiving almost $60,000. This cash will go straight towards programming and sources supporting bottom staff and their households in Louisville .
Brook Smith, part-owner of Sierra Leone and founding father of Rocket Ship Racing, LLC, is a  long-time supporter of the Bottom Studying Middle’s (BLC) mission and efforts to help racetrack staff and their households.  He helped spearhead the Purses for a Function program connecting horse house owners a and their runners with the BLC’s efforts. Via this system, he donated a portion of Sierra Leone’s purse earnings from the Kentucky Derby when the race favourite completed second by a nostril. The current win, although, and subsequent donation takes issues to a brand new degree.
“Sierra Leone received essentially the most prestigious race on the earth final Saturday. He received, not simply due to his unbelievable operating fashion, not for his breeders/house owners/connections, however extra importantly he received for the bottom neighborhood at Churchill Downs,” mentioned Smith. “His victory is for all of the households that make this unbelievable sport potential.”
All the Breeders’ Cup expertise was a optimistic one for the BLC, as earlier within the week on the Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters Awards winner, Government Director Sherry Stanley accepted the Joe Palmer Award for meritorious service to the racing business.
(L-R): Nationwide Turf Writers and Broadcasters president Byron King presents the Joe Palmer Award to Sherry Stanley, government director of the Bottom Studying Middle, and Caton Bredar, a BLC board member
“We’re so excited to be acknowledged and consider we’re a mannequin to be duplicated throughout industries–a help system primarily based within the coronary heart of the office.” mentioned Stanley. “By serving to to handle the numerous challenges confronted by staff and their households, we’re strengthening communities and your entire horseracing business. Joe Palmer noticed horseracing as a microcosm of humanity, with all its paradoxes, which is such an correct commentary.”
The BLC is internet hosting their annual profit on November twenty second, midday at Churchill Downs First Flip Membership. It is not too late to register! Or, make the most of our raffle for some unbelievable Derby Week experiences and bid on unbelievable gadgets in our silent public sale by visiting our occasion web page: benefitforthebackside.com.
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