OLD FRIENDS RECEIVES DONATION FROM ‘RIDE WITH ROSIE’ CAMPAIG
Jun 29, 2014 17:54:44 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Jun 29, 2014 17:54:44 GMT -5
WTG Rosie!!
OLD FRIENDS RECEIVES DONATION FROM ‘RIDE WITH ROSIE’ CAMPAIGN
Paulick Report
The Old Friends farm for retired Thoroughbreds received a sizable donation on Friday afternoon.
Rosie Napravnik and Wild Turkey distiller Jimmy Russell presented a $35,000 check to Old Friends on Friday. The money was raised through the #RideWithRosie Twitter campaign, in which Napravnik’s fans rooted her and her mounts on during the recent Triple Crown season.
“You know, we have 51 horses on the waiting list. This is going to get a lot of these horses off the waiting list. We were also able to lease the property next to the farm, put up some fence and we’ll be able to have some horses over there and in the end, that’s what it’s all about. It’s not about saving money. It’s not about making money. It’s about using the money to give these horses the retirement that they earned,” said Michael Blowen, founder of Old Friends.
$25,000 was raised through the #RideWithRosie campaign. Ken and Sarah Ramsey, the owners of Napravnik’s mount in the Kentucky Derby, Vicar’s in Trouble, donated an additional $10,000 to the total.
OLD FRIENDS RECEIVES DONATION FROM ‘RIDE WITH ROSIE’ CAMPAIGN
Paulick Report
The Old Friends farm for retired Thoroughbreds received a sizable donation on Friday afternoon.
Rosie Napravnik and Wild Turkey distiller Jimmy Russell presented a $35,000 check to Old Friends on Friday. The money was raised through the #RideWithRosie Twitter campaign, in which Napravnik’s fans rooted her and her mounts on during the recent Triple Crown season.
“You know, we have 51 horses on the waiting list. This is going to get a lot of these horses off the waiting list. We were also able to lease the property next to the farm, put up some fence and we’ll be able to have some horses over there and in the end, that’s what it’s all about. It’s not about saving money. It’s not about making money. It’s about using the money to give these horses the retirement that they earned,” said Michael Blowen, founder of Old Friends.
$25,000 was raised through the #RideWithRosie campaign. Ken and Sarah Ramsey, the owners of Napravnik’s mount in the Kentucky Derby, Vicar’s in Trouble, donated an additional $10,000 to the total.