Judges will include former jockeys Angel Cordero Jr. and Julie Krone. Gates for the dog show will open at noon for registration. A pioneer in horse rescue programs, the TRF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the humane retirement and treatment of Thoroughbred racehorses. It is wholly supported by donations from private citizens and the racing industry. The TRF is the nation's largest organization of its kind, providing lifetime homes for former racehorses in New York, Kentucky, Maryland, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Illinois.
Plans are underway for comparable farms in Florida and Kentucky.
The TRF also places horses through private adoption. Carl Gambardella had his first career winner, aboard Rollin Warm, at Hagerstown. Ruffian was subsequently voted champion juvenile filly of 1974. Carrying 134 pounds, Dr. Fager set the then-world record for a mile in the Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park. Jockey Larry Snyder garnered his 6,000th career win, aboard a filly named Speedski, in the first race at Louisiana Downs.