Gretchen Jackson named honorary board member of R.A.C.E. Fund

Gretchen Jackson has been named an honorary board member of the R.A.C.E. Fund, a non-profit organization established as a funding source to help retired Thoroughbreds.
Jackson and her husband, Roy, bred and raced Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Barbaro, who shattered his right hind leg in the opening stages of the Preakness Stakes (G1) on May 20 at Pimlico Race Course.
Barbaro developed life-threatening acute laminitis in July. The cast from his injured right limb was removed in November at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center, where he remains in the intensive care unit.
"The overall purse structure at Pennsylvania Thoroughbred racetracks will substantially increase in the very near future with the passing of the slot legislation and the horses deserve a portion of the revenue for their well being," Jackson said. "Racehorses are the lifeblood of this industry and we must provide for their care and safety during their entire lives and not just when they are racing."
Gretchen Jackson has also been a vocal supporter of legislation that would outlaw the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States.
"I believe the R.A.C.E Fund has the potential to provide the substantial perpetual funding that is needed to help racehorses, especially those that are in danger of going to slaughter, and to also provide positive alternatives for racehorse retirement in the future," Jackson said.
Source www.thoroughbredtimes.com