DRF’s Mandy Minger Joins New Vocations Board
Mandy Minger, vice president of marketing for the Daily Racing Form and president of the Turf Publicists of America, has joined the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption’s Board of Directors. In a press release issued on Nov. 22, Anna Ford of New Vocations announced her arrival while citing Minger’s extensive work with horse charities such as the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, Old Friends, KY. She noted that Minger will make an excellent addition. “We are excited and feel very blessed to have Mandy Minger join our board,” Ford says. “She brings a wealth of experience as well as Thoroughbred industry connections that […]
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Breathing fire into her life comes a racehorse
Blowing hard like a mythical black beast, he was at once horrifying and captivating. While forcing one woman to back out of a chance to ride, he drew Mellisa Davis Warden to him like the proverbial moth to a flame. “I went with my friend to check out this horse named Davy Jones, and when we got to the barn, he was being tacked up and seemed to be breathing fire,” Warden says. “He looked like he was explosive, like he was ready to go. “My friend looked at me and said, ‘I’m not getting on that horse! He’s horrifying!’ […]
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New York AG settles TRF case; new board
The New York Attorney General’s Office announced Nov. 19 that the case against the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), brought after a New York Times article reported horses were starving while in the care of the charity, has been settled with the TRF. In a settlement agreement signed by Judge Anil C. Singh, the Attorney General’s office states that after a “vigorous, arms-length negotiations” both parties agreed to settle in order to allow the TRF to continue to “fulfill its mission” to continue caretaking its horses. In the wake of the settlement, Fantasy Lane Stables CEO and President Robert L. Hutt […]
