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Quite Rightly, a great-grandson of Affirmed, has been sponsored by bestselling author Laura Hillenbrand

Laura Hillenbrand backs TRF horse Quite Rightly

Laura Hillenbrand, bestselling author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend and Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, announced last week that she will sponsor a great-grandson of Triple Crown winner Affirmed in his retirement at one of her favorite charities, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. Hillenbrand’s pledge to support ex-racehorse Thoroughbred Quite Rightly, a beautiful bay who resides at the Central Maryland Correctional Facility’s Second Chance Farm, was offered to honor a dear friend who lost his Affirmed mare to colic, and to show her support for the horses and people at the TRF. In an interview […]