Susan Salk
Oilman helps 10 trotters slip slaughter pipeline
A Texas oilman who has donated tens of thousands of dollars through the years to help save slaughter-bound Thoroughbred ex-racehorses swooped in last week to help save 10 Standardbred trotters from the grisly fate. John Murrell, of Three M Oil Co., Dallas, donated $2,500 toward a $10,000 Go Fund Me to save the trotters before they were due to ship on Saturday to the slaughterhouse. After the fundraiser had fallen short of its goal, Murrell interceded. “I’d heard about the 10 Standardbred trotters, and then I got a message from Diana Pikulski of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation saying they were […]
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An OTTB at the Olympics makes the news
A 12-year-old off-track Thoroughbred, named this summer to the U.S. Eventing Team for the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, was the subject of a full-page article in today’s Wall Street Journal. (Please click the Journal story here.) Blackfoot Mystery, an eye-catching, multi-talented Thoroughbred and Boyd Martin, an Olympic three-day Eventer, were among four horse/rider teams named to the U.S. team by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). In the article, Martin describes the “love at first sight” he felt for Blackfoot Mystery, and his Blackfoot Mystery Syndication, which reportedly consists of 13 members who raised $300,000 to purchase […]
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Birthday girl sponsors Affirmed’s great-grandson
A Long Island elementary school grad and her parents drove nearly five hours last month to meet a stakes placed great-grandson of Triple Crown winner Affirmed, the newest member of their family. Though the horse is not famous, and the Linsner family is not horsey, they all drove with eager anticipation to visit bay Thoroughbred gelding Quite Rightly after Sara Linsner celebrated turning 10 with an altruistic gift from her aunt. For her birthday, the horse-loving girl was given a framed photo, racing stats, a stuffed animal, and the distinction of being a sponsor of Quite Rightly, who is retired […]
