Harrah’s Hoosier Park announces Breeders Crown Charity Challenge
September 7, 2020, by Kiersten Flint, for Harrah's Hoosier Park
Anderson, IN — Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing & Casino and 2020 Breeders Crown Presenting Sponsor The Libfeld-Katz Breeding Partnership will officially kick off the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge the week of Sept. 7.
The Challenge will benefit four non-profit organizations represented by local Indiana celebrities including Indianapolis Colt alum Jeff Saturday, Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch, Indianapolis sports radio personality Dan Dakich, and Emmy award-winning WTHR Indianapolis news anchor Julia Moffitt.
The challenge will culminate on Breeders Crown weekend, set for Oct. 30 and 31.
Funds for the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge will be generated by donations from major Standardbred breeding and racing partnerships through a Glamour Boy Challenge in the 3-year-old pacing colt division, in which the partnerships will donate one percent of their horse earnings through Nov. 1.
The additional funds will be raised through the donation of a 2021 breeding to several of the industry’s top stallions at the 2020 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale on Tuesday (Oct. 6) at 6:45 p.m.
Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Libfeld-Katz are partnering with the four Indiana celebrities to raise funds for their respective charities, and the challenge will be centered around a Facebook poll and social engagement. Each celebrity’s charity will receive a donation, but the celebrity-charity duo with the highest votes on the Facebook poll will receive a majority of the funds raised.
The 2020 Breeders Crown Charity Challenge lineup is as follows:
Glamour Boy Challenge – donation of one percent of earnings through Nov. 1
Celebrity - Charity | Horse
• Indianapolis Colt, Super Bowl champ, and Pro Bowl alum Jeff Saturday–Hoosier Burn Camp | Tall Dark Stranger–Crawford Farms, Marvin Katz, Caviart Farms, Howard Taylor, and trainer Nancy Takter
• Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch–AWS Foundation of Indiana | Odds on Osiris–Odds on Racing, Dana Parham, trainer Melanie Wrenn
• Former Indiana basketball player and Indianapolis Sports Radio personality Dan Dakich–The Tyler Trent Cancer Research Endowment | Top 3-year-old pacing colt-Tony Alagna Stable
•WTHR Indianapolis news anchor Julia Moffitt–Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding Inc. | Top 3-year-old pacing colt-Ron Burke Stable
Donation of 2021 breeding fee
The 2019 Breeders Crown, hosted at Woodbine Mohawk Park, raised more than $282,000 in the Breeders Crown Charity Challenge with Libfeld-Katz at the helm, and the 2020 goal is to exceed that figure.
The Breeders Crown is a $6 million championship series designed to decide year-end honors and draws the year’s best Standardbreds from across North America to compete against one another in different age divisions based on the horses’ sex and gait.
More information on the 2020 Breeders Crown, including the Charity Challenge, event FAQ, and Breeders Crown experience availability can be found at www.HarrahsHoosierPark.com, and will be updated regularly.
