Update on 3 of the Paragallo horses

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Originally Posted by merasmag

just a question...why do they need to race them?

Hey mera- Angelika and Sean have been racing fans for years and I think wanted to see if they could use the opportunity to do some good PR for racing and give people without the money to get into racing a chance to be part of following a horse's journey to the track, much the way Dee Tee Stables offers that. And if they pull it off, it's a great thing- from rescue to the races. If they don't make it on the track, they'll make sure the horses find permanent homes.

And they've made a few converts. They held a benefit at the Wood Memorial last year for some rescue charities and one of the people attending was a riding teacher of Angelika's and mine, who privately told me she didn't approve of racing, but was there to show support for what they were doing. Within a few races she was poring over the Form and heading to the window to wager (she did pretty well that day, too).