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Taylor Jones tabbed as the People’s Horse for 2010-11 season at Portland Meadows
Portland,
OR---Taylor Jones is a three year
old who has already had a solid start to his young career. With a win and two second place finishes in
just four career starts, he was given some time off during the summer to
prepare for the upcoming 2010-11 meeting at Portland Meadows. Although he doesn’t know it personally,
Taylor Jones will be carrying the hopes and dreams of more than just his
trainer, jockey and owners, he’ll be the new People’s Horse at Portland
Meadows. The People’s Horse is a
promotion that allows racing fans to sign up to become ‘honorary owners’ of the
People’s Horse and get to partake in all the activities that owners of
Thoroughbred race horse owners do, at none of the cost.
By signing up to become an honorary owner, fans will be able
to attend morning weekend workouts, visit with the trainer, jockeys, veterinarians,
and all of the staff that works with the horse.
Fans will even be able to meet and pet the horse and feed him carrots or
peppermints.
“He’s an amazingly personable horse,” said Taylor Jones
trainer Ben Root. “He’s very friendly to
everyone who visits the barn, and hopefully, he’ll be as good on the track as
he is off of it.”
Honorary owners will be notified each and every time that
Taylor Jones will be racing and they will also receive updates before and after
races with recaps as well as comments from both the trainer and jockey. On race days, honorary owners will be able to
gather around the paddock area as Taylor Jones gets saddled and ready to
run. After the race, if Taylor Jones is
victorious, then all honorary owners are invited into the Winners Circle for the after race win
photo, and will receive a complimentary official win photo of the race.
The People’s Horse will not only be running for his honorary
owners, but also will be running to benefit local youth programs. Portland Meadows will match every dollar
earned by Taylor Jones up to $10,000 and donate that amount at season’s end to
the Bald Faced Truth Foundation. The
Bald Faced Truth Foundation was started by Oregonian Columnist and sports radio
personality John Canzano. Canzano can be
heard weekdays on 95.5 FM The Game from 3pm to 6pm. 95.5 The Game is also a proud sponsor of the
People’s Horse. The Bald Faced Truth
Foundation provides support to local youth in the areas of education, athletics
and the arts.
“The Bald Faced Truth Foundation fosters growth and joy in
area kids through the support of the arts, music, education, and
athletics. I applaud Portland Meadows
for joining us in that cause this season,” said Canzano. “The People’s Horse races for more than just
a purse, he runs now for all of us.” For
more information about the Bald Faced Truth Foundation can be found at www.baldfacedtruth.org.
If you would like to sign up to become an honorary owner of
the People’s Horse, simply email info@portlandmeadows.com
to sign up. Fans of all ages are welcome
to get in on the experience of owning a real Thoroughbred race horse, with none
of the costs. Portland Meadows will be
hosting the first People’s Horse event on Saturday September 25th. Fans will be taken on a tour of the
backstretch, get to watch Taylor Jones train, and then get a tour of trainer
Ben Root’s barn. There will be
refreshments provided as well opportunities for questions for trainers,
jockeys, grooms, veterinarians and much much more.
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