Collecting toys for local children, Indiana Grand Racing & Casino hosted its annual event Wednesday, this year's jockey colony brought in over 75 new toys to distribute to area children for the holiday season.
“We just want to see everybody have a good Christmas,” said Tommy Pompell, who owns a home locally in Shelbyville. “It means a lot for us to all come together like this for these kids in our area.”
For the presentation, on-air racing analyst Rachel McLaughlin was joined by 12 members of the local jockey colony, including Jose Riquelme, Santo Sanjur, Marcelino Pedroza Jr., Alex Achard, Andrea Rodriguez, Tommy Pompell, Perry Ouzts, Rodney Prescott, Joe Ramos, DeShawn Parker, Agustin Bracho and Joshua Morales.
“It is a pleasure to help kids who need a little help,” said Achard, who donated several toys to the drive. “For us, it is not much to do, but we hope for them it will mean a lot. We hope to give brightness to their Christmas.”
The 20th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing is set to resume Tuesday, Apr. 19 and run through Wednesday, Nov. 23.
For more information on events and racing, go to www.indianagrand.com.
Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.
