charities

Blue Grass Farms Charities (BGFC) was named one of three non-profits to receive the "Maker's Mark Bourbon: Greats of the Gate" Man-O-War bottle proceeds. Proceeds from the Man o' War bottle will support construction of a new food pantry located at The Thoroughbred Center on Paris Pike, Keeneland's year-round training facility, making it accessible to industry workers. For the first three years of the 10-year series, the "Greats of the Gate" bottle will also support Kentucky Harvest and Art Center of the Bluegrass. The Art Center of the Bluegrass connects...

The Great Community Race Day, the brainchild of Carlisle Racecourse non-executive committee member Bruce Jones and his wife Sue who founded OEE, a Carlisle-based engineering company, will be held on Thursday, July 8. Keen to support and contribute towards the local community, the couple decided to sponsor a racing fixture and the concept of the Great Community Race Day was born. Each of the six races on Thursday's card will include the name of one of the following charities that the team at OEE had been personally involved with and...

Several bookmakers will donate their profits from the Britannia S. at Royal Ascot to various charities for the second year in a row. The following Betting and Gaming Council Members have all signed on: Flutter, which included Paddy Power, Betfair & Sky Bet bet365 Entain which is Ladbrokes and Coral William Hill Kindred (Unibet) BetVictor Betway Rank Group (Grosvenor Sport) the Tote Fitzdares In 2020, £250,000 was raised. This year the chartities that stand to benefit are: Prostate Cancer UK, Marie Curie, Care Radio and the three Armed Forces charities....

The three principal single Service Armed Forces charities--the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, ABF The Soldiers' Charity and the RAF Benevolent Fund, are the official nominated charity partners for Royal Ascot 2021. Traditionally, the charities have been supported and promoted on the penultimate day of racing at the Royal meeting, with more than £20,000 raised from bucket collections alone on the Friday. This year, they will have a presence across all five days of the meeting in an attempt to raise funds, which have been impacted by the COVID-19...

The New York Racing Association and the City of Saratoga Springs will add two local non-profit organizations to the list of beneficiaries of a joint initiative to raise funds for the community through the sale of Saratoga Race Course face masks. In addition to Franklin Community Center and Shelters of Saratoga, the list of beneficiaries will be expanded to include AIM Services, Inc. and the SNACpack Program (Saratoga Nutrition Assistance for Children). A portion of proceeds will be donated in equal allotments to support the efforts of the four Saratoga...