Gulfstream's Park Eclipse Award Reception, set for Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, will host Jockeys and Jeans' second auction of select stallion seasons to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, it was announced Monday. The event attracts many who attend the Eclipse Award presentations at the track the following evening and is held in the walking ring area after the racing card. In three years since its inception, Jockeys and Jeans has raised nearly $500,000 for jockeys who suffered career-ending injuries.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company is the auction's official sponsor with Fasig-Tipton Sales Company, Inc. again supplying the sale's auctioneer and bid spotters. Call-in bids will be accepted at the select sale and information on bidding there will be posted on Starquine.com, which will host the online portion of the auction of other seasons. The auction begins 10:00 a.m. ET Jan. 17 and ends 8:00 pm Jan. 19.
“We thank Mr. Frank Stronach and all at Gulfstream Park for this wonderful opportunity,” said Jockeys and Jeans President and former jockey Barry Pearl. “I believe their generosity reflects the growing and heart-touching response within the racing community to the ongoing needs of catastrophically-injured jockeys. The fact that two competing sales companies are coming together to aid fallen riders is proof positive that within the racing industry exists a true spirit of giving.”
In last year's first sale of non-guaranteed seasons, the group sold over $114,000 in donated stallion seasons, with the select seasons sold at their third annual event last February at Gulfstream Park. The fourth annual Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser is set for June 3 at Parx Racing.
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