college scholarships

Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Gerald A. Nielsen, Sr. New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. Scholarship and the Debby Malloy Winkler New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. Scholarship, each of which will be presented by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) at Saratoga Race Course on Friday, Aug. 21, according to a press release from the organization on Friday. Each scholarship recognizes a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in an equine-related course of study at an accredited college or university in New York State who has demonstrated academic achievement,...

Members of The Race for Education (RFE) elected Kevin O'Keeffe as Board Chairman and Bill Casner as Vice-Chairman at the organization's recent board meeting. The board also includes original members Gay Bredin and David Ingordo, as well as new board member Pete Aiello, one of the RFE's first scholarship recipients and the current announcer at Gulfstream. "It is an honor to serve as Chair of The Race for Education, which has awarded over $7.5 million in scholarships and educational programs since its inception in 2000," said O'Keeffe, a Thoroughbred owner,...

Twelve students of full-time horse farm workers are pursuing higher education this year with help of the Horse Farm Workers' Educational Assistance Fund, the non-profit said in a Friday release. Qualifying parents of scholars must be employed full-time for at least three years by one of the following central Kentucky Thoroughbred farms: Benson Farm, Betz Thoroughbreds, Godolphin, Hermitage, Shadwell Farm, Shawhan Place Farm and WinStar Farm. So far, 760 annual scholarships totaling $1,677,501 have been awarded since the Fund's inception in 1996 by Rob Whiteley of Liberation Farm, Tom Evans...