NTRA Charities to Further Aid New York Victims

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The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has announced it will distribute $350,000 from the NTRA Charities--New York Heroes Fund on Belmont Stakes day, June 8. The Silver Shield Foundation will receive $250,000 of those funds.

To date the fund has disbursed $3.5 million to children and dependents of those lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

In a ceremony on June 7, the Garden City Community Fund--Family Relief Fund and the Diocese of Rockville Centre Emergency Relief Fund--World Trade Center Disaster Fund will each receive $50,000.

The NTRA, Breeders' Cup Limited and the New York Racing Association formed the Heroes Fund to benefit the families of rescue personnel and other victims of the attacks, and dedicated the 2001 World Thoroughbred Championships in their honor. Through pledges of purse earnings by owners, trainers, and jockeys, that day alone raised more than $2 million for the fund.

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