(Edited press release)
Thoroughbred Charities of America Nov. 17 announced that its annual fundraiser, the 20th Select Stallion Season Auction, will be held Dec. 4 at the Keeneland Entertainment Center.
The Select Stallion Season Auction will feature seasons to many prominent stallions, including Arch, Bernardini , Dynaformer, First Samurai , Harlan's Holiday, Malibu Moon , Medaglia D'Oro , and Street Cry.
In addition to the stallion seasons, auction items will include an Andre Pater oil painting, a sports package featuring Kentucky vs. Louisville basketball tickets, an Ez-Go 2 + 2 Golf Cart, a Triple Crown Package, and a trip to Italy.
Ginny DuPont Suarez and Beverly Strauss of MidAtlantic Horse Rescue will be honored with the TCA Industry Service Award and TCA founders Herb and Ellen Moelis and the late Allaire duPont will be recognized.
The Select Stallion Season Auction will be preceded by a telephone auction to be held from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The majority of TCA’s seasons will be sold during the telephone auction with the select seasons going into the live auction Dec. 4. The telephone auction hotline is (302) 376-6289. For a complete list of seasons, visit www.thoroughbredcharities.org and to purchase tickets for the Select Stallion Season Auction call (859) 276-2291.