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Barbaro Memorial Fund makes three new disbursements The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced Friday that the NTRA Charities - Barbaro Memorial Fund has made three new disbursements to support laminitis research. Totaling $134,707, the funds will flow to the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania's Barbaro Fund for Laminitis Research. With funds from the Barbaro Memorial Fund, the Grayson Foundation will support the following new studies:
These two new studies were each recommended by the Grayson Foundation's 32-person Research Advisory Committee chaired by Dr. Paul Lunn of Colorado State University. An additional $37,276 will be directed to the University of Pennsylvania's fund for Laminitis Research. "We are proud that the NTRA Charities - Barbaro Memorial Fund has made such important laminitis research possible, and we thank the Barbaro Memorial Fund's many contributors, whose generosity has kept Barbaro's memory alive in a tangible and highly constructive way," said NTRA President and CEO Alex Waldrop, who is also the president of NTRA Charities. The NTRA Charities - Barbaro Memorial Fund was created by the NTRA to raise awareness and money for equine health and safety research in the name of 2006 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Barbaro, whose gallant struggle to overcome a catastrophic injury captivated horse enthusiasts around the world. Since its inception, The NTRA Charities - Barbaro Memorial Fund has disbursed nearly $400,000 in support of conferences, research programs and a half-dozen research projects, all focused on finding a cure for laminitis, the painful and often fatal hoof disease that plagued Barbaro for so much of his recuperative period following his injury in the Preakness S. (G1).
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