TCA live auction features eighth-pole from Keeneland

A season to classic winner and Horse of the Year contender Bernardini has

been added to the stellar roster of seasons on offer at the 17th annual

Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) Stallion Season Auction, which will

begin on Monday and conclude with a live auction at the Keeneland Entertainment

Center on Friday. Darley at Jonabell donated the season to the Preakness S.

(G1), Travers S. (G1) and Jockey Club Gold Cup S. (G1) hero, who will enter stud

in 2007.

The auction will feature seasons to such notable stallions as Unbridled's

Song, Bluegrass Cat, Songandaprayer, Awesome Again, Dynaformer, Speightstown,

Vindication and Bellamy Road, among others. Included on the roster is a package

of stallion seasons for 2007 donated by Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd

Pletcher.

Friday night's live auction also will feature the eighth-pole from Keeneland; an original Andre Pater work, "Study of a Foxhound;" and a VIP Triple Crown

package. The silent auction includes a John Deere HPX, a Dever Golf Car, a

50-inch Toshiba Plasma Screen television, and a Tempur-Pedic mattress.

The largest Thoroughbred charity in the country, TCA will distribute the

proceeds to approximately 150 organizations involved with racehorse rescue and

retraining, backstretch aid, equine research and other worthy causes. Last

year's TCA event raised $1.9 million, with more than 93 cents of every dollar

raised going directly to the charities.

For a complete list of seasons and other information about the event, visit

www.ThoroughbredCharities.org or call the auction hotline at 302/376-6289.