The Jockey Club announces enhancement to Thoroughbred Connect

The Jockey Club announces enhancement to Thoroughbred

Connect

The Jockey Club announced Tuesday an enhancement to Thoroughbred Connect, the

organization's online resource for rehoming Thoroughbreds at the conclusion of

their racing or breeding careers.

Under this new feature, persons in possession of Thoroughbreds in need of

aftercare can now list those horses publicly on

www.thoroughbredconnect.com. Those willing to provide assistance for a

Thoroughbred appearing on the list may request their contact information be sent

automatically to the person in possession of the horse.

Thoroughbred Connect enables Registry customers to express their willingness

to be contacted by people in possession of Thoroughbreds in the event the horses

are in need of aftercare or assistance. Those interested in providing aftercare

or assistance can attach their name and contact information to the electronic

records of Thoroughbreds within The Jockey Club's database using Thoroughbred

Connect.

Since its introduction in May 2011, more than 830 Registry customers have

signed up to use the service, and over 1,700 horses have been enrolled.

"We made this enhancement after hearing from a number of our customers who

told us they'd like to see a list of horses in need of assistance, in order to

expedite their placement into new homes," said James L. Gagliano, president and

chief operating officer of The Jockey Club. "We are extremely pleased with the

overwhelmingly positive response to the service since its launch in May and we

will continue to enhance the convenience of the service for our customers."

Each horse listing includes a link to the equineline.com Free Auction Results

Search for the horse so that an individual can view public sales results as an

aid in researching the horse's history. Links to a five-generation pedigree from

equineline.com and to racing information from equibase.com are also provided.

To raise further awareness and use of the service, The Jockey Club has added

the Thoroughbred Connect logo and website address on the back of the Certificate

of Foal Registration.