from the Standardbred Retirement Foundation
Millstone Township, NJ — Drive All Night, a $628,121 winner who was passed around 46 different times from owner to owner and trainer to trainer during his career, saw it end in the proverbial claiming race. He waits for his trip to slaughter unless someone or the Standardbred Retirement Foundation helps him.
Drive All Night, the son of Real Artist, left the oval, according to USTA records, in 2015 and judging by the heavy driving shoes has since been a work horse and used as transportation. He is standing in a dirt, makeshift paddock and has until Wednesday afternoon before he is loaded on the truck and sent to be slaughtered. SRF will help but needs help to give this guy a chance to live out his life.
The seller that is in possession of the once healthy and strong gelding wants $500 to release him, whether to SRF or someone else.
“He is stressed, underweight, and sadly neglected,” says Judy Bokman, SRF’s Director.
SRF will help but needs support to buy him quickly and ship him to a safe place; provide quarantine; remove the heavy worn out shoes and care for his neglected feet; increase his weight by a couple of hundred pounds; then ship him again to a facility where he can just chill and ease out of his stoicism.
“He’s a classy horse, and just needs a chance to shine again,” said Bokman. “He’s buddied himself up in the kill pen holding lot with 11-year-old Alpine Avenger, who is in the same poor condition and threatening situation.”
SRF doesn’t want to walk away from the other gelding and is hoping help will also come to him. The seller wants $500 to release him.
To help these two in imminent need, please make a tax-deductible gift through SRF’s website at www.AdoptaHorse.org. or call Kate at SRF’s office at 732.446.4422. It is expected that to purchase and provide all the care needed will cost a few thousand dollars for each of the two geldings. Help is greatly needed and appreciated.
- Drive All Night is a big winner again (Thursday, June 30, 2016)
“It amazes me how many people had something to say about Drive All Night (Dan), the $628,000 winner in need of help to live out his life,” said Kate Kingsbury.