from the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — WBNG-TV in Binghamton, N.Y., is reporting that the owners of Golden Receiver donated his winning purse check from May 31 at Vernon Downs to Shawn Tarbox on Tuesday (July 7).

Tarbox lost his wife and three of his children in a house fire on May 21.

One of the pastures at Windy Hill Farm in Vestal, N.Y., where Golden Receiver is stabled, borders the land the Tarbox family was living on when their home caught fire. Farm workers said the Tarbox children used to visit and feed the horses carrots.

In his first race back from retirement on May 31, Golden Receiver captured a $10,000 Open Handicap at Vernon Downs and earned the first place purse check of $5,000. The 10-year-old Golden Receiver is owned by Our Horse Cents Stables and Golden Receiver LLC. He is currently trained by Alexandra Berube.

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