youth education

Tomorrow's Front Runners: Through Amplify, 15-Year-Old Ashton Brooks Targets Career in Racing

Tomorrow's Front Runners is a TDN series spotlighting young people who got involved with horse racing through Amplify Horse Racing and are now pursuing careers in the industry. Amplify is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to amplifying education, mentorship and career opportunities for young people in the Thoroughbred industry.   At just 15 years old, Ashton Brooks has always known that her life was destined to revolve around horses. The only question was how she could translate her passion into a profession. Brooks has been riding horses since almost before she...

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Amplify Horse Racing Selected for National CareerViewXR Grant

Amplify Horse Racing has been named one of three top national awardees of the 2025 CareerViewXR Production Grant, a program developed by CareerViewXR, a division of Be More Colorful, joinging Keystone LifeSci Collaborative and Oklahoma Connections Academy to garner the award out of a pool of applicants from across the country. All three winners will collaborate with CareerViewXR to develop their own custom video-based field trip which connects students with real-world career paths in their communities and beyond. Amplify's video will place a spotlight on the Thoroughbred industry by showcasing a...

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