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Trainers Pledge Belmont Festival Earnings To Support TRF

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Trainer Michael McCarthy, right, celebrates with jockey Flavien Prat, left, after Friar's Road's victory in the Grade II, $225,000 San Marcos Stakes, Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA. © BENOIT PHOTO

A group of former Todd Pletcher assistant trainers have pledged to donate a percentage of their earnings from the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival to support the mission of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), the organization said on Thursday in a press release.

Michael McCarthy, George Weaver, Jonathan Thomas, Whit Beckman and Amelia Green have each committed a portion of their festival earnings to the TRF, underscoring their dedication to the welfare of retired racehorses.

Click here to learn more about helping the TRF.