New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced that prominent racehorse owner Mike Repole and leading syndicate Starlight Racing, along with StarLadies Racing, each donated $50,000 to become Foundation Donors of the program’s capital campaign. New Vocations hopes other owners and syndicates will follow to complete the project.

In May, New Vocations launched its capital campaign to build the nation’s premier racehorse adoption facility in Lexington, Kentucky, on the historic Mereworth Farm. Once complete, the new facility, which will include two 15-stall barns, an indoor arena, outdoor arena, office, and multiple pastures and paddocks, will double the program’s Lexington capacity, allowing them to help more retiring racehorses each year.

"Aftercare of retired racehorses is very important to me and should be for any owner,” said Repole. “I encourage other owners to consider donating to the New Vocations Capital Campaign. The program’s efforts will be greatly expanded by the new facility, and ultimately more horses will be helped into second careers."

Starlight Racing managing partner Donnie Lucerrelli said, “We’re happy to support the work that New Vocations is doing and are excited to see them expand at Mereworth Farm. They’ve been rehabilitating, retraining, and rehoming retired Thoroughbreds for a long time, and our contribution to their program is an acknowledgment of the great work they’re doing