Justify will try to become racing's 13th Triple Crown winner in the June 9 Belmont Stakes. | Photo: Churchill Downs

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program has announced that all five of Triple Crown contender Justify’s owning connections, as well as trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith, have committed to donating a percentage of earnings from Saturday’s Belmont Stakes to support the program’s mission to rehabilitate, retrain, and rehome retired racehorses.

WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Starlight Racing, SF Bloodstock, Head of Plains LLC, and Bob Baffert have all supported New Vocations’ annual Breeders’ Cup Pledge in the past, which allows owners and trainers to pledge a percentage of their Championship earnings to the aftercare program. The unique fundraiser has been successful in supporting New Vocations’ efforts to transition retired racehorses into second careers.

“The China Horse Club, and all of our partners, take great pride in the care and welfare of our horses,” said China Horse Club’s racing and bloodstock manager Michael Wallace. “New Vocations exemplifies all we believe in and support, in the aftercare of not just ours, but all horses. As a group, we are proud to support New Vocations and its belief. We see a Triple Crown bid as an ideal platform to acknowledge the importance of aftercare