TCA Awards 2017 Grants
Edited Press Release
July 23, 2017
Seventy-one Thoroughbred industry-related nonprofits received grants totaling $462,139 in 2017.
Seventy-one Thoroughbred industry-related nonprofits received grants totaling $462,139 in 2017.
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