The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is holding its annual Gala Fundraiser on Sunday, August 7 at 7:00 PM EDT. The event will be hosted by celebrity chef Bobby Flay and HRTV’s Carolyn Conley. Among the VIPs who will be attending the gala evening are Bo Derek and David Cassidy.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is the largest equine rescue organization of its kind, devoted to the rescue, retirement, rehabilitation and retraining of thoroughbred racehorses no longer able to compete on the track.  They currently care for over 1,100 retired racehorses daily with more than 650 additional horses in adoptive homes. At re-training farms around the country, they prepare racehorses for adoption as riding horses.  At their correctional facility farms, they provide a vocational training program for inmates as they provide supervised care to the retired horses.

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation is a place that offers a humane alternative to the dire possibilities that have long faced a great majority of ex-racers – neglect, abuse and slaughter. It is a place, built on love and caring, that is befitting such noble and deserving animals.

For more information on TRF go to: http://www.trfinc.org/

Tickets for the Gala Fundraising Event: http://www.trfinc.org/Saratoga-Gala-2011-c118.html