ABUSED THOROUGHBRED YEARLINGS ADOPTED FOR RACING

Walter Farley’s good buddy, Paula Turner;

September 21, 2009 New York, New York. AS RENNKLUB, LLC, a New York City horse racing
and Thoroughbred breeding partnership has adopted three Thoroughbred yearlings from
Center Brook Farm in upstate New York. Center Brook Farm was raided by the Columbia‐
Greene Humane Society/SPCA and the New York State Police this past April. Authorities
were shocked to find one hundred and seventy seven horses on the brink of starvation. The
Columbia‐Greene Humane Society/SPCA facilitated the adoptions of nearly eighty of the
horses to various farms; the final three being adopted by AS RENNKLUB, LLC. Currently,
Center Brook Farm is being inspected by the Humane Society on a regular basis. The
yearlings will be gentled and trained by legendary trainer Paula Turner in North Carolina.
Paula, well‐known in horse racing circles, once strengthened and prepared a young and
clumsy Thoroughbred with a misshapen leg ‐ named Seattle Slew. She turned him into a fit
machine for his eventual race track training.
The partnership started by Angelika Hala and Sean Kerr is forming a non‐profit trust named
THE 5R RACEHORSE TRUST to care for the three yearlings and manage their careers as
racehorses. The mission of this trust is to draw public attention to race horse rescue,
adoption and retirement efforts. Tax deductible donations will be sought and all racing
profits raised by the Trust will be donated to these causes. The Trust has the backing of
numerous equestrians as well as some established old name racing families.
The Trust plans to nurse the youngsters to full health and lay a foundation for their athletic
career under the supervision of an experienced race horse trainer. “This has become more
exciting because a few trainers have already expressed interest in this project. Some have
offered advice and encouragement” said Angelika. Other sport horse options such as
dressage training will be explored for any individual that is not suited to racing. If sport
performance is not suitable, then the youngster will be trained to be a riding horse.
The adoptees will neither be sold to other owners for profit nor be entered in claiming races;
AS RENNKLUB, LLC and the Trust intend to retain control of their care and well‐being for life.
For more information or to make a tax‐deductible donation to THE 5R RACEHORSE TRUST,
please contact AS RENNKLUB, LLC or their website www.racehorsetrust.org.
CONTACTS:
AS RENNKLUB, LLC
Angelika Hala
Telephone: 646‐775‐0020
Sean Kerr
Telephone: 917‐523‐3267
Contacts are reachable at any time between 7:00am EST to 11:00pm EST
Email: asrennklub@gmail.com
Website (under construction): www.racehorsetrust.org