Source: News Release
MICHAEL LAKOW ACCEPTS CEO POSITION AT TRF
Racing Insider to Oversee Operation of Retirement Organization
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) announced today that Michael Lakow will take over the position of CEO.
Lakow has been an integral part of the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry for over 35 years. He has served the industry from New York to Dubai in a number of official capacities and was Director of Racing at NYRA for 12 years. He has also held official positions in Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Dubai. From 2005-1010, Lakow managed administrative operations for Hill ‘n Dale Farms, a leading Kentucky stallion breeding farm, sales consignor and boarding farm.
“I am looking forward to putting all of my experience in the racing and breeding industry to work on behalf of the horses and I would like to thank the TRF board for putting their trust in me”, Lakow said. “I have long admired TRF's innovative programs and their mission as a lifetime retirement home for retired racehorses. One of my goals will be to substantially expand TRF’s prison-based farms.” Lakow says he plans to work from the TRF’s office in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Rob Hinkle who will be leaving the CEO’s position has been elected to the TRF Board. “My tenure at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation has been immensely satisfying”, said Hinkle. “I plan to work with the Board on a variety of matters.
“We are grateful to Rob for coming on board at a critical time,” said John Moore, Chairman of TRF's Executive Committee. “The condition of the TRF herd is excellent and our relationships with satellite farms and prisons have never been better. I look forward to working with Rob on our Herd Committee and on a new Committee that Rob will Chair with the goal of expanding our corporate sponsorships, as he did at The World Equestrian Games.”
The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is the largest equine organization of its kind, devoted to the rescue, retirement, rehabilitation and retraining of Thoroughbred racehorses no longer able to compete on the track. We currently care for 1050 retired racehorses daily with more than 650 additional horses in adoptive homes. At re-training farms around the country, we prepare racehorses for adoption as riding horses. At our correctional facility farms, we provide a vocational training program for inmates as they provide supervised care to our 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.
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