Sixteen years after it received its charitable status, LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society and its board of directors have achieved a goal it has worked towards for almost two decades.

LongRun’s current board has recently acquired its own location, Woodlands Training Centre near Hillsburgh, ON, with the help of a large donation from the late Lana Hershelle Sniderman, horse lover and owner, as well as the ongoing support of Ontario’s Thoroughbred racing community and continuing grants from the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and Thoroughbred Charities of America.

This is a significant, and poignant event in Ontario racing. LongRun was started by a small group of concerned horse lovers in a borrowed board room at Woodbine Racetrack. One of its founders, Vicki Pappas, is the chairperson and of the remarkable charity that has placed dozens of horses each racing season in new homes. It also has had a complex but successful foster farm system that would house horses in transition from the track.

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