Private Tour with Zenyatta Headlines Breeders’ Cup Charities Online Auction

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A private tour to visit Hall of Fame member Zenyatta at Lane's End Farm, along with halters worn by Breeders' Cup champions American Pharoah, Cody's Wish, Flightline, and Stormy Liberal, are among several items listed in the Breeders' Cup Charities (BCC) online auction now open for bidding, the group announced via press release.

Set to run Monday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 18, bidding will close at 11:59p.m. ET on that final day with proceeds going to support BCC. Revitalized in 2025, the program is dedicated to generating meaningful, lasting support for key industry charities and the broader Thoroughbred racing community. Led by an annual donation of all royalties received on Breeders' Cup merchandise sales, a number of new initiatives were introduced to increase overall fundraising efforts and ensure the continued success and growth of BCC. Fundraising for 2025 is expected to total $675,000, all of which will be distributed to Breeders' Cup Charities' primary beneficiaries and other charitable causes.

Five core pillars–Thoroughbred aftercare, jockey health and wellness, backstretch and industry workers, equine research, and other impactful community initiatives–benefitted from funds raised by BCC in 2025. The initiative proudly supports multiple established charities, including but not limited to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, and the Race Track Chaplaincy of America.

In addition to the Zenyatta tour and halters, other items included in the online auction are tickets to premier race meets across the country; jockey boots signed and worn by Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day; official Breeders' Cup horsemen's baseball caps signed by the trainers of several 2025 GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic starters–including winner Forever Young (Jpn); and a Squier electric guitar signed by Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jason Scheff of Chicago, and CeeLo Green. A print of 2024 GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Thorpedo Anna, signed by trainer Kenny McPeek, jockey Brian Hernandez, and artist Robert Clark, will also be on auction as well as a print by artist Helen Hayse of the legendary Secretariat, signed by former Claiborne Farm president Seth Hancock.

A full list of the offerings, and the ability to bid on them, may be found here.

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