Place Your Bets on Melmich, Big Red Mike in Race to the Plate

A field of 39 has been assembled for the first running of the LONGRUN RACE TO THE PLATE, s sponsorship race for graduates of the LongRun Thoroughbred Retirement Society with prizes for sponsors and the winning horse.

You can bet on Queen’s Plate winner BIG RED MIKE. millionaire MELMICH and recent runners who have been retired such as Cheekylicious, Vesperanza and Candy Mountain.

Check out the entrants below at the link. Maybe you’ll recognize one from their racing days and sponsor them as they strive for the wire. Also, learn a little about their retired life and new careers.

Every $5 dollars moves them forward a length, with August 18 the final day to sponsor. There will be random draws among all sponsors and adopters and great prizes to the top five finishers.

The current leader is WHO DAT AMBUSH over ROXY’S VISION. Bookmark that link to check the status of the race.

PLACE YOUR BET HERE!

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