Legacy Equine Exposes Next Generation to Racing

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00:00The Legacy Equine Academy was created to get the next generation involved in horse racing

00:07and to bridge the historical contributions of African-American horsemen to the future

00:12of the industry.

00:13We spoke with founder Ron Mack to hear the story behind the organization and to learn

00:17about the big plans in store for its future.

00:21The Legacy Equine Academy's mission is to connect the history and the heritage of the

00:26black jockey to today's standards in the thoroughbred industry.

00:31What we do is we connect with Fayette County Schools.

00:34We have a partnership with them and really give kids of color and kids of diverse backgrounds

00:41the opportunity for access and exposure into the equine, equestrian, agriculture industries

00:48and expose them to all of the opportunities that we have in the horse capital of the world.

00:56As far as our field trip, we've had upwards of 50 or 100 kids to travel on the different

01:02field trips.

01:03And so we give kids the opportunity to go on site, whether it be horse tours, tours

01:09at Kentucky Horse Park.

01:11We took a go-chill busload of kids of about 50 down to the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville.

01:21The enthusiasm around our activities, our on-site visits, our tours, all of that is

01:27just so rewarding to see that you're really changing the mindset and exposing these kids

01:35to whether it's equine, agriculture or some other opportunities that are out there.

01:41We're so excited about this year's Legacy Ball, which is our fourth outing.

01:47This year, we're so excited to partner with Fasig-Tipton and have our event at that wonderful venue.

01:54And so on April 30th is our fourth Legacy Ball.

01:58We have had so much success in the past in that we're offering the public an opportunity

02:07to help us support the mission that we're on to educate our young people.

02:14The Legacy Ball, which is a high-end gala, turns into a real party.

02:20The growth of what we do, we continue to need transportation for the organization.

02:28We continue to need funding for the organization to offer a broader, bigger footprint.

02:34And so this is where the corporate and the industry can hop on board with us and support

02:41us.

02:42We've received a great deal of support from the likes of Spy Coast and Churchill Downs

02:47and Keeneland and many other organizations in the industry and the corporate industry.