Breedings to Deweycheatumnhowe, Conway Hall, Camluck, Dragon Again, Yankee Cruiser, and Artistic Fella are among the 90 seasons donated to New Vocations 14th annual Stallion Auction

. The auction will start at 2:00 p.m. on February 8 and will run until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 14 at ongait.com.

The auction is conducted in an open-ended format which allows for bidding slightly beyond the 2:00 p.m. deadline if less than five minutes has elapsed since the last bid on a particular breeding. Bids can also be entered online from the New Vocations booth at the Blooded Horse Sale.

Participants are asked to be considerate and not bid for mares over 20, ones that have been barren two or more consecutive years, or those that are already booked. To view the list of stallions, visit horseadoption.com or email [email protected]. Breedings are still being sought and can be accepted until the auction begins February 8. For more information call 937-947-4020.

New Vocations is the largest racehorse adoption program in the United States, having placed over 425 horses in carefully screened and monitored homes in 2011. Proceeds from the stallion auction go toward the care, retraining, and placement of retired racehorses.

“We would like to thank all the stallion donors for their generous support,” said executive director Dot Morgan. “They enable us to equip these horses with useful skills and get them into loving homes that will give them a life beyond the track. Every horse we adopt becomes an ambassador for the breed.”

(New Vocations)