Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Inc.

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We offer several programs that allow you to contribute to equine research in your own unique way and double the impact of your contribution.

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation hosts a number of fund-raising events throughout the year. All of the proceeds from these events directly benefit our research efforts.
Research Grants
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has no alliance with any one university, so the Foundation is free to fund the best research regardless of where it takes place. Since 1940, the Foundation has funded more than 437 specific research projects at the 48 universities listed on our Where the Dollars Go page.

The research today is helping recruit and train the researchers for tomorrow, giving extra impact from the Foundation's funding. Aside from such staff assistance, however, the Foundation does not pay the Principal Investigator's salary or other overhead, therefore directing the dollars right on the target of research.
Who We Are
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation is a leading, non-profit charitable organization that any horse lover can join.

We exist to help all horses by funding excellent and significant veterinary research at universities throughout North America and beyond and are committed to the advancement of horses of all breeds.

In The News

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Mike Smith Pledges Percent from Travers Day to Equine Research

Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith has made a pledge of 1 percent of his earnings from Travers Day this Saturday, August 26, to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation.

"The horses give us so much. This is my way to give back to them," said Smith. On Saturday, he is scheduled to have four stakes mounts, including West Coast in the Travers and Songbird in the Personal Ensign.

"Mike has been an enthusiastic supporter of Grayson and we certainly appreciate this latest example of his dedication to doing what is best for the horses," said Dell Hancock, chairman of Grayson.

"Mike Smith has been in the forefront of the jockeys who have supported equine research, and he did his first advertisement for us 20 years ago," said Edward L. Bowen, president of Grayson. "Thanks to Mike's generosity, August 26 will certainly be an even more exciting day for following the races at Saratoga."

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation is traditionally the nation''s leading source of private funding for equine medical research that benefits all breeds of horses. Since 1983, the foundation has provided more than $24.8 million to fund 346 projects at 43 universities in North America and overseas. Additional information about the foundation and is available at grayson-jockeyclub.org.

Contact: Edward L. Bowen
(859) 224-2851