Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Announces Fall Horses and Hope Events

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 14, 2010) – In recognition of Gov. Steve Beshear’s declaration of October 2010 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, First Lady Jane Beshear today expressed the importance of regular screenings and early detection. She also announced upcoming Horses and Hope events.

Jane Beshear's Horses and Hope Days at the Races

Horsewoman, Eventer and Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear has joined with the Kentucky Cancer Program and friends within the horse industry to create a program dedicated to improving the well-being of industry employees. Horses and Hope works to raise funds to provide breast cancer screenings, awareness, education and treatment referral to the uninsured and under-insured workers that make up the backbone of the thoroughbred industry.

In an effort to increase awareness, the organization is hosting Horses and Hope Race Days at thoroughbred racetracks throughout the state of Kentucky.  A portion of the ticket sales to the Horses and Hope events will go towards screenings for horse industry workers on the backside of each track. The following race days are as follows: Friday, September 25, 2009 – Turfway Park in Florence, Thursday, October 29, 2009 – at Lexington's Keeneland racecourse, and Sunday, November 15, 2009 – at the home of the Kentucky Derby -- Churchill Downs.

Please join Kentucky's First Lady in a fun day at the races while benefiting a worthy cause!