EDWIN J. GREGSON FOUNDATION
In 1998, the California Thoroughbred Trainers (CTT) Board established
a nonprofit foundation in ongoing efforts to develop programs to benefit and enhance the quality of life of California's backstretch workers and their families. In 2000, the foundation was renamed in memory of veteran trainer and past CTT president Edwin J. Gregson, who was the initial driving force in the creation of the foundation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JENINE SAHADI
President
Thoroughbred trainer Jenine Sahadi is President of the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation. She has been head of the Foundation since July, 2001, finds it a highly worthwhile cause, and has been particularly motivated by its role in providing financial help in college for children of stable workers.
Since obtaining her trainer's license in 1993, she has already achieved several significant firsts. She became the first female trainer to win a Breeders' Cup race, with Lit de Justice in the 1996 Sprint. She is the only female trainer to win two Breeders' Cup races, repeating in the Sprint in 1997 with Elmhurst. She became the first female trainer to win the Santa Anita Derby with The Deputy in 2000. She is also the leading female trainer in career earnings.
Daughter of prominent California breeders Fred and Helen Sahadi, she graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in journalism/communications and worked for seven years in the marketing and publicity departments at Hollywood Park before turning to the backstretch. She currently trains 20 horses at Santa Anita.
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The California Thoroughbred Trainers association takes pride in honoring Mike & Mary Ellen Pegram.
 We acknowledge Mike & Mary Ellen for their leadership and dedication to the success of the thoroughbred horseracing industry and their countless charitable contributions to assist those in need.
A big THANK YOU to Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Inc.
from the Edwin J Gregson Foundation
L-R: Gregson Foundation Directors Angie Carmona, Edward I. Halpern, Eddie Delahoussaye, Jim Cassidy, Gail Gregson, Sarah Kelly, Samatha Siegel, Jenine Sahadi, and Joe Harper, President & Gen. Manager, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Inc.
Enjoy our latest newsletter! Important news and information about the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation.
Inside the current newsletter:
- A Message from the foundation president, Jenine Sahadi
- We introduce you a few of the outstanding grant recipients that deserve special recognition and mention.
- Also, an opportunity to receive a commemorative bronze created for
our contributors by equine artist Celou Bonnet.
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Jenee Brittney Barnes
 Jenee Brittney Barnes
Jenee is attending UC San Diego, having transferred from San Diego Community College in Spring 2008. She is a Political Science major en route to the future challenge of Law School.
Jenee says, "I plan to be a lifelong activist, working for nonprofit organizations such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International to help change the inequalities that threaten the world."
In year 2003, the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation was delighted to join Oak Tree Racing Association, California Thoroughbred Trainers, and the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association as major contributors in implementing the Groom Elite Program at Santa Anita.
This pilot program, the first to take place in California, was created by the Texas Horsemen´s Association, with the idea of providing high-standard professional development of horse racing industry grooms.
Beginning in February at two days per week over a five-week period, students participated in a comprehensive curriculum encompassing the following topics: horse behavior & grooming, height, weight, and fatness, conformation, the horse's mouth, hay, digestion & feeding, front & rear foot, leg examination, and bandaging. The majority of the curriculum was administered by Dr. Reid McLellan, trainer and former professor and director of an award winning equine program at Louisiana Tech.
Students learn
bandaging techiques
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