2024 WOODFORD RESERVE KENTUCKY DERBY 150 BOTTLE TO BENEFIT
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATION
Stoneware & Co. is offering limited edition signed Woodford Reserve KY Derby 150 bottles.
(LOUISVILLE, KY) – For the fourth consecutive year, Louisville, Kentucky-based Stoneware & Co. will
offer a limited number of signed Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 150 bottles to benefit the
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). This year’s signed collector’s edition will feature signatures
from last year’s Kentucky Derby-winning jockey and trainer Javier Castellano and Gustavo Delgado.
Castellano is a Venezuelan-born jockey who won the 2023 Kentucky Derby for the first-time
abAboardage. He is a 2017 Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, counts four Eclipse Awards among his
many career accomplishments and ranks second in all-time leading earners among jockeys. Delgado is a
Venezuelan-born trainer who also won the 2023 Kentucky Derby for the first time with Mage. He is a
multiple classic-winning trainer in his native country who is now based in South Florida.
TRF Chief Operating Officer, Maggie Sweet stated, “The Kentucky Derby is one of the greatest
sporting events in the country. With a captive horse racing audience, we are thrilled to be able to inform
folks of the significance of Thoroughbred aftercare. We are so grateful for the continued support from
Stoneware & Co., as well as the generosity of Javier and Gustavo who are donating their precious time
to participate.”
Limited to just 300 bottles and available exclusively through Stoneware & Co. for $150, horse
racing fans and bourbon enthusiasts can now purchase, via pre-sale, their own signed and numbered
bottles either in store, or through Stoneware and Co.’s website at: www.stonewareandco.com. The
collectible bottles are available for limited shipping (based on state) or they can be conveniently picked
up at Stoneware & Co., 731 Brent Street, Louisville KY 40204 during regular business hours after May
1st. For more information or to place orders by phone, please call Stoneware & Co. at 502-582-1900.
Stoneware & Co. is one of the oldest stoneware manufacturers in the United States. Its
connection to Kentucky’s bourbon industry goes back to the 1820’s when general stores and saloons
sold bourbon straight from manufacturer’s wooden barrels. Customers used stoneware jugs to package
and refill bourbon for home consumption.
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“This highly sought-after bottle for the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby will be an attractive
collectable for Thoroughbred racing fans and bourbon collectors,” said Steve Smith, Stoneware & Co.
owner. “Complementing one of the world’s finest bourbons and the bottle’s beautiful artwork, these
signatures represent some of the finest connections in Kentucky Derby history. We are thrilled the
project will again support TRF in saving horses and changing lives,” he added.
In three years, this collaboration raised $25,000 for the TRF to support its mission of saving
retired racehorses from possible neglect, abuse, and slaughter.
Attachment: Photo of signed Limited Edition 2024 Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 150 Bottle
About TRF: Founded in 1983, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is a national organization
devoted to providing a lifetime sanctuary for Thoroughbreds after their racing careers, as well as
opportunities for people wishing to improve their well-being through the undeniable healing power of
horses.
Best known for its pioneering Second Chances Program, the organization provides incarcerated
individuals with life-changing vocational training through an accredited equine care and stable
management program. At eight correctional facilities across the US, including one Juvenile Justice
facility, this program offers second careers to its horses and a second chance at life for program
graduates upon release from prison.
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