BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20271107T010000 RDATE:20280312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20281105T010000 RDATE:20290311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240812T000000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 RDATE:20271107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20280312T030000 RDATE:20281105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eb47cc1ab11961c5930568d16aa33a75 CATEGORIES:Recreation & Lifestyle CREATED:20250204T125251 SUMMARY:NEW YORK RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY TO HONOR JOHNNY AND LEONA VELAZQUEZ LOCATION:Saratoga National Golf Club DESCRIPTION:NEW YORK RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY TO HONOR JOHNNY AND LEONA VELAZQUEZ\n \n The New York Race Track Chaplaincy is delighted to share that we will honor Ha ll of Fame jockey Johnny Velazquez and his wife Leona with the newly rename d John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their longstanding support of the New York backstretch community at our 18th Annual Fundraising Brunc h to be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Saratoga National Golf Cours e in Saratoga Springs, NY.\n \n \n “Johnny and Leona have demonstrated a de ep commitment to the backstretch community and they continue to set a treme ndous example for others to follow,” said Ramón Dominguez, President of the Board of the NY Chaplaincy. “We are proud to honor them with this prestigi ous award.”\n \n \n The annual award was originally known as the Marylou Wh itney Award but it was renamed by the chaplaincy after the sudden passing o f her husband John Hendrickson on August 19, 2024.\n \n \n “Like his late w ife, John had a special place in his heart for the backstretch community an d we thought renaming the award in this way was a fitting tribute to his le gacy of humanitarian spirit,” Dominguez said. \n \n \n Velazquez, who serve s on the New York Race Track Chaplaincy board of directors, has won more th an 6,600 races and over $492,000,000 in purses. He was inducted into Nation al Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame in 2012. He has won two Eclipse Awards a s the nation’s outstanding jockey (2004, 2005) as well as six Triple Crown races and 21 Breeders’ Cup races.\n \n \n He has been an active member of T he Jockeys’ Guild for many years and currently serves as the co-chairman of the organization. Leona has served on the Belmont Child Care Association b oard and her family has been active in a variety of backstretch organizatio ns for several decades.\n \n \n Individuals and organizations previously ho nored by the New York Race Track Chaplaincy have included Anne Campbell, Ed gar Prado, Michael Dubb, Fay and David Donk, Marylou Whitney and John Hendr ickson, Letty and Kiaran McLaughlin, Lisa and Kenny Troutt, Debbie and Terr y Finley, The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Irad Ortiz Jr., Andy Serling, Tracy and Todd Pletcher and, last year, Len Green.\n \n \n E ach year, at the Brunch, the honoree is presented with a print by equine ar tist Tom Chapman. In August 2024, approximately 350 supporters of the NY Ra ce Track Chaplaincy were in attendance.\n \n \n The NY Race Track Chaplainc y serves the NY backstretch and farming communities of Belmont Park, Aquedu ct Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course providing enrichment programs for ch ildren, teens and women, social services, recreational and educational prog ramming, and non-denominational religious services.\n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:NEW YORK RACE TRACK CHAPLAINCY TO HONOR JOHNNY AND LEONA VELAZQUEZ

The New York Race Track Chaplaincy is delighted to share that we will ho nor Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Velazquez and his wife Leona with the newly renamed John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their longstanding s upport of the New York backstretch community at our 18th Annual Fundraising Brunch to be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Saratoga National Golf Course in Saratoga Springs, NY.


“Johnny and Leona have de monstrated a deep commitment to the backstretch community and they continue to set a tremendous example for others to follow,” said Ramón Dominguez, P resident of the Board of the NY Chaplaincy. “We are proud to honor them wit h this prestigious award.”


The annual award was originally known as the Marylou Whitney Award but it was renamed by the chaplaincy af ter the sudden passing of her husband John Hendrickson on August 19, 2024.< br />

“Like his late wife, John had a special place in his heart for the backstretch community and we thought renaming the award in this wa y was a fitting tribute to his legacy of humanitarian spirit,” Dominguez sa id.


Velazquez, who serves on the New York Race Track Chap laincy board of directors, has won more than 6,600 races and over $492,000, 000 in purses. He was inducted into National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fam e in 2012. He has won two Eclipse Awards as the nation’s outstanding jockey (2004, 2005) as well as six Triple Crown races and 21 Breeders’ Cup races.


He has been an active member of The Jockeys’ Guild for ma ny years and currently serves as the co-chairman of the organization. Leona has served on the Belmont Child Care Association board and her family has been active in a variety of backstretch organizations for several decades.< br />

Individuals and organizations previously honored by the Ne w York Race Track Chaplaincy have included Anne Campbell, Edgar Prado, Mich ael Dubb, Fay and David Donk, Marylou Whitney and John Hendrickson, Letty a nd Kiaran McLaughlin, Lisa and Kenny Troutt, Debbie and Terry Finley, The N ew York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, Irad Ortiz Jr., Andy Serling, Tracy and Todd Pletcher and, last year, Len Green.


Each ye ar, at the Brunch, the honoree is presented with a print by equine artist T om Chapman. In August 2024, approximately 350 supporters of the NY Race Tra ck Chaplaincy were in attendance.


The NY Race Track Chapla incy serves the NY backstretch and farming communities of Belmont Park, Aqu educt Racetrack, and Saratoga Race Course providing enrichment programs for children, teens and women, social services, recreational and educational p rogramming, and non-denominational religious services.

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