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 At
various times throughout the year KTTC honors an outstanding
member with the Member of the Month Award. This honor goes to
a member of the organization who has performed distinguished
work in the field of Thoroughbred racing. The honoree receives
a commemorative plaque from KTTC and is archived on the KTTC
web site as an example of racing's talented young fans.
KTTC
Member of the Month July 2001
Layla
Marefat
Kids to
the Cup is proud to recognize Layla Marefat as our Member
of the Month for July 2001.
Layla lives
in the heart of horse country, Lexington, KY and loves to write
about her passion. Check out her collection of poems in the
Look Here section of KTTC's
web site and you will quickly agree that this young racing fan
has talent beyond her years.
The collection:
A Horse's Thoughts in the Derby; Unlucky; A Charismatic
Derby; Flight Without Wings; and He is of the Triple
Crown.
Prominent
Thoroughbred owner's Bob and Beverly Lewis were impressed with
Layla's poems, particularly A Charismatic Derby, which
recounts that steed's triumphant Run for the Roses.
Layla used
her considerable writing talents to win a trip to the 2001 Santa
Anita Derby in KTTC's nationwide Essay Competition. Then, she
joined fellow members at Churchill Downs for the most recent
edition of the Kentucky Derby.
Because
of her commitment and dedication to writing about Thoroughbred
racing and her willingness to share her creations with all of
us, KTTC announces Member of the Month
for July 2001: Layla Marefat.
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