Horses and Hope

Editor | December 2, 2010

Kentucky first lady Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Cancer Program hosted Horses and Hope on Nov. 21 at Churchill Downs.

A sold-out crowd of 800 breast cancer survivors and guests attended the event on Millionaires Row.

Special guests were singer-songwriter Templeton Thompson, who performed her song, “Girls and Horses,” and jockey Otto Thorwarth, who portrayed Ron Turcotte in the movie “Secretariat.”

photos by Jacob Zimmer | chief photographer

: Commonwealth of KY Governor Steve Beshear

: First Lady of KY Jane Beshear, Judy Miller, Donna Ward and Commonwealth of KY Governor Steve Beshear

: Kitty Davis, Talbot Hankins and Kit Llouellyn

Metro Louisville Mayor Jerry and Madeline Abramson, Commonwealth of KY Governor Steve and First Lady Jane Beshear

Ruthie Fackler, Jattie Brunette and Janet Hobbs

Eric and Laurie Iannone

Larry Maze and Lisa Mitchell

Karen Stevenson and Julie Smith-McLochlin

Courtney Purdon, Doris Purdon, Sharon Purdon, Matthew Purdon and Merritte Swisher

Sally Russ and Janet Marshall

Pam Feheley, Lynn Kearns, 14 Year Survivor Melanie McCloud, 7 Year Survivor Sally Crouch and Marian Hudson

Linda Maupin and Jennifer Howell

Anita Cauley and Templeton Thompson

Carol Pardue, Ralph Pardue, Mary Williams, Lily Williams, Tonya Williams, Don Coulter and Sandy Coulter

Pat Dawes and Jan Burdette

Patty Lutsch and Robin Metcalf

Derek Szesny, Linda Rouser, Carol Newton and Christine Rouser

First Lady Madeline Abramson and Metro Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson

Lillian McCoy and Wanda Jackson

Templeton Thompson performs “Girls and Horses”

Churchill Downs President Kevin Flanery and jockey/actor Otto Throwarth from the movie “Secretariat”

Cindy Walsh, Beverly Ackerman and Kris Paul

Carol Hurst and Celeste Worth

Morgan Heckman, Caitlin Valentine and Barbara Mankey Edds