The Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and House owners Affiliation is elevating cash for the College of Iowa Kids’s Hospital in honor of Tyler James Juhl, the namesake of undefeated Iowa-bred Breeders’ Cup entrant Tyler’s Tribe.

Juhl, 8, was handled for leukemia on the UI Kids’s Hospital, and is on the verge of being declared cancer-free. The fundraiser for the kids’s hospital may be discovered at this hyperlink: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tylers-tribe-ui-childrens-hospital

Juhl was identified with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in August of 2020, and instantly underwent surgical procedure to have a port implanted in his chest. He survived problems from the surgical procedure, then started chemotherapy. His household created a Fb web page to maintain family and friends up to date on his journey.

Tom Lepic, Juhl’s grandfather, bought Tyler’s Tribe for $34,000 as a yearling within the fall of 2021 from the ITBOA Fall Combined Sale. He named the son of Sharp Azteca after his grandson in an effort to spice up the younger man’s spirits.

Now undefeated by way of 5 profession begins for coach and co-owner Tim Martin, Tyler’s Tribe has greeted his younger namesake within the winner’s circle after every victory.

“(Tyler has) been to each single race. We have given him all the images and trophies. He cannot imagine all the individuals who have come out to help him on the races,” Lepic informed America’s Finest Racing. “He loves each minute of it. He loves going to the bottom to see Tyler’s Tribe.”

As Juhl concludes his most cancers remedies, Tyler’s Tribe is getting ready to tackle the most important problem of his profession within the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Dash at Keeneland on Nov. 4, 2022.