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John Rasmussen, a former manager at Margaux Farm in Kentucky, will take the position of general manager at Live Oak Stud in Ocala, Fla., according to a Thoroughbred Times report. Rasmussen had managed Margaux since 2000. . . . An online auction will be held from Sept. 1-15 to help pay for health care for Jan Michael, grandson of Philadelphia-based trainer Don White. Those interested in contributing to the auction for Jan - who was born prematurely with complications that necessitate feeding through a stomach tube and constant aspiration to prevent choking - can contact Jane White at (215) 633-7092 or askjane@msn.com. . . . Breeder Jackie Sahud of Oak Pond Ranch has donated two 3-year-old fillies to Healdsburg School District's Equine Education Restoration Organization in Sonoma County, Calif. Shares in the fillies are available for $1,000, with $800 going to the district and $200 toward maintaining the horses; all profits made by the fillies will go to the school district. Information is available from Mark Saleby at (707) 857-4456.