March 1, 2016Hoedown at HagyardRetired Racehorse Project (RRP) is presenting the Hoedown at Hagyard on Saturday, April 30 in the sport horse covered arena at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute.…Read More
January 15, 2016Nixall® and The Racing Dudes team up to benefit the Retired Racehorse ProjectThe management at Nixall® www.nixall.com/pages/rrp is proud to announce a partnership with The Racing Dudes www.racingdudes.com to benefit the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP). The Racing Dudes operate a nationally recognized web site that covers all aspects of Thoroughbred horse racing.…Read More
September 24, 2015RRP Press Release: Makeover Schedule and Entries AnnouncedOne month from now the Breeders’ Cup Festival begins in Lexington, Kentucky. The week of festivities begins with the TCA Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium at the Kentucky Horse Park where $100,000 in prize money will be distributed to owners…Read More
August 10, 2015Makeover Preview at Grand Haven StableGrand Haven Stable presents 2015 TCA Thoroughbred Makeover Preview A Celebration of Thoroughbreds in Second Careers Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm Free General Admission with the Option to Join Us for a Special Homestyle Buffet Dinner at…Read More
May 31, 2015Smoken Legacy: A Thoroughbred Makeover DetourSmoken Legacy is a 2009 Thoroughbred gelding who won $156,445 in thirty starts and retired sound after a second place finish on October 30, 2014. Horse racing did right by him upon retirement. The rehoming project of the Horseman’s Benevolent…Read More
March 24, 2015Battle of the X’s and Remember Me RescueBy Steuart Pittman, RRP President I had the honor this weekend of judging the Remember Me Rescue Horse Show and Battle of the X’s at the Will Rogers Equestrian Complex in Fort Worth Texas. What a fantastic group of people.…Read More
March 5, 2015Best Off-Track Thoroughbred Polo Pony Award for 2014In 2014, the Retired Racehorse Project and the United States Polo Association’s Polo Development LLC partnered to award the best Off the Track Thoroughbred (OTTB) to a member of the Team USPA string. Team USPA identifies young, talented American players…Read More
February 22, 2015Rosie Napravnik Visits Lexington to Launch Pre-Breeder’s Cup $100,000 Thoroughbred MakeoverOn Monday, February 23, a group of Thoroughbred industry leaders will gather in Lexington, Kentucky, for a presentation about the launch of the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover. This event will feature more than 300 recently retired Thoroughbred racehorses in…Read More
February 3, 2015Welcome Rosie and Sue to the RRP Board!The Retired Racehorse Project Board of Directors voted at its January 31 meeting to accept the nominations of Rosie Napravnik and Sue Smith to seats being vacated by founding board members Brian Magness and Jane Gilbert. Recently retired top jockey…Read More
January 8, 2015CANTER and RRP Join Forces for the HorsesRecipients of the 2014 and 2015 Thoroughbred Charities of America Industry Service Awards are joining forces to facilitate the sale of more Thoroughbred racehorses to buyers in the equestrian market. Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) is a non-profit…Read More
January 6, 2015Your Story: Meredith and ChewyMeredith and her new horse, Chewy.We all know that horse shopping can be a stressful experience. The task of finding the right horse for the job you have to do is fraught with difficulty when the big, the bold and…Read More
January 2, 2015RRP 2014 Year In ReviewRRP had a great year in 2014 and is looking forward to an even bigger 2015. Thank you to our fans and supporters! …Read More
January 2, 2015RRP 2014 Year In Review (2)RRP had a great year in 2014 and is looking forward to an even bigger 2015. Thank you to our fans and supporters! …Read More
October 20, 2014By the Numbers: 2014 Thoroughbred MakeoverThe mission of Retired Racehorse Project is to increase demand for Thoroughbred ex-racehorses and build the bridges to second careers. Increasing demand means increasing the number of people who appreciate and desire to own ex-racehorses. The numbers reached by the…Read More
September 9, 2014Turning Up the Speed: Ultimate X Showdown 2014By Heather Benson Year two of the national Ultimate X Showdown off-track Thoroughbred barrel racing competition saw a huge increase in overall applications that translated into a big increase in the quality of the competition. “The horses were also clocking…Read More
August 28, 2014Team USA and Team OTTB at WEGLynn and Donner on the cross country course. Photo courtesy of symanskyequestrian.comTomorrow, Lynn Symansky and her off-track Thoroughbred, Donner, will ride the dressage portion in day one of the World Equestrian Games Three-Day Event in Normandy, France. Not only is Donner the…Read More
August 7, 2014My Morning with Rodney JenkinsOne of the many Thoroughbreds in Rodney Jenkins’ shedrow at Laurel Park. Photo by Sarah Hinkle.By Sarah Hinkle Editor’s Note: Sarah was the winner of the “Morning with Rodney Jenkins” package that was a part of our June Thoroughbreds and…Read More
July 30, 2014TCA and RRP Team Up to Present a Thoroughbred Marketplace at PimlicoThoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) and Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) have teamed up to create the TCA Thoroughbred Marketplace on October 4 and 5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The event is built into the RRP’s second annual…Read More
June 27, 2014Your Story: Schmoopy Is As Schmoopy DoesMalinda and now 25-year-old Schmoopy grace the winner’s circle at Pimlico during May’s “Canter for the Cure” event. Photo by JHA Photo Services.On her thirtieth birthday,Malinda Lawrence finally bought herself her first horse: a nondescript bay Thoroughbred gelding. “Schmoopy” as…Read More
May 28, 2014Your Story: Michelle and BanksMichelle and her OTTB, Banks, on the cross country course.Michelle Warro, assistant trainer at Steuart Pittman’s Dodon Farm Training Center, may have found her dream horse in a Not For Love gelding named Not Without Me (aka Banks). She kindly…Read More
May 15, 2014Your Story: Mensa GMensa G and Michael Pollard at Rolex Kentucky 2014. (photo courtesy of EquiSport Photos)As the highest placed off-track Thoroughbred at the 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event (14th), Mensa G showed the world that OTTBs have exactly what it takes to…Read More
April 29, 2014Thoroughbreds For All! Kentucky Year Three A Home RunNuno Santos and Ken’s Kitten in front of the large crowd at West Wind Farm (photo courtesy of Mark Partridge, Ramsey Farm) Reviews of Thoroughbreds For All Kentucky 2014 are glowing. Six hundred Thoroughbred lovers, top racing owners and trainers,…Read More
April 29, 2014Rolex 2014-Final Wrap UpMensa G and Michael Pollard held the best dressage score after day one.The rest of this week is devoted to the pinnacle of achievement for on-track Thoroughbreds, the Kentucky Derby, but at last weekend’s Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, it was…Read More
April 27, 2014Rolex 2014-Cross Country Wrap UpMensa G and Michael Pollard, still on the leaderboard after cross country.The cross country portion of any three-day event is where Thoroughbreds have always stood out and it was no different at the 2014 Rolex. The course rewarded those horses and riders…Read More