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August 26, 2024

Meet the Thoroughbred Makeover Class of 2024

It’s time for our annual deep dive into the data we collected on this year’s Makeover class!…
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December 13, 2022

Claiborne Farm to Sponsor Former Broodmare Pilot Division at 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today that Claiborne Farm has committed as the title sponsor of the Former Broodmare division in its pilot year at the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.…
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April 22, 2025

Real Rider Cup Announces 2025 Competition Dates

The Real Rider Cup (RRC) organizing committee today announced dates for the annual charity show jumping competition: Saturday, June 28th in Lexington, KY and Saturday, October 18th in Fair Hill, Maryland.…
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October 13, 2022

Preliminary Competition Concludes at the #TBMakeover

Full results and scores are now available.…
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February 15, 2023

512 Trainers Accepted to 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover

The world’s largest and most lucrative retraining competition for recently-retired racehorses takes place on October 11-14, 2023 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, awarding over $100,000 in prize money.…
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June 18, 2024

Claiborne Farm and Lane’s End Farm Co-Sponsor Thoroughbred Makeover Former Broodmare Division

First run as a pilot program in 2023, the Former Broodmare division is now an official competition avenue at the Thoroughbred Makeover.…
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March 27, 2023

2023 Fund-a-Need Program Launched for Thoroughbred Makeover

Directly support the 2023 #TBMakeover through Fund-a-Need!…
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October 14, 2025

2025 Thoroughbred Makeover Marks Ten Years of Largest Thoroughbred Retraining Competition

Taking place October 8-11 at the Kentucky Horse Park, the 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, celebrated its tenth anniversary in its current location and overall format.…
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November 20, 2023

Make a Difference This Season for Thoroughbreds Beyond Racing

The RRP’s year-end giving campaign starts now. Can you help set us up for a great 2024?…
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January 15, 2025

Retired Racehorse Project Elects New Board Members

Welcome, Chris Knehr and Robert Hartman!…
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December 15, 2022

It’s Thoroughbred Makeover Application Season!

Start your journey to the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover now.…
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October 14, 2022

Education & Competition Continue at Thoroughbred Makeover & T.I.P. Championships

The third day of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium saw plenty of action!…
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October 15, 2024

Retired Racehorse Project’s 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover Showcases the Breed Beyond Racing

The 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover was the ninth edition of the event in Kentucky.…
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April 4, 2025

The Thoroughbreds of the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event

Get to know the Thoroughbreds taking on the 5* and 4* divisions at this year’s Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event!…
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September 27, 2024

Real Rider Cup Fair Hill Raises $80,000 for Thoroughbred Aftercare, Announces Plans To Go West

As of this writing, the event has raised over $600,000 for Thoroughbred aftercare and Motion has a vision to expand the event model to benefit more aftercare entities.…
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March 7, 2024

2024 Thoroughbred Makeover Vendor Fair Applications Now Open

Reserve your space by April 30 to secure early bird pricing!…
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July 1, 2025

2025 Real Rider Cup Lexington Raises Over $57,000 for Thoroughbred Aftercare

The Lexington leg of the Real Rider Cup welcomed 30 horse and rider combinations along with hundreds of spectators to New Vocations at Mereworth Farm on June 28th, 2025.…
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October 9, 2024

First Day of Competition Is In the Books at the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover

The first day of preliminary competition has wrapped!…
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May 30, 2023

New & Improved RRP Horse Listings Launched

The RRP announced today the launch of its new and improved Horse Listings, which had been temporarily shelved while the organization updated its website and improved processes in the back end.…
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March 18, 2026

RRP Is Hiring!

RRP is hiring for positions of Communications Manager and Development Manager, Individual Giving.…
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