Education
June 10, 2024
Anonymous Donor to Match $4,500 in RRP’s Fund-a-Need Campaign
This pledged contribution will be matched in a series of monthly fundraisers to double the impact of donations.…
News
March 6, 2025
Erin Gilmore Photography Returns as Official Show Photographer of 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover
The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today that Erin Gilmore Photography will return as the Official Show Photographer of the 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.…
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!…
April 11, 2024
Erin Gilmore Photography Announced as Official Show Photographer of 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover
Erin Gilmore Photography covers internationally rated equestrian events as official photographer in the Northeast USA and beyond.…
September 17, 2024
2024 Bill Kraatz Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award: Talk Show Man
Talk Show Man, a 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover graduate, is the first recipient of the reimagined Ambassador Award.…
September 24, 2024
RRP Announces Format Changes for 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover
Beginning in 2025, the Finale Championship event will be replaced by individual discipline championships, welcoming back the top ten highest-placed horses after preliminary competition.…
April 6, 2026
2026 Thoroughbred Makeover Vendor Fair Now Open For Applications
The Vendor Fair will run throughout the competition from October 7-10 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.…
October 22, 2025
2025 Real Rider Cup Events Conclude During the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, Over $130,000 Raised
The Fair Hill leg of the Real Rider Cup enjoyed its new home on the schedule of events at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory, concluding a gorgeous day of cross country where the…
January 8, 2023
After the Finish Line’s Charity Auction of Breeders’ Cup Hats to Benefit RRP & Others
Sponsored by the Georgia B. Ridder Foundation…
January 15, 2025
Retired Racehorse Project Elects New Board Members
Welcome, Chris Knehr and Robert Hartman!…
August 8, 2025
Makeover Champions Program Returns to Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover
Makeover Champions invites members of the Thoroughbred racing industry to demonstrate public support for former connected horses who are headed to the 2025 retraining competition, the largest and most lucrative of its kind in North America. …
September 10, 2024
Thoroughbred Charities of America Returns as Title Sponsor of Thoroughbred Makeover & National Symposium
TCA provides exceptional commitment to improving the lives and welfare of Thoroughbred racehorses both on and off the track, which has guided its support of the RRP since 2012.…
November 25, 2024
RRP Announces $38,700 Match for 2024 Year-End Giving Campaign
The RRP announces the launch of its 2024 year-end giving campaign with a total goal of $100,000, including a $38,700 match pledge that will double contributions from donors who support the organization’s charitable mission to increase demand for Thoroughbreds beyond…
October 2, 2024
Follow Along with the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover
The banner event of the Retired Racehorse Project is coming October 9-12! Here’s how to follow all the action.…
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.…
December 5, 2024
2025 Thoroughbred Makeover Rulebook Now Available
Revisions to rules are indicated in red and clarifications are indicated in blue.…
October 11, 2025
Championship Winners Crowned at 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover
Ten champions were crowned today at the 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.…
December 15, 2022
It’s Thoroughbred Makeover Application Season!
Start your journey to the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover now.…
October 1, 2025
RRP Announces 2025 Makeover Champions Participants
The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today the list of former breeders, owners, trainers, stallion farms and other connections participating in Makeover Champions, the RRP’s initiative to encourage more public support of Thoroughbreds in careers beyond racing via the Thoroughbred…
September 13, 2024
Churchill Downs Incorporated Returns as Title Sponsor of Thoroughbred Makeover Champion
This title is awarded to the horse selected by a panel of judges as having the highest level of training at the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.…
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