Scholarship funds are available for up to 50 eligible horses competing in the 2025 competition.…

Revisions to rules are indicated in red and clarifications are indicated in blue.…

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…

The 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover was the ninth edition of the event in Kentucky.…

Makeover trainers evaluate sport horse potential based on conformation shots.…

The top title went to Big Fame, trained by Angela Carmitchel.…

That’s a wrap on preliminary days at North America’s largest retraining competition for Thoroughbreds!…

The first day of preliminary competition has wrapped!…

The banner event of the Retired Racehorse Project is coming October 9-12! Here’s how to follow all the action.…

The RRP announced today the list of former breeders, owners, trainers, stallion farms and other connections participating in Makeover Champions, the RRP’s new initiative to encourage more public support of Thoroughbreds in careers beyond racing via the Thoroughbred Makeover.…

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.…

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.…

Talk Show Man, a 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover graduate, is the first recipient of the reimagined Ambassador Award.…

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.…

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.…

Sponsored by Bluegrass Equine Surgery; featuring Dr. Heath Manning of Bluegrass Equine Surgery. Recorded August 2024.…

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

Presented by Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation. Originally recorded February 27, 2024.…

Presented by Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation. Originally recorded February 20, 2024.…

Presented by Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation. Originally recorded February 13, 2024.…

Presented by Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation. Originally recorded February 6, 2024.…

The program invites members of the Thoroughbred racing industry to demonstrate public support for former connected horses who are headed to the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover.…

Selling the transitioned Thoroughbred, whether that horse is still developing or is considered more finished, is a bit of a different process than selling prospects right off the track: we consulted two experienced sellers to learn more.…

Help us produce the biggest celebration in Thoroughbred aftercare on October 9-12!…