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.…
October 12, 2024
Big Fame Is Named 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover Champion, Sponsored by Churchill Downs Inc.
The top title went to Big Fame, trained by Angela Carmitchel.…
October 10, 2024
Preliminary Competition Concludes at the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover
That’s a wrap on preliminary days at North America’s largest retraining competition for Thoroughbreds!…
October 9, 2024
First Day of Competition Is In the Books at the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover
The first day of preliminary competition has wrapped!…
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.…
October 1, 2024
Retired Racehorse Project Announces 2024 Makeover Champions Participants
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.…
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.…
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.…
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 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.…
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.…
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!…
August 1, 2024
Retired Racehorse Project Introduces Makeover Champions Program for Racing Industry
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.…
July 16, 2024
Volunteer Sign-Ups Now Open for 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover
Help us produce the biggest celebration in Thoroughbred aftercare on October 9-12!…
July 15, 2024
Retired Racehorse Project Elects New Board Members
Pat Cummings and Sarah Williams have joined the RRP board.…
July 11, 2024
2024 Thoroughbred Makeover Silent Auction Now Accepting Donations
Support the Retired Racehorse Project’s biggest Thoroughbred Makeover fundraiser!…
July 9, 2024
Connect With the RRP at Saratoga on Whitney Weekend
The RRP will have a presence at Saratoga via NYRA’s Community Booth on Friday, August 2!…
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.…
June 13, 2024
Mareworthy Charities & the RRP to Host Thoroughbred Broodmare Transition Symposium
The symposium will take place on July 10, 2024 at Spy Coast Farm in Lexington, KY.…
June 12, 2024
RRP Wins United Horse Coalition’s Unity Award
RRP staff and board members were honored at the American Horse Council luncheon on June 11.…
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.…
June 3, 2024
2024 Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award Now Open for Nomination
The award is now designed to recognize a Thoroughbred Makeover graduate horse which has gone on to serve as an ambassador for the athleticism and trainability of the retired racehorse in its career beyond racing…
May 29, 2024
Thoroughbred Makeover Adds Clinic Opportunities
Clinics and guided schooling will be offered at the conclusion of preliminary competition for horses and their trainers that did not qualify for the Finale Championships.…
May 23, 2024
After the Races & Retired Racehorse Project Split Win in Resolute Racing’s Poker For Ponies Tournament
ATR and the RRP jointly announced their gratitude and appreciation for splitting the win in Resolute Racing’s Poker For Ponies Tournament earlier this month on May 1.…
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