November 20, 2021Subscribe Now for the Winter Issue of OTTB Magazine!Don’t miss your chance to get the big Makeover wrap-up issue in your mailbox this season!…Read More
October 26, 2021The 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium is One For the History BooksThe Retired Racehorse Project produced the first-ever “Mega-Makeover” on October 12-17, 2021, welcoming two competition years’ worth of horses to the 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.…Read More
October 25, 2021Forthegreatergood is 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover ChampionForthegreatergood, trained by Laura Sloan, is your 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover Champion, sponsored by Churchill Downs!…Read More
October 25, 2021Thunderous Affair Is 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover ChampionThunderous Affair, trained by Lindsey Partridge, was selected by the panel of judges of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, as the 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover Champion, sponsored by Churchill Downs.…Read More
October 25, 2021Final Day of Preliminary Competition Wraps at the Thoroughbred MakeoverThe culmination of ten months — or, for the 2020 horses, almost two years — of hard work came to fruition today at the Kentucky Horse Park as the final day of preliminary competition came to a close.…Read More
October 17, 2021Day Two at the Thoroughbred Makeover & National SymposiumThe Kentucky Horse Park was humming with activity today, with eight of the ten Thoroughbred Makeover disciplines running preliminary competition, in addition to the first round of the inaugural Thoroughbred Incentive Program Barrel Racing Championships.…Read More
October 13, 2021First Day of Preliminary Competition Wraps at Thoroughbred “Mega-Makeover”The first day of preliminary competition is in the books at the 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, with Dressage and Show Jumper taking the spotlight as the competition’s two most popular classes this year.…Read More
September 29, 2021Two Week ’Til Showtime at the Thoroughbred MakeoverIn just two weeks, preliminary competition will be taking place at the 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America — aka, the Mega-Makeover!…Read More
September 22, 2021RRP Wins ASPCA Equine Welfare AwardThe RRP is honored to have been named the Equine Welfare Award winner at the 2021 ASPCA Humane Awards!…Read More
September 17, 2021Third Annual Thoroughbred Aftercare Summit to Take Place at Thoroughbred MakeoverThe third annual Thoroughbred Aftercare Summit on Tuesday, October 12 will kick off a week of Thoroughbred-centered activities at the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.…Read More
September 9, 2021Thoroughbred Charities of America Returns as Title Sponsor of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National SymposiumFulfilling its commitment to improving the lives and welfare of Thoroughbred racehorses both on and off the track, Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) has returned as the title sponsor of the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium. …Read More
August 25, 2021The Horses of the Mega-MakeoverIt’s been a long road to Kentucky for the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) Mega-Makeover classes of 2020 and 2021, between the event’s postponement in 2020 and the constantly-changing landscape as a result of the global pandemic. The final entry period…Read More
July 21, 2021Keeneland Returns As Sponsor of Arrival Exam & Finale Jog at Thoroughbred MakeoverThe Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today that Keeneland has returned as the sponsor for the Arrival Exam and Finale Jogs at the combined 2020 and 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover. The Arrival Exam and Finale Jogs are the most prominent equine…Read More
July 2, 2021ASPCA Makeover Marketplace Expands to Include Thoroughbred Makeover ProspectsThanks to the continued generous support of the ASPCA, the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced today that the ASPCA Makeover Marketplace catalog will be expanded this year to include adoptable Thoroughbred Makeover prospects eligible for the 2022 competition. The ASPCA…Read More
June 4, 2021RRP to Host The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program Barrel Racing Championships at the Thoroughbred MakeoverThe Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) and The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) jointly announced today that the inaugural T.I.P. Barrel Racing Championships will be hosted at the RRP’s flagship event, the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, this October at…Read More
March 31, 2021Neil Agate, Buck Davidson, and Jodie Vella-Gregory Elected to RRP Board of DirectorsRRP founder Steuart Pittman honored as board member emeritus…Read More
March 24, 2021Subscribe Now for the Spring Issue of OTTB Magazine!The Spring issue of Off-Track Thoroughbred Magazine, the award-winning publication of the Retired Racehorse Project, is hitting mailboxes soon! Don’t miss this issue, packed with information to get your season started off strong.…Read More
March 16, 20215th Annual Real Rider Cup to be Held Virtually June 20-26Entries now open for this Thoroughbred industry charity show jumping event…Read More
March 10, 2021RRP Presents $5,000 Highpoint Thoroughbred Award at 2021 LiftMaster Grand-Prix EventingThe Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) proudly presented the $5,000 Highpoint Thoroughbred Award at the 2021 LiftMaster Grand-Prix Eventing at Bruce’s Field in Aiken, SC on Saturday, March 6.…Read More
February 22, 2021Two Ways to Play in the Retired Racehorse Project’s Sire Madness, Presented by Surfside Stables, LLCThe Retired Racehorse Project’s Sire Madness is back for another season, presented this year by Surfside Stables, LLC.…Read More
February 18, 2021Retired Racehorse Project Selected as Gauntlet of Polo CharityThe Retired Racehorse Project is honored to have been chosen as one of ten charities eligible to be selected by the winning and runner-up teams to receive a donation in each of the three tournaments that make up the Gauntlet…Read More
February 15, 2021480 Trainers Accepted to 2021 Class of Thoroughbred MakeoverThe Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) welcomes today 484 accepted applications, representing 480 unique trainers and teams, to the 2021 class of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America.…Read More
February 4, 2021Share Your Thoroughbred Sport Tracker Profile & Be Entered to Win!The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) hosts the Thoroughbred Sport Tracker, the internet’s only user-driven database of Thoroughbreds in second careers — and is giving you the chance to win $100 in RRP Store credit for sharing your horse’s Sport Tracker…Read More
January 11, 2021Meet the 2021 #RacehorseResolution WinnerCongratulations to Jean French (and her Makeover hopeful Moneigh Moproblems)!…Read More