July 10, 2019The Retired Racehorse Project at BreyerfestBreyerfest comes to Kentucky Horse Park on July 12-14, and the Retired Racehorse Project will be part of the action!…Read More
June 14, 2019Off-Track Thoroughbred Clinches General Excellence Win in Equine Media AwardsThe Retired Racehorse Project’s (RRP) Off-Track Thoroughbred Magazine won “General Excellence Association Publication (circulation less than 15,000)” at the 2019 American Horse Publications’ (AHP) Equine Media Awards presentation, which took place June 1, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Horse Media…Read More
May 10, 2019RRP & LRK3DE: All Things Thoroughbred at Kentucky Three-DayThe Retired Racehorse Project staff has just returned from an outstanding week in Kentucky! As one of the highest levels of competition in any discipline in which Thoroughbreds hold their own, it’s a natural fit for RRP to create Thoroughbred…Read More
May 9, 2019Breyer Horses to Offer RRP IncentiveCelebrate the Triple Crown with Breyer Horses and give back to the Retired Racehorse Project! On racing Saturdays (May 4, May 16 and June 8, 2019), purchase any regular line products (except for club releases, web specials and BreyerFest tickets) and 10%…Read More
March 28, 2019Retired Racehorse Project Elects New Chair, Vice Chair & Board MembersThe Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced this week that Dr. Carolyn Karlson, Ph. D. has been elected as chair of the Retired Racehorse Project’s board of directors and Sue Smith has been elected vice chair. Also elected to the board…Read More
March 15, 2019Taylor Made Sales Donates Keeneland September Bonus Proceeds to Support RRPTaylor Made Sales, the world’s most successful Thoroughbred consignment agency, announced today that it is lending its support to the Retired Racehorse Project by sharing the Keeneland September Sale Bonus Program awards earned by their Bloodstock Investments IV pinhooking partnership…Read More
March 12, 2019First Annual Give Back to Go Scholarship Awarded to TB Makeover TrainersIt’s not just a scholarship that Emily Daignault-Salvaggio launched, with the intention of refunding one 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover trainer’s entry fee through her family’s Daignault Family Foundation. The Give Back to Go Scholarship may just have launched a movement —…Read More
March 5, 2019RRP at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event 2019Let RRP be your guide to all things Thoroughbred at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, April 25-28, 2019 in Lexington, KY! Be sure to check out and follow all of the Thoroughbreds competing! …Read More
February 25, 2019RRP and Friends at the 2019 Horse World ExpoJoin RRP at the Horse World Expo, Feb 28 – March 3 for demonstrations, seminars, and shopping all things OTTB!…Read More
February 21, 2019Retired Racehorse Radio Hits Podcasting AirwavesThe newest show to join the Horse Radio Network, Retired Racehorse Radio by Kentucky Performance Products is your guide to the adoption, care and training of the retired racehorse. The show will primarily focus on ex-racing Thoroughbreds, but will also…Read More
February 1, 2019673 Trainers Accepted to Compete at 2019 Thoroughbred MakeoverThe journey officially begins today for 673 accepted trainers on the road to the 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America. This is the second-highest number of accepted applicants in the event’s history. The 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover will…Read More
January 14, 2019Pittman, de Sousa Among Winners at US Equestrian Annual MeetingRetired Racehorse Project founder Steuart Pittman was named the recipient of the 2018 EQUUS Foundation Humanitarian Award while longtime Thoroughbred Makeover competitor and outspoken OTTB advocate Isabela de Sousa was named 2018 USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year at the…Read More
January 7, 2019RRP Executive Director Jen Roytz Featured Guest on The Plaidcast“RRP executive director Jen Roytz was a featured guest on last week’s episode of The Plaidcast, The Plaid Horse’s podcast! Jen chatted with Piper Klemm and Sissy Wickes about changing the conversation around Thoroughbred ex-racehorses through the Retired Racehorse Project’s…Read More
December 22, 2018WE DID IT! RRP Reaches Year-End Fundraising GoalWE DID IT! With thanks to all of our donors, sponsors and supporters, the Retired Racehorse Project has reached its $50,000 year-end fundraising goal for 2018. The generous match of up to $25,000 from RRP board Vice President Carolyn Karlson…Read More
October 7, 2018Reloaded is America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred with Trainer Elisa Wallace!Several times, Elisa Wallace has come tantalizingly close to winning the top prize at the $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, but things have never quite gone her way in the Finale. This year, she doubled her chances…Read More
September 18, 2018Press Release: “Real Riders” Test Their Mettle in This Weekend’s Real Rider CupSeptember 17, 2018 On Sunday, Sept. 23, the on-track and off-track worlds will come together as 16 celebrities from various sectors of Thoroughbred racing will compete in the show jumping arena for the second annual Real Rider Cup at the…Read More
September 12, 2018Select Sales Agency and Others Pledge Portion of Sales Proceeds to RRPRetired Racehorse Project announced that Select Sales Agency will be launching a new initiative, donating $5 to RRP per horse sold at public auction during the 2018-2019 sales season. Select Sales will also offer their clients the opportunity to donate,…Read More
August 26, 2018Thoroughbred Charities of America Named Title Sponsor of Thoroughbred MakeoverThe Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) and Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) jointly announced that TCA will be the title sponsor of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, on…Read More
July 30, 2018Become a Thoroughbred Racehorse Owner – Retired Racehorse Project and Wasabi Ventures StablesWasabi Ventures Stables is teaming up with the Retired Racehorse Project to offer RRP members an opportunity to own a piece of a racehorse! Retired Racehorse Project members can enter to win a 1% share in a filly recently purchased…Read More
May 1, 2018Connections of Kentucky Oaks Hopeful Chocolate Martini to Donate Percentage of Purse Earnings to RRPFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2018 Contact: Jen Roytz, Executive Director jroytz@retiredracehorseproject.org (859) 494-4712 Double Doors Racing, LLC, owners of Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) winner Chocolate Martini, have agreed to donate 5 percent of any earnings from the filly’s run in the…Read More
February 22, 2018Roytz Named Executive Director of Retired Racehorse ProjectFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2018 One of Several Recent Announcements and Appointments Made by the Organization Jen Roytz has been named the new executive director of the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP). RRP’s founder, Steuart Pittman, who has held the…Read More
February 19, 2018Bloodline Brag Sire Madness ContestRRP hosts the internet’s only user-driven database that tracks the second-career talent and accomplishments of registered Thoroughbreds. The RRP Bloodline Brag currently contains detailed information on almost 2,000 Thoroughbreds — their breeding, their soundness, and their suitability for various disciplines.…Read More
February 19, 2018Bloodline Brag Sire Madness Contest 2020RRP hosts the internet’s only user-driven database that tracks the second-career talent and accomplishments of registered Thoroughbreds. The RRP Bloodline Brag currently contains detailed information on almost 2,000 Thoroughbreds — their breeding, their soundness, and their suitability for various disciplines.…Read More
June 19, 2017RRP Annual Report ReleasedRRP published its first annual report in early June. The document can be found on the About Us page of RetiredRacehorseProject.org and a printed version is available by request from the RRP office (410-798-5140). The 18-page report describes RRP programs…Read More