The Retired Racehorse Project has built a true community dedicated to increasing demand for Thoroughbreds beyond racing. Former connections cheer their horses home at the Thoroughbred Makeover. Volunteers dedicate their time and energy to helping produce events. Aftercare professionals network…

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.…

The Summit takes place on October 11.…

Job descriptions and application link can be found here for development team member and program assistant.…

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.…

The Lexington leg of the Real Rider Cup welcomed 30 horse and rider combinations along with hundreds of spectators to New Vocations at Mereworth Farm on June 28th, 2025.…

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) is seeking proposals for a seasonal volunteer coordinator for the Thoroughbred Makeover.…

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

Trained by Alison O’Dwyer, Knockemdown routed through Dressage to win both preliminary and Finale rounds of competition!…

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

The RRP will have a presence at Saratoga via NYRA’s Community Booth on Friday, August 2!…

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.…

The third day of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium saw plenty of action!…

Following a record-setting turnout in Lexington in July, the Real Rider Cup returned to its home in Fair Hill to complete the 2022 series of events, welcoming 32 horse and rider combinations along with hundreds of spectators to Fair Hill…

Take a deep dive into the stats and trends we’re seeing in this year’s Makeover class!…

Accepted trainers have signed up to bring a total of 416 horses.…

Volunteer sign-ups are now open for the “happiest horse show on earth”!…

The symposium will take place on July 10, 2024 at Spy Coast Farm in Lexington, KY.…

Score seasonal savings in the RRP Store and wear your OTTB pride.…

Get your bids in now through January 6!…

The Kentucky leg of the Real Rider Cup raised over $78,000 on Saturday, July 8!…

Directly support the 2023 #TBMakeover through Fund-a-Need!…

The RRP and Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) jointly announce today that TCA has returned as the title sponsor of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium!…

Welcome, Chris Knehr and Robert Hartman!…