Support the Retired Racehorse Project’s biggest Thoroughbred Makeover fundraiser!…

New for 2026, the Retired Racehorse Project will host a charity polo match during the Thoroughbred Makeover at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Friday evening event will feature polo, a performance by the Cadillac Cowgirls, tailgating, food trucks, and more,…

Named in memory of beloved chief steward Bill Kraatz, the Ambassador Award recognizes a Thoroughbred Makeover graduate horse that has gone on to serve as an ambassador for the athleticism and trainability of the retired racehorse in its career beyond…

Learn more about the Make the Makeover and Fund-a-Need campaigns!…

The RRP announced today the launch of its new and improved Horse Listings, which had been temporarily shelved while the organization updated its website and improved processes in the back end.…

Taking place October 8-11 at the Kentucky Horse Park, the 2025 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, celebrated its tenth anniversary in its current location and overall format.…

Submissions close on January 20.…

RRP is hiring for positions of Communications Manager and Development Manager, Individual Giving.…

Start your journey to the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover now.…

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

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

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 has supported the RRP since 2012.…

The event championed the trainability and athleticism of the recently-retired Thoroughbred.…

The Retired Racehorse Project today announced that its executive director, Kirsten Green, has been sworn in to serve on the Maryland Racing Commission, following an appointment by Governor Wes Moore and confirmation by the Executive Nominations Committee of the State…

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.…

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…

Join the RRP for Thoroughbred-centric activities at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day-Event, April 25-28!…

Would the Kentucky Three-Day Event be the ‘Best Weekend All Year’ without some Thoroughbred representation? We don’t think so. Get to know some of the Thoroughbreds that will be competing in the 5* and 4* level this weekend, from April…

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