RACING HISTORY
On average, our 2022 Makeover entries made about 18 starts with 2 wins and an average of $71,088. That's fewer starts than previous Makeover years but a higher average of earnings — while we'll take a closer a look at this trend, initial data may suggest that racing connections may be retiring horses somewhat earlier from higher classes of racing, rather than dropping horses in class and racing them longer.
In total, this year's class of Makeover entries made a total of 9,018 starts with 1,061 trips to the winner's circle. In total, they earned $36,113,138. Our highest earner is fan favorite Whitmore, who retired with over $4.5 million!
War Horses
To be eligible for the Thoroughbred Makeover, a horse must have been in training to race and must have at least one published work — and for about 8% of our entries, that's as far as their race careers ever went. Others, including the top 10 listed below, achieved “war horse” status, making over 50 career starts. |