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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Elects Jeffrey Bloom As President

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) Board of Directors elected Jeffrey Bloom as president for the 2022 term and elected new board members at its meeting Jan. 28.

Bloom, managing partner of Bloom Racing Stable, has served as a TAA board member since 2019. A Thoroughbred industry veteran of 40 years, he was a professional jockey in addition to serving as a racing manager, bloodstock agent, marketing and media relations consultant, and broadcaster. Following his riding career, he earned a B.S. degree in Financial Services from San Diego State University and his business resume includes a successful venture in corporate business development in the software technology industry. He has selected and managed the careers of numerous stakes winners including the 2019 Eclipse award champion and multiple G1 winner Midnight Bisou. He is extremely passionate about racehorses and their overall welfare both on and off the racetrack. In addition to his involvement with the TAA, he also serves on the board of TOBA.

“As a 37-year veteran of the Thoroughbred industry, horse welfare has always been an important part of the business for myself and Bloom Racing,” said Bloom. “Through serving on the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance board, I have come to realize how important this organization needs to be for all of us who are fortunate enough to work in such a dynamic sport. As incoming president of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, I look forward to assisting the board, the accredited organizations, and the industry at large with the ongoing plan that serves us all well.”

James G. Bell, president and racing manager of Godolphin, served as TAA president in 2014 and 2021. Bell will remain on the TAA's board and executive committee for 2022 as immediate past president.

“Our board members stepped up to the plate in 2021,” said Bell. “Much of our success can be attributed to board members actively engaging other industry participants in discussion about aftercare solutions. Our new members all bring that same dedication and Jeff has been very instrumental throughout his time on the board. With his leadership and energy, many new goals will be reached for the TAA.”

Bloom and Bell are joined on the executive committee by TAA Vice President Craig Bandoroff, owner of Denali Stud; TAA Treasurer Melissa Hicks, director of tax services at Dean Dorton; TAA Secretary Walter Robertson, attorney at Stites & Harbison; Madeline Auerbach, founding board member of the TAA, founder of the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA), and a Thoroughbred owner and breeder; Terry Finley, founder and chief executive officer of West Point Thoroughbreds, board member of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Thoroughbred Charities of America, Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund, and Belmont Child Care Association; and Aidan Butler, chief operating officer of 1/ST Racing and president of 1/ST Content. The TAA rotates its board of directors and its executive officers.

The board members beginning service in 2022 are: Laura Barillaro, executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Jockey Club; Dr. Jeffrey Berk VMD, Equine Medical Associates; Aidan Butler, chief operating officer of 1/ST Racing and president of 1/ST Content; Mark Casse, Hall of Fame trainer; John A. 'Jack' Damico, founding partner of Matson, Driscoll & Damico LLC, manager of The Posse Racing Stable and East Coast Partners; Terry Finley, founder and chief executive officer of West Point Thoroughbreds, board member of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, Thoroughbred Charities of America, Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund, and Belmont Child Care Association; Melissa Hicks, tax director of Dean Dorton.

They join current TAA board members: Jimmy Bell, Jeff Bloom, Walt Robertson, Jr., Madeline Auerbach, Craig Bandoroff, Simon Bray, Donna Brothers, Boyd Browning, Tom Cannell, Brian Graves, Susie Hart, John Keitt, Chip McGaughey, Josh Rubenstein, Richard Schosberg, Tom Ventura, and Nicole Walker.

Click here to see the full list of the TAA's board of directors.

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Thoroughbred Makeover To Include Expanded T.I.P. Championships

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) announced Tuesday that it has approved more than 7,000 awards and classes at more than 1,400 shows in 46 states and six Canadian provinces in 2022.

Awards are available for multiple disciplines, including eventing, dressage, Western and English pleasure, hunter/jumper, endurance, barrel racing, and polocrosse. A full calendar of shows offering awards is available at tjctip.com/CalendarOfEvents and will be updated as show dates are confirmed.

In addition, T.I.P. will be splitting its T.I.P. Championships horse show into multiple events in 2022 and is announcing the dates and locations of two of the events at this time. After a successful Barrel Racing Championships in 2021, T.I.P. and the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) are partnering to offer an expanded Western Championships and a Central Region Dressage Championships during the 2022 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, which will be held Oct. 12-15, 2022, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. The Western Championships will include divisions in barrel racing, Western pleasure, Western halter, ranch riding, Western dressage, and competitive trail. Dressage Championships will be offered in levels from Introductory through FEI Test of Choice.

The championships' being held with the RRP Thoroughbred Makeover is being announced to assist those considering an application for the Makeover by the Jan. 21, 2022, deadline. Additional dates and locations for the T.I.P. Championships will be announced later this month, and prize lists will be made available for the events in the spring.

“Following the positive reception of the T.I.P. Barrel Racing Championships at the Thoroughbred Makeover, we're thrilled to further our working relationship with T.I.P. in 2022,” said Kirsten Green, interim executive director of the Retired Racehorse Project. “Participating in T.I.P. shows and classes is a great complement to Makeover preparation and a natural progression for Makeover graduates, so we're looking forward to hosting the expanded division offerings at the 2022 Thoroughbred Makeover and bringing more Thoroughbred lovers together for an amazing week.”

In addition, T.I.P. will be offering year-end or championship awards in association with the American Endurance Ride Conference, American Polocrosse Association, Equine Trail Sports, Interscholastic Equestrian Association, United States Eventing Association, United States Pony Club, and United States Dressage Federation.

“The popularity of and enthusiasm for T.I.P. has enabled us to expand to be larger than ever this year,” said Kristin Werner, senior counsel for The Jockey Club and administrator of T.I.P. “T.I.P.'s growth demonstrates the popularity and demand for Thoroughbreds across the country for careers in a variety of disciplines.”

T.I.P. is also announcing its youth ambassadors for the 2022 T.I.P. Youth Ambassador Program. The 13 ambassadors come from nine states and cover multiple disciplines. The following are the 2022 T.I.P. youth ambassadors:

Julia Buytenhuys – Virginia
Lottie Crawford (Returning) – Virginia
Karlie Dennis – Pennsylvania
Brooke Galvin – Florida
Emma Hill – South Carolina
Rylee Koll – Michigan
Savannah Lacey – Maryland
Bella Anne Park – Arkansas
Ashlynn Riley – Iowa
Madeline Rutledge – Virginia
Connor Stegeman – Louisiana
Emilie Stevens – Louisiana
Anna Szefc – Virginia

Additional information about the Youth Ambassador Program is available at tjctip.com/About/TBYPAM.

Created and announced in October 2011, T.I.P. recognizes and rewards the versatility of the Thoroughbred through sponsorship of Thoroughbred classes and high point awards at sanctioned horse shows, performance awards, and non-competition awards. In addition to the complete schedule of T.I.P.-sponsored shows, other information about the program is available on the T.I.P. website, tjctip.com. Those interested in T.I.P. can follow the program at facebook.com/tjctip.

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TAA Accreditation Application for 2022 Now Available

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) accreditation application for 2022 is now available. Thoroughbred aftercare non-profits, including those accredited for 2021 that want to remain accredited, must complete the application by Apr. 1 to seek accreditation for the coming year.

Accreditation status with TAA is determined after a complete review of five areas of an aftercare organization: operations, education, horse health care management, facility standards and services, and adoption policies and protocols. Organizations will be subject to site inspections of all facilities housing Thoroughbreds.

Organizations that receive accreditation are eligible for financial grants from the TAA, which awarded $3.7 million to accredited organizations in 2021 and has awarded more than $24.5 million since 2012.

Visit ThoroughbredAftercare.org/Accreditation for the application.

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New Vocations Launches Florida Facility

New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program has opened a satellite facility near Ocala, Florida as it continues to expand its aftercare efforts. The nation's oldest and largest racehorse adoption charity now has nine facilities in six states.

“Part of our long-term plan has been to open a facility near Ocala,” said New Vocations' Program Director Anna Ford. “Three years ago, we were looking into it but then we got the call to open a facility in Louisiana. We put Florida on pause because the need was greater in Louisiana at that point.”

Their search for a Florida site was delayed again due to the pandemic in 2020, but scouting continued last year until they landed on a facility based at Trillium Sport Horses in Anthony, just a few miles outside of Ocala.

Ford said that in the past, Florida-based horses donated to New Vocations would be sent to their Lexington location. She noted that on average, 60 horses were shipped each year more than 700 miles from Florida to New Vocations' Lexington facility.

“Horses coming from Florida racetracks and training centers will now have a much shorter travel distance and duration as they start their new chapters,” she explained. “This will also allow our Lexington division to expand as well.”

Erin MacDonald, an international three-day eventing rider with years of experience restarting off-track Thoroughbreds in new careers, will oversee the horses' rehabilitation and training.

“We were thrilled to find Erin,” Ford said. “She does such a good job and is everything we were looking for in a trainer. She has been a great addition to our team and we're really excited about the partnership.”

Erin MacDonald (right) with the first horse to arrive to and depart from the Florida facility, Ranger Up, and adopter Melissa Lundberg. | New Vocations

“It is so gratifying to help a Thoroughbred smoothly transition into a second career after the races,” MacDonald added. “I am honored to be working with such an outstanding aftercare organization and join their efforts to provide Florida-based horses and their connections with a quality rehabilitation and retraining program. Everyone has been wonderful to work with and it's really cool to be a part of an organization that already feels like a family.”

A native of Ontario, MacDonald represented Canada on various junior eventing teams before moving to Ocala to start her own business six years ago. Her primary 10-stall facility sits on 11 acres and she recently opened a second location with an additional five stalls.

“[My business] is actually called Trillium Sport Horses,” she said. “Being from Ontario, Trillium is our provincial flower. My dad started a shipping company that was mainly out of Woodbine Racetrack and he was called Trillium Equine Trailering. I ran with that and started Trillium Sport Horses. My dad passed away in 2011, so it's nice to have his logo in my logo.”

MacDonald has been retraining off-the-track racehorses for over a decade.

“They are incredibly athletic, as anyone who has worked with them would know, and they have so much try,” she said. “As soon as they have that relationship with their person, it's 110% every day. In any discipline, from trail riding to anything competitive, that's all you can ask from your partner.”

MacDonald said there is a great need for an accredited aftercare organization like New Vocations in Ocala.

“A lot of people don't really have a place to go other than to those of us who have been doing it quietly,” she explained. “There are very few organizations handling not just the Ocala area, but the state in general. It's nice to have such a large organization stepping in because we do have so many horses down here that are looking for new homes. New Vocations is very up-front about any limitations, whereas you don't always get the full story with private operations.”

She added that the demand for sport horses in Florida has increased even since she first moved to Ocala.

“I think so many more people are staying here year-round,” she said. “Now 12 months of the year we have people looking for their new partners. I get hundreds of messages from people who are shopping for anything from a trail riding horse to an upper-level event horse, which is nice because the horses we get have a pretty wide range of abilities coming into the program.”

Incubator (pictured), a 7-year-old gelding by Stephen Got Even, was recently adopted from New Vocations' Florida facility |Katie Petrunyak

The first horse arrived at New Vocations' Ocala site in October of 2021. Ranger Up (First Samuari) had been competing at the claiming level at Gulfstream Park throughout 2021 when he was purchased by a collaborative group that joined forces to retire the gelding. Starlight Racing and Spendthrift Farm, who originally purchased Ranger Up as a yearling in 2017, as well as breeder Stone Farm, partnered together to ensure his retirement and reached out to New Vocations about donating him to their program.

“At the time we were just finalizing everything with Erin, so he was able to be our first horse in Florida,” Ford said. “It was cool that the first horse that came through was actually purchased to be retired by prominent people in the industry doing the right thing by the horse.”

“Starlight has bought horses for retirement in the past, but this one was brought to our attention by Stone Farm, who bred the horse,” said Starlight Racing Founder Jack Wolf. “We partnered with them and Spendthrift to retire him and send him to New Vocations. I'm excited for everything that New Vocations is doing and how well the horses turn out from there. We've been sending them horses for 20 years and are big supporters of their program.

Ranger Up thrived in his retraining and was recently adopted. Two additional horses have already completed the program and gone to experienced homes while several more are making progress in various stages of rehab and training and will be available for adoption soon.

“Before we officially open a facility, we will go through the training process with a few horses to go over how we run everything,” Ford explained. “We've already developed some new relationships with trainers and owners in Florida who we have never received horses from before. I think that once we get the word out that we're here and able to take horses, we will meet even more new people who might not have known this was an option.”

For information on donating a horse to the Florida facility or supporting its efforts, visit newvocation.org/donate_a_horse, call (859) 252-9574 or e-mail anna@horseadoption.com.

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