Tag: Horse Care

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced Monday the launch of its 2023 Fund-a-Need program, designed for donors to make direct contributions to help put on the organization's banner event, the Thoroughbred Makeover. Through Fund-a-Need, donors can direct their gift to a wide range of categories with options for every budget, from funding staff and official travel to the event by the mile to covering completion ribbons for every competitor.

“The Thoroughbred Makeover has solidified itself not only as a showcase of the versatility and trainability of the breed, but also a vital pillar of the aftercare industry, driving demand for horses and thereby increasing the capacity of adoption facilities to serve more horses annually,” said the RRP's executive director Kirsten Green. “Unfortunately, nonprofits are not immune to the rising costs of doing business, and the resources required to produce the Makeover are not guaranteed from any source. We hope that by offering ways to contribute at any level, we can engage our community in helping to ensure we can continue to produce the quality experience that the Makeover has become known for.”

The Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, is the largest retraining competition for recently-retired racehorses. Drawing hundreds of trainers and horses annually from all across the United States as well as Canada, the event has become a national gathering for Thoroughbred enthusiasts in both the equestrian and racing industries to celebrate the versatility and trainability of the ex-racehorse embarking on its next chapter.

The 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington on October 11-14. Make your contribution at therrp.org/fund-a-need; sponsorship packages are also available for this event with more information found at therrp.org/sponsorship-opportunities.

About the Retired Racehorse Project: The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization working to increase demand for off-track Thoroughbreds in the equestrian world. In addition to producing the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, the world's largest and most lucrative retraining competition for recently-retired racehorses, the organization also publishes Off-Track Thoroughbred Magazine, produces the Master Class retraining clinic series, and presents programming at major horse expos and events around the country. The RRP maintains an educational library of content to empower more equestrians to ride a Thoroughbred.

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The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be present once again this year at Gulfstream Park on Florida Derby Day. Held on April 1, 2023, the Curlin Florida Derby coined as “the biggest race day of the year in South Florida” is a Grade 1 Kentucky Derby prep-race. The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance has partnered with 1/ST RACING to have a variety of on-site activations during the day.

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be recognized with a named race on the Florida Derby Day undercard. Following the running of the race, a presentation will be made to the winning connections including a branded blanket and swag bag. The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will also present the Best Turned Out Horse Awards sponsored by 1/ST RACING and Gulfstream Park for all races of the day. Additionally, there will be an opportunity for jockeys to pledge their jocks mount fee to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. 1/ST RACING will promote accredited aftercare awareness throughout the day.

Representatives from the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will be on-site on Florida Derby Day as a VIP concierge for one of the VIP experiences that were auctioned off earlier this year in the “Off to the Races” campaign to promote aftercare awareness. This exciting VIP experience was generously donated by 1/ST RACING.

“1/ST RACING and Gulfstream Park are proud to have supported the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance since 2014,” said Nicole Walker, Vice President, The Stronach Group and TAA Committee Member. “The mission of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is of the utmost importance to this industry, and we are happy to highlight aftercare awareness on such a big day of racing here at Gulfstream Park.”

It was also announced that the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance would be the co-beneficiary for the Florida Derby Charity Golf Tournament alongside the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. The charity golf tournament, hosted by 1/ST RACING, will be held on Monday, March 27, at the Pembroke Lakes Golf & Country Club. Teams in the top three placings will receive gift bags from the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Interested participants can contact Stacy Nicks at Gulfstream Park for more information by email or phone: stacy.nicks@gulfstreampark.com / (954) 457-6284.

“We are thrilled to be back at Gulfstream Park this year with a variety of promotions during the Curlin Florida Derby to draw attention to accredited aftercare,” said Emily Dresen, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Director, Funding & Events. “It is especially exciting to have the added event of the Florida Derby Charity Golf Tournament, and we are honored that 1/ST RACING has appointed the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance as a co-beneficiary.”

About the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance
Based in Lexington, KY, the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that accredits, inspects, and awards grants to approved aftercare organizations to retrain, retire, and rehome Thoroughbreds using industry-wide funding. Along with continued funding from its original partners Breeders' Cup, The Jockey Club, and Keeneland Association, the TAA is supported by owners, trainers, breeders, racetracks, aftercare professionals, and other industry members. Since inception in 2012, the TAA has granted more than $28.1 million to accredited aftercare organizations. Currently 81 aftercare organizations comprised of approximately 180 facilities across North America have been granted accreditation. To learn more about the TAA, visit ThoroughbredAftercare.org.

About 1/ST
The Stronach Group is a world-class technology, entertainment, media, content and real estate development company with Thoroughbred horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering at the core. The company's consumer facing brand 1/ST (pronounced “First”) powers The Stronach Group's forward-thinking 1/ST RACING & GAMING, 1/ST CONTENT, 1/ST TECHNOLOGY, 1/ST EXPERIENCE, and 1/ST PROPERTIES businesses, while advocating for and driving the 1/ST HORSE CARE mission. 1/ST represents The Stronach Group's continued movement toward redefining Thoroughbred horse racing and the ecosystem that drives it. 1/ST RACING & GAMING drives the best-in-class horse racing operations and gaming offerings at the company's premier racetracks and training centers including: Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and San Luis Rey Downs (California); Gulfstream Park – home of the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series and Palm Meadows Thoroughbred Training Center (Florida); the Maryland Jockey Club at Laurel Park, Pimlico Race Course – home of the legendary Preakness Stakes and Rosecroft Raceway (Maryland). 1/ST CONTENT is the operating group for 1/ST's media and content companies including: Monarch Content Management, Elite, TSG Global Wagering Solutions (GWS) and XBTV. 1/ST TECHNOLOGY is horse racing's largest racing and gaming technology company offering world-class products via its AmTote, Xpressbet, 1/ST BET, XB SELECT, XB NET, PariMAX and Betmix brands. 1/ST EXPERIENCE blends the worlds of sports, entertainment and hospitality through elevated national and local venue management and hospitality, strategic partnerships and sponsorships. 1/ST PROPERTIES is responsible for the development of the company's live, work and play communities surrounding its racing venues, including: The Village at Gulfstream Park (Florida) and Paddock Pointe (Maryland). As the advocate for critical industry reforms and by making meaningful investments into aftercare programs for retired horses and jockeys, 1/ST HORSE CARE represents The Stronach Group's commitment to achieving the highest level of horse and rider care and safety standards in Thoroughbred horse racing on and off the track. For more information, please visit www.1st.com or follow @1ST_racing on Twitter or @1stracing on Instagram and Facebook.

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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, La., will conclude the 2022-2023 racing meet this week with a full slate of horse racing and special events.

Racing resumes on Wednesday, March 22, and Thursday, March 23 is New Vocations Day where Joe Kristufek will be joined on-air by Rosie Napravnik to raise money for the Thoroughbred aftercare foundation.

Fifteen races are carded for both Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26, eleven of which are stakes races, including 8 stakes on Saturday's Louisiana Derby Day program. Saturday's betting menu is jam-packed with four Pick 4s, one Pick 6 (15% takeout), and five Pick 5 opportunities (15% takeout), including the first-ever Bayou Bluegrass 5. Teaming up with Turfway Park, a new all-stakes multi-track Pick 5 wager (15% takeout) will be offered, concluding with the Louisiana Derby.

MyRacehorse will be on-site Saturday, providing an on-site VR activation that allows attendees to experience what it's like to be a jockey and ride a horse in a virtual reality horse race.

First post on Sunday is 11:00 a.m. (all times Central), and the 15-race card concludes with three stakes, followed by The Shantel Lanerie Breast Cancer Survivors Second Line.

On Thursday, March 23, retired jockey and horse advocate Rosie Napravnik will be on-site at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots to spearhead the third annual “New Vocations Day at the Races.”

A four-time local riding champion who was instrumental in the opening of the New Vocations facility in Covington, Louisiana, Napravnik will join host Joe Kristufek on the live feed during the racing day to help build awareness, promote success stories and inspire donations for Thoroughbred aftercare.

For the first time this year, owners, jockeys, and trainers can contribute a financial donation to the Louisiana chapter of New Vocations directly through the horsemen's bookkeeper. Contact Emily Miller or Diana Bosco at 504-948-1254. In addition, contributions are welcome through the New Vocations website — visit https://horseadoption.org/donate and click the button with Rosie's picture on it in the top row to complete the process.

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Champion Australian trainer Chris Waller has opted to perform CT scans on his horses that will potentially be pointed to the 2023 Melbourne Cup, he told The Age, in order to prevent “gut-wrenching” scratches like the 2022 withdrawal of top contender Durston. Durston was scratched by Racing Victoria veterinarians after a mandatory CT scan shows a lesion in the horse's left hind leg.

At the time of the horse's scratch, Waller said: “The specialists cannot determine whether it is old or new, or whether it is even something to be concerned about, but we must respect this.”

Now, Waller hopes that running preliminary CT scans will show the difference between fresh health concerns and pre-existing blemishes.

“Our basic belief at the moment is that, while everyone's still learning about the CT scans, we just want to be proactive and not have too many surprises close to the race,” Waller told The Age. “It's a reason why anything [horse] that we think we are possibly going to run in a Melbourne Cup, we should be scanning them now, so we've got a baseline to compare against.”

All Melbourne Cup entrants are required to undergo CT scans of all four distal limbs prior to the race, while Racing Victoria also required the scans be performed on all international runners prior to entering quarantine. The requirement is among a total of 41 new safety measures that were adopted after the 2020 edition of the Melbourne Cup, in which Aidan O'Brien trainee Anthony Van Dyck suffered a fatal injury.

Read more at The Age.

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