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The Transferred as Retired from Racing process can now be completed digitally through the Interactive Registration (IR) website at registry.jockeyclub.com.

Previously, the retired from racing process required notarized signatures on a hardcopy form. With the assistance of digital signature verification, The Jockey Club can confidently collect the signatures required to complete the retired from racing process through IR.

“Being able to ensure a horse can still be used for breeding but cannot race is important for many owners, and we wanted to make the retired from racing process as easy as possible yet still ensure the integrity of the process,” said Rick Bailey, registrar of The Jockey Club.

The Jockey Club amended Rule 18 of the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book from Sold Without Pedigree to Transferred as Retired from Racing in 2013 so that an owner can retire a Thoroughbred from racing without affecting its breeding privileges. To date, more than 5,400 Thoroughbreds have been recorded as retired from racing. A list of these horses can be viewed through IR.

The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club, directly or through subsidiaries, provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives, and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms. It founded America's Best Racing (americasbestracing.net), the broad-based fan development initiative for Thoroughbred racing, and in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, operates OwnerView (ownerview.com), the ownership resource. Additional information is available at jockeyclub.com.

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Dan Helton, Certified Journeyman Farrier, will open Bluegrass Horseshoeing School in Williamsburg, Ky., in the spring of 2024. Helton said that the south-central location is ideal for the school as it is home to a large number and wide variety of horses, including sport horses, western performance horses, and gaited horses.  

Helton plans to offer 12-, 16-, and 24-week blocks of classes. The longer classes will give his students a deeper understanding of farriery and better prepare them for the workplace. Class size will be five-to-one, assisting with personalized attention during classes. 

The curriculum is still being finalized, but will include anatomy, forging, and business. The business section is of particular interest to Helton as he feels it will assist students in avoiding common pitfalls of new business owners. 

For more information on the Bluegrass Horseshoeing School, contact 765-227-7923 or email bluegrasshorseshoeingschool@gmail.com.

Read more at the American Farriers Journal.

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The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) announced Monday that entries for all divisions of the 2023 T.I.P. Championships are now open. Additionally, applications are available for horse shows to apply for 2024 T.I.P. awards, and high point Thoroughbred awards will be offered at the American Eventing Championships.

2023 T.I.P. Championships Open for Entries

T.I.P. Championships in hunters, jumpers, combined test, dressage, English pleasure, and English in-hand will return this year to Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina. The show will commence the evening of Thursday, October 5, and will continue through Sunday, October 8. Important deadlines are as follows:

• Declaration Closing and Hardship Request Closing Date: August 31, 2023
• On-time entries close: September 18, 2023
• Late entries accepted (with late fee paid) until September 25, 2023

T.I.P. Western & Central Dressage Championships will once again be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington during the Retired Racehorse Project's (RRP) Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America. The show will kick off Wednesday, October 11, and will run through Saturday, October 14. 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. Important deadlines are as follows:

• Declaration Closing and Hardship Request Closing Date: August 31, 2023
• Entries Close: Friday, September 8, 2023

Qualifying for the Championships

To automatically qualify for the Championships, a T.I.P.-eligible Thoroughbred must (1) participate in a show offering T.I.P. high point awards, classes or divisions beginning August 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023, (this includes the 2022 T.I.P. Championships and for competitive trail qualification, any Equine Trail Sports competition); or (2) participate in a Take2 division beginning August 1, 2022, through August 31, 2023; or (3) be entered in the 2023 Thoroughbred Makeover (entries open to accepted horse through August 15) or have participated in the 2022 Makeover in the applicable discipline; or (4) have participated in the 2022 T.I.P. Performance Awards in the applicable discipline. After qualifying is completed, the qualification must be DECLARED on a Declaration Form. If a horse is being shown during the championship year, but is not able to qualify automatically through the manners listed in (1) – (4) above, you can request qualification for T.I.P. Championships via a Hardship Request.

Entries are open for both events, but please note closing dates are different (and noted above). For more information on T.I.P. Championships, visit https://tjctip.com/About/CSI or the “Championships” tab on the T.I.P. website.

2024 Horse Show Applications Now Open

The application period for all horse shows to apply for 2024 T.I.P. awards are open now through September 30, 2023. Horse shows, horse trials, and other events interested in offering T.I.P. awards in 2024 must apply during the application period even if the information or show dates are tentative. All horse shows must apply for awards each year. The online application is available at tjctip.com/About/HSIGI or the “Horse Show Personnel” tab on the T.I.P. website.

T.I.P. Awards Available at American Eventing Championships

T.I.P. will offer high point Thoroughbred awards at the United States Eventing Association's 2023 American Eventing Championships (AEC). The AEC will take place August 29 – September 3, 2023, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. All qualifications and entries go through the USEA, and participants must include their T.I.P. Number with their entry to be eligible.

For more information on T.I.P. Championships, horse show applications, or T.I.P. awards at the AEC, go to https://tjctip.com/tiplinks.

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, year-end performance awards, a recreational riding program, and non-competition awards. Additional information about T.I.P. is available at tjctip.com and on the T.I.P. Facebook page at facebook.com/tjctip.

The Jockey Club, founded in 1894 and dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, is the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds. In fulfillment of its mission, The Jockey Club, directly or through subsidiaries, provides support and leadership on a wide range of important industry initiatives, and it serves the information and technology needs of owners, breeders, media, fans and farms. It founded America's Best Racing (americasbestracing.net), the broad-based fan development initiative for Thoroughbred racing, and in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, operates OwnerView (ownerview.com), the ownership resource. Additional information is available at jockeyclub.com.

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When Erica Cohn was in the market for a riding horse, she had a requirement she thought non-negotiable.

“I didn't want a Thoroughbred,” she said.

It didn't quite work out that way, and she couldn't be more thrilled.

Cohn, a resident of Foothill Ranch in Orange County, CA., had researched equine adoption agencies and came across Win Place Home, based a couple hours north of her home in Canyon Country. C.J. Wilson, who runs Win Place Home, thought a horse she had received from CARMA was the perfect horse for Cohn – a chestnut Thoroughbred, the former Grade 3 stakes-winning gelding Mr Vargas.

“You can't choose your horse. The horse chooses you,” Cohn said. “We just clicked. I tell C.J. she should go into the human match-making business, because this was love at first sight.”

Mr Vargas, now age 9, made 18 starts between 2017 and 2021, winning five, most notably, in 2019, Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap for turf sprinters at Del Mar.

After making his final start in 2021, Mr Vargas was placed by owner Samantha Siegel with CARMA, which matched him with Wilson to begin the process of turning Mr Vargas into a pleasure horse.

“He's a big horse. We gave him the barn name of Dozer – short for bulldozer,” Wilson said. “He had some arthritis. It was appropriate for him to be an easy riding horse, a trail horse. He's very sweet and kind. He was ready for a second career. And the woman who ended up adopting him fell in love with him.”

Cohn adopted Mr Vargas in March 2022. She keeps him at a ranch in Norco, about 40 minutes from her home, and rides him several times a week.

“Norco is the perfect place for him. There's lots of horse trails, no sidewalks,” Cohn said. “When he's feeling good we do some arena work, small jumps.

“He's a real people pleaser. He still thinks he's a celebrity. When people come to the barn, he thinks they're all there to see him, that they're all his admiring public.”

Cohn said she found Win Place Home via a woman who had adopted a horse from that organization.

“C.J. is amazing. Win Place Home is amazing,” Cohn said. “They're not trying to just move a horse along. They want to make sure a horse is put in the best place possible for success.”

Win Place Home is among the organizations CARMA uses for re-training former racehorses for their post-racing careers. Wilson has plenty of racetrack experience, having worked for the late trainer Howard Zucker for four years before becoming a veterinarian technician. She founded Win Place Home in 2015, took in her first horse in 2016, and now adopts out about 30 horses a year, including, in 2022, the people-pleasing Mr. Vargas.

Funding for CARMA, which supports organizations like Win Place Home and helps facilitate second careers for horses like Mr. Vargas, come from private donations as well as CARMA's annual fund-raiser, CARMAthon, to be held this year on Aug. 26 at Del Mar, with generous support from FanDuel TV and TVG. For more information, go to carma4horses.org

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