Retrained Thoroughbred Racehorses Bound for Kentucky

The RRP Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium will take place Oct. 27-30 at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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After months of training 302 Thoroughbred horses that retired recently from 62 different racetracks across North America are on their way to Lexington, Kentucky. Their destination is the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, Presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, taking place Oct. 27-30 at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Each horse has a trainer that has invested up to ten months preparing for this event. They all hope to win a share of the $100,000 purse, but also to demonstrate that Thoroughbred ex-racehorses can excel within their particular riding disciplines.

The four-day event starts with competition in the following ten equestrian disciplines: barrel racing, competitive trails, dressage, eventing, field hunters, freestyle, polo, show hunters, show jumpers, and working ranch. The top three in each sport compete in the Saturday afternoon finale where America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred will be crowned. The event will be live-streamed at RetiredRacehorseProject.org.

“For anyone interested in training horses, this is as good as it gets,” said event organizer and RRP President Steuart Pittman. “The horses all started knowing only what they learned in the sport of racing, and each trainer applies his or her own methods to the process. You can’t help but learn something new

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