Applications are now open for the 2021 competition year of the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium.
In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and related restrictions, this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover has been canceled, the Retired Racehorse Project announced.
Continuing its strong growth, the Retired Racehorse Project announced today that it had accepted 794 trainers for this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover.
Applications from trainers for the Thoroughbred Makeover rose 38 percent for the 2018 edition, to 812 for the project for retired racehorses.
More than 230 trainers have submitted entries to the 2017 Thoroughbred Makeover so far, with three mid-Atlantic states among the top six by entries.
The Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover introduces retired racers to second careers.
The well-attended Thoroughbred Makeover showcased the versatility of the Thoroughbred in adapting to second careers.
The Retired Racehorse Project will conduct roundtables on moving retired racehorses into new careers at the upcoming Thoroughbred Makeover in October.
The Retired Racehorse Project’s $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover, which promotes off-track Thoroughbreds for equestrian sports, is accepting applications.
Greater transparency in buying retired runners will be one of the watchwords at October’s Thoroughbred Makeover at Pimlico.