Despite a potentially challenging marketplace amid the current pandemic, two TAA-accredited organizations are using their reputations and strong online presence to help adopt horses to qualified homes during this time.
Inspired by what he experienced while wagering at the 2017 Breeders' Cup at Del Mar, Bob Hutton returned to Arizona with an idea to raise money for Thoroughbred aftercare.
Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred Reride denied 2-5 favorite Runaway Ghost and dug in to win by 2 1/2 lengths in the $100,000 Mine That Bird Derby Feb. 25 at Sunland Park.
With a late surge, Blueridge Traveler just got up in time to score by a neck in the $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup Stakes Feb. 24 at Sam Houston Race Park.
Showing an extra gear late, Martini Glass managed to catch multiple graded stakes winner Lewis Bay and run by the even-money favorite with ease in the Gulfstream Park stretch to win the $200,000 Royal Delta Stakes (G3) Feb. 19.
My Boy Jack blew by his nine rivals for a 4 1/2-length victory in the $500,000 Southwest Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park.
August Dawn Farm's Nine Route edged clear of odds-on favorite Empire Line and Gio d'Oro in the stretch to win the $100,000 Gander Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Pin Oak Stable homebred Synchrony earned his first graded stakes victory in style when he edged favored Mr. Misunderstood in the stretch to take the $150,000 Fair Grounds Handicap (G3T) by two lengths Feb. 17.
Bouncing back from his last two off-the-board efforts, The Player made his 4 1/4-length win look easy Feb. 17 in the $150,000 Mineshaft Handicap (G3) when he lead at every call in the 1 1/16-mile event at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Barbara Luna specifically looks to help horses that are 7 years old and up with at least 70 starts. While he doesn't exactly fit those specifications, Ten Tequilas is another kind of war horse that piqued her interest.
Flurry Racing Stables' Mr. Misunderstood kicks off his 4-year-old season in the $150,000 Fair Grounds Handicap (G3T) and aims to keep his win streak alive.
World Approval, 2017 champion turf male, will not head to Dubai to compete in the March 31 Dubai Turf sponsored by DP World (G1) but will stay in the U.S. and be pointed to grade 1 stakes going a mile, trainer Mark Casse said Feb. 12.
Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Battle Station earned his second stakes win of his short career, fighting to the wire with Morning Breez in the Feb. 11 $100,000 Rego Park Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack.
West Point Thoroughbreds' multiple graded stakes winner Ring Weekend had not visited the winner's circle since November of 2016, but he found his way back in his 7-year-old season opener Feb. 11 at Gulfstream Park.
Making her move around the final turn in her stakes debut, Red Ruby ran by Sassy Sienna in the stretch to take the $125,000 Martha Washington Stakes Feb. 10 at Oaklawn Park.
Under the familiar guidance of jockey Julien Leparoux, Heart to Heart had his way with the pace on the front end and earned his first top-level victory in the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Stakes (G1T) Feb. 10 at Gulfstream Park.
In six years, fueled by major strides in Thoroughbred aftercare, T.I.P's growth continues as more incentives are created for riders who compete at horse shows on Thoroughbreds.
Fox Hill Farms' Daisy, winner of the Tempted Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack in November, will make her 3-year-old debut in the $150,000 Suncoast Stakes Feb. 10 at Tampa Bay Downs.
Trying turf for the first time, Stronach Stables homebred Holy Helena found her way back to the winner's circle Feb. 4 at Gulfstream Park.
Grupo 7C Racing Stable's Speed Franco narrowly pulled off a win over front-running Gidu (IRE) in the $100,000 Dania Beach Stakes (G3T) Feb. 3 at Gulfstream Park.
Exclamation Point, a half brother to 2016 champion 2-year-old Classic Empire owned by the same breeders in Steven and Brandi Nicholson, won his debut Feb. 3 at Oaklawn Park by 2 1/2 lengths.
Good Magic finally broke his maiden in the Nov. 4 Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), and with that victory, e Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables' colt earned an Eclipse Award for 2017 champion juvenile male.
Continuing his momentum from 2016 when he earned his first Eclipse Award for outstanding trainer, Chad Brown adds another piece of hardware as he repeated as outstanding trainer for 2017.
Vinceremos, the Machmer Hall-bred who ran in the 2014 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), was on a familiar path. Even with his promising start on the Derby trail, as time went on he started to drop down through the ranks.
Bullards Alley, who broke a 15-race winless skid in an upset score in the Pattison Canadian International Stakes (G1T) in October, returns to Gulfstream Park Jan. 27 for the $200,000 W. L. McKnight Handicap (G3T).
Michael Dubb and David Simon's Control Group ran to his odds-on favoritism and easily added another win to his résumé in the $100,000 Alex M. Robb Stakes Jan. 21 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Novogratz Racing Stables' Amy's Challenge kept her winning streak alive when she battled down to the wire with Mia Mischief in the $125,000 Dixie Belle Stakes at Oaklawn Park Jan. 20.
Jacks or Better Farm homebred Awesome Banner started out 2018 with a return to the winner's circle. The 5-year-old son of Awesome of Course pulled away to win by a half-length in the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes Jan. 20 at Laurel Park.
The team behind the Thoroughbred Classic Horse Show would love to see their 2018 edition of their annual Holiday Classic event go off without a hitch.
A multiple graded-placed runner, Gainesway Stable's Madame Stripes (ARG) finally earned her first graded victory Jan. 15 in the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (G3T) as she ran down rivals in the Santa Anita Park stretch.
Faversham, a full brother to two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome, finished an encouraging second in his debut, a six-furlong maiden special weight at Santa Anita Park Jan. 15.
Dreaming of Anna, the 2006 champion 2-year-old filly, died of a ruptured aorta Jan. 9 at Woodspring Farm near Versailles, Ky., Dr. Gary Priest confirmed Jan. 15. She was 14.
Plein Air's front-running victory in the $75,000 Astra Stakes at Santa Anita Park Jan. 14 marked a couple of firsts for the 5-year-old mare and her connections.
Coffee Pot Stables' homebred Farrell was pressed early by Terra Promessa and then had to battle back late against Ever So Clever to eke out a win by three-quarters of a length Jan. 13 at Oaklawn Park in the $125,000 Pippin Stakes
Ultra Brat earned her first graded stakes win in style when she gained the lead at the quarter pole and put away a bid from favored Dream Dancing to take the Marshua's River Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park.
On the track, multiple graded stakes winner Nates Mineshaft was a versatile racehorse through 39 starts in nine seasons.
Owner Ron Paolucci, who races as Loooch Racing Stable, has worked out a deal to run Ivan Rodriguez's Sharp Azteca and his co-owned War Story in the $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1). He is eyeing a spot for his Game Over.
The Mark Casse-trained duo of Wonder Gadot and Heavenly Love top the entries of the 12 3-year-old fillies for the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Guided by jockey Julien Leparoux through a ground-saving trip, Flameaway battled back when challenged in the deep stretch to win the $100,000 Kitten's Joy Stakes at Gulfstream Park Jan. 6.
Lauren Burke, who is the equine manager at the Life Adventure Center near Versailles, Ky., purchased the retired runner as a prospect for the 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover.
Grade 1 winner Harmonize has been retired from racing and will be bred to WinStar Farm's More Than Ready, owner Larkin Armstrong announced via Twitter Jan. 1.
The Stronach family's Adena Springs is known in the Thoroughbred industry as a successful breeder and owner participating in the highest levels in the United States and Canada, but the Stronachs are also advocates for responsible aftercare.
Pensioned sire Service Stripe, who was relocated to Oklahoma in 2009, was euthanized due to the infirmities of old age, owner Ellen Caines said Dec. 27. The son of Deputy Minister—Wedding Picture, by Blushing Groom, was 26.
Stonestreet Stables' homebred Valadorna coasted home an easy winner in the $50,000 Tiffany Lass Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 26. The win was the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old daughter of Curlin, who is grade 1-placed.
Racing back in just a little over a week since his win in an optional-claiming allowance race, Do Share rallied from fifth to take the Dec. 23 $100,000 Gravesend Stakes by a half-length over Life in Shambles at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The racing industry in Minnesota has recently increased its efforts to help retiring horses with life off the track.
Cozmic One, a son of Bernardini out of 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta, only made $5,770 in five starts but he could make up for that when he competes in the $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover Oct. 4-7, 2018 at the Kentucky Horse Park.
For the second time since Hurricane Maria hit the island Sept. 20, Hipodromo Camarero held live racing, with 19 races spread across three cards Dec. 15-17, according to Equibase.
Marco Thoroughbred Corp.'s Mo Cash battled favored Three Rules in the stretch and prevailed by three-quarters of a length in the $125,000 FTBOA Marion County Florida Sire Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs Dec. 16.
Louis Ferrari's homebred Aunt Babe nosed out grade 2 winner Pure Silver to take the $150,000 New York Stallion Series Fifth Avenue Stakes Dec. 16 at odds of 39-1.
