Tokyo, Japan: Two-time Olympian Boyd Martin is to host ‘retraining the racehorse’ clinics in Japan this December, in partnership with the National Riding Club Association of Japan (NRCAJ), the Japan Racing Association (JRA) and Godolphin, the global thoroughbred breeding and horseracing team founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...
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Kingman and Gleneagles head list of nominations for Tattersalls charity auction in aid of Retraining
A total of 13 lots on offer, including five from Cheveley Park Stud A charity auction of stallion nominations, including Kingman and Gleneagles, is to be hosted by Tattersalls on the eve of the December Mares Sale. The proceeds from the auction will go to British racing’s own charity for...
TIP Youth Ambassadors Share Their OTTB Enthusiasm
The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program Youth Ambassadors are a special group of young off-track Thoroughbred supporters who want to share their passion for ex-racehorses with the equestrian world. Twelve individuals are selected each year to help promote the T.I.P., which encourages the retraining of OTTBs for other disciplines. While a...
The Welfare of the Horses is Always the Priority
Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) is British Horseracing’s official charity for the welfare of horses who have retired from racing. Here, RoR’s Welfare Consultant, Paul Jepson, describes his role in ensuring that racehorses continue to receive the best care once they bow out of their racing career. There are many different facets of...
Puerto Rico’s Equine Recovery in Transition
Over the past few weeks, as the best horses in the world were competing and selling for millions of dollars on the sport’s biggest stages, our friends in Puerto Rico have been making progress in their recovery from Hurricane Maria. As far as they’ve come, there is still so much...
Ascot Gold Cup Winner Shows Off His Showjumping Talent
A former Ascot Gold Cup winner is enjoying his new life as a showjumper after his retirement from racing. The eye-catching grey Colour Vision was a 6-1 contender in the 2012 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, where he was piloted to victory by Frankie Dettori. Frankie faced a stewards’ enquiry...
Breeders’ Cup Pledge Making an Impact for New Vocations
When the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program team was thinking of fundraising ideas in 2009, they had two requirements: first, there must be little or no overhead money spent on the idea and second, it had to be unique. And so the idea of the Breeders’ Cup Pledge was born....
Brumous crowned RoR Racing to Hunting Champion at Aintree
The former Oliver Sherwood trained, Brumous, ridden by Melanie Duff, came out on top in the Racing to Hunting Challange final at Aintree on their Countryside Day. The final of the RoR Racing to Hunting Challenge saw five former racehorses make their way to the home of the Grand National...
South Korea to host next International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses in 2018
The second International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) will be held in conjunction with the 37th Asian Racing Conference (ARC) from May 13-18, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. IFAR and ARC will be hosted by the Korea Racing Authority (KRA) and Asian Racing Federation (ARF). Among the many...
Doyle Adopts Her First North American Winner To Re-School As Lead Pony
Three years after scoring a milestone victory aboard Jaz N Tap, jockey Sophie Doyle is back on track with the 6-year-old-gelding. The two first became acquainted when Doyle was establishing her riding career in Kentucky after being a successful jockey in her native England. On Nov. 26, 2014, at Churchill...