Team Thoroughbred looks to conquer Rolex
With so many OTTBs having made the “long, intricate journey” from racetrack to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day to compete against Olympians and international superstars, the Year of the Horse might just be the Year of the Thoroughbred. So says Allie Conrad, executive director of Thoroughbred re-homing organization CANTER Mid Atlantic. “If you stop and think about the fact that Rolex is the only four-star Event in the country, and on average only 60 horses make it to this level. Then consider that we have 20 some odd ex-racehorse Thoroughbreds and purpose-bred Thoroughbreds competing this year—and I think it’s amazing!” Conrad […]
