The gold rush is on as top riders seek OTTBs
Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) released today a list of 480 trainers from 45 states, three Canadian Provinces and England who will acquire and train a recently retired racehorse for the $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, scheduled for October 27-30 at the Kentucky Horse Park. All ten of the discipline winners from last year’s Makeover will return to defend their titles, along with seventy-three other Makeover alumni on brand new horses. The remaining group of nearly 400 is doing this for the first time. This may be the most diverse group of accomplished horse trainers ever to gather in one place. Among the […]
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Plans and fate collide on racetrack backside
A chance meeting between a woman who didn’t want another horse and a Thoroughbred who looked a lot like her old favorite has brought a little magic—plus two championships and a reserve championship—to the unlikely pair. Robin Muksian of Rhode Island stumbled upon retiring racehorse Frank Be Cool on the backside of Suffolk Downs two years ago while on the hunt to spot horses for her friends. Somehow, she got the names on her list of prospects confused, and was soon struck by Cupid’s arrow. “I had looked at least 15 horses that day. I wasn’t interested in any for […]
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Woman, 73, opens farm to ex-cons; 2nd chance
A 73-year-old Virginia woman who boasts a connection to Kentucky Derby winner Day Star, is doing something absolutely stellar with her modest horse farm. For the last bunch of years, Anne Tucker has taken “a big leap of faith” and welcomed former inmates to her farm, providing a roof over their heads, rent free, and a path to transition from prison to society. “At first, my family was not as enthusiastic about the idea as I was,” Tucker says. “My husband had some reservations and my daughter did too. But in 2009, I welcomed Tamio Holmes to come live on the […]
