2025 Jockey Club T.I.P. Non-Competition Award Winners Announced

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The T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award for 2025 were announced by the Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.).

The 2025 Thoroughbred of the Year is McDreamy (Expense Account). Registered with The Jockey Club as Deb's Expense Acc, McDreamy is a 19-year-old gelding that retired from the racetrack in 2011 to begin training as a hunter/jumper. Deb's Expense Acc was bred in Oklahoma by Greg Frye and raced 25 times with two wins, five seconds, and five thirds, winning $51,043.

In 2017, McDreamy joined We Can Ride in Minnesota, which provides a variety of equine-assisted services for individuals with physical, cognitive, behavioral, or emotional disabilities.

The young rider award, which recognizes riders 18 or younger (as of Jan. 1, 2025) who own or lease a Thoroughbred for use in 4-H, Pony Club, or other activities, has been awarded to Abigail Bennett and Lilah Rasche.

Bennett, who turns 16 in September, owns Trey, registered name Ravin's Treasure (Treasure Beach {GB}), a 9-year-old Thoroughbred bred in Illinois by Larry Rivelli and Richard Ravin that ran unplaced in five starts before retiring in 2019.

Bennett and Trey started from Beginner Novice to Novice and then to Training level. Unfortunately, Trey was diagnosed with EPM, but recovered. After a full year off, they competed at Ocala Summer H.T. and placed second in Training level.

Rasche owns Ava, registered name Race Day Diva (Race Day), a 7-year-old mare bred in Iowa by Haroldson Thoroughbreds LLC that retired in 2021 after four starts with one second, earning $4,458. The 16-year-old and Ava began training in Western pleasure and will be compete in the Iowa State Junior Cowgirl Queen Contest. Excelling in Dressage, Ava the pair won high point at the Youth Charity Horse Show. They have also won best horseman two years in a row at Rock Island County Fair.

The Thoroughbred of the Year Award recognizes a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career, such as equine-assisted therapy or police work, and includes a $5,000 grant to the non-profit organization associated with the horse or, if no organization is associated with the horse, to a horse-related charity chosen by The Jockey Club.

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