Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted October 29, 2019 Journalists Share Posted October 29, 2019 The Breeders’ Cup will partner with the Retired Racehorse Project to honor the winner of this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover between races during Friday’s championship races at Santa Anita. The winner of this year’s event was Cowboy Swagger (Grindstone), ridden and trained by Fallon Taylor. Retired from racing in January of this year, Cowboy Swagger was retrained for the Makeover by Taylor, a professional barrel racer from Collinsville, Texas. Held earlier this month, the Thoroughbred Makeover, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, drew nearly 400 horses, all in their first year of retraining after racing, from 40 states and four Canadian provinces to the Kentucky Horse Park to compete for their share of more than $135,000 in prize money. Horses competed in one or two of 10 different non-racing disciplines, including barrel racing, competitive trail, dressage, eventing, field hunters, freestyle, polo, ranch work, show hunters and show jumpers. “We are thrilled to once again partner with the Breeders’ Cup to honor this year’s Thoroughbred Makeover Champion and recognize all of the people who invest their time, money and talents into transitioning Thoroughbreds from race horses to sport horses,” said Jen Roytz, executive director of the RRP. “Each year the best horses in the world gather under the banner of the Breeders’ Cup to vie for top honors, and in recent years the Thoroughbred Makeover has achieve similar esteem for horses in their inaugural year after racing. For the Breeders’ Cup to show such dedication and support in celebrating these horses after they’ve run their last race is a testament to how much they respect and value these athletes through all phases of their lives.” RRP will also be promoting Breeders’ Cup weekend to off-track Thoroughbred enthusiasts. Dora Delgado, Executive Vice President, Racing & Nominations at Breeders’ Cup, added, “Since its founding in 2010, the Retired Racehorse Project has brought an incredible amount of attention to retired Thoroughbred racehorses. Breeders’ Cup is devoted to celebrating the Thoroughbreds that compete in our great sport and we could not be prouder to continue our partnership with the RRP this year. We are excited to help the RRP expand the market and create more demand in the equestrian world for such amazing athletes and ease their transitions into the second stages of their careers.” The post Breeders’ Cup Partners with RRP appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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