The Retired Racehorse Challenge (RRP) introduced immediately that Claiborne Farm and Lane’s Finish Farm have dedicated to a co-sponsorship of the Former Broodmare division on the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover and Nationwide Symposium, offered by Thoroughbred Charities of America.
First run as a pilot program in 2023, the Former Broodmare division is now an official competitors avenue on the Thoroughbred Makeover, welcoming recently-retired broodmares to compete alongside the normal retiring racehorse division in all ten provided disciplines. Broodmares might be pinned and acknowledged individually, and compete for a separate pot of $10,000 in prize cash.
“Claiborne is comfortable to as soon as once more be one of many lead sponsors of the Thoroughbred Makeover’s Former Broodmare division,” mentioned Claiborne president Walker Hancock. “With a lot latest and warranted consideration directed in the direction of aftercare, we expect it is a sensible idea that offers these broodmares extra goal and helps to spotlight their achievements exterior of the breeding shed.”
The RRP’s Thoroughbred Makeover has made a measurable affect on Thoroughbred aftercare, with costs for horses retiring off the monitor steadily rising every year because the occasion started and extra first-time members turning to the breed as their subsequent associate for sport or recreation. The addition of the Former Broodmare division was a response to the popularity that retiring broodmares are an underserved inhabitants throughout the Thoroughbred trade in want of efforts to extend demand to assist within the transition to 3rd careers.
“Lane’s Finish is proud to take part as a sponsor of the Former Broodmare Division on the Thoroughbred Makeover,” mentioned Invoice Farish of Lane’s Finish. “Since its inception, the RRP has helped elevate the profile of aftercare and showcase the various abilities of the off-track Thoroughbred. The brand new broodmare division is one other distinctive alternative as an avenue for second and even third careers to showcase the athletic abvilies of the Thoroughbred.”
The pilot 12 months of competitors in 2023 noticed former broodmares represented in 9 of ten provided Thoroughbred Makeover disciplines, with a complete of 26 mares registered for competitors. The vast majority of these mares had been retired resulting from reproductive points, moderately than superior age or industrial efficiency of offspring; the common age of registered former broodmares was 12.
“The response we acquired after we introduced this pilot program again in 2023 made it so clear that our trade was in want of acceptable retailers for retiring Thoroughbred broodmares,” mentioned RRP govt director Kirsten Inexperienced. “We’re proud to contribute to enhancing outcomes for this particular inhabitants of horses, and commend Claiborne and Lane’s Finish for his or her management and dedication to those horses.”
The Former Broodmare division can also be made doable by a grant from the ASPCA. Eligible broodmares can have produced a foal or have been bred within the 2022 breeding season or after, as reported by The Jockey Membership, and must have had one lifetime begin or printed work. They might not have had prior reveals or competitions earlier than December 1, 2023, when coaching for the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover formally opened throughout all divisions. Late functions are nonetheless being accepted via June 28 for the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover; be taught extra in regards to the Former Broodmare division, eligibility necessities and the Thoroughbred Makeover at TheRRP.org.
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