The Jockey Club’s Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) has announced the recipients of its two non-competition awards, the TIP Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the TIP Young Rider of the Year Award, for 2015.

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.

This year’s winner is Tap Til Dawn, or "Tristan," a 24-year-old gelding that excels as a therapy horse.

Tristan’s career as a therapy horse began in 2009 when he was donated to Dream Catcher Los Angeles Therapeutic Riding Center, a 501(c)3 nonprofit center dedicated to helping people with physical and cognitive disabilities such as cerebral palsy and autism, veterans returning home from war with post-traumatic stress disorder or physical impairments, and at-risk teens with emotional difficulties