Scenes from the 2018 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover
The Retired Racehorse Project’s 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover took place October 4-7, 2018, at the Kentucky Horse Park. This year’s event featured more than 500 off-track-Thoroughbreds competing in 10 different equestrian sports.
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The Retired Racehorse Project’s 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover took place October 4-7, 2018, at the Kentucky Horse Park. The event was created to showcase the trainability of and talent of off-track Thoroughbreds. This year’s event featured more than 500 OTTB’s competing in 10 different equestrian sports. Here are a few of this year’s athletes.
The Thoroughbred Makeover
Spectators take in Day 1 of the Show Hunter division. | Photo: Stephanie L. Church/The Horse
Elisa Wallace and Reloaded
Elisa Wallace and her horse Reloaded celebrate their first-place win in the Eventing division. The professional from Jasper, Georgia, and the 5-year-old gelding by Magna Graduate ended up winning the America’s Most Wanted Thoroughbred title. | Photo: Stephanie L. Church/The Horse
Natalia Neneman and Today's Tom Sawyer - Field Hunters
Natalia Neneman, a professional from Ocala, Florida, pilots Today’s Tom Sawyer in the hack portion of the Field Hunter competition. The pair won the division. | Photo: Stephanie L. Church/The Horse
Molli Giles and Four Emily
Molli Giles, a junior rider from Fort Valley, Georgia, rode Four Emily in the dressage and eventing divisions. Four Emily is a 5-year-old mare by Smoke Glacken. | Photo: Erica Larson/The Horse
Kyle Rothfus and Run Binky Run
Kyle Rothfus, Retired Racehorse Project’s 2017 Ambassador Award Winner, rides Run Binky Run in the Competitive Trail division. The 2008 mare raced nearly 100 times and survived Hurricane Maria before landing with Rothfus for training. She’s now a pasture pet and trail horse living in Central Kentucky. | Photo: Stephanie L. Church/The Horse
Kiley Dill and Baby Trump
Baby Trump, a 6-year-old gelding by Student Council, competed in show hunters and dressage with Kiley Dill, an amateur from Wakeman, Ohio. | Photo: Erica Larson/The Horse
Isabella de Sousa and Cozmic One
Isabella de Sousa and Cozmic One ride their first Show Hunter round on Day 1 of the Makeover. De Sousa and “Coz” were favorites at the Makeover because of both the 17-year-old’s past successes at the Makeover and the 6-year-old gelding’s famous dam: Zenyatta. The pair won fifth in the Show Jumping division. | Photo: Stephanie L. Church/The Horse
Houston Buflod and Belmarlboro - Competitive Trail
Houston Buflod, a professional from Lebanon, Ohio, and Delmarlboro, a 5-year-old gelding by Cowboy Cal, complete the first obstacle in the Competitive Trail division. Their round secured them first place in the division. | Photo: Stephanie L. Church/The Horse
Caitlin Malloy Brennan and John's Island
Caitlin Malloy Brennan, an amateur from Ridgefield, Connecticut, showed the 7-year-old Posse gelding John’s Island in show hunters and show jumpers. | Photo: Erica Larson/The Horse
Beth Schaefer and Wise Show
Beth Schaefer, a professional from Street, Maryland, competed in show hunters and show jumpers with Wise Show. The 4-year-old gelding is Wiseman’s Ferry—the same sire of two-time American racing Horse of the Year Wise Dan. | Photo: Erica Larson/The Horse
Rachel Rosenthal and Street Fightin Man
Rachel Rosenthal, a professional from Bedminster, New Jersey, prepares to enter the show jumping arena with Street Fightin Man, a 6-year-old gelding by Street Sense. | Photo: Erica Larson/The Horse
Alison Wilaby and Big Ralph
Alison Wilaby, a professional from Lexington, Kentucky, and Big Ralph, a 4-year-old gelding by Arch, competed in dressage and eventing. The pair earned second place in the eventing division. | Photo: Erica Larson/The Horse
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