Applications are open for the 2020 Thoroughbred Makeover, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, the Retired Racehorse Project announced Sunday. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 15, 2020, and accepted trainers will be announced Feb. 15, 2020.
Now in its sixth year, the Thoroughbred Makeover features competition in 10 disciplines for recently-retired Thoroughbreds in their first year of retraining for a second career after racing. Disciplines include barrel racing, competitive trail, dressage, eventing, field hunters, freestyle, polo, show hunter, show jumper, and ranch work.
Horses and trainers will compete for more than $125,000 in total prize money, plus the coveted title of Thoroughbred Makeover Champion, at the Kentucky Horse Park Oct. 7-10, 2020. The Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium also includes educational seminars, a vendor fair, the Makeover Marketplace horse sale and the Makeover Master Class featuring demonstrations and insight from leading trainers. The Finale features the top five horses in each discipline and will be livestreamed for viewers at home.
“The Retired Racehorse Project was created to drive demand for Thoroughbreds after racing as sport horses, and the Thoroughbred Makeover is one of the most successful executions of this mission,” said RRP executive director Jen Roytz. “Each year the event has grown in both size and scope and we're seeing more and more Makeover graduates representing the breed on the national stage.”
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