Sunday, November 15 after Show Jumping: Retired Racehorse Project Master Class

Thoroughbreds are bred and raised for racing at the racetrack. Their racing careers usually start at 2 and they stay racing up to age of 4. Some still continue racing well when they are 8 or 9. When they retire from the racetrack, some will join their owners' broodmare bands. A few select top colts will go on to a stud career. The majority of geldings will look for second careers and 3-Day Eventing is one of their logical choices of career as they will compete well into their late teens and eventually are retiredto enjoy their later years in pasture.

The Racehorse Retirement Project was created to promote and incentivize the use of Thoroughbreds in their second careers. The organization does this by providing education and information regarding training off-track Thoroughbreds for new careers and caring for them. The organization also runs their popular Thoroughbred Makeover event each October, where trainers bring their newly retired off-track Thoroughbreds to showcase their skills in one of 10 disciplines after having less than a year to retrain them. The Retired Racehorse Project and Ocala Jockey Club are working together at the Ocala Jockey Club International 3-Day Event this weekend in a number of ways:

• An article in the Event Program on the value and prevalence of horse show incentives for off-track Thoroughbreds
• Jen Roytz, the Executive Director of RRP, provides livestream and onsite commentary on Thoroughbreds participating in the OJC Event
• The Ocala Jockey Club provides $15,000 in extra prizes and incentives to participating Thoroughbreds
• Retired Racehorse Project Master Class on Sunday after show jumping, where three top eventing trainers are paired with three newly retired off-track Thoroughbreds provided by racehorse retirement facilities
• News coverage specifically spotlighting the Thoroughbreds involved in the Event
• Show coolers provided by Tack Shack of Ocala to horses winning their Thoroughbred Eventing Champion Divisions
• Partial proceeds from sales of the OJC Event's "Racehorse Remix" Signature Drink will go to the Retired Racehorse Project