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New Documentary on Aftercare Set for Premiere Screening on Aug. 7

Jay Hanley has spent much of the past two decades as a Thoroughbred racehorse owner helping bring new people into the sport. Now, he is turning his attention toward educating industry professionals and casual fans on the plight of retired Thoroughbreds and the importance of aftercare.

Hanley funded and is executive producer of the one-hour documentary film “Off Track: Fate of a Racehorse,” which will have its world premiere screening Aug. 7 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: All Creatures Great and Small

Well, another month has come and gone and our progress continues to be hindered by the series of unfortunately chaotic events that seems to be marring 2024.

After a spring and early summer of below-normal temperatures and a fair bit of rain, we got two solid weeks of excessive heat with no relief. And then, we got smoke. Smoke that cost us two race days, and me a lot of riding time.

My province is on fire. Our greatest natural treasure is under siege by it.

My elderly pets have been having health crisis after health crisis.

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Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Success Story: Buckeye Warrior, Holly’s Dream Dressage Horse

Holly Zecchin was in the market for a horse with the potential to compete in Western Dressage when she found Buckeye Warrior on the New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program website. Buckeye Warrior, a 2016 bay gelding, had run from 2018 to 2021, earning a total of $43,819. Unfortunately, at the time he was listed on the website, Buckeye Warrior was rehabilitating from a stress fracture in his left tibia. Consequently, there were no videos of him, only photos showcasing his conformation.

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Valuable Show Experience for West Point’s OTTBs

West Point Thoroughbreds will be represented by not one, but two graded stakes winners at the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover: Cavalry Charge and Decorated Invader! Their Thoroughbred Makeover trainers, Erin Knehr and Mary Termer, will be telling the stories of these two winners in a joint blog entry each month.

Erin Knehr:

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Expect the Unexpected on This Journey

Horses have a funny way of keeping us on our toes, don’t they? Just when you think things are going one way, we constantly have to pivot another way.

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