Thoroughbred Incentive Program Announces Winners of 2025 Performance Awards

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Thoroughbred Incentive Program performance awards recognize Thoroughbreds accumulating the most points at all horse shows and covers a wide variety of disciplines and experience levels. (Winslow Photography)

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.), which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding, today announced the winners and other placings from its 2025 performance awards program.

The performance awards recognize Thoroughbreds accumulating the most points at all horse shows and covers a wide variety of disciplines and experience levels. In 2025, 615 Thoroughbreds from 44 states and six provinces competed in more than 13,000 classes, divisions, and events. Division awards were calculated in 16 categories as well as 99 discipline divisions and nine junior rider divisions. Category and division awards included the Green OTTB category for Thoroughbreds that last raced in 2023, 2024, or 2025, with generous sponsorship for these awards provided by Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA). Winners of the performance awards will receive ribbons, prize money, and a variety of prizes, including coolers, halters, bags, tumblers, and apparel. The complete list of winners and participants is available at tjctip.com/PerformanceAwardsWinners.

In addition to the category and division awards, the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) sponsored a performance award for horses adopted from TAA-accredited organizations, and the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) provided awards for top-placing RRP Makeover alumni.

The winners of each category can be found below:

Category

Name (state bred) “Show name”

Pedigree

Rider Name (State)

Barrel Racing

Egoli (KY)

2016 dkb/br. m.  

Quality Road – Somasach

Annika B Greaney (ND)

Dressage

Triple Magic (KY)

2019 dkb/br. g.

Bernardini – Triple o’Five

Melissa E Carpio, Marley Bridges (FL)

Endurance/

Competitive Trail

Tahitian Tale (KY)

2007 dkb/br. m. 

Tale of the Cat – Checkerspot

Rhiannon Davies (NM)

English Pleasure/

Halter/Model/In-Hand/

Western

Crazy Man “Chocolate Delight” (NY)

2005 b. g. 

Western Borders – Big Fat Moose

Reba Merritt (VA)

Equitation

Ciarrai Abu (MD)

2018 b. m. 

Seville (GER) – Valueaddedpartner

Kelsey A Roy (CT)

Eventing/

Combined Test

Pragmatist “Virginia Gentleman” (KY)

2015 b. g. 

Mizzen Mast – Evening Princess

Blair L Dunleavy (VA)

General/ TCA Green OTTB - Last Raced 2024

Pyrotechnics (PA)

2021 dkb/br. m.

Great Notion – Five Grand Girl

Chloe E Rutherford, Jesse Rutherford (NC)

Hunter

Alex’s Dreams Rvf “Alphabet Soup” (KY)

2016 b. m. 

Afleet Alex – Winter Dreams

Erin K Grampp, Miranda Herd (VA)

Jumper

Antonio G. (KY)

2010 ch. h.

Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) – Arab Miss

Taylor M Nelson (VA)

Western Dressage

Specialnightaction “Special Night Action” (KY)

2011 gr/ro. g.

Elusive Quality – Extraordinary Lady

Alissa Harris (NC)

Online Horse Shows

Henke (ON)

2010 dkb/br. g.

Sligo Bay (IRE) – Victoria Bay

Karla Pohl (AZ)

TCA Green OTTB - Last Raced 2023

Admiral Nimitz (GB) “Admiral Nimitz” (GB)

2021 dkb/br. g. 

Kingman (GB) – Wake Island

Caroline R Hall (NC)

TCA Green OTTB - Last Raced 2025

Rallified (WA)

2021 dkb/br. g.

Rallying Cry – Roarified

Autumn N Carlos (WA)



Performance awards will be available once again in 2026 and will be based on results in shows from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026. The deadline for submissions is December 20, 2026. Forms are available at tjctip.com/About/TBPAF. Instructions on how to participate can be found at tjctip.com/About/TBPAFI.

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