About the Thoroughbred Makeover
The Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium
Hundreds of horses, ten discipline champions, over $100,000 in prize money, one Thoroughbred Makeover Champion: the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, returns for 2022!
What: The largest Thoroughbred retraining competition in the world for recently-retired ex-racehorses
When: October 12-15, 2022
Where: Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington
Who can participate: Accepted trainers (professionals, amateurs, juniors and teams) who apply between January 3 - January 21, 2022, with Jockey Club-registered Thoroughbreds who marked a workout or race after July 1, 2020 and did not have more than 15 retraining rides prior to December 1, 2021.
How horses are acquired for competition: Trainers are responsible for acquiring their own eligible horses, whether through an aftercare organization, directly from track connections or through a reselling agent. Trainers may opt to list their horse for sale via the Makeover Marketplace, but there is no requirement to sell the horse after competition
Want to apply? Learn more here!
The Retired Racehorse Project, a 501(c)3 charitable organization, created the Thoroughbred Makeover to showcase the trainability and talent of off-track Thoroughbreds. The competition is intended to inspire good trainers to become involved in transitioning these horses to second careers, and the National Symposium serves to educate the people involved in the care, training, and sale of these horses to responsible owners.
This is the only national gathering of the organizations, trainers, and farms dedicated to serving these horses when they retire from racing.
