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As you will discover as you tour our website, the TRF is a place of hope and renewal. It is a place for Thoroughbreds to go when their racing days are behind them, a place where they will be safe, healthy and well cared for. It is a place that offers a humane alternative to the dire possibilities that have long faced a great majority of ex-racers - neglect, abuse and slaughter. It is a place, built on love and caring, that is befitting such noble and deserving animals.
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How You Can Help
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HOMESTRETCH ON PBS
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Homestretch documents the mutual rehabilitation of outcast horses and prisoners.
When top-pedigree racehorses fail to earn, they face slaughter or punishing two-bit racing circuits. Now, a few progressive prison farms are pairing rescued thoroughbreds with jail-hardened men.
The transformations in both the horses and prisoners challenge stereotypes and, for some, offer hopes of redemption.
Whether you already are aware of TRF's work, or you are new to TRF, you won't want to miss this!
Local TV listings Updated 6/19! (if your local PBS station is not listed, please call them to request that they air this documentary immediately!)
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In the News
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TRF to Present at Round Table Conference
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Racehorse Medication Policies to be Focus of Jockey Club Speech
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The need for international harmonization of racehorse medication rules will be the topic of the keynote address at The Jockey Club's 57th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing. Louis Romanet, chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) will present the topic at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Sunday, August 23. Read More
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Tougher horse laws planned
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By PAUL POST, The Saratogian
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — Local state lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would close an apparent loophole and make mistreatment of racehorses a felony.
On April 10, thoroughbred owner Ernest Paragallo was charged with 22 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, two days after authorities raided his Greene County farm and seized 177 starving and neglected horses.
Unlike “Buster’s Law,” which deals with companion animals such as cats and dogs, equine cruelty does not have felony status. read more
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Farm Offers Second Chance For Horses & Inmates Reporting
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Suzanne Collins SYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ)
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A stable opened Thursday in Carroll County as a rescue for former racehorses, but they aren't the only ones being given a second chance. Inmates will work there and get training for jobs in the horse industry. read more
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More Stories...
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Horseman L. Clay Camp Dead at 78 read more
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Gift Horse: Thoroughbreds Retire to Prison
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TRF and the Illinois Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association to Launch Program read more...
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Trainer Rewards Program Helps TRF read more
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NY TBred Breeders Seek Task Force to Strengthen Horse Rescue Efforts read more
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Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Welcomes Seeking the Money Read More...
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PBS to Air "Homestretch" More info...
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Fairmount Park Implements Horse Welfare Plan Read More...
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TCA, TRF and the JOCKEY CLUB Announce Checkoff Program Read more...
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