Saratoga-Based Lazy Dog Cookie Company Launches New Product “Horse Bitscuits” To Benefit Retired Thoroughbred Racehorses
Nov 4 – TRF Breeders’ Cup Party
Location: The Mansion at the Lexington Griffin Gate Marriott, 1800 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40511 Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm Tickets: $75 (Early Bird Rate), includes appetizers and one (1) drink ticket. Space will be limited. About the Event: Keeneland in the Fall + Celebrating the Horses who bring so much joy into our lives. These are the two of the many inspirations for the TRF Breeders Cup party on November 4th. We know that many of our “friends of the …
TRF’S Phantom on Tour, a Derby Museum Star, Euthanized at 24
Beloved TRF retiree Phantom on Tour, who for eight years, starred as a living exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, was euthanized on January 29 at the age …
Penny Chenery, a champion for TRF horses
Penny Chenery, a bold innovator and visionary was a cherished friend and founding member of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. The TRF offers its condolences to her family and its deepest …
TRF Says Goodbye to The Optimist
Saratoga Springs, NY – The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation sadly said goodbye to The Optimist, age 29, (Horatius – More Memories, by Buffalo Lark) last week on the eve of his …
For Bigger is Bettor it is getting Better all the time
By Francis LaBelle When a Thoroughbred makes his racing debut at Saratoga Race Course, you can be certain that its connections have high expectations. Winning a race at the Spa …
TRF Receives Gift to Cover Annual Farrier Expenses
The Geoffrey C. Hughes Foundation has donated $85,000 to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Farrier Fund to cover the organization’s 2017 hoof-care expenses. The TRF established the Farrier Fund in 2015. …
Now in His Third Career, Lucount Is a Star at Last
By Francis LaBelle From deep inside, the racehorse began to rise. His long neck stretched, his front legs reached and his back legs launched. Lucount was on his way. Too …
Mercer County Rescue Update
By Fran LaBelle It never ceases to amaze how quickly mistreated horses can make a full comeback with patience, care and a whole lot of love. This has been true …
When Reggi Met Shelby
By Francis LaBelle As part of its mission, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation encourages anyone who has made a living or derived enjoyment from Thoroughbred horses to consider what happens to …
TRF partners with MARE Center on major study
By Bridgett McIntosh and Katie Kaufman Article originally appeared in Middleburg Life Virginia’s lush green pastures are more than just a picturesque backdrop to horse and hunt country. Researchers at …
‘Horses convert the toughest inmates’
By Susan Salk on October 21, 2016 Three decades having passed since he jackhammered concrete floors of an old dairy barn to make room for horses, Jim Tremper now looks …
Mercer County Horses Thriving at TRF
By Sue Finley Two months after being rescued from a dire neglect case in Mercer County on a farm leased by trainer Maria Borell and her father, the six horses …
TRF takes 6 hungry, abandoned horses into herd
By Susan Salk on June 29, 2016 Silver Cliff and Z Camelot, two Thoroughbreds discovered in a herd of abandoned horses linked to a Breeders’ Cup-winning trainer, were officially released …