TRF-BLACKBURN 20TH ANNIVERSARY “HORSE SHOW” ON NOVEMBER 6TH, 2019, AT BLACKBURN CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
On November 6, 2019 the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) will celebrate the twentieth year of the national organization’s internationally acclaimed Second Chances Program implementation at the Blackburn Correctional Complex. The …
“Blackburn Fund” launched to honor longtime TRF 2nd Chances Program Director
Lexington, KY– The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) is pleased to announce the establishment of a new fund dedicated to the care of the horses that reside at the TRF Second …
Kelsey Riley’s Race Across Mongolia for the TRF Second Chances Program
by Francis LaBelle, for the TRF (October 12, 2018) Kelsey Riley had not ridden a horse in two years. At one time, riding was a part of her everyday life, …
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 …
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 …
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 …