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2021 Pegasus World Cup Recognizes TAA as Charitable Partner
As part of 1/ST's mission to prioritize the care and safety of Thoroughbred racehorses before, during, and after their...
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Centennial Farms To Sponsor TAA Best Turned Out Horse Awards at Pegasus World Cup
Centennial Farms will sponsor the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Best Turned Out Horse Awards during the Pegasus World Cup Invitational...
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2021 TAA Accreditation Application Now Available
The 2021 TAA application for accreditation is now available on OpenWater and can be accessed through ThoroughbredAftercare.org/Accreditation. Application closes...
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TAA Thoroughbred Spotlight
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Let Me LooseAfter nine starts, he was retired to the Secretariat Center with a record of 1-1-2 and earnings of $13,494. Not taking to a career as a racehorse, the 3-year-old began his journey to a new job and, eventually, a home to call his own.
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Little Brown DerbyLittle Brown Derby only raced as a juvenile, before retiring to TAA-accredited New Stride Thoroughbred Adoption Society. Now he’s a jack of all trades who dabbles in modeling on the side.
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Casey’s LearThe old adage of “slow and steady wins the race” may just be true with the racing career of Casey’s Lear. The daughter of Musketier (GER) finished last in her first and only start. The striking grey then made her way to TAA-accredited Second Stride to find a more suitable job.
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Tricky GTricky G made all 20 of his career starts in Louisiana and retired with a record of 3-3-3. In 2015 the son of Lunarpal was swiftly rescued from a Louisiana kill pen by MidAtlantic Horse Rescue.
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American ThunderAmerican Thunder made 29 starts before retiring with a record of 2-7-2 and $25,590 in earnings. Rhi Rasmussen was competing in the 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover when the TAA-accredited Thoroughbred Athletes resident first caught her eye.
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Watch The ClockWatch The ClockWatch The Clock never made it to the starting gate in the afternoon and arrived at Oklahoma Thoroughbred Retirement Program as a 2-year-old. The son of Early Flyer didn’t meet his adopter until 2017, at age 7.
