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TAA NEWS
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TAA Presence Strong This Derby Prep Weekend
As spring racing gets underway, the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will be featured on two big race days. TAA...
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More Than 75 Participate in Canter for the Cause at Gulfstream
More than 75 equine enthusiasts, many with retired Thoroughbreds, walked, trotted, or cantered their horse across legendary Gulfstream Park...
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TAA to be Included in 2021 IFAR Virtual Conference
The International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR) announced today its lineup of topics and speakers for its...
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Canter for the Cause Returns to Gulfstream
Walk, Trot or Canter Your Horse on Gulfstream’s Legendary Track March 15. Ride Across the Same Track at Cigar,...
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TAA Thoroughbred Spotlight
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First LieutenantFirst LieutenantAfter three starts at Penn National, a handsome bay gelding suffered a slab fracture, thus ending his career on the track.
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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 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.
