Tampa Bay Downs Uses AmTote Tech to Support Aftercare
Horseplayers cashing winning tickets at Tampa Bay Downs can now share their good fortune with retired Thoroughbreds by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance at self-service AmTote International betting terminals throughout the facility.
TAA Introduces Grad Awards at Five Horse Shows
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will present awards honoring the highest-placing TAA graduates and the TAA-accredited organizations affiliated with those horses at five Thoroughbred horse shows this fall.
Schosberg: Aftercare Is An Industry-Wide Responsibility
Trainer and New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association board member Rick Schosberg discusses aftercare initiatives on Capital OTB.
Off To The Races at BreyerFest 2018
With the 2018 BreyerFest theme as “Off To The Races,” the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance had a presence at the event as thousands of racing fans and equine enthusiasts descended upon the Kentucky Horse Park July 13-15. Here are a few scenes from the weekend captured by TAA inspections coordinator Suzie Picou-Oldham. Former jockey Rosie Napravnik and her OTTB Old Ironsides. Old Ironsides greets a fan with an Old Ironsides Breyer model. Maria Kabel and grade 1-winner and OTTB Brass Hat. Brass Hat poses with fans and his own Breyer model. Brass Hat checks out his Breyer model. Brass Hat’s trainer Buff Bradley signs a Brass Hat Breyer model for a fan. The TAA booth at BreyerFest. Not an Thoroughbred, but a fixture on the racetrack as a lead pony. Harley The Magnificent (aka “Harley”), an American Sugarbush Harlequin Draft, greets fans during a demonstration. Harley makes a new friend in OTTB Cozmic One, a son of Hall of Famer and Horse of the Year Zenyatta.
More Than 220 Riders ‘Canter For The Cause’ at Pimlico
Riders from throughout the Mid-Atlantic cantered, walked, and trotted their horses across legendary Pimlico Race Course the morning of July 8 as part of Canter For The Cause.
Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa Bay HBPA Celebrate TAA
As part of the two-day Summer Festival of Racing, Tampa Bay Downs honored the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance with “The TAA Purse” carded as race 4 on June 30.
TAA 2018 Summer Newsletter
Congrats to Triple Crown winner Justify! See scenes from the TAA team at Kentucky Derby at Preakness. Upcoming events and more.
Indiana HBPA Announces Support of TAA
Indiana Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association has pledged $5,000 to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance in support of accredited Thoroughbred aftercare.
Exploring Aftercare at Equestricon 2018
With many members of its board being avid supporters of racehorse aftercare and with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance as an official partner, it’s no surprise that Equestricon — horse racing’s second-annual convention, trade show and fan festival — is so focused on aftercare awareness.
Scenes from the 2018 Preakness Stakes
Members of the TAA team attended the 2018 Black-Eyed Susan Day and Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.