Horowitz On OTTBs Presented by Excel Equine: Finding New Messages For Helping Retired Racehorses

In 2022, an 80-1 longshot won the Kentucky Derby and a once-in-a-generation star emerged. Retired racehorses now compete at horse shows, give lessons to children, provide therapy and are beloved by their owners. The message about retired race horses is predictable. Horowitz On OTTBs Presented by Excel Equine: Finding New Messages For Helping Retried Raceh horses.

After the "Life After the Track – Second Careers & Retirement" panel at the 2022 Global Symposium on Racing, most of the attendees shuffled out of Salon A&B. Jessica Paquette, the announcer at Parx, is disappointed by how lightly attended the Aftercare panel was. Harris Auerbach, a well-respected managing partner of M.Auerach, LLC, thinks the panel didn't have the panache it used to. The sizzle that sells. The message that aftercare is important should be changed. Racing connections with retired racehorses should talk about finding the “right home” for their horses.

Aftercare is important for retired racehorses. Breeders don't talk about how special their baby horses are. Racing connections with retired horses should talk more about finding the right home for their horses.

Horowitz On OTTBs Presented by Excel Equine is looking for new messages for helping retired racehorses. He suggests keeping track of retired Thoroughbreds and taking credit for the influence of the Th thoroughbred breed on other breeds. More and more OttBs are acquired directly from racing connections rather than through an aftercare organization or reseller. Support for retired horses can come in the form of prize money through horse shows. The Thoutbred Incentive Program is a start toward a more complete tracking of Retired Raceh horses.