2023 Thoroughbred Makeover: The Final Results Are In
The 2023 Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, presented by Thoroughbred Charities of America, has concluded. Here are the top five winners in every division!
The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) is an organization that supports racehorses as the find second careers when they transition off the track. The organization increases demand for horses in a variety of disciplines that are showcased in their show, the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium. These disciplines include barrel racing, ranch work, freestyle, eventing, dressage, show jumping, polo, field hunter, competitive trail, and show hunter.
This year’s RRP Thoroughbred Makeover spans from Wednesday October 11, 2023 to Saturday October 14, 2023. The final results for all disciplines are in. Here’s the top five finishers in each division:
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Barrel Racing
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Run 1 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Balboas Smile Kaitlyn Aitken (Pro) |
19.452 | 19.452 | 1 | |
| 385 | Ready To Monba Bella Wiseman (Pro) |
19.745 | 19.745 | 2 | |
| 181 | Dance Money Lauren Clark (Pro) |
20.334 | 20.334 | 3 | |
| 485 | We Thank You Chya Johnstone (Pro) |
20.538 | 20.538 | 4 | |
| 405 | Saint Commissaire Lauren Clark (Pro) |
20.912 | 20.912 | 5 |
Competitive Trail
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Adios Dee Dee Haley Castleberry (Am) |
60.00 | 62.50 | 61.25 | 1 | |
| 250 | Holy Light Kajsa Kajander (Jr) |
58.50 | 63.00 | 60.75 | 2 | |
| 401 | Royal Park Isabel Wells (Jr) |
55.00 | 54.00 | 54.50 | 3 | |
| 169 | Circle the Kid Madison Nichter (Am) |
48.00 | 50.00 | 49.00 | 4 | |
| 172 | Comfortably Cool Mike Leverett (Am) |
40.00 | 46.00 | 43.00 | 5 |
Dressage
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | Knockemdown Alison O’Dwyer (Pro) |
50.8 | 50.8 | 50.800 | 1 | |
| 339 | Mr. Biffle Jessica Goldstein Holmes (Pro) |
46.5 | 46.5 | 46.500 | 2 | |
| 425 | Sleeping Empire S-Squared Eventing (Team) |
44.7 | 44.7 | 44.700 | 3 | |
| 263 | Indy Rebel Martha Denver (Pro) |
44.5 | 44.5 | 44.500 | 4 | |
| 352 | Ofalltheginjoints Madeline Hall (Pro) |
40.1 | 40.1 | 40.100 | 5 |
Eventing
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 | Smokeonthehorizon Jhett Jenkins (Pro) |
84.00 | 86.00 | 85.000 | 1 | |
| 253 | Hush Gorgeous Jenna Denver (Jr) |
84.00 | 82.00 | 83.000 | 2 | |
| 434 | Storm Threat Jesslyn Woodall (Pro) |
78.50 | 78.00 | 78.250 | 3 | |
| 230 | Gold Boss Jennifer Reisenbichler (Pro) |
77.00 | 77.00 | 77.000 | 4 | |
| 247 | Hoboken Jack Adriana Nannini (Pro) |
74.50 | 75.00 | 74.750 | 5 |
Field Hunter
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Arklow Gina Gans (Am) |
107.00 | 109.00 | 110.00 | 108.667 | 1 | |
| 276 | JuJu Bug Kathleen Neuhoff (Am) |
100.00 | 107.00 | 108.00 | 105.000 | 2 | |
| 350 | Ninetynine Excuses Caitlan Brooks (Pro) |
96.50 | 99.00 | 106.00 | 100.500 | 3 | |
| 229 | Glitter Time Ellen Wilson (Am) |
81.50 | 98.00 | 90.00 | 85.833 | 4 | |
| 218 | Foolish Dreams Brit Vegas (Pro) |
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Freestyle
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Burl Hamby’s Rockin’ H Ranch (Team) |
117.500 | 117.000 | 117.250 | 1 | |
| 257 | Ibeam Raechel Ramsey (Pro) |
103.000 | 107.000 | 105.000 | 2 | |
| 390 | Red King Kiersti Wylie (Pro) |
96.500 | 88.000 | 92.250 | 3 | |
| 266 | Into Magarayquaza Amber Jacobson (Pro) |
95.000 | 75.000 | 85.000 | 4 | |
| 254 | Hype Allyson Hartfield (Pro) |
Polo
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 365 | Phlox Buck Schott (Pro) |
113.000 | 105.000 | 102.500 | 1 | |
| 299 | Lets Race Ladys Peter Cumming (Pro) |
94.000 | 95.000 | 94.500 | 2 | |
| 233 | Gorman River Mountain Farm (Team) |
94.000 | 94.000 | 94.000 | 3 | |
| 101 | A Little Tappy Matuz Polo (Team) |
92.000 | 88.000 | 90.000 | 4 | |
| 144 | Bold Empress Matuz Polo (Team) |
85.000 | 78.000 | 81.500 | 5 |
Ranch Work
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | Into Magarayquaza Amber Jacobson (Pro) |
62.000 | 62.000 | 62.000 | 1 | |
| 447 | Take a Peak Nathan Bradley (Pro) |
45.000 | 42.000 | 43.500 | 2 | |
| 200 | Elle M’a Souri (FR) Alice Beckman (Pro) |
41.000 | 44.000 | 42.500 | 3 | |
| 137 | Bestfamever Liz Miller (Am) |
20.000 | 26.000 | 23.000 | 4 | |
| 286 | Kings Point Alex Tyson (Pro) |
15.000 | 9.000 | 12.000 | 5 |
Show Hunter
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | Mission Canyon Chris Bennings (Pro) |
116.000 | 105.500 | 110.750 | 1 | |
| 471 | Tulsa Tornado Amanda Gomez (Pro) |
97.000 | 93.500 | 95.250 | 2 | |
| 136 | Bell the Cat Brenda Awad (Pro) |
91.500 | 94.500 | 93.000 | 3 | |
| 388 | Red Eagle Mia Bagnato (Jr) |
89.500 | 92.500 | 91.000 | 4 | |
| 476 | Unimpeached Rachel McMahan (Pro) |
72.500 | 78.000 | 75.250 | 5 |
Show Jumper
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| Div | # | Horse/Trainer | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | R1 Time | Score | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | Limonata Claudia Dollinger (Pro) |
160.500 | 155.500 | 70.420 | 158.000 | 1 | |
| 103 | Active Pass Stephanie Black (Am) |
158.000 | 131.500 | 68.987 | 144.750 | 2 | |
| 471 | Tulsa Tornado Amanda Gomez (Pro) |
151.500 | 132.000 | 69.851 | 141.750 | 3 | |
| 136 | Bell the Cat Brenda Awad (Pro) |
156.250 | 123.000 | 73.909 | 139.625 | 4 | |
| 388 | Red Eagle Mia Bagnato (Jr) |
142.250 | 125.000 | 69.842 | 133.625 | 5 |
It’s been an exciting week at the Retired Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover! The Thoroughbreds and their trainers were impressive in every discipline! Congratulations to all the trainers, horses, breeders, and race connections!
