What’s on your OTTB’s social calendar? We’re loving the Retired Racehorse Project‘s new interactive calendar of things to do with your Thoroughbreds.
From hunter/jumper shows that include Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program TIP classes to horse trials offering high-point Thoroughbred awards, as well as clinics and other activities, you can view the new calendar on the RPP website here.
Search for events by state, type, and discipline and find locations, links, and descriptions for events that match your search criteria. You can also submit your own Thoroughbred-specific shows, events and clinics for inclusion on the calendar.
Keep up the great work, RPP! And now, here are our three off-track event prospect picks of the week:
Photo via CANTER Minnesota.
Caleb’s Cat (Tactical Cat – All Or Nothing, by Ghazi) is a 4-year-old, 16.1-2 hand total catch!
This guy is stunning and his pedigree — which includes, you guessed it, Storm Cat — is pretty awesome as well. He’s only run seven races and is retiring sound after just never hitting the board. He is a very floaty mover with good shoulder movement, which will only get better off the track. He has clean legs and good looking feet; he is built to excel in any sport horse discipline.
Located at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota.
View Caleb’s Cat on CANTER Minnesota.
View Butkennyrun on Finger Lakes Finest.
Photo via Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
Thenextheartthrob (Forest Wildcat – Ravish Me, by Wild Again) is a 16.2-hand 2008 gelding — and is aptly named!
Tall, dark, and handsome, he’s a Black Beauty look-a-like with a healthy sense of self and a great deal of presence. Heartthrob had four starts in his career, finishing first once and third once, and he last raced four years ago. He had been hanging out in a field for several years when his owners decided to spice up his life by sending him to a kid’s camp for his next career.
But Heartthrob was not interested in babysitting. He’s looking for one great love who will fawn over him and flatter him and make it worth his while to excel. He needs a special adopter who will understand and celebrate his dashing good looks and his proud bearing.
Located in Lexington, Kentucky.
View Thenextheartthrob on Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center.
Photo via Finger Lakes Finest.
Money Zapper (Ghostzapper – Simonetta, by Harlan’s Holiday) is a 2010, 16.2-hand gelding that oozes quality.
Finger Lakes Finest reports that the photos do not do him justice: “On a day when we saw many seriously nice horses, the volunteers who were privileged enough to see this big handsome son of superstar Ghostzapper were smitten, declaring him their favorite of the day! When we saw Money Zapper, we were immediately drawn in by his classic good looks, solid boned correct conformation, strong deep shoulder, big chest, uphill and well balanced build. The alert and intelligent look to his kind eye, his well mannered presence, and his very nice long-strided balanced movement add to the exciting package.”
“The groom who showed him to us said he is a well mannered good horse to handle, although he can at times be a bit mouthy … He is described as sound, and his legs looked clean. One of our volunteers felt his legs and palpated them, and pronounced them in excellent shape. His feet are over due for a trim, and his overly long toes at times seemed to cause him some difficulty while jogging, but nonetheless we could see very good movement. We also watched some race videos, and saw a balanced fluid big-strided gallop and a similarly ground covering trot with good flow from the shoulders and a flat kneed reach. This horse ticks all the boxes of what everyone says they are looking for, and considering his quality, great breeding, soundness, size and movement, he is very reasonably priced.”
