Category: Polo

Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) released today a list of 480 trainers from 45 states, three Canadian Provinces and England who will acquire and train a recently retired racehorse for the $100,000 Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, scheduled for October 27-30 at the Kentucky Horse Park.  On that list are the following 30 Marylanders: Neil Agate Marisa Bianchi Jane Blayman Jacqueline Bowen Jaclyn Burke Dyanna Capuano Reinier Castilla Kathleen Dibben Brandon DiNicola Daisy Fenwick Elizabeth Firth Kimberly Godwin Clark Juan Carlos Gonzalez Jessica Henwood Lea Jih-Vieira Amber Markley Sabrina Morris Jennifer Osterman Brenda Petel Lauren Poteet Jordan Pruiksma Etniel Sanabria Nuno Santos Sally Shirley Beverly Strauss Jennifer Tabisz Amanda Takacs Brittany Tice Michelle Warro Kelly Wells Ohio and Virginia each contributed 27, while Pennsylvania had 44 entries. All ten of the discipline winners from last year’s Makeover will return to defend their titles, along with seventy-three other Makeover alumni. The remaining group of nearly 400 is doing this for the first time. This may be the most diverse group of accomplished horse trainers ever to gather in one place. Among the entries is a large contingent of professionals from the top ranks of their respective sports. It includes fifteen event riders who have competed at the advanced level, four grand prix dressage riders, and four grand prix show jumpers. The field hunter division features two past winners of the North American Field Hunter Championships, and among show hunters are ten who have trained winners at the country’s top A-circuit shows. The strong contingent of barrel racers will be...