T.I.P. Awards Top Thoroughbreds At USEA Young Event Horse Championships

The Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) recognized the top Thoroughbreds at the 2024 Dutta Corp United States Eventing Association's (USEA) Young Event Horse (YEH) East Coast Championships, held Oct. 17-18, 2024, in Elkton, Maryland, at Fair Hill, the Jockey Club of America said in a Thursday press release.

Emily Bradford won the 5-year-old championship title riding her Thoroughbred mare Rose Traveler (registered as Rossie'slastdance), securing a victory over 41 other 5-year-old horses of all breeds. The pair were also awarded the T.I.P. high point Thoroughbred award. Rossie'slastdance, who was unraced, is a 2019 bay mare by War Dancer.

Margaret Goodale claimed the T.I.P. high point Thoroughbred title in the 4-year-old division on Ema Klugman's Thoroughbred gelding Wood's Hole. Her mount is registered with The Jockey Club as Super Salvatore–a gelding by Super Saver–who raced twice as a juvenile for owner Bloom Racing Stable LLC (Jeffrey Bloom).

The YEH championships are for horses four and five. Riders are asked to compete in three sections: Dressage, Conformation/Type, and Jumping Test/Gallop/General Impression.