The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program

Multiple Graded/Group winner Drafted (Field Commission) has been named the 2025 Bill Kraatz Thoroughbred Makeover Ambassador Award recipient, the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) announced Friday morning. Named for the late past chief steward Bill Kraatz, the award recognizes a graduate horse that has gone on to serve as an ambassador for the athleticism and trainability of retired racehorses in their career beyond racing. Selected by a committee of Makeover officials, Drafted will be presented as the newest member of the honor roll. A millionaire on track, and a globetrotter who...

Applications for The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program's (T.I.P.) two annual awards, the Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the Young Rider of the Year Award, are now available online at www.tjctip.com. Applications are due June 30, 2025. The T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award, which recognizes a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career, such as equine-assisted services or police work. includes a $5,000 grant to the non-profit organization associated with the horse or, if no organization is associated with the horse, to a horse-related charity chosen by...

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program has named 13 youth ambassadors for 2023: Allison McHattie, Ontario; Anna Szefc, Virginia; Ashlynn Riley, Kansas; Bella Anne Park, Arkansas; Connor Stegeman, Louisiana; Emily Lindsay, Washington; Emma Hill, South Carolina; Ginger Demetrick, British Columbia; Julia Buytenhuys, Virginia; Karlie Dennis, Pennsylvania; Lottie Crawford, Virginia; Rylee Koll, Michigan; and Savannah Lacey, Maryland. The T.I.P. Youth Ambassador Program is offered on an annual basis to young riders who own or lease a Thoroughbred and have actively participated in T.I.P.-sponsored shows, classes, or awards programs. The goal of...