Retired Racehorse Project offering free online horse listings during COVID-19 crisis

Message from the National HBPA:

The Retired Racehorse Project has temporarily made its online Horse Listings of thoroughbreds free for all to use during the COVID-19 crisis, with recent track closures and cancellation of race meets across North America.

With recent track closures and cancellation of race meets across North America in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, some horsemen in the racing industry are suddenly faced with the need to retire and find homes for their racehorses sooner than otherwise anticipated. To help horsemen in this crisis, the Retired Racehorse Project has temporarily made its online Horse Listings free for ALL to use.

The Horse Listings receive over 200,000 visitors annually, which puts your horse in front of many eyes looking for their next prospect. For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/2IXAicA. New users should start by tapping “Join RRP” to set up a free user account. Users with an existing account should tap “Log In” on the main menu.

Please contact the RRP at info@retiredracehorseproject.org or (410) 798-5140 for assistance.

Jennie Rees is a communications and advocacy specialist in the horse industry who spent 32 years covering horse racing for The (Louisville) Courier-Journal before taking a corporate buyout. In addition to handling communications for the Kentucky HBPA, Rees is Kentucky Downs’ publicity director, manages in-season racing publicity for Ellis Park and serves as a consultant to the National HBPA. Other projects include the Preakness Stakes, Indiana Grand’s Indiana Derby Week and work for various HBPA affiliates and horsemen’s associations.