#64 Addie Reed
Addie has been involved in the Talbot Run Equestrian Center program for the last 7 years. She is a member of USPC achieving her C1 rating and IEA Intermediate rider and has been diligently working to achieve a number of
Total Donation: $350 | Horse: Blaze Finery | Team: Team Photo Finish
#52 Amy Faison
Eventer and trainer at Meadow Springs Farm for Pastured Place specializing in retraining OTTB's for their new careers
Total Donation: $1000 | Horse: Call Me Jelly Roll | Team: Pastured Place
#65 Angelina Robb
Angelina Robb is a dedicated equestrian who shares a special bond with her horse, Belfour. Together, they competed at the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) before transitioning to open eventing and equestrian competitions. Angelina also finds joy in exercise riding at
Total Donation: $2345 | Horse: Belfour | Team: Team Photo Finish
#68 Ashby Lawrence
Ashby is the 13 year old daughter of Chuck Lawrence who is following in her Mother and Father’s footsteps with a love for horses. She focuses her riding in the show ring but is always cheering Lawrence Stable horses down
Total Donation: $1895 | Team: Team Young Riders
#54 Ashley Spangler
I have been riding since I was in elementary school and grew up in the hunter world, but when I got my first horse as a 16th birthday present, I was introduced to dressage and eventing as well as hunter
Total Donation: $660 | Horse: Hibernia Rain Man | Team: Team SMACC Down
#53 Bailey Poorman
After moving off of ponies and on to a thoroughbred mare as a kid, I was hooked on the breed. I was born and raised in Saratoga Springs, so was always exposed to the sport of racing but it was
Total Donation: $550 | Horse: Hepcat | Team: Team SMACC Down
#69 Bella Biddle
My name is Bella Biddle, and I have been riding and working with OTTBs since I was 5. I grew up helping my mom with her lesson programs, most of the lesson horses are OTTBs including Landon. I have been
Total Donation: $1290 | Horse: Warlander | Team: Team Young Riders
#59 Bernadette Smith
My name is Bernie Smith, local Thoroughbred lover, Mom, and equine vet. I just love this breed and feel very thankful to have TB’s in my life, as they have helped me become the person I am today 🙂 Biscuit,
Total Donation: $550 | Horse: Ascania | Team: Team BTR Racing
#50 Caden Nolt
My name is Caden and I have been riding horses for 10 years. Gio and I have been partners for 4 years.
Total Donation: $1150 | Horse: Gio Lemon | Team: Team Pastured Place
#73 Carmen Sensenig
I am still mostly riding ponies, but take the chance to ride sister Mallory's OTTBs whenever I can. I'm most looking forward to taking Leoville to TIP Champs in Aiken in October.
Total Donation: $275 | Horse: Leoville | Team: Team Young Riders
#81 Chelsea O'Reilly
Chelsea grew up riding western and competed on the NBHA circuit in upstate New York. In the last few years, she has jumped to the hunter/jumper circuit, which has brought new experiences and opportunities with her quarter horse mare. She
Total Donation: $1550 | Horse: Cannwyll | Team: Team TRF
#63 Chloe Pleune
Chloe has owned her first OTTB, Indy (Wooden Indian), for 4 years. She loves to event and has taken Indy up through the Novice level. This was the beginning of her love for OTTBs. She worked closely with a trainer
Total Donation: $495 | Horse: Scintillio | Team: Team Photo Finish
#79 Clare Mansmann
Clare is a trainer at Pacific Farms in Hume, VA, along with her husband, Tom. She is a lifetime OTTB lover, from competing them in show hunters as a child in CA, to exercising them on the track to assist
Total Donation: $955 | Horse: Fashion Munny | Team: Team Cheers Man
#61 Elayna Faber
From Ashland, Va, I have been riding and competing for 16 years and have been lucky enough to be Trav’s partner for almost 3 years. Traveler's track success and restarting process has challenged my horsemanship in the best ways, helping
Total Donation: $225 | Horse: Whereshetoldmetogo | Team: BTR Racing
#62 Emma Wolfe
Assistant trainer for Brittany Russell. I have a handsome 5-year-old named Logan, who helps with the assistant training duties every morning.
Total Donation: $1000 | Horse: Ratify | Team: BTR Racing
#77 Erin Harty
I’m a lifelong eventer, Pony Club graduate, and reporter for the Chronicle of the Horse. I purchased Paid By Parm as a 3-year old from Jessica Redman and sent him to Pacific Farms for training, and we never left!
Total Donation: $450 | Horse: Paid By Parm | Team: Team Cheers Man
#56 Gabrielle Nguyen
My mount for this year's RRC is competively known as Sweet Rebellion or "Mimi" in the barn. She's a very class mare that has competed up to the Advanced/4* level in eventing with her owner Kaelen Speck. Mimi knows and
Total Donation: $1325 | Horse: Pet Me Pet Me | Team: Team SMACC Down
#49 Genevieve Murray
I'm Genevieve Murray, and I'm currently in eighth grade and have ridden since I could walk. I have done some racing and showjumping on ponies and I love to go foxhunting with my Mom. This spring I moved up on
Total Donation: $3205 | Horse: Grandiflora | Team: Team Pastured Place
#66 Gretchen Wolfe
I am a member of Pony Club for the past 9 years and am a C2 rating. I compete at many recognized and non recognized shows throughout the year. I currently compete at training level for Eventing, first level for
Total Donation: $520 | Horse: Vampish | Team: Team Photo Finish
#58 Hannah Balas
I’m primarily a hunter/jumper trainer with a specialty in starting young horses. From OTTB restart training to importing young warmblood prospects and some rehabbing. As well as recently started breeding thoroughbreds for racing careers.
Total Donation: $25 | Horse: Wondrwherecraigis | Team: BTR Racing
#70 Hayley Clark
I’m Hayley Clark. I'm a senior in high school and currently learning how to gallop horses with Micheal Matz. I have been riding since before I could walk and have been showing since lead line. I grew up doing Hunter
Total Donation: $1150 | Horse: Target Sighted | Team: Team Young Riders
#72 Jessica Silver
Hi, my name is Jessica Silver, and I have been on the track for pretty much my whole life! My family is very involved at the track as my mom gallops and my dad is an agent. I have always
Total Donation: $995 | Horse: Ninja Nekia | Team: Team Young Riders
#75 Julia Roberson
I'm Julia, a returning adult rider (RAR?) based in Washington, DC, working for The Conservation Fund. I’m so excited to support the Real Rider Cup for all the thoroughbreds who teach us so much - Max, my OTTB when I
Total Donation: $830 | Horse: Heaven Is Waiting | Team: Team Cheers Man
#67 Kimberly Crowell
I grew up on a dairy farm in Western Massachusetts. Horses were a passion of mine since the very beginning. I used to teach my 4H calves how to lunge and jump over things in hand. I worked and rode
Total Donation: $750 | Horse: Flash McCaul | Team: Team Photo Finish
#51 Kirsten Schuitema
I am an event rider who has competed up through the Advanced level on an OTTB I produced off the track, so I’ve always been a huge fan of the breed. I have a variety of horses in training and
Total Donation: $1000 | Horse: Due West | Team: Pastured Place
#55 Kristin Smith
My name is Kristin Smith and I have been riding horses my entire life. I currently work at New Bolton Center as a scheduling coordinator. I have shown Quarter Horses my entire life. Pivotal Mission, or Waffles, is my first
Total Donation: $1200 | Horse: Pivotal Mission | Team: Team SMACC Down
#74 Liz Mras
Liz is a trainer from Northern Virginia and runs a small farm named Stone Oak Stable. Liz enjoys restarting TB's and has had several compete in the RRP Makeover over the last 6 years. Liz currently competes in the hunter
Total Donation: $665 | Horse: Resilent Courage | Team: Team Cheers Man
#82 Liz Bennett
Liz is the National Herd Manager for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. A lifelong OTTB lover and supporter she has been involved with the TB Makeover since 2019 when she competed her horse, Straight Thunder who was noted as being the
Total Donation: $2137 | Horse: Beautiful Bliss | Team: Team TRF
#48 Madison Barnett
Madison is a life-long equestrian. She owns and operates MB Equine, based in PA, offering training and instruction from leadline through the international derbies. Madison also currently events her personal OTTB through training level. She will be attending RRP for
Total Donation: $1000 | Horse: Comin’ Back | Team: Team Pastured Place
#80 Maggie Wolfendale-Morley
Maggie is a paddock analyst and host for America’s Day at the Races and Saratoga Live on Fox Sports and NYRA. She has galloped horses for over 20 years and has worked with OTTBs for even longer, with her first
Total Donation: $4150 | Horse: Ninety One Assualt | Team: TRF Team
#71 Mallory Sensenig
I’ve ridden horses my entire life, and after outgrowing my childhood ponies, I bought my first OTTB, Divine Cause, from Chuck and Beth Lawrence. I’ve had Dee for 6 years now and we compete in the Adult Amateur hunters. While
Total Donation: $375 | Horse: Divine Cause | Team: Team Young Riders
#76 Morgan Hayden
Morgan is a lifetime lover of OTTBs. She and her husband Kyle are associated with MidAtlantic Horse Rescue and are a satellite farm for many of their horses while they rehab for their second careers. Morgan has even adopted three
Total Donation: $450 | Horse: Goldie’s Boy | Team: Team Cheers Man
#60 Parker Hendriks
Professional jump jockey. 2022 champion jockey. Gallop part time for Graham Motion now and rode 2023 Eclipse Award winner Merry Maker.
Total Donation: $200 | Horse: A Silent Player (IRE) | Team: Team BTR Racing
#57 Sandi Norris
I met Naki in 2019 and it was love at first sight. He retired from racing in 2021 and I was finally able to bring him home. He is your typical frat boy, starting shenanigans with his ‘bros’ and sassing
Total Donation: $4960 | Horse: Nakamura | Team: Team SMACC Down
#83 Stephanie Brennan
Stephanie Brennan is a lifelong horsewoman, who started as a pony-mad kid in Saskatchewan! She competed in the hunter jumper world and also achieved her "A" Level in Pony Club. Stephanie was soon seeking new challenges and eventually found her
Total Donation: $5000 | Horse: Exporter | Team: Team TRF
#78 Tom Mansmann
Tom is a trainer and coach at Pacific Farms in Hume, VA, along with his wife, Clare. He is a generational OTTB rider and trainer, and grew up competing them in many disciplines, including exercising steeplechase horses. Tom is an
Total Donation: $780 | Horse: Trending | Team: Team Cheers Man