As part of our partnership with Equestrian WA, each year Off the Track WA sponsor one award at the Equestrian WA Awards Night. The OTTWA Horse of the Year award celebrates the achievements of retired racehorses in competitive sports, highlighting those who have excelled throughout the year. From seven nominees, Out of Line was awarded […]

Enjoy watching Racing WA’s feature on retired racehorses and their life after racing, filmed at the 2025 Equestrian in the Park competition! Join Amelia Hall and the Off the Track WA team as they catch up with riders and trainers of retired racehorses, finding out why they love to work with Thoroughbreds.

Through our annual OTTWA Community Fund, we are proudly supporting 23 programs in 2026. These programs include Equine Assisted Learning and Therapy programs, long-term care facilities and educational projects with Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds. With this funding, communities and retired racehorses are supported in new ventures. We look forward to following along with the progress and […]

On November 30, 2025, Off the Track WA opened up our Estate gates for the first time to the general public. The weather was beautiful, and we were thrilled to see so many of you come through the gate to learn more about Off the Track WA and our initiatives. We enjoyed showing everyone around […]

Hotly anticipated throughout the year, Equestrian in the Park made its big comeback following a hiatus in 2024. With over 50% of the entries riding retired racehorses, Off the Track WA were eager to continue our long-standing partnership with Equestrian in the Park to support those competing. The weather was perfect, the venue beautiful, and […]

What a night we had on Wednesday, with Boyd and Silva delivering an insightful and incredibly encouraging and rewarding Masterclass. While it was super to have Boyd share his wealth of experience, we couldn’t be more impressed with the four Thoroughbreds who were ridden throughout the night. Even Boyd himself said that if he could […]

Apart of the Western Australian interschool team consisting of 13 horses, Thunder God travelled across the country to compete in Sydney at the 2025 Australian Interschool Equestrian Championships. Alfie arrived safely at the venue, ready to represent retired racehorses and WA with Ella McCrum. To honor the 25th anniversary of the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the […]

Many thoroughbreds in their off-the-track careers prove to have talent in the jumping department, but none were quite as talented as Danzastar. Bred in 2003 by Arrowfield Stud, Danzastar had a pedigree worthy of a winner; unfortunately for his racing trainers that winning sparkle never translated to the racetrack. By Danzero, a Danehill son, and […]

Many show horse enthusiasts from Western Australia will remember Impello, a striking big Thoroughbred gelding who took the show ring by storm. Queensland bred, Impello by Irgun raced for a total of five starts before his retirement. He had no success on the racetrack and instead retired into an off-the-track home. During his career as […]

Victorian bred gelding, Majestic Hunter, began his racing career in late 2019. By Skilled and out a mare by the name of China Aster, Majestic Hunter trialed three times with successful placings before his first official racing start. Trained by Rhys Radford, Majestic Hunter raced twice throughout his career before he retired in December of […]