Zanzibar | Tall and Talented Zanzibar
Tall and handsome, Zanzibar by Crowded House is one of many retired racehorses in Western Australia enjoying his life after racing. Trained for twelve starts in which he won one race, Zanzibar retired from racing in 2024. Beginning his racing career in Victoria with trainers such as Danny O’brien and Jarrod Robinson, Zanzibar moved into […]
A Little Wet in Wandi | Educating Retired Racehorses
Our OTTWA Encouragement Clinic at Magenup Equestrian Centre in June was hit by the winter weather, leaving the arena a little wetter than anticipated. This provided a great learning opportunity for the horses in attendance, and we might have spotted some future eventers in the making! Luckily, the arena drained eventually to allow the riders […]
Building A ‘Stable’ Community
As part of the 2024 Off the Track WA Community Fund, we gladly supported the installation of stables for the horses of Equine Connections. With several retired racehorses associated with their program, Off the Track WA (an initiative of Racing WA) partially funded the installment of these stables to provide support and shelter to the […]
Baillies Bad boy | There’s Nothing Bad about Bruno
West Australian gelding, Baillies Bad Boy is thriving in his life after racing, participating in a variety of disciplines. Named presumably to honour owner, R S Baillie, Baillies Bad Boy retired from racing in 2021. After 15 starts under Michael Callegari’s training, ‘Bruno’ was rehomed to Rachael Mead in the hopes that she could retrain […]
Tis Only a Name | Gaining Confidence with Tizzy
Beginning his racing career in 2020, Tis Only a Name raced across the West Australian harness tracks for thirteen starts—a modest number in comparison to many others. After one win and a second, ‘Tizzy’ by Franco Jamar NZ retired from racing in 2022 with six thousand dollars in stakes earnings. Trained by Hayden Reeves, Tizzy […]
Blue Sandgroper’s Interschool Success
Back in May, Off the Track WA proudly sponsored the Equestrian WA Interschool State Championships. Supporting young riders with retired racehorses, Off the Track WA hosted our own leaderboard, providing opportunities for riders of off the track horses. Thirty-seven retired racehorses participated across several disciplines at the Interschool State Championships hosted at the State Equestrian […]
Feisty Cat | Reliable Hugo
Named Feisty Cat in honour of sire, Bearcat, this seventeen-year-old gelding is enjoying life off the track. After only three starts, Feisty Cat retired from racing and instead pivoted towards dressage and pleasure riding. Purchased in 2016 from Jessica Truesdale, Feisty Cat is now proudly owned by Courtney Sloper. Having always owned off the track […]
Off the Track Connections with Overpass
With the highly anticipated KIA QUOKKA later today, we took the opportunity to dive into some off-the-track horses connected to none other than the QUOKKA champ, OVERPASS. Sired by Vancouver, Overpass shares parentage with several horses here in Western Australia who’ve found new homes and careers. While they may not have matched Overpass’s staggering […]
Off the Track Connections with the Nullarbor
Tonight, Gloucester Park will be abuzz with excitement as the 2025 Tabtouch Nullarbor race is held. There are some wonderful Standardbreds entered, many of which have connections to horses sold through the OTTWA Retraining Programs! GEE HEZA SPORT is a Bond Racing trained mare by SportsWriter USA. The following horses are also by SportsWriter USA […]
Off the Track WA and retired racehorses return to Ascot
Saturday, March 22 saw Off the Track WA and retired racehorses return to Ascot Racecourse to showcase retired Thoroughbreds in their off the track careers. Joined by Claremont Therapeutic Riding Centers (CTRC), Bill (Alago Yeneos) and Dexter (One More Run), retired racehorses received plenty of pats and carrots from Ascot patrons. Bill and Dexter were […]
