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 […]
Back to Capel for Eventing
Competitors ventured back to Capel on the weekend of the 15/16th of March to compete at the Kingsfield Equestrian Capel HPC CCI-s 4*. With classes from 50cm to 4* heights, the weekend was jam-packed with off the track competitors pursuing success. 105 retired racehorses were entered to compete at this event. With three OTT exclusive […]
Call-out to businesses to become an OTTWA Herd Hero
Off the Track WA are eager to introduce our Herd Hero initiative, connecting businesses and services to the OTT community. A full break-down of the Herd Hero initiative and how businesses can be involved can be downloaded below: Useful Information: Read the Fact Sheet and Terms and Conditions. 2025 Herd Heroes runs from date of […]
Standardbreds Shine at SPPHAWA’s Scorecard Showdown
Kings Meadow Polo Grounds was transformed on the weekend of March 8-9, with the Standardbred Pleasure and Performance Horse Association of WA hosting their annual Scorecard Showdown. Exclusive to Standardbreds, this event promotes Standardbreds in show horse homes through a competition to find the best example of the breed. With points given based on conformation, […]
Off the Track Horses Honoured at Ascot Racecourse
With the conclusion of our race naming competition, we are thrilled to have finalized our off the track race names. With so many retired racehorses to honour, we are proud to announce that there will be two races named by the Off the Track WA community. We look forward to cheering home the following races: […]
