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He’s A Sizzler | From Racing to Riding High
He’s A Sizzler is a 2018-born gelding by Sizzling, owned by Beth Giles. After 11 racing starts, He’s A Sizzler raced for trainer Daniel Morton, securing two wins and six placings, amassing a total of $146,240 in earnings. He retired from racing in early 2022 and went directly into Beth’s care. Although Beth wasn’t actively […]
SUAREZ | Rocky is Ready to Rock and Roll in the Show Ring
Suarez entered into the world in November of 2014. This Standardbred gelding by Shadow Play USA led an extensive racing career of 59 starts. With career highlights of seven wins, and 13 placings, Suarez last graced the harness track in August of 2023. Trained and rehomed by Sonia Zucchiatti, Suarez retired into his off the […]
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 […]
Baby Charge | Lovely Little Baby Jumping Into the Future
Awesome Rock filly, Baby Charge, raced twice before retiring in September of 2024. After a handful of trials and unsuccessful racing starts with trainers, Stefan Vahala and Mitchell Pateman, Baby Charge retired and began the transition into an off the track career. Rehomed through breeder and equestrian, Georgie Siciliano, Baby Charge was purchased by Lisa […]
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: […]
CLASSY CANDIDATE | Old Reliable and Beloved Jimbo
This 2004 Standardbred gelding was born December 31st. Almost born in 2005, Classy Candidate began his racing career in 2007 with Chris Robinson. Racing for seven years, Classy Candidate retired from racing in 2014 with 191 starts and 13 wins. At 20 years old, Classy Candidate has lived a long off the track career. Purchased […]
OTTWA RACE NAMING COMPETITION
Off the Track WA, in partnership with Perth Racing, are excited to announce that we will be at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday, March 22nd. Join us in celebrating retired racehorses by submitting a horse you believe showcases versatility, trainability and talent off the track to have a race named in their honour. This may be […]
