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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 […]
Retired Racehorses Venture Out into Dwellingup
Nine retired racehorses competed in endurance riding this weekend in Dwellingup, hosted by the Western Australian Endurance Riding Association. Of these nine horses, there were seven Standardbreds and two Thoroughbreds. Three seasoned endurance Standardbred’s competed in the 40-kilometer ride, showcasing their trainable nature, stamina and strength. Mad Robber, Living on Love and Northern Emperor all […]
West Australian Thoroughbreds Dominate in Melbourne
What an event it was in Melbourne, with several Western Australian riders and their off the track Thoroughbreds finishing in the top 10 of their classes. Young Event Horse Championships The event began with the Young Event Horse Championships, which featured sponsored horse and rider, Pride of Merisi and Charlee Morton-Sharp in the five-year-old division. […]
Peregrine Lilly | Tayla Shining In Her Golden Years
This 2005 mare retired from racing after only one start. ‘Tayla’ never took to life as a pacer and instead was used as a broodmare before making the transition into an off the track mount. Taken under the wing of Bayley Thomas, Peregrine Lily began the process towards a ridden career. In 2017, Tayla was […]
