Whether they were Grade 1 winners on the track or never broke their maiden, all horses have their own story to tell off the track. Hear from the people who gave them their second careers, and how they made it from the track to their homes and hearts. This is how Thoroughbreds win off track. Brought to you by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. To make a gift, simply visit trfinc.org/offtrack
Latest episodes
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Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Alex's Castledream, Call Him Paddy, & Lainey Ashker
We know that not every horse was meant to be a champion on the track. But sometimes you find a Thoroughbred that is meant to be a champion in another sport. Enter Lainey Ashker, fi…
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41 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Ninety One Assault & Tom and Maggie Morley
From gamblers to exercise riders to former trainer and Hall of Famer Bill Mott, they all have asked or told me their own stories about Ninety One Assault, aka Boo. So, we had to do…
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37 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Whitmore & Laura Moquette
For seven racing seasons we watched the fiery, sometimes cantankerous, chestnut gelding named Whitmore blitz down the racetrack. We all cheered him on as he finally got his Breeder…
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46 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Wepner & Maddie Hogan
When I began Off Track, I described it as a personal passion project. It is my way of expressing the impact that Thoroughbreds have had on my life and how much they've done for me.…
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31 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Talk Show Man & Lindy Gutman
Lindy Gutman is living proof that the Off Track Thoroughbred community is one of most supportive, encouraging, and energetic horse communities there are. And why wouldn't she be? W…
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38 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Underscore & Natalie Voss
Their relationship began long before he was born. Having worked with his Dam Unspurned as a yearling, Natalie Voss, vowed to meet her first foal and someday make him hers. And whil…
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35 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Vosges & Tim Lanahan
For Tim Lanahan, the race track has always been a constant. Whether it was going to Saratoga as a fan when he was young, or photographing the stars of the game for the Bloodhorse,…
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27 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Nell Gwyn & Cassidy Edwards
Bob Edwards' e Five Racing Thoroughbreds has seen enormous success in only six years with multiple Breeders Cup wins, countless graded stakes victories, and over 10 million in earn…
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44 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Say No More & Kelsey Riley
As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. But for Kelsey Riley, International Editor for the Thoroughbred Daily News, home is where "Morris" is. Kelsey's passion for Thorough…
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43 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Pleasant Italian & Konni Harrison
Konni Harrison got the call that no one from the track ever wants to get..."Do you remember Pleasant Italian?""Yes of course, the 18 hand goofball that used to walk to the track on…
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35 min
Off Track with Maggie Wolfendale: Blindwillie McTell, Christie DeBernardis, & Caroline Moore
From winning a stake in his second start as a maiden to competing at a recognized show after only being off the track for four months, Blindwillie McTell has always been an over ac…
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28 min
Monroe's Music and Shelly Ferrall
Monroe's Music, aka Louie, has life figured out. Despite being beautifully bred, he knew the racetrack wasn't for him. He enjoyed being a hunter for a brief time, but he gave that…
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45 min
Dover Point and Danielle Montgomery
As the old saying goes at the racetrack "you start as a hot walker and you end as a hot walker", and Danielle Montgomery has probably done everything in between. In her current rol…
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59 min
Page McKenney, Legend's Hope, and Jazz Napravnik
Jazz Napravnik dominated the Retired Racehorse Project. She won the People's Choice award and was crowned the champion in eventing. Of course many people knew of her Pennsylvania b…
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32 min
Great Wide Open and Jamie Hernandez
"Into the Great Wide Open" may be a great rock song but Great Wide Open, aka "Tom" is a rock star of an OTTB (and he was a pretty darn good racehorse too). And even though his now…
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51 min
Dynamaker and Carleigh Fedorka
For Dr. Carleigh Fedorka there is very little left to accomplish in the equestrian world (although in her eyes there is still a laundry list of milestones that need to be checked o…
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34 min
Inked and Kirsten Fada
More often than not, things in the world of horse racing come full circle. That couldn’t be more true for Kirsten Fada and Inked. A horse Kirsten was apart of purchasing and naming…
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48 min
Notacatbutallama & Alysse Jacobs and Royal Albert Hall & Brittney Atras
Two former stakes winners, plus three OTTB loving women, plus wine and cheese, equals adult pony club. At least that is what Alysse dubbed it. Hear how Bertle kicked Brittney when…
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34 min
Trey Bear and Kaymarie Kreidel
Remember watching the 2019 Preakness when Bodexpress dropped John Velazquez at the start and ran lose wreaking havoc on the track? And then the valiant catch by the female outrider…
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36 min
Hey Maria and Ben Samrick
He's a State Farm agent by day and an OTTB saviuor by.... well, all of the time. Meet Ben Samrick of NorCal OTTB and his "ride or die" mare, Hey Maria.