The Southern California racing community was well represented at Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event on April 25-28, 2019 by a 10-year-old off-track-Thoroughbred Unmarked Bills. “Billy” spent the early portion of his career competing at Santa Anita Park and Hollywood Park for trainer Richard Mandella before heading back east. He would ultimately race 24 times before Read More
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June Placement Program Graduates
After our record breaking 14 placements last month, we thought June would be relatively slow. For once, we were actually glad to be proven wrong which means we must be doing something right! This month six wonderful retired racehorses graduated the Placement Program and have started working toward their future as equestrian mounts and treasured friends. We are looking forward to a sun-soaked summer at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and hope to see you all at our CARMAcares Fundraiser: Hoedown for Horses on July 22 in the Del Mar Paddock at 6:30pm. This is our biggest event of the year and we would love to see our supporters attend! Cost of admission is a $125-dollar donation which goes directly towards helping retired racehorses – including those you will read about below and many more like them. Alright, let’s meet June’s Placement Program Grads! Read More
September Placement Program Graduates
It was yet another bustling month for the CARMA Placement Program with five beautiful Thoroughbreds graduating and moving on to the next stage of their journey with our Aftercare Partners. In the last 90 days, we have re-homed 16 retired racehorses and we are hoping to keep up that pace to close out the year. Read More
CARMA to Benefit from Equine Sports Therapy Promotion
ARCADIA, Calif., Jan. 4, 2017 – Much like human athletes, performance horses of all equestrian disciplines need sports therapy to recover from various aches and pains from strenuous physical activity. Leading the rehabilitation industry with cutting edge technology and services is Eclipse Equine Sports Therapy Center (Eclipse) who helps heal some of California’s finest horses. Read More
CARMA Placement Program Assists its 100th Retired Racehorse
Thoroughbred Racing Aftercare Nonprofit Achieves Major Milestone ARCADIA, Calif. Oct. 19, 2016 – Less than four years ago, the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) launched its Placement Program with the goal of transitioning five race horses at a time from the track and into the next phase of their lives as beloved pets. The nonprofit Read More
CARMA Appoints Billy Koch as Board Secretary
California Thoroughbred Retirement Nonprofit Calls on Prominent Racing Syndicate Founder for Key Perspective ARCADIA, Calif., Sept. 29, 2016 – As the founder and managing partner of Little Red Feather Racing, one of the largest and most successful syndicates in horse racing, Billy Koch has his finger on the pulse of the future of Thoroughbred ownership. Read More