Thoroughbred Incentive Program

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) Championships finished Sunday, Oct. 27, which included participation from 206 Thoroughbreds and 210 riders. The show took place at Stable View in Aiken, SC, from Oct. 24-27. Cash prized totaling $2,000 were awarded to the 42 divisions, including hunters, jumpers, English pleasure, dressage, combined test, Western pleasure, ranch riding, competitive trail and in-hand competition. "The 2024 T.I.P. Championships was a phenomenal display of the versatility and potential of Thoroughbreds in careers after their time on the track," said Kristin Werner, coordinator of T.I.P....

Two non-competition awards, the T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award were awarded Monday by the Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program. The Thoroughbred of the Year Award recognizes a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career, such as equine-assisted therapy or police work, and includes a $5,000 grant to the non-profit organization associated with the horse or, if no organization is associated with the horse, to a horse-related charity chosen by The Jockey Club. The 2024 Thoroughbred of the Year is...

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) and Stable View has postponed this weekend's T.I.P. Championships because of Hurricane Helene and rescheduled the events for Oct. 24-27, the organization said in a press release on Wednesday. Stable View will offer a full refund to all competitors who are unable to participate during the new dates. In addition, T.I.P. Championships declarations and entries will re-open, providing an opportunity to participate in the event to those who may not have been able to make the originally scheduled dates. All scratches must be...

Applications for The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program's (T.I.P.) Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the Young Rider of the Year Award are now available online and are due Jun 30, 2023. The Thoroughbred of the Year Award recognizes a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career, such as equine-assisted therapy or police work. The award includes a $5,000 grant to the non-profit organization associated with the horse or, if no organization is associated with the horse, to a horse-related charity chosen by The Jockey Club. The Young Rider...

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) Is hosting two championship shows in 2022, both held this month. The T.I.P. Championships & Eastern Dressage Championships are taking place Oct. 6-9 in Aiken, South Carolina, and the T.I.P. Western Championships & Central Dressage Championships are scheduled for Oct. 12-15 in Lexington, Kentucky, in conjunction with the Retired Racehorse Project's Thoroughbred Makeover. Nearly 350 Thoroughbreds are slated to compete in 38 divisions. Each division will be awarded $2,000 in prize money with awards through 10th place and special classes will be held...

The Jockey Club (TJC) Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) has announced the 2022 recipients of its two non-competition awards, the T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award and the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award. The Thoroughbred of the Year Award, which recognizes a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career, such as equine-assisted therapy or police work, goes to "River," a mare born in 2000 and raced as Teen Dancer (Mt. Magazine). River is a therapy horse at CORRAL, a nonprofit that equips adolescent girls in high-risk situations through...

Applications for The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.)'s annual non-competition awards are available and due June 30. The T.I.P. Thoroughbred of the Year Award honors a Thoroughbred that has excelled in a non-competitive career, such as equine-assisted therapy or police work. The award includes a $5,000 grant to the non-profit organization associated with the horse, while the T.I.P. Young Rider of the Year Award recognizes juvenile riders who use a Thoroughbred in 4-H, Pony Club, or other activities with a total award of $5,000 that can be applied to...

The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) has revealed the winners and other placings from its 2021 performance awards program and the T.I.P./United States Polo Association (USPA) annual polo awards. The awards recognize Thoroughbreds that have accumulated the most points at all horse shows through a variety of disciplines and experience levels. In 2021, 726 Thoroughbreds from 42 states and four provinces competed in more than 15,000 classes, divisions, and events. Division awards were calculated in 14 discipline categories, 92 discipline divisions, and eight junior rider divisions. In addition, Thoroughbred...

The Take2 Second Career Thoroughbred Program is celebrating its 10th year with a "Give 110 Percent!" campaign to raise $10,000 a month for 10 months. The ultimate goal is to reach $100,000 in donations by the end of the year. To help kick start the initiative, racehorse owner and entrepreneur Len Green has donated $10,000 to the campaign. "I've been in the Thoroughbred industry for almost 50 years as the founder of both DJ Stable and The Green Group," Green explained. "I have witnessed firsthand the extraordinary work by TAKE2...

The Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) Championships in hunters, jumpers, combined test, English pleasure, and English in-hand will return this year to Stable View in Aiken, South Carolina, The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program announced Tuesday. The show will kick off with a welcome party on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 6, and will run through Sunday, Oct. 9. "We are thrilled to be returning to Stable View for T.I.P. Championships in 2022," said Kristin Werner, senior counsel for The Jockey Club and administrator of T.I.P. "Thoroughbreds continue to prove their...

Edited Press Release The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) announced Tuesday that it has approved more than 7,000 awards and classes at more than 1,400 shows in 46 states and six Canadian provinces in 2022. Awards are available for multiple disciplines, including eventing, dressage, Western and English pleasure, hunter/jumper, endurance, barrel racing, and polocrosse. A full calendar of shows offering awards is available at tjctip.com/CalendarOfEvents and will be updated as show dates are confirmed. In addition, T.I.P. will be splitting its T.I.P. Championships horse show into multiple events in...

Nearly 200 Thoroughbreds competed in The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) Championships held earlier this month in Aiken, South Carolina. There were classes covering seven disciplines and there were 26 divisions spanning hunters, jumpers, dressage, combined tests, Western dressage, English pleasure and Western pleasure. That meant a lot of variety among the competitors, all of them with a unique story. There was a 27-year-old horse and a 2-year-old horse. There were horses that didn't accomplish much of anything during their racing careers and then there was one, Two Notch...