TIP Announces Winners of Performance and Polo Awards
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Photo: Courtesy Dafna Heule
Dafna Heule, the Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program 2021 Rider of the Year, aboard Ahh Ahh Chew
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.), which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon completion of careers in racing or breeding, announced April 19, 2023, the winners and other placings from its 2022 performance awards program and the T.I.P. / United States Polo Association (USPA) annual polo awards.
The performance awards recognize Thoroughbreds accumulating the most points at all horse shows and cover a wide variety of disciplines and experience levels. In 2022, 725 Thoroughbreds from 44 states and five provinces competed in more than 15,000 classes, divisions, and events. Division awards were calculated in 14 categories as well as 91 discipline divisions and eight junior rider divisions. Category and division awards included the Green OTTB category for Thoroughbreds that last raced in 2020, 2021, or 2022, with generous sponsorship for these awards provided by Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA). Winners of the performance awards will receive ribbons, prize money, and a variety of prizes, including coolers, halters, bags, tumblers, keychains, and apparel. The complete list of winners and participants is available at tjctip.com/PerformanceAwardsWinners.
State-bred performance awards were sponsored by Racehorse Minnesota, Woodbine, and Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association. In addition to the category and division awards, the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) sponsored a performance award for horses adopted from TAA-accredited organizations, and the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) provided awards for top-placing RRP Makeover alumni.
The winners of each category can be found below:
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Category |
Name (state bred) “Show name” Pedigree |
Rider Name (State) |
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Dressage |
Finley’s Fortune (WV) “Awkward Silence” 2014 chestnut mare Smarty Jones – Lite Write |
Elisabeth (Bitsy) Gascoigne (OH) |
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English Pleasure Halter/Model/In-Hand Hunter Western |
Crazy Man (NY) “Chocolate Delight” 2005 bay gelding Western Borders – Big Fat Moose |
Reba Merritt (VA) |
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Eventing/Combined Test |
Plain Brown Wrap (IL) 2002 dark bay/brown gelding Mt. Magazine – Sister Gust |
Rebekah Bartley (VA) |
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Equitation |
Positively True (KY) 2006 dark bay/brown mare Yes It’s True - Postulant |
Cade Pearson (GA) |
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Endurance/Competitive Trail |
Stolen Track (FL) 2013 dk bay/brown mare Mast Track - Shwoensthemoment |
Deborah Morse, Alison Morse (FL) |
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General |
Algezir (KY) “Epilogue” 1999 bay gelding Northern Spur (IRE) – Shared Reflections |
Ashleigh Ramey Glorioso (VA) |
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Jumper |
Flying Eagle (KY) 2012 bay gelding City Zip – Sweet Problem |
Ashley Vaught (IN) |
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Online Horse Shows |
Kisstheothercheek (MD) 2012 bay mare Outflanker – It’s in His Kiss |
Kelly Hart (GA) |
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TCA Green OTTB - Last Raced 2022 |
Castle Bound (WV) 2013 bay gelding Windsor Castle – Bound To |
Michelle Knoblauch (WV) |
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TCA Green OTTB - Last Raced 2021 |
Lil B Quick (FL) 2015 bay mare Graeme Hall – Aiden’s Lil Devil |
Haley Kenevan (WI) |
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TCA Green OTTB - Last Raced 2020 |
This Is Me (KY) 2017 bay gelding Doctor Chit – Talking Audrey |
Heath Gunnison (KY) Owned by RAH Bloodstock |
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Minnesota-bred sponsored by Racehorse Minnesota |
Eurosonice (MN) “Mercedes” 2007 bay mare Eurosilver – Must Be Nice |
Alyssa Turnquist (WI) |
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Ontario-bred sponsored by Woodbine |
A Hotty at Noon (ON) “Nosy Parker” 2009 chestnut ridgling Wake at Noon – Erika is a Hotty |
Michelle Hannan (OH) |
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Washington-Bred sponsored by Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association |
Back to Wine (WA) 2010 chestnut gelding Baqeuro – Wine at Dawn |
Christina Klein (OK) |
To recognize Thoroughbreds that have excelled in a career as a polo horse, T.I.P. and USPA created the T.I.P./USPA Thoroughbred Polo Awards in 2020. Applicants for the award must demonstrate how the Thoroughbred has successfully transitioned into and excelled in its career as a polo pony. The winners of the third annual polo awards are as follows:
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Category |
Name (state bred) “Current name” Pedigree |
Owner Name (State) |
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Lesson Horse
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Rosie’s Nature (WV) “Rosie” 2006 bay mare Valiant Nature- Fior Di Castagna |
Hugo Pasten (WV) |
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Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) Horse |
Avalanche Dancer (AZ) “Dancer” 1998 bay mare Dance Centre – Golden Avalanche |
Polodeo Ranch LLC (CA) |
Performance awards will be available once again in 2023 and will be based on results in shows from December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. For 2023, two disciplines have been upgraded from a Division to a Category (Barrel Racing and Western Dressage) and two existing Divisions were split into zones (Second Level Dressage and Amateur Owner Hunter). The deadline for submissions is December 20, 2023. Forms are available at tjctip.com/About/TBPAF.