For 2023, the application can be viewed and worked on as a draft starting on December 15th, 2022 through January 2nd, 2023. You'll be able to work on your application and gather your materials, and save your work during this time. From January 2nd through the 20th, you'll be able to submit your application (with vet recommendation, video, references, and competitor agreement).

Please note that registration and entry fees have changed; this is the first adjustment to fees since 2019. Learn more about the updated fee schedule here.

Registration fees due at time of application:

• $200 one-time annual trainer application fee, regardless of trainer status (individual, team captain, or team member)
• $150 horse registration fee per horse, billed to individuals and team captains

The RRP has instituted fee changes that will go into effect starting in the 2023 competition year. This is the first time the RRP has raised Thoroughbred Makeover fees since 2019. The updated fee schedule is intended to better reflect the paperwork and processes that go into the Makeover throughout the year separate from the live event, and to address the rising costs of running the event.

Registration fees, which support the year-round administration associated with the event as it relates to the charitable mission of the RRP, will be billed at the time of trainer application submission. Registration fees will be collected between January 2nd and 20th for those submitting their applications during the standard submission period and will include two charges:

• $200 one-time annual trainer application fee, regardless of trainer status (individual, team captain, or team member)*
• $150 horse registration fee per horse, billed to individuals and team captains

New for 2023, all accepted trainers will receive a free print subscription to Off-Track Thoroughbred Magazine.

*Late trainer applications (received after January 20th, 2023) will require a $300 trainer application fee, plus the $150 per horse the trainer intends to enter.

Entry fees are those associated with the live competition in October and billed at the time of final entry August 1st through 15th, will include the following changes:

• First discipline, including schooling and drug testing fees: $150 per horse
• Second discipline: $100 per horse
• Stalls (horses or tack, flat rate for the week): $225 per stall
• Ship-ins (no stall): $60 per horse
• Non-compete horse fee: $50 per horse
• ASPCA Makeover Marketplace listing per horse
  • Standard: $60
  • Featured: $95
  • Premium: $110

All participating horses that complete a final entry will require a first discipline fee and stall (or ship-in) fee at minimum. The rest of the fees are optional. These fees and paperwork deadlines, along with all other event policies and discipline formats, apply to the new former broodmare division the same as they do the original retiring racehorse division. Details on fees, refund policies, deadlines, discipline formats, and event policies are fully outlined in the rulebook. Please keep in mind that this only breaks down the fees that will be collected by the RRP in order to participate in the Thoroughbred Makeover. The costs associated with purchasing, caring for, and retraining a horse leading up to the event will vary greatly.