About After The Races
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Our Organization
After the Races is a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization and we are able to do our work thanks to the support of a large network of volunteers, donors, and adopters. Our specialty is rehabilitating retiring racehorses physically and behaviorally as they transition toward their next career. Every donation directly impacts our ability to give more horses a safe place to land after racing.
After the Races also seeks to better educate the community on the needs of retiring racehorses as well as on the gifts they can give to new horse owners. While you can regularly see us at the Maryland Five Star event in Elkton in October, we are happy to schedule visits or demonstrations with educational groups and clubs in the area upon request. We especially like talking with kids and young people in an effort to cultivate more up and coming horse enthusiasts and professionals.
Thank you for visiting us here at AfterTheRaces.org. Please know that this is the only official After the Races website and our farm in Elkton, MD is our only location. If you have any questions, comments, or would like to know more about the horses we have available, please visit our Facebook Page or e-mail us.
Thank you,
Bonnie McRae
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Who Are We?
After the Races is a 501(c)3 Thoroughbred rehabilitation and rehoming center located in Elkton, Maryland that takes in retiring Thoroughbred racehorses.
We combine the horse’s history from the track with a vetting on the farm so that we can then put together a rehabilitation plan for each individual horse. As the horse is rehabilitated, we spend time evaluating the horse’s temperament and physical capabilities. When ready, we begin the retraining process for horses in the program and seek to match them up with suitable, long-term homes.
Horses come to After the Races through various backstretch programs, dedicated to finding good homes for horses still on the racetrack. We also receive horses from private owners and trainers who know the importance of finding their horse a safe place to transition as it pursues its next career. Since After the Races’ inception in late 2010, we have found an increasing desire among racing professionals to see their horses get a second chance and we could not be more excited to work with them to realize this dream.
