Tenax is a big, 16.2+ hand, 8 year old, bay gelding who came to After the Races in partnership with Beyond the Wire in Maryland. Not having hit the board for some time, his connections decided it was time to let him pursue a new career. He made just over $100,000 in 34 starts, and is by Great Notion, with his dam being a granddaughter of Awesome Again.

Tenax had a great intake evaluation here with our vet finding him sound and without any known limitations. She gave him a great prognosis to go in any direction. While he only sticks just over 16.2 hands, this horse is built BIG. He is a very solid horse who will take up a tall rider's leg so don't be shy if you typically look at horses over 17 hands.

While he arrived quite on the muscle (and he has a LOT of good muscle), we're happy to share that he's relaxed and settled well with some turnout. He's currently turned out with another gelding without issue and is enjoying some time to be a horse before we put him back under saddle to begin his retraining. He is available now to someone willing and able to restart a very fit OTTB themselves, and will start back in work with us in early June if he's not adopted sooner.

Tenax has no vices that we've observed, is front shod (and in need of a good, consistent farrier program to adjust the angles he arrived with from the track), and one striking gelding to look at. At this stage in his transition, he needs a confident, capable handler who will not be intimidated by his size or energy.

Stay tuned for more pictures and information as we get to know him.