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Community Action: Steuart Pittman & The Retired Racehorse Training Project

On a Sunday afternoon in October, Steuart Pittman stood on the track at Pimlico, surrounded by jumps and horses. A microphone in his hand, he spoke to hundreds of people sitting in the stands as Thoroughbreds trotted, cantered, and jumped around him. The track was his pulpit, the audience his congregation, and the message of…

January 8, 2014 in Brooklyn Backstretch.

“Just What Racing Needs”: The Retired Racehorse Training Project

A couple of dozen Thoroughbreds took to the track at Pimlico last weekend, but not to run in a race. There was no starting gate, no betting, and no jockeys, but more than 600 people bought tickets to see what the horses could do beyond competing in a horse race. The Retired Racehorse Training Project took over…

October 10, 2013 in Brooklyn Backstretch.

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