Equine Athletes Impacting After Retirement 9 July, 2018 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Living on a farm in her native New Zealand, horses were not alien to Jess Novak. However, since establishing Silverfern Equestrian in Oakford, Novak has discovered a new found appreciation for ex race horses. Such is her respect for these […]

Superstar Nanny 21 June, 2018 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Star Risca with his new family at Mungrup Stud. Star Risca foaled at Mungrup Stud in Narrikup, Mount Barker, and is by the sire Kenvain and out of the mare Rijinsky.  Branded with the notoriety of the famous lazy G O W, Star […]

Retired racehorses on track with their new lives 17 May, 2018 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Photo caption left to right: Taltarni Wevel Pyatt on Key Emblem, Isabelle Siegwart on Madam Tempete, show jumping instructor Les Bunning, Bonny Dunlop on Jeux Desprit and Monica Magalengo on Eivind. The first of the popular Off the Track (OTT) Education Clinics for 2018 […]

Jockeys Give Show Jumping a Go 3 April, 2017 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Some of WA racing’s most prominent jockeys will ride a cast of retired racehorses in a state-first show jumping competition later this month. The inaugural event, to be held by Off The Track at the State Equestrian Centre on […]

On The Track And In The Park 16 December, 2016 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK For most event riders the warmer months mean it’s time to kick up their heels and turn their horses out, but for an elite group of horse and rider combinations the competition is only just heating up. The […]

Sharon Joyce talks Off the Track and Greyhound welfare on Sports FM 14 October, 2016 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Off the Track WA’s Equine Welfare Officer, Sharon Joyce co-hosted the Talking Horses program on Sports FM last Wednesday evening. Listen in to Sharon’s commentary for a good insight into RWWA’s commitment to animal welfare of […]

Off The Track Starts Educational School Visits 31 August, 2016 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK   In conjunction with The Melbourne Cup Tour, the first of the Off the Track Educational School visits debuted on Wednesday 10th August 2016 at Alkimos Primary School and proved extremely popular among students, parents, teachers and the […]

Off the Track & Melbourne Cup Tour to visit Local Primary School 4 August, 2016 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Racing and Wagering Western Australia’s (RWWA) Off the Track program, in conjunction with the Victoria Racing Club’s (VRC) 2016 Emirates Melbourne Cup Tour, will pay a visit to the Alkimos Primary School, on Wednesday […]

Sonja Johnson tracks her path to Rio 28 April, 2016 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Western Australian retired thoroughbred racehorse Bullionaire has taken giant strides to be on the verge of Australian selection at the Rio Olympics later this year. Bullionaire and his Albany rider, Sonja Johnson’s, bid for selection in the Australian […]

Video: Standardbreds at Eventing In The Park 30 March, 2016 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Eventing In The Park is a Grand Prix Equestrian event held on the banks of the picturesque Swan River. Horses and riders compete over combined show jumping and cross country jumps at a very high level and at […]

VIDEO: Off The Track WA – 6 Bar Competition at Ascot 1 January, 2016 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK At Ascot on Saturday 29th November 2014 we witnessed our retired Thoroughbred racehorses displaying their athleticism and desire to perform on and off the track during the inaugural 6-Bar Competition…

Off the Track – Eventing in the Park 11 December, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Eventing in the Park returns to the banks of Perth’s Swan River for the third year and Off the Track and Racing and Wagering WA are once again proud to sponsor this exciting event; supporting our retired […]

Post Racing Clerking Careers 2 December, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK It all began when trainer Simon Foster contacted Off the Track to ask if we would consider forwarding some of our Off the Track merchandise to a young lady in Kalgoorlie named Amelia Radford.  Amelia has taken over the care of […]

Young Rider Is Strapper For The Day For Scenic Blast 25 November, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Western Australia’s premier thoroughbred race day, Super Saturday, was held last weekend and for one young racing enthusiast it was a day she won’t forget. Sian Fanderlinden, 17, of Kinglsey, is an ardent racing fan […]

Off The Track To Represent Australia 23 October, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) has been recognized by the Retired Racehorse Project as one of Australia’s leading equine welfare organisations through its Off the Track program. As part of this recognition, RWWA’s Equine Welfare Officer and key […]

Kerrific 7 October, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK KERRIFIC – (Blackfriars/Striking Zoe) Group winner Kerrific (Billy) retired in 2014 after earning over $600,000 throughout his racing career.  His wins included the Belmont Sprint, Grandstand Cup and RJ Peters Stakes.  In 2013 he was a very gallant fourth in the Railway Stakes. Much […]

2015 Standardbred State Championships 25 September, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK The recent 2015 Standardbred State Championships were recently held at the Claremont Showgrounds. For the 2nd year in a row the purebred classes began with the Race Condition horses. These horses must have raced or trialled within the previous 6 weeks. […]

Living Her Dream 25 September, 2015 Off The Track Kate Ingham is no slouch.  Having studied Finance & Economics and graduating with a degree in 2005 she now works at the Department of Treasury & Finance.   In between her heavy work commitments Kate finds the time to event her team of ex racehorses.  Actually, […]

2015 Showman Day 26 August, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK With the support of BioJohn Superstore, Off the Track spread our wings and hosted the inaugural Off the Track Showman Day on Saturday 11th July at the State Equestrian Centre. Showman consists of a dressage, in-hand and show jumping phase. Held at […]

Rambo and Lefty to RDA 26 July, 2015 Off The Track O OFF THE TRACK It has been a very rewarding experience for Off the Track to be a part of the successful transition of some of WA’s ex Standardbred racehorses to second careers at Riding for the Disabled (RDA) centres in WA. Since October […]