Beauty (JC Wave Jumper) is an 8 year old off-track Thoroughbred, who we retired from racing in the fall of 2021. She retired via New Start, who placed her with After the Races. That is where Samantha first saw Beauty and knew that she was meant to be her horse.

Time flies! Not only did Alli (JC Allied Invasion) turn 9 on January 1st, but this past October he celebrated 4 years with him human BFF, Claire. As always, Claire sent a terrific update on Alli and all of his happenings over the past year. From Claire- Building Our Partnership

As I reflect on 2025, it was another good year for Wasabi Aftercare. We assisted in a number of retirements and rehomings, as well as had a successful year of fundraising. As in any year, there were challenges, but I think our successes outnumber the frustrations by leaps and bounds.

Our annual fundraiser, 12 Days of Giving, ended on Saturday. This year’s fundraiser surpassed our matching goals quite nicely. Read to the end to learn this year’s total. This year’s horses In 2025 we assisted in the retirement and rehoming of nine horses. We assisted in the retirement of four

A quick recap before I get to the update: Frost Warrior was purchased at OBS October 2019 yearling sale by Wasabi Ventures Stables and was trained and raced by them until November 2022. At that point, she moved to a different ownership group. In June 2023, Wasabi Aftercare Fund (then

My Pal Jerry is a retiree, who we have been following since before our official aftercare program even began! He raced for Wasabi Ventures Stables from September 2017 through October 2018. He transitioned into off-track life with Akindale Horse Rescue. Over the past few years, Jessie and Jerry have been