2024 in Review
It was another busy year for us, filled with many successes, a few changes, and occasional challenges. Let’s take a minute or two to reflect on all of these happenings. A Major Change In June, we rebranded. Founded in 2021 as The Horse Fund, we recognized that the generic nature
12 Days of Giving- 2024
It’s a wrap on the 12 Days of Giving! From December 3rd through December 14th, we raised over $14,500 to support the safe and secure retirement of Wasabi Ventures Stables horses. This was our most successful fundraiser yet! The horses As of today, we have assisted in the retirement of
Five Reasons to Be Grateful
Do you remember the turkeys that you make by outlining your hand onto a piece of construction paper? Taking your child-friendly scissors, you cut very carefully, in hopes of keeping the fingers and thumb intact. More than likely, you then listed things for which you were grateful on each “feather”
Cowboy Has Quite the Walk
Cowboy (JC Detroit Cowboy) is an 11 year old gelding, who was in the Wasabi Ventures Stables barns from February through August 2019. Retired in September 2019, he was placed with Foxie G for some downtime. His post-racing home Cowboy now lives with Aoi and her family, where he has
Introducing Little Jim
On March 17, 2022, Weekend Madness foaled a healthy colt. As it was a bread-themed year for foals, he was nicknamed Whole Wheat. He spent his first eight months at St. Omer’s Farm in Maryland, before shipping to Kentucky for the Keeneland January Sale. “Whole Wheat” was purchased by Kaya
2024 Thoroughbred Makeover Recap
This year Wasabi Aftercare Fund (WAF) actively participated in the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover. We held several roles for the event, including Champion, sponsor, and volunteer. Champion Both Wasabi Ventures Stables and WAF were Champions for Exxtop. Privately purchased by WAF in September, Exxtop (now known as Tank) competed