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News Archive
July 17, 2026
Paulick Report: Running On Bourbon Becomes 1,500th TAKE THE LEAD Retiree
July 13, 2026
Paulick Report: Triumphant Return To Saratoga For $10,000 TAKE2 Hunter Classic Winner
June 29, 2026
Blood-Horse: Summit Panel Discusses Importance of Planning for Aftercare
June 11, 2026
Blood-Horse: TAKE THE LEAD Retirement Program Increases Aftercare Donations
June 4, 2026
America’s Best Racing: A Thoroughbred Renaissance Takes Shape at Upperville
June 4, 2026
The Plaid Horse: Mavis and Cle Toledano Secure TAKE2 Jumper Championship
June 3, 2026
Chronicle of the Horse: Record-Breaking $25,000 Upperville Thoroughbred Hunter Derby
June 2, 2026
The Plaid Horse: Kensington Court Conquers Upperville $25,000 TB Hunter Derby
May 18, 2026
TDN: NY Stakeholders Partner to Offer $20k in Prize Money to TAKE2 Hunter Classics
April 15, 2026
Yahoo! Sports: TAKE2 Classics Series Worth $35,000 Kicks Off at Kentucky Horse Shows
April 9, 2026
Paulick Report: ‘Intelligent’ Flat Out Phylly Discovers New Career With The Schobels
March 4, 2026
TAA: The Importance of Racetrack Placement Programs for Retiring Thoroughbreds
March 3, 2026
Chronicle of the Horse: USHJA Task Force Ushers In New Opportunities For TB Hunters
February 25, 2026
Paulick Report: $35,000 In TAKE2 Prize Money Donated by Thoroughbred Stakeholders
January 2, 2026
Paulick Report: TAKE2: OTTB ‘The Best Thing That Has Ever Happened’ To Junior Rider
January 2, 2026
Upperville: $25,000 Thoroughbred Hunter Derby Coming to Upperville in 2026
November 20, 2025
Paulick Report: TAKE2 Donates $1,000 To Eight Aftercare Organizations
October 9, 2025
Paulick Report: After The Races And CANTER USA Receive Take2 Jet Run Awards
September 30, 2025
Paulick Report: Frenchie Earns TAKE2 High-Score Jumper Award
September 26, 2025
Paulick Report: ‘Thoroughbreds Have A Real Place In The Show Ring’
September 16, 2025
ABR: Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Despite Ups and Downs, Anything is Possible
September 10, 2025
Paulick Report: ‘Cross-Trained’ Quiet Prospector, Pint-Sized TB Earn TAKE2 Junior Awards
July 31, 2025
Paulick Report: ‘You Cannot Find More Heart’: OTTBs Jump Highest For Kim Brunson
July 18, 2025
Paulick Report: Mel’s Baby Sister Crowned NY Retired Racehorse Of The Year
July 17, 2025
News 10 Albany: New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day Returns for Fifth Year
July 11, 2025
Paulick Report: New York Aftercare Day Scheduled For July 17 At Saratoga
June 30, 2025
TAA: Honoring Thoroughbreds – Fifth Annual New York Aftercare Day at Saratoga
June 12, 2025
The Chronicle of the Horse: Lyman Shines Spotlight On Thoroughbreds At Upperville
June 11, 2025
Blood-Horse: Voting Open for Down Broadway Retired Racehorse Award
June 9, 2025
Paulick Report: Hoeft Enjoys ‘Athleticism, Beauty, Heart, And Talent’ Of Thoroughbred
June 6, 2025
The Chronicle of the Horse: Schofield Has Learned To Listen To Her Thoroughbreds
June 5, 2025
Middleburg Life: Lyman Dominates TAKE2 Hunter Division at Upperville
May 9, 2025
Paulick Report: Unplaced As A Racemare, ‘What Ales You’ Finds Calling In Hunter Ring
April 11, 2025
Paulick Report: TAKE2 Finals To Be Held At Kentucky National In 2025
March 28, 2025
Paulick Report: ‘I Would Not Have Considered Anything But A Thoroughbred’
February 26, 2025
Mad Barn: Purchasing an OTTB: Retraining Incentives, Competitions & TB Makeover
February 20, 2025
Chronicle of the Horse: Anne Kursinski Still Loves A Good Thoroughbred
February 14, 2025
Paulick Report: First OTTB A Game Changer For Jamie Ingalls
January 11, 2025
TDN: Thoroughbreds and Olympian Anne Kursinski: A Match Made in Heaven
December 26, 2024
Paulick Report: Violette’s Legacy – TAKE THE LEAD Marks $2 Million To Aftercare
November 26, 2024
TAKE2 takes 5 with Samantha Hogan and TAKE THE LEAD Graduate In Sandals
October 4, 2024
Paulick Report: TAKE2 High-Score Hunter Suntory Time Is Ready For His Close-Up
September 28, 2024
The Plaid Horse: Capture The Music Gives Team a Third TAKE2 Hunter Final Victory
September 26, 2024
The Plaid Horse: Newcomers to the Program Earn TAKE2 Junior Riders Honors
September 19, 2024
The Plaid Horse: New Vocations Sweeps TAKE2 Jet Run Awards
August 29, 2024
BloodHorse: TOBA Awards Week: A Lil Evil Sporthorse of the Year
August 22, 2024
Paulick Report: OTTB My Boy Tate Crowned Inaugural Down Broadway Award Winner
August 16, 2024
TDN: Schosberg To Be Honored For New York Aftercare Efforts Sept. 10
August 15, 2024
News 10: Discovering Saratoga – 4th annual New York Thoroughbred Aftercare Day
July 28, 2024
TAKE2 Spotlight: From Horse Crazy Kid to TAKE2 League Member
July 18, 2024
Paulick Report: Voting Open for Down Broadway Retired Racehorse of the Year Award
July 10, 2024
Paulick Report: New York Organizations Unveil Retired Racehorse of the Year Award
June 6, 2024
Upperville: Kristiane Pellegrino and White Oaks Joy Ride Speed to Take2 Jumper Championship
June 1, 2024
Paulick Report: TAKE2 Thoroughbred League Adds Awards For Juniors, Amateurs
May 31, 2024
TAKE2 Takes 5 with League Members Jenny McGaughey and Are You Kidding Me
May 26, 2024
TAKE2 Takes 5 with: Heather Stanley & TAKE THE LEAD Grad Igottahaveit
April 29, 2024
NYTHA: TAKE THE LEAD Finds Homes For 43 Racehorses At Aqueduct Winter/Spring Meets
April 25, 2024
TAKE2 Takes 5 with: Junior Rider Breanna Moore and Nickel Ride
April 25, 2024
New York Breeder Magazine: Aftercare to the Front Spotlights NY Outfits
April 6, 2024
TAKE2 Spotlight: Andrea Cerofolini Has a Passion for the Thoroughbred
March 12, 2024
US Equestrian: “Be A Mentor:” The Longevity of an Equestrian Career
February 23, 2024
Plaidcast 369: Andy Belfiore & Rick Schosberg, by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services
February 18, 2024
Chronicle of the Horse: Alison Wichman Will Always Want a Thoroughbred
January 23, 2024
Blood-Horse: Adoptions Increase 36% at TAKE2 Jet Run Award Winning-Second Stride
January 3, 2024
Paulick Report: TAKE THE LEAD Distributes $20,000 In Holiday Donations To Aftercare
December 20, 2023
Paulick Report: TAKE2 Finals Return To Kentucky National Horse Show In 2024
November 1, 2023
TAKE2 High-Score Champions Fly the Flag for All Thoroughbreds
October 19, 2023
The Plaid Horse: High School Student Captures TAKE2 Junior Rider Award, Presented by TCA
October 7, 2023
Paulick Report: TAKE2 Program’s 2023 Jet Run Awards Go To ReRun, Second Stride
October 2, 2023
Paulick Report: Fourth Time’s The Charm In $20,000 TAKE2 Hunter/Jumper Finals
September 21, 2023
Paulick Report: Jockey Sophie Doyle Back In The Saddle For TAKE2 Hunter/Jumper Finals
August 11, 2023
Paulick Report: Retirement Ceremony To Highlight NY Thoroughbred Aftercare Day
August 9, 2023
Paulick Report: Schosberg Taking The Lead On Aftercare: Presented By Avion Law
August 1, 2023
Paulick Report: OTTB Classic Brother Grabs Leads In TAKE2 Jumper Standings
July 30, 2023
Blood-Horse: NY Thoroughbred Aftercare Day to be Held at Saratoga
July 23, 2023
Paulick Report: From Racetrack To Reenactments, Bielefeld Can Handle It All
July 11, 2023
Saratoga Living: Acacia Clement: For the Love of Horses
July 7, 2023
NYRA: Multiple Graded Stakes-Winner Drafted Retired from Racing
June 30, 2023
The Plaid Horse: TAKE2 – A Second Chance for Thoroughbreds
June 8, 2023
Martha Nevins Gallops to the Take2 Thoroughbred Jumper Championship at Upperville
May 24, 2023
Paulick Report: Montauk Traffic A Healing Presence At Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue
May 4, 2023
Westchester Magazine: A Katonah Resident Gives Thoroughbreds a Second Act
April 3, 2023
Paulick Report: The Success Of Cozmic One And The People Around Him
March 22, 2023
Sidelines Magazine: The TAKE2 Program – Second Careers for Thoroughbreds
February 10, 2023
Retired Racehorse Radio 97: Featuring TAKE2 and TAKE THE LEAD
January 26, 2023
Paulick Report: Fight On Lucy Is 1,000th Horse To Retire Through TAKE THE LEAD
January 10, 2023
Paulick Report: TAKE2 10th Anniversary Campaign Raises $117,744
December 31, 2022
TDN: Thirty Two Years and 5,794 Starters Later, Rick Schosberg Calls it a Career
December 28, 2022
Horse Illustrated: Thoroughbred Horses Find a Second Calling
November 17, 2022
TDN: TAKE2 to Recognize All Rated TB Hunter, Jumper Divisions at USEF Shows
October 27, 2022
Paulick Report: TAKE2 Donor Of The Month – TCA Is One Organization Helping Many
October 20, 2022
Paulick Report: TAKE2 Champion Juniors Agree: TBs Make for Better Riders
October 18, 2022
Blood-Horse: TAKE2 President Rick Schosberg to Retire From Training After 35 Years
October 18, 2022
NYTB: Prince of New York leads the way at Retried Racehorse Project Makeover
October 4, 2022
Paulick Report: Second Stride, New Vocations Highlighted By TAKE2 Jet Run Award Winners
September 30, 2022
Blood-Horse: Thoroughbreds Shine in $20,000 TAKE2 Hunter/Jumper Finals
September 23, 2022
Congrats to our 2022 TAKE2 High-Score Champions: So Much More to Give!
September 7, 2022
Chronicle of the Horse: Gomez Reps The Breed In First Grand Prix Win on Family’s TB
September 3, 2022
Daily Gazette: Thoroughbred aftercare remains a crucial issue in racing industry
August 26, 2022
Blood-Horse: Thoroughbred Charities of America Awards $783,00 in Annual Grants
