The 23rd New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show Presented by Heider Family Stables
New Vocations Press
Lexington, KY – The 23rd New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show Presented by Heider Family Stables raised over $180,000 to support racehorse aftercare. Proceeds from the event held May 29th – 31st at Highfields Event Center in Aiken, SC, go directly towards New Vocations’ efforts to rehab, retrain and rehome retiring racehorses.
The charity show brought together over 150 exhibitors from a dozen different states, all showcasing the versatility of their off-track Thoroughbreds. The show featured a wide range of classes including hunter, jumper, in-hand, Western and lead line. New in 2026 were obstacle classes, both in-hand and under saddle.
“Over the past 23 years it’s been very rewarding to watch the event grow and highlight the versatility of the Thoroughbred while raising critical funds for our program,” said Anna Ford, New Vocations’ Executive Director. “We’re deeply grateful for the generosity of our sponsors, many of whom are Thoroughbred owners, breeders, and industry organizations. Their continued support allows us to host a meaningful and successful show year after year.”
Show highlights included:
- Competitive and well-attended War Horse classes, all of which were generously sponsored by 100% Racing. The War Horse In-Hand Over $100k in Earnings class was won by Up and Out of Site, owned by Natalie Hendrix.
- The crowd favorite Open Hunter Derby, won by Geranium, owned by Ted Gregory and ridden by Martin Videla.
- 20 New Vocations graduates competed in a variety of classes, including This Very Day adopted by Julia Gaskins in 2009, and 4 brand new graduates adopted just last year: Call Me Rip, Outworkallday, Guitartuition Plzz and Transition Game.
At the show’s exhibitor party, New Vocations presented several Thoroughbred Specialty Awards recognizing the following entrants:
- Oldest Thoroughbred competing – Sure Prize, owned by Jillian Bloxom, born 3/17/2001.
- Youngest Thoroughbred competing – Briny Breezes owned by Zoey Faulkner, born 4/11/2022.
- The Most Recently Raced Thoroughbred – Kates Warriorheart, owned by Lisanne MacDougal, raced 9/9/2025 at Parx Racing.
- Thoroughbred with the highest earnings – New Vocations grad Drafted, owned by Katie Tarasevich, with $1,171,593.
- Thoroughbred with the most career starts – King’s House, owned by Lara Anderson with 119 starts.
- Thoroughbred with the highest price at auction – New Vocations grad Ajhar, owned by Tanner Price, sold for $800,000 at the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling sale.
- Highest speed figure award – New Vocations grad Diamond Bachelor, owned by Allison Andrews, with an Equibase speed figure of 115.
- Lowest Speed Figure – Around the Moon, owned by Terry Jones, with an Equibase speed figure of 0.
New Vocations is grateful to all sponsors, donors, and exhibitors for over two decades of support. Dates and additional details for the 2027 New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show will be available at newvocations.org/events and on New Vocations’ social media channels as they become available. Watch the recap video at https://youtu.be/KCMiCEGSrLA
