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Royal Command is a Street Sense gelding, born in Western Australia with Peters Investments. Trialing originally in 2016, Royal Command continued on in racing for several more years. He retired in 2021 after 25 starts, trained by Jason Pateman, Williams Racing and Durrant Racing. With career highlights of seven wins to claim over $300,000 in […]

While Thoroughbreds and Standardbreds are wonderful competition and pleasure riding horses, they also make superb companions for equine-assisted learning programs. ℹ️ What is Equine-Assisted Learning? Building a relationship with horses to improve confidence and understanding of energy, movement and communication. Through groundwork, grooming, and general interaction with the horses, participants in equine-assisted learning programs develop […]

ARTS GANGSTA lived an extensive harness racing career before retiring to begin his off the track career. By MODERN ART USA, ‘Arthur’ raced in a total of 112 races between 2008 and 2014, with trainers such as Craig Abercromby, Jason Keys, Michael Callegari, Jarrad Humphries, Kat Warwick and Kiara Davies. With a form of 11 […]

Keshaar, a 2006 Xaar gelding bred by Oakland Park Stud in Western Australia, started his race career in late 2008. Trained and owned by the Herbert family, Keshaar raced for eight years across 44 starts, claiming six wins and five placings. Across his career, ‘Bert’ retired from racing in 2016 with lifetime earnings of $292,300. […]

With the new year fast approaching, it is important to start the year strong. Be sure to have all your ducks in a row to ensure yourself a successful 2025 season with your retired racehorses. Ensure you have renewed your Equestrian WA membership, utilizing the 10% OTTWA discount on offer! All Equestrian WA information and […]

Earlier this month, SPPHAWA hosted their inaugural Dressage Championships for Standardbreds, including Thoroughbreds for the first time. With a wonderful variety of horses entered, below are the Champion and Reserve Champion results from the day.   Standardbred Prep Section 🏆 – Al Guerrero & Rachel Palmer 🥈 – Deck the Halls & Erena Barnes Standardbred […]

10% OFF EWA Membership Discounts Off the Track WA and Equestrian Western Australia | 2025 Benefits and Discounts Off the Track WA are happy to continue our partnership with Equestrian WA in 2025, bringing forth more incentives for owners of retired racehorses. In 2024, we took a long look at what was on offer and […]

November saw the last of the OTTWA Clinic series hosted south of the river. On November 10, Off the Track WA hosted an Encouragement Clinic at Magenup Equestrian Centre. With Rebecca Thomas and Don Hawkins coaching, we had a lovely day with some wonderful young and green retired racehorses. Of the horses in attendance, three […]

The OTTWA Passport, providing traceability and access to all OTTWA incentives, surpassed 4,500 horses within our registry. Of the over 650 horses who were claimed this year, approximately half were horses who had retired from racing in 2023 or 2024. It has been fantastic to see these horses transitioning into new homes after racing, and […]

At the end of 2023, we were proud to sponsor thoroughbred mare, Lascia Star, as she competed at the Australasian Show Horse and Rider Championships. Lascia Star (Stella) competed successfully at this event to claim Reserve Champion Off the Track Mare and fourth in the Open Small Hack Class. This year, Stella has continued her […]