Page 15 - 2020 RRP TB Makeover rulebook

See individual discipline format sections for more information.
New for 2020: Thoroughbred Makeover Champion
The Thoroughbred Makeover Champion is the overall winner of the event, chosen from the ten discipline winners by the judges from all disciplines. Judges will rank each horse from 10-1 with associated point value, and the horse accumulating the most points is crowned the Thoroughbred Makeover Champion. Judges are asked to consider which horse they believe is the best trained of the ten finalists and may vote for their own discipline’s winner first if they feel appropriate. The Thoroughbred Makeover Champion receives a cash prize of $10,000.
The RRP will also open a text vote for the public, allowing for a “People’s Choice” horse. The People’s Choice winner will win the right to direct a donation to the equine-related 501(c)3 of their choosing. The RRP will hold in escrow an amount to be determined and will issue payment directly to the chosen charity.
In the event of a tie for Thoroughbred Makeover Champion, the tie will be broken in favor of the horse ranked higher in the People’s Choice vote.
The Thoroughbred Makeover Marketplace
The Thoroughbred Makeover Marketplace is an optional opportunity for Thoroughbred Makeover Trainers who choose to offer the horses that they have trained for sale. The RRP will offer a printed sale catalogue for potential buyers, online listings with photos and video links, marketing, and identification of horses for sale in the program, on bridle numbers, on stall cards, and through PA announcements when horses are competing. Neither the RRP nor any of its sponsors will be a party to any transactions that takes place between sellers and buyers, but sellers are encouraged to consider voluntary contributions to the RRP of 5% of their sale price, which will go toward helping to further the RRP’s mission.
Entry Fee
Trainers will have three listing options when they confirm their horse’s sale status on their Final Entry Form:
• $50 Standard Listing for inclusion in the online and print sale catalogs and identification throughout the event as a sales horse;
• $85 Featured Listing for the same amenities as the Standard and
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