AdminSep 23, 20211 minHooray! Harry Has a New HomeThis month we are celebrating and congratulating our boy Harry “Flat Out Business,” on finding his forever home!
AdminJan 26, 20211 minFebruary Fundraiser: Community Bag Program at Winn DixieOur deep gratitude goes out to Winn Dixie and their local store leadership for selecting Step Ahead Thoroughbred Retirement, Inc. as a...
AdminJan 9, 20211 minR.I.P. Cool Jay...You Will Forever Be MissedWith a very heavy heart we say our dearest Jay. Foaled in Florida on April 17, 1996. Jay passed away this week at the ripe age of 24.
AdminNov 13, 20201 minGoodbye Sweet Carla...we'll miss our beautiful grey girlWith a very heavy heart we say good bye to our sweet Carla (JC Name: Sultry Star by Silver Buck x Amber Lips by Compliance), foaled February
AdminOct 19, 20201 minHuge Thanks to Convergint TechnologiesA big thank you goes out to the Convergint Technologies team! As a company, they dedicate one day a year to give back to the community. Fort
AdminJun 15, 20201 min5 New Fans for the SummerWe received a donation of 5 brand new fans and 2 of them were installed this weekend above Toby's stall. Courtesy of volunteers Sam & Matt!
AdminJun 15, 20201 minCalling All Amazon Shoppers!We are putting out a request to all Amazon shoppers to consider using our amazonsmile donation link before you shop.
AdminMay 22, 20201 minExmark Mower Giveaway FundraiserWe are offering up this 21" Exmark Walk Behind Commercial Lawn Mower to one lucky winner!! EACH $10 ticket gives you 1 entry into the raffle
AdminApr 28, 20202 minHuge thanks to Al's Lawn Products and Equine EquipmentAl has provided us with an 21" Exmark Commercial Mower which will be raffled off to help us to raise funds for our horses here at Step Ahead
AdminFeb 18, 20201 minMeet us at The Downs Saturday February 22ndJoin us at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, February 22, 2020. We will have an informational table & donation items.
AdminJan 22, 20201 minSarkar Gets a New Forever Home!Our precious Sarkar has found his new forever home with Saleha and her parents Brandy and Steve in Sarasota.
AdminDec 13, 20191 min We're Being Featured on Bay News 9!Our local Tampa Bay Area news station Bay News 9 came out to the farm on Tuesday to film a feature for their "Everyday Heros" segment.
AdminDec 9, 20191 minAnother Successful Adoption...So long BennySaying good bye is hard, especially to Benny (JC name: Benny is a Jet). Benny has been adopted by an ex-jockey, Doug Jones.
AdminJul 22, 20191 minHappy Trails to Olivia Jo - she's been adopted!We're thrilled to say that our ultimate goal of rehabilitating and re-homing retired racehorses was fulfilled on Sunday when happily...
AdminJul 2, 20191 minDelightful Donations at The DownsThis past Sunday, our team of volunteers spent the afternoon with our friends at Tampa Bay Downs raising funds to help the Step Ahead...
AdminMay 2, 20193 minStep Ahead Thoroughbred Retirement Awarded Exmark MowerStep Ahead has been awarded the use of an Exmark Lazer Z X-Series mower for the 2019 mowing season.The donation was provided by Equine Equip
AdminJan 6, 20191 minMoving On... We'll Miss You Big Ed!It was a bittersweet farewell to Ed (Starship Storm) this past weekend. He's been adopted by a wonderful lady & has a beautiful new home.
AdminSep 18, 20183 minRemembering Johnny... our Special SongWe had to sadly say goodbye to Special Song a/k/a Johnny Rocket. Johnny retired from racing and joined us at Step Ahead in 2014. He was a ho
AdminJul 20, 20181 minSaying Goodbye to SmartyOn July 15th, 2018 With very heavy hearts we say goodbye to Smart Prospect a/k/a Smarty. Foaled in Maryland in 1999, he raced in West...
AdminJun 29, 20181 minLook who's 1 year older!Well, it's the end of June and the first half of the year is over... Thought it would be fun to recap all the birthday's we celebrated so...