America

Our rehoming program is comprised entirely of geldings. Following their retirement, they return to Kentucky from their trainers and arrive at our training barn in Lexington.

Once there, they are assessed by our resident trainer and veterinary experts before being turned out at one of our nearby farms. This gives them time to wind down and socialize with other horses again. If the horse has been retired due to injury, it is given the necessary medical treatment and turnout time before becoming eligible to be rehomed. We have successfully rehomed more than 100 horses and invite you to view our gallery page to see some of our success stories.

Godolphin America has from five to 25 horses available each year for rehoming in North America. Should you be interested in adopting a horse from Godolphin, please contact us. We will keep your details on file, noting the type of horse you are looking for, and will then be in touch with you if and when a suitable horse becomes available. Please be aware that due to the current high demand for off-the-track thoroughbreds, we do have a waiting list.

We rehome our horses with full disclosure of racing and veterinary history. Currently, we do not have the facilities to retrain horses in new disciplines, so all horses are rehomed as retired racehorses. When a horse is adopted from Godolphin America we complete a rehoming contract and register the horse as retired from racing with the US Jockey Club.

We do not charge adoption fees. We just ask that you keep in touch with us and, if the horse does not work out for you, return him to us and we will do our best to rehome him again. The health, happiness and well-being of our horses is of the upmost importance.

We often place horses with great organizations such as the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center and New Vocations. These are organizations that work to retrain horses before rehoming. If you are looking for a Godolphin horse that has already had training in other disciplines, we invite you to contact these organizations directly to see whether they have any suitable horses available. Their contact details can be found by following the links in our partners section below.