About us
We visited Fairmount Park in 2012, and were moved to do something to help the horses ready to retire from racing. We revived a dormant non-profit OTTB placement organization named CANTER Illinois. CANTER Illinois and its volunteers helped over 1000 horses find new homes and careers during it's 22 year run.
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In June 2022, we began anew with a new name, Gateway Off-Track Thoroughbreds, but the same mission; to find these wonderful horses new homes and careers.
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We are both life-long equestrians and both transplants to the Saint Louis area.
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Joanne is an avid equestrian with an OTTB of her own, and Aletta is an accomplished eventer, having completed Rolex, Burghley and Boekelo, among other international 5-star events.
We are here to help and answer any questions.
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In the News!
We are fortunate to have been covered by local media, please enjoy these stories and learn more about us and what we do!
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The first story, produced by the local NBC news channel KSDK with Mike Bush, click here:
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https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/local-woman-helps-retired-racehorses/63-118715309
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