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The Thoroughbred Academy

Learn the horse behind the sport.

The Thoroughbred Journey uses real horses to explain pedigree, anatomy, movement, stable life, racing and what can come after the track.

Real horses · original photography · genuine educational media
Three-quarter full-body photograph of Oakley standing in an arena.
Oakley SeapremeUnraced two-year-old Thoroughbred gelding
Owner-supplied original photography · September 2026
Meet the horses

Two horses. Two different stages of the journey.

Oakley now supports media-led learning with genuine photography and movement footage. Happy Happy brings the second-career perspective while her educational material continues to develop.

Learn from the horse outwards

From conformation to life after racing.

Four Oakley-led foundations are already active in the mobile Academy. The second-career subjects will expand as verified Happy Happy material is added.

In the app

Anatomy

A clear guide to the structures of the Thoroughbred using labelled original imagery.

In the app

Movement & Gaits

Understand walk, trot, canter and gallop through genuine photography and video.

In the app

Pedigree Explained

Sire, dam, grandsire and the language used to describe a Thoroughbred pedigree.

In the app

Stable Life

Everyday care, grooming and the stable environment around a Thoroughbred.

Coming later

The Racing Thoroughbred

How the Thoroughbred fits into racing, training and the racecourse environment.

Coming later

Life After Racing

What a new chapter can involve when a Thoroughbred leaves racing.

Coming later

Retraining

How Thoroughbreds can learn new work and adapt to a different discipline.

Coming later

Showing

An introduction to showing as one possible second career for a Thoroughbred.

Available in the app nowAnatomy · Movement & Gaits · Pedigree Explained · Stable Life

Oakley's original photography and movement footage are used as real teaching material rather than decorative horse imagery.

Explore the mobile app
One subject · two formats

Factual web profiles. Deeper media-led learning in the app.

The website keeps the horses and core context searchable. The mobile Academy uses the same genuine source material for progressive topics, image studies and movement video.