FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 9, 2024

Finalists Announced for TOBA National Awards

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today the finalists for the 39th annual TOBA National Awards.

The TOBA National Awards will consist of two days of presentations in Lexington, Ky. The National Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Fasig-Tipton, and the National Awards Luncheon which honors breeders from 19 states and Canada will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024, at the Thoroughbred Club of America.

The state and Canadian breeder awards, as well as some of the national awards, are announced prior to the dinner, but four awards will be announced live at the dinner on Saturday evening. The four awards that will be announced live are the National Owner of the Year, National Breeder of the Year, Small Breeder of the Year, and Cot Campbell Partnership of the Year.

The finalists for the National Owner of the Year are Godolphin LLC, Juddmonte, Klaravich Stables, Inc., Zedan Racing Stables, Inc., and George Krikorian.

The three finalists for the National Breeder of the Year are Godolphin, Juddmonte Farms Inc., and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC.

The finalists for the Small Breeder of the Year are Joe Fafone, Elizabeth Merryman, and Amy Moore.

Finalists for the Cot Campbell Partnership of the Year are Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Little Red Feather Racing, the partnership of Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, the partnership of Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC, and the partnership of SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC, and Catherine Donovan.

“Owners and breeders are the foundation of Thoroughbred racing and the finalists for this year’s national awards are distinguished for their remarkable achievements both on the track and on the farm,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “We congratulate all of the national finalists and look forward to a memorable evening of recognizing the best in our sport.”

Tickets are available to the public for both the luncheon and the dinner, with a discounted price for TOBA members. Registration for both events is due by August 22 and available online at www.toba.org/awards.
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), based in Lexington, Ky., was formed in 1961 and is a national trade organization of leading Thoroughbred owners and breeders. TOBA’s mission is to improve the economics, integrity and pleasure of the sport on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders. Projects managed by TOBA include the American Graded Stakes Committee, Claiming Crown, Ownership Seminars, Breeding, Conformation & Pedigree Clinics, US-Bred, TOBA Owners Concierge, OwnerView and the Sales Integrity Program. TOBA provides international representation for U.S. owners and breeders on the International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee, International Cataloguing Standards Committee and International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation. Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) is the charitable arm of TOBA. TOBA Media Properties, a subsidiary of TOBA, is the co-owner of BloodHorse LLC. TOBA is represented on the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium as founding members.