FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, September 22, 2025

Speakers Announced for Pedigree & Conformation Clinic at Fasig-Tipton on October 20

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association is hosting a Pedigree & Conformation Clinic at Fasig-Tipton on Monday, October 20, in Lexington, Kentucky during the Kentucky October Yearlings sale.

The topics and speakers at the clinic include:

  • Pedigrees/Conformation/Horse Selection, presented by Jacob West (Claiborne Farm/Bloodstock Agent)
  • Purchasing at Public Auction, presented by Jeffrey Bloom (Bloom Racing Stable)
  • The Role of an Auction House and the Auction Process, presented by Anna Seitz Ciannello (Fasig-Tipton)
  • Yearling Prep for the Sales, presented by Francis Vanlangendonck (Summerfield Sales Agency)
  • Equine Nutrition, presented by Anthony Koch (Hallway Feeds)
  • The Role of the Veterinarian at Public Auctions, presented by Dr. Jeff Berk
  • Genetics & Nicking, presented by Byron Rogers (Stable Analytics LLC)
  • Equineline & Pedigree Resources, presented by Tim Leith (The Jockey Club)

The clinic is open to the public, with a special discount for TOBA members. Meals, materials, and a TOBA gift bag are included with registration.  Sponsors of the TOBA Pedigree and Conformation Clinic include Achieve Equine, Hallway Feeds and StableConnect.

Registration is available online until Thursday, October 16, at: toba.memberclicks.net/seminars-clinics.

Questions about TOBA’s clinics and seminars may be directed to Brooke Purcell at brooke@toba.org or (859) 899-8480.

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, 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.

Contact: Andy Schweigardt

Senior Director of Industry Relations & Development

(859) 277-5891

andys@toba.org