b'2020 NATIONAL AWARDS HBPA Claiming Crown Horse of the YearFrost Or FripperyIt takes an iron horse to haverace, or the one to beat, but he sure had the biggest heart a successful career that spans sixin the race, says Landers.years of claiming and allowanceA forced check entering the first turn may have stalled races. So, its appropriate thatthe geldings motor, but he fought his way through, Frost Or Frippery not onlyovercoming another shuffle going into the far turn before accomplished that career, butangling out in upper stretch, battling Bobby G to the wire, also won the Claiming Crownand winning by a nose.Iron Horse Stakes at GulfstreamId pay a lot of money for another horse with his heart, COADY PHOTOGRAPHYPark and was named as thesays Landers.HBPAs Claiming Crown HorseBred by Jeff Allen, MD, Frost Or Frippery won a $27,000 of the Year.starter allowance race at Oaklawn Park on January 22, Frost or Frippery was claimed2021, but something just didnt seem right about his race.for Steve Landers Racing, LLC by trainer Brad Cox forHe didnt fire like he always did, you know? recalls $20,000 in April 2020 at Oaklawn Park. The gelding byLanders. We dont know if he was injured before the race Lewis Michael out of the Lac Ouimet mare Samanthaor if he was injured after, but we sent him for surgery in Mulder rewarded Landers and Cox by earning more thanhopes we could retire him on the farm after that, because $167,000 in 2020. we knew his racing career was over.The 8-year-old gelding finished first or second in almostUnfortunately, Frost Or Frippery didnt make it through every race in the last two years of his career. He gave ussurgery to repair an injury to his leg.everything he had every time he ran, he never quit, saysLanders still has the memories of the geldings grit and Landers. appreciates the thrills that were shared in the time he Going into the Claiming Crown Iron Horse Stakesowned him. I appreciate Frost Or Frippery being awarded at Gulfstream Park, Landers knew he had the horse toClaiming Crown Horse of the Yearit was all him, he had triumph. On paper, he probably wasnt the class of thea lot of heart. I just paid the bills. Megan ArszmanIndustry Service AwardSamantha SiegelSamantha Siegel has continued the philanthropyracehorses, and the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation helps begun by her late parents, Mace and Jan. She sits onbackstretch workers.boards that oversee rehoming retired racehorses andThey are all part of our industry, said Siegel. In providing for backstretch workers, and her tirelessaddition to raising or racing a horse, you need to make efforts earned her the Thoroughbred Owners andsure we have good retirement and off-the-track places Breeders Association Industry Service Award. for them to go. With CARMA, we find funding for places Jay Em Ess Stable, under which Siegel races,that take in horses that have run in California that are honors her family, with the initials standing forrecognized charities.Jan, Mace, and Samantha. Their colors have graced topWith Gregson, we take care of getting scholarships for runners for decades, from champion Declans Moon andthe children of the backstretch workers who take care of millionaire Urbane to more current horses like California- all our horses. We set up activities for the backside workers bred champion Take the One O One and graded winnersand make sure that they have things that they need. We are Go Google Yourself and Extra Hope. trying to support the industry that we love.Samantha both breeds and buys good prospects, andCARMA, in particular, benefits from the Siegel familys her stable is frequently among the leading owners atgenerosity. Mace Siegel created the Siegel CARMA Southern California racetracks, but her name is evenFoundation in 2009 to help CARMA in its mission. more likely to be associated with industry organizations.Samantha continues that work, serving not only on the She serves on the boards of the Thoroughbred Owners ofboard, but also as secretary of the organization.California (TOC), the California Retirement ManagementThere is no more deserving person for this award than Account (CARMA), and the Edwin J. GregsonSam, said fellow owner Billy Koch. Her philanthropic Foundation. efforts are second to none, and her love for these horses The TOC does good work advocating for owners, whilegoes above and beyond. Without Sams generosity and CARMA and the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation supportdevotion, Im not sure where important organizations like even wider parts of the industry. CARMA provides grantsCARMA would be right now. for organizations that find second careers for CaliforniaTracy Gantz24 TOBA NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER/2021'