FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Aly Strainer Named TOBA Director of Marketing & Membership

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Aly Strainer has been named as the Director of Marketing & Membership at the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

Aly is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and joins TOBA after working at Top Marketing Group & Publication as well as several leading central Kentucky Thoroughbred farms and sales agencies.

She will be responsible for the continued development of the association’s membership, marketing and communications, as well as planning and implementing the association’s seminars and clinics. She brings to the table long-term equine experience combined with project management, event planning and marketing skills.

“Aly’s experience of working with the owners and breeders will enhance our program services to our members,” said TOBA president Dan Metzger. “We’re excited that she has joined our team at TOBA.”

“I have always taken pride in educating fans on the sport as well as developing new owners and breeders,” Strainer said. “During this year’s Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup excitement, I made additional efforts to expand my marketing experience and this will greatly assist me with my new responsibilities at TOBA.”

About TOBA
TOBA, based in Lexington, Ky., was formed in 1961 and is a national trade organization of leading Thoroughbred breeders and owners. 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, 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 Breeders Federation. Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) is the charitable arm of TOBA. TOBA Media Properties, a subsidiary of TOBA, owns The Horse magazine, Eclipse Press and is co-owner of The Blood-Horse 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.