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April 2015 eNewsletter
In This Issue
Member of the Month
Owners Concierge
May 15-17 Breeding Clinic
April 18-19 Seminar Recap
Congrats Corner
Racing-Europe
Top Owners and Breeders
2015 Clinic Schedule

Please welcome our newest TOBA members!

 

Maria DiSalvo

 

Ronald Growe

 

Robert Johnson

 

Harry Kassap

 

Scott Leeds

 

Joe Mishak

 

Bradford & Mary Morgan

 

Anita Nesser

 

Madison Scott

 

S. Rebecca Shepherd

 

As of April 29, 2015

Thank you to our long-standing members
 
TOBA recognizes some of its loyal members who have been with the association for 20 years!

Charles Huber, M.D.
 
John T.L. Jones III
 
John Kubacki
 
Stella Thayer
 
Murray Valene

Check back in next month’s eNewsletter for more 20-year members.

Member Benefits

These are just some of TOBA’s membership benefits that all members can enjoy:

 

Annual Blood-Horse subscription

 

Free admission to most North American racetracks

 

Discounts on TOBA’s educational seminars

 

Check out all of our membership benefits.

 

Refer a member today and receive a special gift and discount on your membership!

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Welcome to our monthly eNewsletter featuring our TOBA Member of the Month. Each month, we profile a TOBA member, describe their involvement in the Thoroughbred industry and explain how TOBA has assisted them along the way.

Member of the Month

John Gunther

 

 

John Gunther hit it big time on March 28, 2015 when two horses he bred won graded/group races on two sides of the world. “It was a big day for sure. I couldn’t believe it,” Gunther mused.

 

Alto Racing, LLC’s undefeated Materiality captured the Florida Derby (gr. I) at Gulfstream Park, vaulting himself into Kentucky Derby (gr. I) contention. Part two took place at Dubai’s Meydan when Gunther-bred Tamarkuz gutted out a nose victory in the Godolphin Mile (UAE-II) for owner Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum.

Read more.

Five New Tracks Join
Owners Concierge

 

Following a successful launch last month, an additional five tracks have joined the TOBA Owners Concierge, boosting the initiative’s participating tracks to 20. The list of incoming tracks consists of Canterbury Park, Los Alamitos Race Course, Northlands Park, Prairie Meadows and Remington Park. Read more. 

Breeding Clinic
May 15-17 in Lexington, Ky.

 

Last chance to register!

 

 

Interested in learning more about the breeding industry? Join us on May 15-17 to learn from the top breeding professionals about reproduction, breeding prep, pregnancy checks, neonatal medicine, barren mares, nutrition, farm management and to witness live breedings at Darley.

 

The Breeding Clinic will visit Stonestreet Farm, Darley, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and Valkyre Stud. The clinic will also enjoy cocktails and appetizers during a Preakness watching party at Bru Burger Bar. Click here for the full agenda, and register today!

Ownership Seminar Recap

 

WinStar Farm training track. Photo courtesy of S. Troxell

 

The educational weekend kicked off with a visit to WinStar Farm to learn how the farm trains and prepares their horses for the racetrack. Attendees spent the afternoon of the first day at Keeneland enjoying the races.

 

Day two took place at Keeneland with a virtual ownership session on the backstretch, discussions on the owner/trainer dynamic, acquiring racehorses, public auction procedures and Thoroughbred retirement. The seminar wrapped up with lunch in Keeneland’s Phoenix Dining Room and an afternoon of racing.

Congrats Corner

Congratulations to the following TOBA members who own or bred a recent winner!
Force the Pass won the Cutler Bay Stakes at Gulfstream Park for owner/breeder Richard Santulli of Colts Neck Stables LLC on 4/1/15.
Storm Dust won an allowance race at Sunland Park for breeder Larry R. Teague on 4/4/15.
Untapable won the Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park for owner/breeder Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC on 4/10/15.
Reigning broke her maiden at Mountaineer Race Track for breeder WinStar Farm on 4/14/15.
Majestic Holiday broke her maiden at Lone Star Park for owner Stonewall Dominion LLC on 4/19/15.
Powder Keg won an allowance race at Will Rogers Downs for breeder Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. on 4/27/15.
*This list is randomly selected and is not all-inclusive. If you are a TOBA member and own or bred a recent winner, please email toba@toba.org and we will include you in the next eNewsletter!

 


 
Arc Week in France
September 28 – October 5
 
TOBA partner Racing-Europe is going to France for Europe’s greatest race — the Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. Two nights in Chantilly with training and racing, sightseeing and racing in Compiegne, four nights in Paris with racing and the Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud, and both days of Arc Weekend.
 
Click here or call (800) 261-0499 for more information.

 
Top Owners and Breeders
Congratulations to the following top owners and breeders by race earnings in the United States! Bolded and italicized names depict TOBA members.
Top Owners by North American Race Earnings Top Breeders by North American Race Earnings

1. Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 

2. Godolphin Racing LLC 

3. Zayat Stables, LLC

4. Kaleem Shah, Inc.

5. Southern Equine Stable, LLC

6. Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.

7. Maggi Moss

8. Hronis Racing LLC

9. Jungle Racing, KMN Racing, Hollendorfer, Litt, Solis & Todaro

10.  Shadwell Stable 

 

 

Click here for complete stats, compliments of Equibase.com.

1. Darley

2. Adena Springs 

3. WinStar Farm, LLC 

4. Southern Equine Stable, LLC

5. Pam & Martin Wygod

6. Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey

7. Brereton C. Jones

8. Zayat Stables

9. Tommy Town Thoroughbreds

10. Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider

 

Click here for complete stats on the top breeders, compliments of Equineline.com.

**The above lists were last updated on 4/28/15.

2015 Seminar & Clinic Schedule


Date Location Topic
May 15-17 Lexington, Ky. Breeding Clinic
August 9-10 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Pedigree & Conformation Clinic
August 12-13 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar
October 17-18 Lexington, Ky. Pedigree & Conformation Clinic
Click here for clinic details and agenda. Agendas and schedule are subject to change without notice.

Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau Integrity Hotline
 
Help protect our sport’s integrity. Anonymously contact the TRPB’s Integrity Hotline
at 1-866-TIP-TRPB.

Thank you for your continued membership in TOBA. Your membership ensures the voices of owners and breeders are heard!