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Please welcome our newest TOBA members!
Earl Andresen
Arkansas Thoroughbred Breeders’ & Horsemen’s Association
Michael A. Betz, DVM
Edward Bialecki
Dallas Bishoff
Chester Bishop
Jefferson Brown
Dr. Ryan Brown
CynSeo
Frank Dale, Jr.
Ian C. B. Davis, Esq.
Donna Foreman
Rod Hatfield
Janice Hawthorne
Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association
Elizabeth Lavin
George W. Ritchie III
Dare Sutton
Karen Taylor
Meg Miller Turpin
As of December 30, 2014
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Thank you to our long-standing members
TOBA recognizes some of its loyal members who have been with the association for 20 years!
John Behrendt
Peter Buttacavoli
H. Stephens Dance
Joseph Harper
John H. Phillips
Kay Stillman
Richard Sturgill
Sylvia Wood
Check back in next month’s eNewsletter for more 20-year members.
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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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Continue your education
with TOBA’s Ownership Seminar videos
Experts from all aspects of the Thoroughbred industry discuss how to build a racing stable, the owner and trainer relationship, common veterinary concerns, accounting and insurance issues, understanding racing partnerships, Thoroughbred retirement and much more.
Purchase your videos today!
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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. |
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Member of the Month
John C. Oxley
Sons of Pulpit are all the rage these days-just ask Tapit. Another red-hot Pulpit stallion is John C. Oxley’s Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) winner Sky Mesa, currently 23rd on the leading sires list. Oxley, a Tulsa, Okla. resident, continues to prosper with Sky Mesa’s progeny. He bred two-year-old filly Ol’ Fashion Gal, who won the Jimmy Durante Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Del Mar on November 29 for owners Bill and Vicki Poston. Oxley sold a yearling Ol’ Fashioned Gal for $60,000 at the 2013 Keeneland September sale. Read more.
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2015 Graded and Listed Stakes
The American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association presented its listing of U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes Races for 2015, the results of its annual grading session conducted December 3 in Lexington.
The Committee reviewed 750 unrestricted U.S. stakes races with a purse of at least $75,000, and assigned Graded status to 463 of them, eight more than were graded in 2014, and Listed status to 171 races. No Graded races were upgraded; eight new Grade III races were named; 15 new Listed races were upgraded from Non-Listed Black Type status. Twenty-four races which carried Listed status in 2014 are no longer eligible for grading. Read more.
List of 2015 Graded and Listed Stakes
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Catholic Cowboy Gives Zito
Second Claiming Crown Jewel
Nick Zito is best known to Gulfstream Park fans as a trainer of Kentucky Derby winners, but the Hall of Fame trainer was the King of the Claimers on December 6 for the second year in a row.
Zito saddled Catholic Cowboy for a 17-1 upset victory in the $200,000 Jewel, the grand finale of Saturday’s eight-stakes $1 million Claiming Crown on Opening Day of the 2014-2015 Championship Meet. Last year, the Brooklyn native visited the winner’s circle with Nevada Kid after his victory in the Jewel, a 1 1/8-mile stakes for horses that started for a claiming price of $35,000 or less since Jan. 1, 2013.
“What I need to do is try to win another Kentucky Derby,” said Zito, who trained Kentucky Derby winners Strike the Gold (1991) and Go for Gin (1994). “But at the end of the day, if this is what the Good Lord wants, and I can win these things every year, it’s not so bad.”
Visit www.claimingcrown.com for more information.
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25th Annual TCA Stallion Season Auction
January 5 – 10, 2015
Online and Telephone Auction
Online: Monday, January 5 – Friday, January 9
Telephone: Friday, January 9, 9 A.M. – 5 P.M. EST
View 200+ seasons
Select Stallion Season Auction
Saturday, January 10, 6:30 P.M.
Keeneland Entertainment Center, Lexington, Ky.
Hosted by Tom Durkin with music by Arthur Hancock and Friends
Purchase tickets
Select Stallion Seasons Include: Blame, Bodemeister, Congrats, Distorted Humor, Into Mischief, Kitten’s Joy, Malibu Moon, Medaglia d’Oro, Pioneerof the Nile, Quality Road, Speightstown, Tiznow, Trappe Shot, Warrior’s Reward and Will Take Charge.
Vacations, Experiences and More: African safari, Triple Crown tickets, two tickets to the Final Four, Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master II Timepiece, two-day course at the Porsche Sport Driving School, two-year lease on a fully loaded 2015 Dodge Ram Crew Cab 4×4 from Chrysler on Nicholasville (Ky.) and more!
Call 859-276-4989 or visit tca.org for tickets or to register to bid.
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Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar
December 6 Recap
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| Kathy Ritvo discusses the morning workouts. |
Gulfstream Park was a popular place to be on December 6 for three reasons: Championship Meet opening day, Claiming Crown and the TOBA Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar. Twenty-five prospective and current owners arrived at the track early that morning to expand their knowledge of the many components of ownership. Topics covered included the owner/trainer dynamic, racehorse acquisition, business topics, Thoroughbred retirement, resources for owners and preparing for the races. Read more.
The 2015 seminar and clinic schedule will be available soon. Click here to learn more.
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Three-Year Tax Depreciation for Racehorses Passes Congress
A provision that retroactively extends three-year tax depreciation for all racehorses was passed by the United States Senate late today as part of bill H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. The bill, which extends retroactively through the end of 2014 numerous provisions which expired or were reduced at the end of 2013, passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming support on December 3 and is expected to pass into law with President Obama’s approval.
Maintaining the three-year recovery period for racehorse purchases has been a top legislative priority for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) since the provision’s initial enactment as part of the 2009 Farm Bill. Read more.
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Congrats Corner
Congratulations to the following TOBA members who own or bred a recent winner!
Indiantown Sunrise won an allowance race at Woodbine for breeder Charles Fipke on 12/3/14.
Expression won the Garland of Roses Stakes at Aqueduct for breeders Stone Farm and Joseph W. Sutton on 12/6/14.
Tiznow R J broke his maiden at Fair Grounds for breeder Haras Santa Maria de Araras S.A. on 12/11/14.
Merry Meadow won the Sugar Swirl Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park for owners/breeders William Parsons, Jr. and David S. Howe on 12/13/14.
Sweet Platinum won an allowance race at Turfway Park for owner/breeder Westwind Farm and breeder Darley on 12/20/14.
Swivel broke his maiden at Aqueduct for owners/breeders Chester and Mary Broman on 12/28/14.
*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!
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Give the Gift of Membership
This Holiday Season!
Give your special Thoroughbred enthusiast the gift of a TOBA membership! Annual memberships include:
- Subscription to The Blood-Horse magazine and its two key supplements, The Source and the Stallion Register
- Inclusion in and access to annual membership directory
- TOBA member card and pin, which gives members free access to most North American racetracks
- Equine, travel and insurance discounts, and more!
Most importantly, your membership will help support TOBA’s programs that work on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders. Gift wrapping available. Get your gift membership here.
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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.
**The above lists were last updated on 12/29/14.
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2015 Seminar & Clinic Schedule
Coming Soon!
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| Saturday, December 6 |
Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Fla. |
Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar |
| Click here for clinic details and agenda. Agendas and schedule are subject to change without notice. The 2015 schedule will be available online soon. |
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Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau Integrity Hotline
Help protect our sport’s integrity. Anonymously contact the TRPB’s Integrity Hotline at 1-866-TIP-TRPB.
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Thank you for your continued membership in TOBA. Your membership ensures the voices of owners and breeders are heard!
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