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December 2017
Official Newsletter of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
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MEMBER OF THE MONTH
 Rockingham Ranch- Brian Trump
The traditional gift for a five-year anniversary is wood. But Rockingham Ranch, founded in 2012 by Gary Hartunian, celebrated a half-decade in operation with two Breeders’ Cup trophies.
On November 4, Rockingham-owned Stormy Liberal captured the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) at Del Mar, with stablemate Richard’s Boy a head back in second.
That same day, five-year-old Roy H. likely locked up an Eclipse Award by tallying a one-length victory in the TwinSpires Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1).
Rockingham
co-owns the son of More Than Ready with David A. Bernsen
. Hartunian’s son-in-law, Rockingham racing manager Brian Trump, summed up this success aptly:
“That was quite the day for us and something that we’ll never forget, that’s for sure.” Besides its Breeders’ Cup champions, Rockingham also owns, alone or in partnership, 2017 stakes winners Surrender Now, Chalon, Arms Runner, Conquest Farenheit, and the aforementioned Richard’s Boy.
Last fall, trainer Peter Miller claimed Stormy Liberal for $40,000. This year, the Stormy Atlantic gelding rattled off four consecutive black-type wins, including a graded stakes triumph, before an eighth-place finish in the June 10 Jaipur (G3T) at Belmont Park. Stormy Liberal got several months’ rest, then won
the Breeders’ Cup in his first start back.
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Please welcome our newest TOBA members and welcome back our renewing members!
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Newest Members:
Jeffrey Bloom
Jeffrey Bozeman
Richard Bremer
Melinda Brown
Brenna Cahill
Kevin T. Costigan
Breck DeWitt
Chris & Tina Estes
Ellen Lowenhar Gaynor
Gregory Hutchinson
Catherine Jennings
Sandra Lombardo
Marti Mountz
Royce Pulliam
Joel Stephens
Jeffrey S. VanDrie
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Returning Members:
Khalid Abdullah
William Ammann
Ann Atkin
James G. Bell
Danny Bockmon
Peter Canzone
John Courson
John Crowe
CYNSEO
Thomas Evans
Gary Franklyn
James Fraser
Dash Goff
William Hobbs
Lora Kilroy
Alfred Kowalewski
Theodore Kuster
Patricia Lavelle
Robert Luttrell
Braxton Lynch
Jeffrey Mahany
Heidie Maikranz
Bernard McCormack
Mark McDonald
Joseph Minor
Warren D. & Moessner
Thomas Nugent
Sam & Jo Pollock
Lynn Rushing
Thomas Skoner
Jacqueline Smith
Ronald Tagliaferro
Marty & Cindy Takacs
Porter Thompson
A. Francis Vanlangendonck
Gary Zecher
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14 Factors That Can Affect Your Stallion’s Fertility
By Heather Smith Thomas
Breeding stallions are sensitive guys. Anything from ambient temperature to body weight can affect their semen quality. In this article, we’ll describe those factors and 12 more that can impact fertility. Three veterinarians well-versed in stud health will help: Edward Squires, PhD, Dipl. ACT (Hon), adjunct professor in the University of Kentucky’s Department of Veterinary Sciences; Dickson Varner, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACT, professor and Pin Oak Stud Chair of Stallion Reproductive Studies at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; and Peter Sheerin, DVM, Dipl. ACT, owner of Nandi Veterinary Associates, in New Freedom, Pennsylvania.
Check out your December 2017 issue of The Horse (a TOBA member benefit) to read more from this article. To login use TOBAMember as your username and password.
The link to the issue is: TheHorse.com/TOBAMember.
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TCA’s largest annual fundraiser is fast approaching!
Online: Wed., Jan. 3, 9 a.m. – Fri., Jan. 5, 3 p.m. EST
Telephone
: Fri., Jan. 5, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. EST. Call 859-276-4989.
Seasons
Non-Season Items
Celebration featuring Select Seasons: Sunday, Jan. 7, 5:30 p.m.
Keeneland Entertainment Center, Lexington, Kentucky
Buy tickets
Select seasons include Battle of Midway, Arrogate (LF), Dialed In, Medaglia d’Oro, Malibu Moon, and Orb.
For more information visit
tca.org or call (859) 276-4989.
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Equine Disease Report
The Animal Health Trust fights disease and injury in animals. Find out more
– www.aht.org.uk
USA
West Nile Encephalitis (WNE)
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs has reported a case of WNE in a two-year-old unvaccinated stallion in Palm Beach County. The horse has responses favorably to treatment. This marks the fourth case of the disease to be confirmed in the state in 2017.
Strangles
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs has reported six outbreaks of strangles in the state in October and November. The disease was confirmed on two premises in Palm Beach County, one in Gulf county, two in Marion County, and one in Paso County. Limited spread of infection was established on one of the premises Palm Beach County. Quarantine restrictions were imposed on all affected facilities.
Additional premises were diagnosed with strangles with December. These included three in Manatee County, one in Volusa County, and one in Indian River County. All three had single cases of the disease. The latest cases bring the total in Florida in 2017 to 40.
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Congrats Corner
FLOWERS FOR LISA won the Claiming Crown Jewel Stakes at Gulfstream Park on December 2 for breeder Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey.
ANALYZE IT
won the Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (G3) at Del Mar on November 26 for owner William Lawrence and breeder P. Headley Bell.
THIRST FOR VICTORY won a claiming race at Aqueduct on December 10 for owner Bo Hirsch.
COSTA DEL SOL
won a maiden special weight at Remington Park on November 30 for breeder Brereton C. Jones.
HEAD GAMES won an allowance race at Laurel Park on December 8 for breeders H. Graham Motion and A. John Price.
SMALL REBELLION won a maiden claiming race at Tampa Bay Downs on December 6 for breeder David DiPietro and owner Lael Stables
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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
Meredith Downey Director of Marketing & Education at mdowney@toba.org and we will include you in the next eNewsletter!
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Thank you to our TOBA sponsor members:
Stephen Hogue
Jeffrey Bozeman
Lee Pokoik
Ronald Tagliaferro
TOBA’s long-term success as the national trade organization of Thoroughbred owners and breeders is due largely in part to the continued support of its members. The sponsor membership is the highest level of TOBA membership.
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TOP OWNERS & BREEDERS
Congratulations to the leading owners and breeders by race earnings through December 14, 2017. The names in bold and italics depict TOBA members.
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| Top Owners by North American Race Earnings |
Top Breeders by North American Race Earnings |
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2. Godolphin Racing LLC
3. Calumet Farm
4. Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence
5.
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimneys Farm
6. Reddam Racing
8. Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey
9. Live Oak Plantation
10.
Gary and Mary West
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1. Clearsky Farms
2. WinStar Farm, LLC
4. Calumet Farm
5. Brereton C. Jones
6. Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey
7. Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC
8. Spendthrift Farm
9. Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd.
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| Click here for complete stats, compliments of Equibase.com |
Click here for complete stats, compliments of Equineline.com |
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2018 Trips Announced
May 28-June 4: Baden Baden, Germany
Germany’s best racing venue and elegant old-world atmosphere. Two days’ racing; one in a luxury salon, the other in front-row boxes. Meet German racing people at a farm visit and breeze-up sale. Europe’s most beautiful casino and “the cure” in traditional spa surroundings. A river cruise and visit to Heidelberg, plus an optional excursion to Strasbourg in France. The world-renowned Brenners Park Hotel.
October 1-8 : France for the Arc de Triomphe
The world’s greatest horse race returns to the newly remodeled Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. Additional racing at Saint-Cloud and Compiegne and an extended visit to France’s major training center in Chantilly. The Arc-eve sale and non-racing sightseeing in Chantilly and Compiegne. The time-honored luxury of the Raphael Hotel in Paris, and the superb Auberge du Jeu de Paume in Chantilly.
March 2019: New Zealand
Top racing at Ellerslie in Auckland and at Trentham in Wellington, a stay in the Waikato breeding farm area, and other special activities. Details will be available in early 2018.
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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 support ensures the voices of owners and breeders are heard!
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