FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Finalists and Official Sponsors Announced
for TOBA National Awards presented by Keeneland

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today the finalists and official sponsors for the 37th annual TOBA National Awards presented by Keeneland.

The TOBA National Awards will consist of two days of presentations. The National Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Keeneland, and the National Awards Luncheon which honors breeders from 18 states and Canada will be held on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Ashford Stud.

While the state and Canadian breeder awards, as well as some of the national awards, are predetermined – three awards will be announced live at the dinner on Saturday evening. The three awards that will be announced live include: The National Owner of the Year presented by 1/ST, National Breeder of the Year, and Small Breeder of the Year.

The finalists for the National Owner of the Year, presented by 1/ST, include: Godolphin, Hronis Racing, Juddmonte, Klaravich Stables, and the partnership of CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm. The three finalists for the National Breeder of the Year include: Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding, Godolphin, and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC. The finalists for the Small Breeder of the Year include: J&J Stables, Angie and Sabrina Moore, and Gail Rice.

TOBA National Awards sponsors include: Keeneland as the Presenting Sponsor, 1/ST as the Owner of the Year Sponsor, and Coolmore as the State and Canadian Breeders of the Year Sponsor. Platinum level sponsors include Jackson Family Wines and TVG. Gold level sponsors include BloodHorse, The Jockey Club, and NTRA. Silver level sponsors include Big Ass Fans, Darley, National HBPA, Stoll Keenon Ogden, and White Birch Farm, Inc. (Peter M. Brant).

“We are honored to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of the finalists and winners at the 2022 TOBA National Awards,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA.  “They have distinguished themselves in Thoroughbred racing and breeding and we look forward to a wonderful weekend at Ashford and Keeneland.”

The emcee of the TOBA National Awards Dinner will be Gabby Gaudet of TVG. There will be a silent auction which will open the week of the event and close on Saturday night, as well as a live auction during the awards dinner ceremony.

Tickets are available to the public for both the luncheon and the dinner, with a discounted price for TOBA members. Registration for both events is due by August 19 and available online here: www.toba.org/awards.

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), based in Lexington, Ky., was formed in 1961 and is a national trade organization of leading Thoroughbred owners and breeders. 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, US-Bred, 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 Thoroughbred Breeders Federation. Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) is the charitable arm of TOBA. TOBA Media Properties, a subsidiary of TOBA, is the co-owner of BloodHorse 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.