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Please welcome our newest TOBA members!
Christine C. Connelly
Frank S. D’Amelio
Finn Green
Leslie J. Kimbro, Jr.
Robert Oliver
James D. Reed
Roger Saillant
Phillip Underwood
William P. Yutmeyer
W. J. Zeringue
As of June 30, 2015
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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!
Susan Harris
John & Ellen Kill Kelley
Charles & Gloria Martin
Bruce Smart
Larry Teague
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
Robert Luttrell
The Eight Belles Stakes (gr. III), run at Churchill Downs, honors the filly of the same name who finished second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby (gr. I), only to break down after the race. Her legacy lives on in Robert Luttrell’s homebred Promise Me Silver, who delivered gold to take the seven-furlong contest on May 1. The sophomore filly came home in a speedy 1:22.90, posting a one-and-a-quarter length victory over Las Virgenes (gr. I) winner Callback in the process.
Luttrell, an Arlington, Tex. resident, is astonished by Promise Me Silver’s success. “It’s been amazing. She’s brought me much more fame than I ever expected. I’m not accustomed to seeing my name in the paper,” he marveled. Promise Me Silver was undefeated as a juvenile, capturing stakes races from Churchill Downs to Fair Grounds. Her most recent race, the June 6 Acorn Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park, marked her only loss to date. Thus far in her career, she has garnered $435,915 from eight wins in nine starts; this year alone, the Texas-bred has won four stakes races, including the Eight Belles. Read more.
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Congratulations, American Pharoah!
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| Photo courtesy of Anne Eberhardt |
TOBA congratulates Triple Crown winner
American Pharoah and his connections!
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 30th Annual
National Awards
Dinner Announced
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| Photo courtesy of Lee Thomas |
30th annual National Awards Dinner
Friday, September 11, 2015
Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms, Lexington, Ky.
The National Awards Dinner honors owners and breeders from 24 states and Canada. Also honored are four Regional Owners of the Year, National Owner of the Year, two National Breeders of the Year, Broodmare of the Year, Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year, and recipient of the Robert N. Clay Award (recognizing a member of the Thoroughbred racing community who has made an outstanding contribution to preserving land for equine use). Read more, and purchase your dinner tickets today!
Thank you to our 2015 Awards Dinner sponsors!
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Wednesday, July 8
Keeneland Sales Pavilion
Coordinated and underwritten by Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and The Jockey Club, and hosted by the Keeneland Association, the summit is a workshop designed to explore ways to enhance the safety and soundness of the Thoroughbred racehorse.
Learn more and register for free here.
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Join us this August in
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
August 9-10 Pedigree & Conformation Clinic
Evaluate conformation of Fasig-Tipton sale yearlings and racehorses in training at the Oklahoma Track. Discuss pedigree theories and planning matings with top professionals. View the agenda.
August 12-13 Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar
Watch morning workouts at Saratoga Race Course. Engage in panel discussions on topics such as the owner/trainer dynamic, acquiring horses, business topics and Thoroughbred retirement. Enjoy an afternoon of racing at Saratoga. View the agenda.
August 12 TOBA Members Meeting
TOBA members wanting to become more informed about TOBA’s work in the Thoroughbred industry are welcome and encouraged to attend the open members meeting at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) at the Courtyard by Marriott. No RSVP is necessary.
Register for one or both of our exciting educational events.
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A Message to Racing Fans
From RMTC Chair Alex Waldrop
Dear Racing Fans,
On behalf of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium and our board members, I sincerely thank each of you who supported the RMTC with a contribution in 2014. Your support helped sustain the RMTC’s important efforts to ensure the integrity of racing as well as the health and safety of racehorses and participants.
In the last year, the RMTC further demonstrated its commitment to both education and advocacy initiatives – particularly through our efforts to establish the National Uniform Medication Program, which encompasses a Controlled Therapeutic Substances list, third party veterinarian administration of furosemide, a multiple medication violator (“MMV”) penalty system, and our laboratory accreditation / external quality assurance program (the “Reforms”).
To date, the Reforms that our board recommended have been approved in their entirety in at least 10 states and are under consideration in many others.
Read more.
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Congrats Corner
Congratulations to the following TOBA members who own or bred a recent winner!
Aji won a claiming race at Pimlico for owner Yellow Brick Stables on 5/30/15.
Pleasant Outlook won an allowance race at Presque Isle Downs for owner Clyde D. Rice on 6/1/15.
Robinwood broke his maiden at Prime Meadows for breeder Nelson McMakin on 6/12/15.
Big Boy Bruno broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park for breeder Frank Bertolino on 6/14/15.
Gem City Gal won an allowance race at Penn National for breeder Jesse G. Valiente on 6/18/15.
Crewman won an allowance race at Arlington Park for breeder Emory A. Hamilton on 6/28/15.
*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!
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June Award of Merit Winners Announced
TCA Awards Over $511,000 in Grants
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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.
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Top Breeders by North American Race Earnings |
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1. Zayat Stables, LLC
2. Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey
3. Godolphin Racing LLC
4. Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.
5. Kaleem Shah, Inc.
6. Hronis Racing, LLC
7. John C. Oxley
8. David Jacobson
9. Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence
10. Shadwell Stable, LLC
Click here for complete stats, compliments of Equibase.com.
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1. Darley
2. Zayat Stables, LLC
3. Adena Springs
4. WinStar Farm, LLC
5. Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey
6. Brereton C. Jones
7. Pam & Martin Wygod
8. Southern Equine Stable, LLC
9. Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, LLC
10. Spendthrift Farm, LLC
Click here for complete stats on the top breeders, compliments of Equineline.com.
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**The above lists were last updated on 6/29/15.
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2015 Seminar & Clinic Schedule
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| 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. |
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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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