June 2017
Official Newsletter of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association

In This Issue:

Mike Ryan
MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Mike Ryan

Recently, horseman Mike Ryan’s dreams have come up classic: He co-bred May 6 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (G1) winner Always Dreaming and bought May 20 Preakness (G1) victor Cloud Computing as a yearling. “To me, this is on a different level,” Ryan said enthusiastically. “To win the Kentucky Derby-which is our greatest race-to breed the winner of the Kentucky Derby was beyond my wildest dreams.”
 
Bred by Ryan and Gerry Dilger as Santa Rosa Partners, Always Dreaming is co-owned by Anthony Bonomo and Vincent Viola’s Brooklyn Boyz Stable, Viola’s wife Teresa, MeB Racing (a.k.a. Bonomo’s wife Mary Ellen), the Violas’ St. Elias Stable, Siena Farm, and West Point Thoroughbreds. In 2013, Ryan and Dilger sent their In Excess mare Above Protection to Bodemeister, a stallion Ryan called an “exceptional physical specimen,” producing Always Dreaming. “He was a very stylish, striking individual,” Ryan said of the foal. “He was correct, he had plenty of leg, and he was a good mover,” adding, “He sold himself.” Dilger’s Dromoland Farm consigned the yearling colt to the 2015 Keeneland September sale, where agent Steve Young scooped him up for $350,000 for Bonomo and Viola.
 
Ryan grew up on a commercial breeding farm in County Meath, Ireland; his career “was osmosis,” he quipped, a soft Irish lilt underlying his voice. Meeting famed horseman George Blackwell – who imported the dam of Northern Dancer’s sire to Canada –  changed his life. Recalled Ryan, “I came to America in the summer of ’73 and George Blackwell introduced me to E.P. Taylor at Saratoga and they offered me a job at the Canadian farm, at Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario. It was a bigger farm; they had about 600 horses.” Ryan worked there until 1979, when he joined Canadian horsemen Jean-Louis Lévesque and his son at their North American Bloodstock Agency.
 
“I always knew that I wanted to be involved in the bloodstock industry as a participant just as much as a bloodstock agent,” Ryan said. Robert Clay of Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Kentucky, encouraged Ryan to relocate to America. “So they helped me come to Kentucky and helped me get my green card,” he said. “Robert and I set up a business from 1980 to about 1985 or 1986. The business was called Top Yield Bloodstock.” When Clay refocused his attentions on Three Chimneys, Ryan-who currently splits his time between Ocala, Florida, Lexington, Kentucky, Saratoga, and Ireland-went out on his own. He’s worked solo and with select partners ever since.
 
In the 1980s, Dilger teamed up with Ryan, who noted, “I was watching some of the big Irish pinhookers at the time…I said, ‘Gerry, we can do that…We’re as good horsemen as those. It just takes some capital.'” The standouts they’ve bought and sold include 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam and 2015 Derby winner Nyquist. In the Dromoland name, Dilger and Ryan purchased a yearling Nyquist for $230,000 at the 2014 Keeneland September sale; with Niall Brennan, they pinhooked him for $400,000 at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Florida Select March sale. In his own name, Ryan has bred grade 1 winner Laragh and millionaire Summer Front, among others.
 

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 2017 CLINIC AND SEMINAR SCHEDULE

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s 2017 schedule for its seminars and clinics is listed below. These educational events provide a unique experience at a number of the leading racetracks, farms and sales companies in North America. Contact: Meredith Downey at mdowney@toba.org or (859) 276-6793 for more information or go to:
www.toba.org
 for details and registration.

Ownership Seminar
July 1: Toronto, Ontario, Canada


TOBA Members: 
$90

Non-TOBA Members: 
$140

The day-long event is being held during the inaugural two-day Queen’s Plate Festival and will offer those in town for the country’s top day of racing an up close and personal view of Thoroughbred ownership. 

The audience will have the opportunity to speak with leading owners, breeders, trainers and industry professionals.
 
 Contact Meredith Downey at: (859) 276-6793 or mdowney@toba.org for more information
 

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Please welcome our newest TOBA members and welcome back our renewing members!
Newest Members:
Victoria Ann Martinez de Vries
William Hart Sr.
Migdaly Serra
Ronald Strong
Amy Tremper
Bernadette Way

Renewing Members:                                                                     
Derek Brown
Frank Bullock
Doug Cauthen
Adam Corndorf
Rolf Embertson
Amanda Luby
Saile Mahoney
Chauncey Morris
Denise Walsh
Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/KTOB                                                           

Equine Disease Report

The Animal Health Trust fights disease and injury in animals. Find out more
  –  www.aht.org.uk


Strangles
A clinical case of strangles has been confirmed in a horse on a premises in Lake County, Fla.  Clinical signs of the disease were first noted on May 25, 2017.  None of a group of five horses on the premises have left the facility since signs of the disease were evident in the index case.  This is the second case of strangles in the county and the 23rd confirmed in Florida in 2017.

On May 24, 2017, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)  announced an outbreak of strangles at the Idaho BLM Wild Horse Corrals involving a total of seven horses.  Currently there are 133 horses in the facility.  Affected animals are being treated and are showing signs of improvement.  The corrals are closed to visitors for the time being as a precaution to prevent the spread of the disease.
 
On May 26, 2017, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services placed a quarantine on a premises in Osceola County because of clinical evidence of strangles in one horse.  The affected animal was first observed with signs of the disease on May 20.  Of the six horses on the premises, none have left since the disease  was first reported.  This is the first case of strangles in Osceola County in 2017 and the 22nd in the state this year.

An outbreak of strangles has been confirmed on a premises in Lake County, Fla.  The index case was first noted clinical on May 18, 2017,  approximately three weeks after arriving from Bastrop, La.  The horse was isolated on arrival.  The affected premises has been quarantined and no horses have left since the disease was first noted. This latest case marks the first case in Lake County and the 21st in Florida in 2017.

Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1) Neurological Disease
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has quarantined premises in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, N.J., after a horse was confirmed with EHV-1 neurological disease.  The affected horse was moved from the index premises to a local veterinary hospital immediately after the disease had been diagnosed.  The horses at the original farm and the animal hospital are under quarantine restrictions.   Several of the nine horses undergoing treatment at the hospital at the time of the incident were exposed to the EHV-1 neurological disease case.  Seven of these horses have been moved to a remote facility where they are being held under quarantine restrictions.  Other than the index case, no clinical signs have been observed in any of the two groups currently under isolation.  All precautionary measures are being taken to minimize the risk of further spread of the disease.
 
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
This is by way of clarification of two earlier reports of EIA in Colorado, communicated to the ICC on May 10 and 15, 2017, respectively.  On the May 2, 2017, nine of 18 horses on a premises in Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colo., were tested for EIA prior to entry onto a sanctioned racetrack.  One of the group tested positive for EIA and was euthanized (ICC Report, May 10.)  On testing of an additional nine cohorts of the index case, two tested EIA positive and were euthanized (ICC Report, May 15).  The remaining 15 horses at the barn have been quarantined and will be retested for EIA after 60 days.
 

On May 12, 2017, nine other horses on a second premises in Weld County that were epidemiologically linked to the original three EIA positive cases on the first premises, were tested and three were found EIA positive; they have been euthanized.  The remaining six horses on the second premises have been quarantined and will be retested for EIA after 60 days.

 

American Horse Council News
(Washington, D.C.) – The American Horse Council Foundation (AHCF) is pleased to announce that the survey link for the National Economic Impact Study will be released on June 5
. The survey link will be available until August 1
.
“The National Survey link will initially be distributed through equine organizations such as the American Quarter Horse Association, United States Equestrian Federation, Certified Horsemanship Association, American Paint Horse Association, and more,” said AHC President Julie Broadway. “We hope everyone that receives the survey link will participate. This is an opportunity to showcase how important the vast equine industry is to the United States economy, and the more horse owners, breeders, riders, trainers, racetracks, shows, rodeos and other industry suppliers that participate, the better the data will be that is included in the final results.” 
The 2017 Economic Impact Study will contain expanded demographics with youth participation and additional segments of the industry, including Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies, Equine Sanctuaries and Rescues, Equine Academic Programs, and Equine Youth Organizations.  Representatives of these institutions and organizations, along with Equine Competition Organizers, will be receiving targeted and individualized surveys.  The main survey is designed to capture the impact of individual horse owners (whether commercial or recreational) and industry suppliers of equine-related goods and services.  A separate data request is being sent directly to Racetracks, OTBs, and Advanced Deposit Wagering businesses.


News
Mending Tendons and Ligaments

Researchers are exploring improved ways to heal these notoriously complicated soft tissue structures
By CHRISTA LESTÉ-LASSERRE, MA

Oh, that limp. That shoulder drop that makes your heart drop. Maybe it was a stumble, a weird sidestep, or just one jump or mile too many on the wrong day or footing. But the verdict has fallen: Your trusty, ribbon-winning steed has a tendon or ligament injury. Just cancel your show season right now, because this is bad news. So bad, in fact, that it could be career-ending.
Why are sprains (ligament injuries) or strains (tendon injuries) so detrimental in horses? After all, people recover from these types of injuries all the time. Even top-level human athletes can go back to their previous levels of performance. While the composition of tendons and ligaments and their healing processes are similar across most mammals, the reason equine patients are different has to do with how they use these structures and, also, the impossibility of horses not using these structures while they heal.
Fortunately, scientists are making headway in dealing with tendon and ligament injuries in horses, giving veterinarians hope for ways to bring equine athletes back to their previous levels of activity.

Check out your June 2017 issue of The Horse (a TOBA member benefit) to read more from this article. To login use TOBAMember as your username and password. 
TheHorse.com/TOBAMember.

Congrats Corner

GO MAX won the Hasta La Vista Handicap at Turf Paradise on May 7 for breeder G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. 
SUSIE BEE won the Christmas Past Stakes at Gulfstream Park on May 27 for owner/breeder Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley). 
PRINCESS LA QUINTA won a maiden special weight at Arlington Park on May 20 for breeder Mulholland Springs Farm (John, Martha Jane Mulholland) and Pegasus Stud (Melissa Smith).  
SEUSS won an allowance race at Presque Isle Downs on May 24 for breeder Grousemont Farm (Theiline Scheumann). 
CHEVY TO THE LEVY won a maiden special weight at Indiana Grand on May 31 for breeder Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms (John Sikura) and owner Carl Pollard.  

RANHANDLE JUSTICE 
won an allowance race at Belterra Park on May 20 for breeder Justice Farm (Grey and Steve Justice).  

*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 akirchner@toba.org and we will include you in the next eNewsletter!

The Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards

presented by Godolphin

The Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards presented by 
Godolphin recognize and reward the outstanding talent, diligence and commitment of the farm and racing stable staff who are at the heart of our sport.
The awards themselves are separated into six distinct categories which carry a total prize-pool of $128,000, along with specially commissioned trophies for the winners.

Nomination forms can be found 
HERE

Racing-Europe
TOBA marketing partner Racing-Europe invites you to join other racing enthusiasts in an international racing experience. 
For every TOBA member that travels with them, Racing-Europe makes a contribution to TOBA.

 
 
October 14-22: England:
British Champions Day at Ascot is the U.K equivalent of our Breeders’ Cup. With title tests at six, eight, 10, 12, and 16 furlongs it’s England’s richest day of racing. Our itinerary will include racing at Windsor, Bath, and Brighton plus associated sightseeing in all three places. We’ll also have a training visit to Lambourn and a Thames River Cruise. Come over a day early and join us for bonus racing at beautiful Goodwood.
 
December 4-11: Hong Kong:
The International Races at Sha Tin make up the single biggest racing day of the year in Asia, and are becoming increasingly important on the world stage. All four of the featured events are ranked in the top 100 races in the International Classifications. We’ll also make time for an exploration on land and water of this endlessly fascinating city, and of course include an evening of racing at legendary Happy Valley. Macao is nearby for independent sampling.
 
Trips include luxury hotels, premium seating at the racecourses, farm and/or training visits, and special sightseeing. Go to
http://racing-europe.com/ or call (800) 261-0499 for more information.
Both these trips close in early August.

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Thank you to our long standing members:

 Bruce Gibbs
 Peter Wilson
Dr. Delmar Caldwell
Rolando Cabral Veras
 Howard Kaskel
Robert Brown II

Thoroughbred Charities of America

  • TCA was recently featured in The Geek Equestrian, read it here.

TOP OWNERS & BREEDERS 
 Congratulations to the leading owners and breeders by race earnings through June 1, 2017. The names in bold and italics depict TOBA members. 
Top Owners by North American Race Earnings Top Breeders by North American Race Earnings

1. Juddmonte Farms

2. Calumet Farm
3. Stronach Stables

4. Klaravich Stables, Inc. and William Lawrence  

5. Reddam Racing

6. Ramsey Farm

9. Midwest Thoroughbreds

1.Clearsky Farms
2. Adena Springs
3. WinStar Farm, LLC
4. 
Brereton C. Jones
5. Calumet Farm
6. Santa Rosa Partners
7. Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey
8. Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC
9. Dixiana Farms LLC
10. Darley

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

Aly Kirchner, Owners Concierge Director * akirchner@toba.org * 

(859)276-3897 *

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