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Please welcome our newest TOBA members!
Rafael E. Alfonzo
Scott Bush
Charles Farrington
Tracey Ferguson
Gary Fore
Ian Highet
William L. Hubbs
Neil Jesse
Michael Sloan
Evren Tortum
As of September 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!
Walter Bates
W. Sandy & Joanne Dew
L. Neil Jones
Dede McGehee, DVM
Ken & Sarah Ramsey
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 and The 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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Members of the Month
Pam & Marty Wygod
This summer, Pam and Marty Wygod’s homebred Prospect Park (Tapit – Quiet Romance, by Bertrando) has gone from prospect to proven racehorse. Most recently, the three-year-old colt finished third to Om – the first horse to beat American Pharoah – in the September 6 Del Mar Derby (gr. IIT), after defeating that horse by 4 ¼ lengths in the August 9 La Jolla Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Del Mar.
In 2015, Prospect Park has proven his mettle. He finished second in the San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) and fourth in the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), both behind Dortmund, then wound up second to Gimme Da Lute in both the Affirmed Stakes (gr. III) and the Los Alamitos Derby (gr. II). Prospect Park has won or placed in nine out of 11 starts, earning
$426,570, and will run next in the October 24 Twilight Derby (gr. IIT) at Santa Anita.
Read more.
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 Congratulations
to the Award Winners!
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| Photo courtesy of Lee Thomas |
30th Annual National Awards Dinner
Friday, September 11, 2015
The TOBA 30th Annual National Awards Dinner was a huge success in recognizing 24 State Breeders of the Year, four Regional Owners of the Year, the National Owner of the Year, National Small Breeder of the Year, National Breeder of the Year, Broodmare of the Year, Claiming Crown Horse of the Year, Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year, and the Robert N. Clay Award.
Check out the
2015 award winners and watch the
live recording of the awards ceremony.
View photos of the event.
Thank you to our 2015 Awards Dinner sponsors!
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Hill ‘n’ Dale
Daily Racing Form
Stoll Keenon Ogden
Flair Nasal Strips
National HBPA
NTRA Advantage
Zoetis
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Stronach Group/Adena Springs
Jackson Family Wines
Woodford Reserve
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
H.E. “Tex” Sutton Forwarding
The Horse
Blood-Horse
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Pedigree & Conformation Clinic
October 17-18 in Lexington, Ky.
Interested in learning more about pedigree and conformation of the Thoroughbred, and how these topics relate to the horse’s sale and racing career? Join us this fall at the Pedigree & Conformation Clinic where we’ll cover pedigree theories, planning matings, conformation of horses of all ages, and equine business considerations.
The clinic includes visits to Millennium Farms and Fasig-Tipton during the October Sale, as well as a networking cocktail party generously hosted by Millennium Farms.
TOBA members receive a discounted rate on the clinic! Check out the full agenda and register today!
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New Membership Benefit
We’re excited to announce that TOBA members will receive complimentary issues of
The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care magazine as a new membership benefit.
The Horse is essential reading for horse owners and care-takers. Written for hands-on owners and managers and overseen by a board of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, this monthly publication provides current, understandable, and practical information on equine health, care, management and welfare.
Learn more about
The Horse: Your Guide to Equine Health Care at
www.TheHorse.com. TOBA members with addresses outside of the United States will receive a digital version of
The Horse. Domestic members will receive printed issues in the mail.
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Third Annual Youth Essay Contest Winner Announced
TCA Celebrates an Evening with Team American Pharoah
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Congrats Corner
Congratulations to the following TOBA members who own or bred a recent winner!
Passion Police broke her maiden at Delaware Park for owner John Mentz on 9/1/15.
Riker won the Swynford Stakes at Woodbine for breeder Turner Breeders on 9/5/15.
Made Me Talk won an allowance race at Zia Park for owner/breeder Tom Durant on 9/12/15.
Bella de Nuit (ARG) broke her maiden at Kentucky Downs for owner Dixiana Farms on 9/16/15.
Trouble Kid won the Gallant Bob Stakes (gr. III) at Parx Racing for breeder Morris B. Floyd on 9/19/15.
Casey Jones Who won an allowance race at Zia Park for owners/breeders Sam E. Stevens and Sammy L. Stevens on 9/23/15.
*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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The Thoroughbred Owner Conference on January 11-14, 2016 at beautiful Gulfstream Park is quickly approaching! The conference promises to be informative and entertaining with several networking and socializing opportunities for both current and future Thoroughbred owners.
Visit www.ownerview.com to learn more about the conference and how you can register now!
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DRF SirePowered Results has expanded, combining race results and sire lines so you can instantly follow Thoroughbred stallions and their racing offspring in real-time, in 25 countries around the world.
Personalize settings by name of the runner or sire, track, date, class of race, region, distance, racing surface or age. SirePowered Results now includes racing results from the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. Try it today at www.drf.com/breeder-results/
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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
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Godolphin Racing, LLC
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Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey
4. Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.
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John C. Oxley
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Klaravich Stables, Inc. & William H. Lawrence
7. David Jacobson
8. Reddam Racing, LLC
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Stonestreet Stables, LLC
10. Hronis Racing, LLC
Click here for complete stats, compliments of Equibase.com.
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1.
Darley
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Adena Springs
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WinStar Farm, LLC
4. Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey
5. Zayat Stables, LLC
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Brereton C. Jones
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Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, LLC
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Charles Fipke
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Colts Neck Stables, 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 9/23/15.
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Groom Elite is holding an Equine Teacher Certification Workshop on November 5-7 at the University of Louisville’s Shelby Campus Event and Conference Center. This workshop is beneficial for those interested in becoming Groom Elite certified instructors, as well as instructors of equine classes at high schools, community colleges, and equine programs such as 4-H.
Read more and
register.
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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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