TOBA to Honor State Breeders at National Awards Dinner

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today that they will honor breeders selected from 18 states and Canada during the TOBA National Awards on Saturday, September 11.

State Breeders of the Year:

Arkansas: Bill and Mary McDowell
California: George Krikorian
Canada: Ivan Dalos
Canada: Lawrence P. Cordes
Florida: Charlotte Weber/ Live Oak Stud
Indiana: Greg Baer DVM and Deann Baer
Iowa: Allen Poindexter
Kentucky: Godolphin
Louisiana: Tri-Star Racing LLC
Maryland: Angie and Sabrina Moore
Minnesota: Lorie Michaels
New Jersey: John Bowers Jr.
New Mexico: R.D. Hubbard
New York: Twin Creeks Farm
Oregon: Janet and Patrick Cosgrove
Pennsylvania: Blackstone Farm LLC
South Carolina: Franklin Smith Sr.
Texas: James Wessel
Virginia: Lazy Lane Farm
Washington: Darrin L. Paul

“TOBA congratulates the remarkable achievements of all of the state and Canadian breeders, who truly represent the foundation of our sport,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “Their commitment to excellence and devotion to the horse epitomizes what makes Thoroughbred racing a truly unique and special sport.”

Also honored during the TOBA National Awards program will be the National Owner of the Year, National Breeder of the Year, National Small Breeder of the Year, National Broodmare of the Year, Cot Campbell Racing Partnership of the Year, Industry Service Award, Claiming Crown Horse of the Year and the Sport Horse of the Year.

TOBA’s National Awards will be presented live at Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa, with a special performance from legendary Motown artist Gladys Knight. Tickets can be purchased online at TOBA.org.

TOBA National Awards sponsors include Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa, Keeneland, Breeders’ Cup, Limestone Bank, Stonestreet Farms, Jackson Family Wines, John Deere and NTRA, National HBPA, Independence Bank, BloodHorse, The Jockey Club Information Systems and Stoll Keenon Ogden.

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, owns The Horse magazine and is co-owner of The 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.