TOBA to Honor State Breeders during National Awards Program

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today that they will honor breeders selected from 22 states and Canada during the TOBA National Awards on Saturday, September 26. The National Breeder of the Year and National Small Breeder of the Year will be selected from the state breeders listed below and announced during the awards.

State Breeders of the Year:

  • Arkansas: Bill McDowell
  • California: Reddam Racing LLC
  • Canadian: Ivan Dalos
  • Florida: Charlotte Weber/ Live Oak Stud
  • Indiana: Michael E. and Penny S. Lauer
  • Iowa: Allen Poindexter
  • Kansas: Jerry Johnson
  • Kentucky: W.S. Farish
  • Louisiana: Evelyn Benoit
  • Maryland: Sagamore Farm
  • Massachusetts: Joseph DiRico
  • Minnesota: Robert Lothenbach New Jersey: John Bowers Jr.
  • New Mexico: J. Kirk and Judy Robison
  • New York: Chester and Mary Broman
  • North Carolina: Dr. E. Clinton Lowry and Carol Lowry
  • Ohio: Dr. George Sikora DVM
  • Oregon: Dr. and Mrs. Jack B. Root Jr.
  • Pennsylvania: Larry Karp/ Barlar LLC
  • South Carolina: Franklin Smith Sr.
  • Texas: Roy W. Cobb
  • Virginia: Ann Mudge Backer
  • Washington: Jody Peetz

“The 23 breeders from the U.S. and Canada enjoyed a tremendous year in 2019 from their homebred runners and we are honored to recognize their outstanding achievements and contributions to our sport at the TOBA National Awards,” said Dan Metzger, President of TOBA.

Also honored during the TOBA National Awards program will be the National Owner 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 virtually from Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa on TOBA’s Facebook page and at TOBA.org/2020Awards.

TOBA National Awards sponsors include Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa, LuminUltra, Limestone Bank, Stonestreet Farms, John Deere and NTRA, Big Ass Fans, National HBPA, 1/ST, The Jockey Club Information Systems and Stoll Keenon Ogden.

About TOBA
TOBA, based in Lexington, Ky., was formed in 1961 and is a national trade organization of leading Thoroughbred breeders and owners. 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, TOBA Owners Concierge and the Sales Integrity Program. TOBA, in collaboration with The Jockey Club, has also created a free information resource called OwnerView to provide pertinent information to new, prospective and current Thoroughbred owners. 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 Breeders Federation. Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) is the charitable arm of TOBA. TOBA Media Properties, a subsidiary of TOBA, owns The Horse magazine, Eclipse Press and is co-owner of The Blood-Horse 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.