FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

TOBA to Host National Awards Dinner at Fasig-Tipton

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today that the 39th annual TOBA National Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Ky.

The National Awards Dinner honors owners and breeders from 21 states and Canada. Also recognized are the National Owner of the Year, National Owner Finalists, National Breeder of the Year, National Breeder of the Year Finalists, Small Breeder of the Year, Broodmare of the Year, Cot Campbell Racing Partnership of the Year, Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award, Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year, National HBPA Claiming Crown Horse of the Year and recipient of the Robert N. Clay Award.

“We are thrilled to showcase the TOBA National Awards Dinner at Fasig-Tipton again this year,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “Thoroughbred owners and breeders are the lifeblood of our sport, and it is our privilege to recognize their outstanding achievements from 2023. We are very appreciative of the support from Boyd Browning, Fasig-Tipton and all of our sponsors in making this evening possible.”

Tickets for the National Awards Dinner will go on sale in July and will be available online at toba.org. For sponsorship opportunities call Barkley N. Porter at (859) 276-6793, or email at barkley@toba.org.

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (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, is the co-owner of 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.