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The Jockey Club and The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) will host a state breeder organization workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 9 a.m. ET in the Oaks Room at Churchill Downs to share current programs to help identify best practices and areas of growth, according to a press release from the club on Thursday morning. Topics include everything from an overview of national trends to perspectives from various breeder programs. For more information, please contact Jamie Haydon at jhaydon@jockeyclub.com or (859) 224-2750.

Godolphin took home both the National Owner of the Year and National Breeder of the Year prizes at the 40th annual TOBA National Awards in Lexington, Kentucky, which were presented across two days of ceremonies, according to a press release from the organization on Saturday. The National Awards Luncheon honored 2024 state and Canadian breeders at Godolphin Sept. 5, while the 2024 National Awards Dinner was held at Fasig-Tipton Sept. 6. TOBA 2024 award winners included: National Owner of the Year and National Breeder of the Year: Godolphin; National Small...

The silent auction held in tandem with TOBA National Awards Dinner opened Wednesday, Sept. 3 and will continue through the dinner event, which takes place Saturday, Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Kentucky. Included among this year's auction attractions are signed Woodford Reserve Kentucky Derby 151 Limited Edition Bourbon signed by Kentucky Derby-winning connections of the past two years, portraits and commissioned work, a signed print of Thorpedo Anna, a Mark Pope signed UK basketball, a John Deere mower, Saratoga, Keeneland and Churchill Downs packages, private tours, halters worn by...

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) has re-elected David O'Farrell as chairman of its board of trustees, along with new members serving three-year terms Jonathan Green, Walker Hancock, Dean Reeves and Adrian Wallace, the organization said via a press release on Wednesday. Re-elected to three-year terms were current trustees Billy Koch, Braxton Lynch, David O'Farrell and Francis Vanlangendonck. Following its annual members meeting, trustees met to elect officers for the association. Officers named for 2025-2026 are: David O'Farrell, chairman, Garrett O'Rourke, vice-chairman, Dan Metzger, president; Brant Laue, secretary; and...

In advance of the 40th anniversary of the TOBA National Awards, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced the State Breeders of the Year and three equine award winners Monday. The TOBA National Awards Luncheon honoring the winning breeders will be held Friday, Sept. 5 at Godolphin, with TOBA's National Awards Dinner the next evening at Fasig-Tipton. "It is a great honor and privilege for TOBA to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the state breeders, as well as these three amazing horses," said TOBA president Dan Metzger. "They each achieved...

Alan Foreman has been named the recipient of the Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award, according to a Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association release Thursday. Foreman will be honored at the 2025 TOBA National Awards on Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Kentucky. "I am immensely honored to receive this award named for my friend Dr. J. David Richardson," said Foreman. "I have been fortunate in my career in racing to have earned the respect and trust of so many owners, trainers, riders, industry stakeholder organizations, regulators and legislators,...

The 2025 renewal of the Tokyo City Cup at Santa Anita will be contested as a non-listed Black-Type event, according to a Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association release Monday. Formerly a Grade III, the race has been downgraded since the distance was changed from 12 furlongs to eight furlongs. According to the TOBA grading committee, the race is considered a new race and must be run twice at its new distance as a non-listed Black-Type race before being eligible for grading.

The 40th Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) National Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Kentucky, the group said via a press release on Friday. Hosted by FanDuel's Scott Hazelton, the event will feature a more informal feel in terms of recommended "blue jeans, boots, and bling" attire, open seating dining, signature Bluegrass music, and a Kentucky bourbon experience. As part of the anniversary, cartoonist and TDN contributor Remi Bellocq created a signature illustration focusing on the theme of "Cheers to 40 Years"...

Nominations for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards in North America are now being accepted through midnight Monday, July 14, Godolphin announced via press release Monday afternoon. Created to recognize the hardworking industry employees which make the sport run, equivalent awards are given in Ireland, Australia, Great Britain, and France. Godolphin is the principle sponsor in association with The Jockey Club; the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association; the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association; and the Breeders' Cup for the American program. Cash prizes totaling $124,000 will be awarded to...

The third installment in the 2025 OwnerView webinar series was held May 6 and featured veterinarians from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital discussing broodmare reproduction during breeding season, according to a press release from the Jockey Club of America who co-sponsored the event. The discussion specifically covered all aspects of mare reproduction, including gestation times, broodmare age considerations, twins, and complications during pregnancy and foaling. The guests were Dr. Maria Schnobrich and Dr. Pete Sheerin. The former works as a theriogenologist with a primary focus on challenges facing with mares...

The preliminary schedule for the 2025 Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) educational clinics has been released, the group revealed Monday. The events will feature an assortment of topics for prospective, new, and established Thoroughbred owners and breeders. A breeding clinic will be hosted May 30-31 in Lexington with host farms including Airdrie Stud and Shamrock Glen in Woodford County. Additional farms and veterinary clinics will be announced in coming weeks. Events in the fall will include a pedigree and conformation clinic held in conjunction with Fasig-Tipton's Kentucky October Yearlings...

In response to the proposed bill that would remove the requirement that Florida tracks run a minimum number of live Thoroughbred races in order to operate their casino and cardrooms gaming licenses, the Thoroughbred Owner and Breeders Association weighed in on what the action would mean to racing should if the bill was signed into law. The statement from TOBA read: "The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) fully supports the Florida owners, breeders and horsemen's stand against the decoupling of live horseracing from the ability of a racetrack to...