Ocala Stud was named as the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) State of Florida Thoroughbred Racehorse Breeder of the Year at the TOBA 34th Annual National Awards Dinner held at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Ky. on Saturday, September 7.
Seth Klarman of Klaravich Stables also was named TOBA’s National Owner of the Year, and John D. Gunther was named the National Breeder of the Year. Thomas and Lori Fackler of Best A Luck Farm LLC was named National Small Breeder of the Year and Stage Magic was honored with the National Broodmare of the Year title.
The National Awards Dinner, hosted by Reed Ringler of Fasig-Tipton, also honored the achievements of Thoroughbred owners in the four major North American racing regions and breeders in 22 states and Canada.
Aztec Sense, who won the 2018 Claiming Crown Jewel , was honored with Claiming Crown Horse of the Year, presented by the National HBPA.
James E. ‘Ted’ Bassett was honored with the Industry Service Award, awarded to a person or entity who has made exceptional contributions to the industry.
WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners and Starlight Racing received the first Partnership of the Year award.
The Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year went to Archie Rocks, owned by Maya Simmons. This award was presented to the owner of the ex-Thoroughbred that has accumulated the most points in competition, as tracked by the United States Equestrian Federation.
In addition, Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor received the Robert N. Clay Award. In partnership with the Equine Land Conservation Resource, this award recognizes a member of the Thoroughbred community who has made an outstanding contribution to preserving land for equine use.
The State Breeders of the Year were honored at an awards luncheon at Godolphin on Friday, September 6.
A complete list of winners is as follows:
Finalists for Owner of the Year:
Hronis Racing
Juddmonte Farms
Klaravich Stables
Rockingham Ranch
Peter M. Brant
Owner of the Year:
Seth Klarman, Klaravich Stables
State Breeders of the Year:
| Arkansas: Bill McDowell
California: Premier Thoroughbreds Canada: Cam Ziprick and Arnason Farms Florida: Ocala Stud Indiana: Michael E. and Penny S. Lauer Iowa: Allen Poindexter Kansas: Jerry Johnson Kentucky: Godolphin Louisiana: Bill and Al Ulwelling Maryland: Richard Golden Massachusetts: George Brown (posthumously) Minnesota: Joel and Kris Zamzow
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New Jersey: Sam Fieramosca
New Mexico: R.D. Hubbard New York: Chester and Mary Broman North Carolina: Dr. Frank Batten Ohio: Steve DeMaiolo Oregon: Paul Hagemann Pennsylvania co-breeder: Elizabeth Moran Pennsylvania co-breeder: Thomas and Lori Fackler South Carolina: Franklin Smith Sr. Texas: William S. Farish Virginia: William M. Backer Trust Washington: Delores Christianson |
National Breeder of the Year:
John D. Gunther
National Small Breeder of the Year:
Thomas and Lori Fackler
National Broodmare of the Year:
Stage Magic
Breeder of the Year:
John D. Gunther
Industry Service Award:
James E. ‘Ted’ Bassett
Partnership of the Year:
WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing
Claiming Crown Horse of the Year:
Aztec Sense
Rood & Riddle Thoroughbred Sport Horse of the Year:
Archie Rocks
Robert N. Clay Award:
Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor
TOBA National Awards Dinner sponsors include Red Brand Fence, Jackson Family Wines (Official Wine Sponsor of the 2019 TOBA National Awards Dinner), Fasig-Tipton, NTRA Advantage and John Deere, Stoll Keenon Ogden, National HBPA, The Stronach Group, H.E. “Tex” Sutton Forwarding Company, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Plusvital, Equineline.com, The Horse and The BloodHorse Magazine LLC.
About TOBA
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 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 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.