Wise Dan honored as KTOB Horse of the Year

Last updated: 4/25/13 4:20 PM

Wise Dan was named the winner of three 2012 Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and
Breeders (KTOB) KY-bred
champion awards, including Horse of the Year, at Thursday’s annual KTOB KY-bred
Champions Awards Luncheon hosted at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.

In addition to Horse of the Year, Wise Dan was voted KY-bred champion
handicap male and turf horse male while his dam, Lisa Danielle, was honored as
the 2012 KTOB Broodmare of the Year.

Wise Dan, who is owned by his breeder
Morton Fink and trained by Charles LoPresti, is the reigning Eclipse Horse of
the Year, champion older male and champion turf horse. Fink also owns
Lisa Danielle.

2012 KTOB Broodmare of the Year and owner and 2012 KY-bred champions and their
breeders:

Broodmare of the Year: Lisa Danielle (Morton Fink)

Horse of the Year; Handicap Horse; Turf Horse Male: Wise Dan (Morton Fink)

Two-Year-Old Colt: Shanghai Bobby (Stonehaven Steadings)

Two-Year-Pld Filly: Beholder (Clarkland Farm)

Three-Year-Old Colt: I’ll Have Another (Harvey Clarke)

Three-Year-Old Filly: Believe You Can (Brereton C. Jones)

Handicap Mare: Royal Delta (Palides Investments N.V. Inc.)

Turf Horse Female: Tapitsfly (Frank L. Jones Jr.)

Sprinter: Groupie Doll (Fred and William Bradley)

Steeplechase: Demonstrative (Gainsborough Farm LLC)

Racing Abroad: Certify (Hurstland Farm Inc., William Kartozian, & Darley)

Four
merit awards were also presented to individuals for their contributions to the
Kentucky Thoroughbred Industry.

P.A.B. Widener Trophy for KTOB Breeder of the Year: Brereton C. Jones

Hardboot Breeder Award pays tribute to distinctive but unsung breeders
that help make up the backbone of our industry: Fred F. Bradley

Charles W. Engelhard Award acknowledges a member of the news media for
outstanding coverage of the Thoroughbred industry: G.D. Hieronymus

W.T. Young Humanitarian Award distinguishes a person in the Thoroughbred
industry “who recognizes and promotes the human endeavor”: Josephine
Abercrombie

Also receiving awards were the top Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF)
money earners in 2012 in five separate categories.

KTDF Sire of the Year: Distorted Humor (WinStar Farm)

KTDF Earner of the Year: Cheery (Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider)

KTDF Owner of the Year: Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey

KTDF Trainer of the Year: Michael Maker

KTDF Breeder of the Year: Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider

The recipients of 2012 KTOB KY-bred champion awards were voted on for the first
time by the full membership of Kentucky Thoroughbred Association (KTA)/KTOB while the KTDF category leaders were
tabulated using purse money won at Kentucky racetracks in 2012.

In existence since 1967 and 1983, respectfully, the KTOB and KTA direct their
efforts toward promoting and protecting the Thoroughbred industry by maintaining
the highest levels of racing, breeding and training standards in the
Commonwealth.

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