The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s 28th Annual National
Awards Dinner will be held on September 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington,
Kentucky. The TOBA National Awards Dinner honors the achievements of
Thoroughbred owners in the four major North American racing regions and breeders
in 21 states and Canada.
The following regional owners will be honored:
Eastern Region Owner of the Year: Godolphin
Midwestern Region Owner of the Year: John and Debby Oxley
Southern Region Owner of the Year: Brereton Jones
Western Region Owner of the Year: Reddam Racing LLC
A National Owner of the Year will be selected from the regional owners. The
National Owner will only be revealed at the Awards Dinner.
The state and Canadian breeders of the year are:
Triple AAA Ranch: Arizona
Terry C. Lovingier: California
William D. Graham: Canada
Ocala Stud: Florida
Team Block: Illinois
Michael E. and Penny S. Lauer: Indiana
Allen Poindexter: Iowa
Morton Fink: Kentucky
Coteau Grove Farms: Louisiana
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman: Maryland
Patricia Moseley: Massachusetts
Campbell Stable: Michigan
Richard Bremer and Cheryl Sprick: Minnesota
Gunsmith Stables: New Jersey
Triple AAA Ranch: New Mexico
Barry K. Schwartz: New York
Nancy C. Shuford: North Carolina
Leon and Karen Glasser: North Dakota
Jack and Margaret Root: Oregon
Franklin G. Smith: South Carolina
Audley Farm Equine: Virginia
Karl Krieg: Washington
TOBA’s National Breeder and National Small Breeder of the Year will be
selected from the above list of breeders and announced at the Awards Dinner.
TOBA will also honor Gary Biszantz with the Industry Service Award. Owner of
Cobra Farm and committed to improving racing, Biszantz served for four years as
TOBA chairman and for six years on the American Graded Stakes Committee. In
1999, Biszantz was elected into membership of The Jockey Club, formerly served
on the board of directors of Breeders’ Cup Limited and was a past director of
the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC). He is also devoted to Thoroughbred
aftercare, serving on the board of Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) for
several years. Biszantz is a past recipient of the TCA Industry Service Award
and owns Tranquility Farm, a Thoroughbred rescue, rehabilitation and retraining
facility in California.
Additionally, TOBA will honor Lisa Danielle, dam of Wise Dan, as the National
Broodmare of the Year. This award offers catalog designation from the North
American International Cataloguing Standards Committee.
Tickets for the National Awards Dinner may be purchased at
www.toba.org.
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