BY TOBA PRESS OFFICE
LEXINGTON, KY—The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced the state breeders of the year, Broodmare of the Year, Claiming Crown Horse of the Year, Robert N. Clay Conservation Award, Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year, and Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award winner for the 39th annual TOBA National Awards.
2023 State and Canadian Breeders of the Year are:
- Arizona Breeder of the Year – Fleming Thoroughbred Farm LLC (Marvin and Gerald Fleming)
- Arkansas Breeder of the Year – McDowell Farms (Bill McDowell)
- California Breeder of the Year – Richard Barton Enterprises (Richard Barton)
- Canada Breeder of the Year – Adena Springs (Frank and Elfriede Stronach)
- Canada Small Breeder of the Year – Sean Fitzhenry
- Florida Breeder of the Year – Stonehedge, LLC (Marilyn Campbell)
- Indiana Breeder of the Year – Justice Farms, Inc. (Greg Justice)
- Iowa Breeder of the Year – Poindexter Thoroughbreds, LLC (Allen Poindexter)
- Kentucky Breeder of the Year – Godolphin
- Louisiana Breeder of the Year – Thomas M. Galvin
- Maryland Breeder of the Year – Dance Forth Farm (Tom and Chris Bowman)
- New Jersey Breeder of the Year – Bright View Farm (Christine Connelly) and Greg Kilka
- New Mexico Breeder of the Year – Fred A. Alexander
- New York Breeder of the Year – Barry K. Schwartz
- North Carolina Breeder of the Year – Art Bauer
- Oregon Breeder of the Year – Connie Erickson
- Pennsylvania Breeder of the Year – Forgotten Land Investments Inc. and Black Diamond Equine (Christian Black)
- South Carolina Breeder of the Year – Franklin G. Smith Sr.
- Texas Breeder of the Year – Carolyn R. Barnett
- Virginia Breeder of the Year – Ann Mudge Backer
- Washington Breeder of the Year – Sheridan Jones and Ken W. Miles
Dance Card has been named National Broodmare of the Year.
Time for Trouble will be honored as Claiming Crown Horse of the Year.
The Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year will go to A Lil Evil.
The Robert N. Clay Conservation Award is awarded to Peter Giangiulio. The award recognizes a member of the Thoroughbred community who has made an outstanding contribution to preserving land for equine use.
Frank Taylor, founder of Stable Recovery, will be honored with the Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award.
“TOBA is honored to recognize the outstanding achievements of the state breeders, three remarkable horses and two individuals who have given unselfishly back to our sport,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “We look forward to a special weekend of celebrating the very best of Thoroughbred racing.”
The National Awards Luncheon to honor the winning breeders will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024 at the Thoroughbred Club of America, followed by the National Awards Dinner on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Fasig-Tipton.
Tickets are available to the public for both the luncheon and the dinner, with a discounted price for TOBA members. Registration for both events is due by August 22 and available online at www.toba.org/awards.
