September, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Winners Announced For 2021 TOBA National Awards

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today winners for the 37th annual TOBA National Awards presented by Keeneland.

The TOBA National Awards were presented across two days of ceremonies. The National Awards Luncheon was held on Sept. 9 at Ashford Stud, honoring state and Canadian breeders of 2021. The National Awards Dinner was held on Sept. 10 at Keeneland honoring all award winners and emcee'ed by TVG's Gabby Gaudet.

Godolphin was announced as the winner for 2021 National Owner of the Year, presented by 1/ST, and 2021 National Breeder of the Year.

Finalists for both categories were also honored Saturday night. National Owner of the Year finalists included: Klaravich Stables, Juddmonte, Hronis Racing and the partnership of CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm.

National Breeder of the Year finalists included: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC and Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding.

Angie and Sabrina Moore were announced as the winner for 2021 National Small Breeder of the Year. National Small Breeder of the Year finalists that were also honored Saturday included Gail Rice and J&J Stables.

Dr. J. David Richardson was honored posthumously with the TOBA Industry Service Award. Indian Miss has been named National Broodmare of the Year. The Cot Campbell Partnership of the Year was presented to Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Westerberg.

Miles Ahead was honored as Claiming Crown Horse of the Year, presented by the National HBPA. The Rood & Riddle Sport Horse of the Year went to Argyle (Office Hours). The Robert N. Clay Award, presented by Equine Land Conservation Resource, was awarded to Charles Fenwick, Jr. which recognizes a member of the Thoroughbred community who has made an outstanding contribution to preserving land for equine use.

2021 State and Canadian Breeders of the Year, sponsored by Coolmore, included:

Arkansas Breeder of the Year – McDowell Farms (Bill and Mary McDowell)
California Breeder of the Year – Lovacres Ranch (Terry Lovingier)
Canada Breeder of the Year – Sam-Son Farm
Canada Small Breeder of the Year – Terrance Greer and Brandon Greer
Florida Breeder of the Year – Live Oak Stud (Charlotte C. Weber)
Iowa Breeder of the Year – Allen Poindexter
Kentucky Breeder of the Year – Godolphin
Louisiana Breeder of the Year – P. Dale Ladner & Brett Brinkman
Maryland Breeder of the Year – Robert Manfuso and Katharine Voss
Minnesota Breeder of the Year – Lothenbach Stables
New Jersey Breeder of the Year – Law Legacy Stables (Joel Weiner)
New Mexico Breeder of the Year – Crystal Springs (Estate of R.D. Hubbard)
New York Breeder of the Year – Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman
North Carolina Breeder of the Year – Elizabeth Muirhead
Oregon Breeder of the Year – Nirvana Farm (Andria Mengucci)
Pennsylvania Breeder of the Year – Joe-Dan Farm and George Chestnut
South Carolina Breeder of the Year – Franklin Smith Sr.
Texas Breeder of the Year – Lisa Kuhlmann
Virginia Breeder of the Year – Morgan's Ford Farm (Wayne and Susie Chatfield-Taylor)
Washington Breeder of the Year – Rainbow Meadows Farm (Petra Lewin)

“Congratulations to all of the winners of the TOBA national and state awards,” said Dan Metzger, president of TOBA. “Keeneland provided a magnificent setting to celebrate the outstanding achievements of 2021 and we were honored to recognize all of tonight's winners, including the amazing success of Godolphin as both National Owner and Breeder of the Year.”

TOBA National Awards sponsors included: Presenting Sponsor Keeneland, 1/ST as the Owner of the Year Presenting Sponsor, and Coolmore as the State and Canadian Breeders of the Year Presenting Sponsor. Platinum level sponsors include Jackson Family Wines and TVG. Gold level sponsors include BloodHorse, The Jockey Club, and NTRA. Silver level sponsors include Big Ass Fans, Daily Racing Form, Darley, National HBPA, Stoll Keenon Ogden, and White Birch Farm, Inc. (Peter M. Brant).

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Curlin Colt Joins Million-Dollar Club at Keeneland

A colt by Curlin out of Grade I winner Carina Mia (Malibu Moon) (hip 169) added to a parade of seven-figure yearlings at Keeneland Monday when selling for $1.7 million. Three Chimneys' Doug Cauthen signed the ticket on the bay, who was consigned by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency and was bred by Three Chimneys Farm and Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings. Three Chimneys and Hill 'n' Dale dissolved their partnership on Carina Mia when the mare sold for $2.6 million at last year's Fasig-Tipton November sale. Three Chimneys secured her 2-year-old filly by Quality Road for $750,000 at this year's Keeneland January sale.

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Silent Runner Trying For Repeat In Leg Two Of Ontario Sire Heritage Series

Silent Runner is aiming extend his lead in the 2022 Ontario Sire Heritage Series when he enters the starting gate in the $100,000 Lake Erie Stakes Tuesday at Fort Erie Race Track, on the undercard of the 87^th running of the $400,000 Prince of Wales, the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown.

Silent Runner was victorious last time out in the $100,000 Lake Huron for Ontario Sired colts and geldings, a five-furlong sprint over the inner turf on Aug. 12 at Woodbine Racetrack. The Lake Erie is a six-furlong contest over the Fort Erie dirt track.

During his one-month layoff the Silent Name (JPN) 3-year-old has breezed over the Woobdine dirt track to prepare for his racing debut over the surface, covering five furlongs on Sept. 3 in 58.60.

David Moran will be in the irons for the Lake Erie. The veteran jockey has been up top for all four of Silent Runner's career victories.

A win in leg two of the Ontario Sire Heritage Series would position the gelding well for one of the bonuses available to the top-three finishers in the overall rankings at the end of the series: $20,000 for first-place $10,000 for second place, and $5000 for third-place.

Joining Silent Runner in the field is Lake Huron runner-up Bossy Holiday. The Tall Oaks farm homebred has a record of 2-1-0 from nine career starts. Luis Contreras returns to the irons for trainer Josie Carroll.

A total of six horses are entered in the Lake Erie, race two on the eleven race card.

The female half of the second leg of the Ontario Sire Heritage Series will also be contested on the Prince of Wales card, with the $100,000 Rondeau Bay Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at six-furlongs over the dirt.

Just as with the Lake Erie, the top-two finishers from leg one the $100,000 Georgian Bay on August 12 are returning for leg two.

Breathing Fire, a Signature Red filly, won the opener by almost three lengths with an impressive closing kick.

The Sid Attard trainee is looking for his third consecutive on the board stakes finish. She was third in the Alywow Stakes on July 9 at Woodbine Racetrack.

Justin Stein gets the mount for owner's Norseman Racing Stable.

Pleausure's Gold has had an impressive 3-year-old campaign to date with a record of 1-2-1 from 4 starts.

Also trained by an Attard, Sid's brother Tino, the Souper Speedy Filly will look to earn her first stakes victory in the Rondeau Bay.

Click here to view the full field for September 13 at Fort Erie

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Former Harness Trainer Rick Dane Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison

Former harness trainer Rick Dane has been sentenced to 30 months in prison over his role in the 2020 federal racehorse doping case, reports the Thoroughbred Daily News. He was also ordered to pay a monetary judgement of $33,912.

Dane had previously entered a guilty plea on one felony count, with a second felony charge dropped based on a plea bargain with the prosecution. He is to report to prison on Jan. 9, 2023.

In the original indictment released in March 2020, Dane is characterized as having assisted Seth Fishman in distributing his adulterated and misbranded products. He is specifically alleged to have asked Fishman to provide him with performance-enhancing drugs for trainee Glass Prince in February 2018, and to have asked Lisa Giannelli in 2019 about purchasing and delivering more misbranded and adulterated drugs.

Fishman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, while Giannelli was sentenced to 3 1/2 years.

The government's sentencing submission details that Dane “not only purchased performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and prescription drugs from Giannelli that he was using to dope his horses, the defendant also served as a trusted resource for Giannelli by providing background on potential new clients who could be considered 'trustworthy.'”

Read more at the Thoroughbred Daily News.

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