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ITOBA HONORS 2023 Champions

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association honored the leading horses and connections in the state during the 2023 racing season at its annual awards banquet Saturday at the Indianapolis Marriott North.

Horse of the Year honors were posthumously awarded to Nobody Listens (Conveyance), whose five wins from eight 2023 starts included the GIII Turf Monster S. at Parx. The Indiana-bred gelding, who tragically died in a trailer accident the day after his Turf Monster win, was also named the state's champion older bred horse.

Other champions honored Saturday include: 2-Year-Old Sired Filly: The Kid Pataky (Pataky Kid); Champion 2-Year-Old Bred Filly: Ice Cold (Mitole); Champion 2-Year-Old Sired Colt: Cringe (Taprize); Champion 2-Year-Old Bred Colt: Molly's Town (Mo Town); Champion 3-Year-Old Sired Filly: Itzforever (Forever d'Oro); Champion 3-Year-Old Bred Filly: Corningstone (Kantharos); Champion 3-Year-Old Sired Colt: Doubledogjustice (Lantana Mob); Champion 3-Year-Old Bred Colt: King Ice (Keen Ice); Champion Older Sired Mare: Quick And Easy (What Now); Champion Older Bred Mare: Louder Than Words (Mr Speaker); Champion Older Sired Horse: Mr. Chaos (Turbo Compressor).

Honored with Indiana Breed Development Awards were: Broodmare of the Year: Express Run; Stallion of the Year: Forever d'Oro; and Stallion Owner of the Year: Justice Farms.

Kim Hammond was honored with the Hall of Distinction Award and Representative Bob Cherry was presented with the President's Award.

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ITOBA Stallion Season Auction Opens

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's annual Stallion Season Auction went live at 9 p.m. Sunday on Thoroughlybred.com. The auction has dynamic endings, which will begin at 6 p.m. ET Jan. 24.

There are a total of 72 seasons from 67 stallions available in the auction. The auction includes stallions standing in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, Arkansas, Ohio, and California.

Horseshoe Indianapolis annually hosts two stakes races restricted to 3-year-old horses sired by eligible stallions from the ITOBA Stallion Season Auction. These two races, one for males and one for females, have a purse of $100,000 each.

The proceeds from this auction supports funding for scholarships, aftercare programs, and other initiatives. A percentage of proceeds from this auction is also paid back to the stallion farms.

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ITOBA’s Offers New Format For Fall Sale

The Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (ITOBA) is introducing a new format for the 2023 Fall Mixed sale. This year will feature a Live Yearling sale, a Paddock sale and a Mixed Digital one.

The Live Yearling sale will be held on Oct. 14 at the Horseshoe Indianapolis Receiving Barn at 1:00 p.m. E.T. This sale will feature up to 80 Indiana bred, Indiana sired and out-of-state yearlings. The Paddock sale will take place directly after and only feature horses of racing age.

The Mixed Digital sale will be held from Oct. 16-19 and will offer weanlings, broodmares, horses of racing age and RNAs from the Live Yearling sale. Click here for more information.

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Barn Fires Subject of ITA Seminar

The Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance will present an educational seminar July 16 to inform horse owners on how to be better prepared for barn fires. The seminar will be hosted in partnership with Horseshoe Indianapolis in the Family Pavilion of the grandstand, starting with a morning networking opportunity at 10 a.m.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 326 deadly barn fires occurred during the period 2013-2017. In 2022 a devastating fire hurt the Indiana Thoroughbred breeding industry when one Indiana farm burned to the ground.

In an effort to turn a tragedy into a positive, the ITA will be sharing what has been learned in the aftermath of recent barn fires.

“That's why we chose the topics that are being covered in this seminar, because we learned so much from the fire and had no idea what we didn't know,” said Susan Burger, ITA board member and Thoroughbred farm owner.

Peter Sacopulos, who has specialized in equine and real estate law, will discuss the legal ramifications of a barn fire. Sacopulos is a member of the Indiana Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

The insurance information you didn't know you needed to know will be presented by horsewoman and insurance expert Kim Green with Schuetz Insurance Services. Horse owners will learn about emergency triage and what to do with the animals in the midst of the fire with Denise Fletcher. And, finally, member of ATF and horsewoman Cassandra Jones will share tips on what you can do to prevent and battle barn fires.

Attendees will be treated to lunch on the breezeway of Horseshoe Indianapolis and everyone will eligible for giveaways provided by sponsors such as the ITA, Finish Line Horse Products, the Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana, the Indiana Standardbred Association, Murphy Trailer Sales and others.

Free registration is required and can be made here.

The ITA is currently working on livestreaming the seminar. Updates will be posted on the ITA Facebook page: http://Facebook.com/IndyThoroughbred.

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