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From TOC
ALBANY, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2017) -- Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) is offering a free "Conformation Clinic" at Golden Gate on Saturday, September 9. The informal workshop is intended to help participants develop an "eye" for a horse.

From OwnerView
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 17, 2017) -- OwnerView today announced that it is accepting nominations for the 2017 New Owner of the Year award, presented by Fasig-Tipton, which will honor a new Thoroughbred owner who has been successful in the sport and has had a positive impact on the industry.
 

From The Jockey Club
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2017) -- Everett R. Dobson and John W. Phillips have been elected to the board of stewards of The Jockey Club, filling the expired positions of John C. Harris and Dr. Hiram C. Polk Jr.

PLEASANTON, Calif. (Aug. 15, 2017) – A filly by leading California first-crop stallion Smiling Tiger brought a sale-topping $70,000 and a Lucky Pulpit colt from the same family sold for $50,000 at Tuesday’s 2017 Northern California Yearling and Horses of Racing Age Sale at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.

From The Jockey Club
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (Aug. 13, 2017) -- Thoroughbred breeder and owner Barbara Banke, who along with her late husband, Jess Jackson, has been a longtime advocate for reform in various aspects of the racing and breeding industries, threw her support behind the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017 at The Jockey Club’s 65th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing held Sunday, August 13, at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

From The Jockey Club
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 12, 2017) -- The Jockey Club is projecting a 2018 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 21,500.

From TOBA
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced today the re-election of Dr. J. David Richardson as chairman of its Board of Trustees.  Also joining Richardson on the Board of Trustees to serve three-year terms as new members are Robert Devlin, Terry Finley, Bernard McCormack, Charlie O’Connor and Garrett O’Rourke.

By BloodHorse.com
Saratoga Springs, NY (August 7, 2017)-LNJ Foxwoods raised more than $85,000 for the Horses First Fund administered by Thoroughbred Charities of America at a cocktail party the evening of Aug. 6 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

By Bloodhorse.com
DEL MAR, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2017) -- Mike Smith, the Hall of Fame rider who has handled scores of top horses and won hundreds of major races over a 36-year career, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Laffit Pincay Jr. Award. http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/222919/mike-smith-to-receive-laffit-pincay-jr-award

From CHRB
DEL MAR, Calif. (July 22, 2017) – The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting Thursday, July 20, at Del Mar Race Track. Chairman Chuck Winner presided. First Vice Chair George Krikorian, Second Vice Chair Madeline Auerbach and Commissioners Jesse Choper, Araceli Ruano and Alex Solis also were in attendance.

By Bloodhorse.com
DEL MAR, Calif. (July 21, 2017) -- For the second time in 2017, the California Horse Racing Board's Race Dates Committee bandied about the idea of restricting the amount of racing dates in the state, and again roundly faced opposition by industry stakeholders in attendance.

By BloodHorse Staff
The Race Track Chaplaincy of America is accepting nominations for the 2017 White Horse Awards (deadline for nominations Sept. 8), which honor individuals who have done something heroic—or above and beyond—on behalf of human or horse. 

The award aims to recognize those unsung heroes of horse racing, whether their actions are headline-grabbing, or the quiet and not-so-obvious kind of heroism.

From Barretts
DEL MAR, Calif. (July 8, 2017) -- The catalog for the third annual Barretts August Select Yearling Sale is now on-line and will be mailed soon. This auction of 87 yearlings will be held on Tuesday August 29 starting at 2:00 p.m. in the Surfside Race Place located on the grounds of the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. We strongly believe that this year’s yearlings is the very best group in terms of quality that our consignors have presented at this sale since its inception.

From The Jockey Club
DEL MAR, Calif. (Apr. 3, 2017) -- OwnerView announced today that registration is now open for the fourth edition of the Thoroughbred Owner Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Del Mar, Calif., October 30 – November 1, 2017, immediately preceding the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
 
A limited number of reserved seats are available for the Breeders’ Cup races on both Friday, November 3, and Saturday, November 4, to those attending the conference and will be included with the full registration fee on a first-come, first-served basis.