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Choper Appointed to Oversee TOC Election

The California Horse Racing Board has appointed commissioner Jesse Choper to oversee the current election for the Thoroughbred Owners of California board of directors.

 Friday, February 17, 2012

Six More Candidates Added to TOC Election

The Thoroughbred Owners of California announced Feb. 2 that six additional persons have qualified to run for the revamped TOC Board of Directors through the nomination-by-petition process.

 Thursday, February 02, 2012
Golden Gate Will Not Become Educational Site

Golden Gate Will Not Become Educational Site

Golden Gate Fields has been passed over for selection as the preferred site for a second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the Bay Area.

 Monday, January 23, 2012
Go for the Gold - By Lenny Shulman

Go for the Gold - By Lenny Shulman

California needs enlightened and innovative leadership if its Thoroughbred industry is to thrive in, or even survive, these desperate times.

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 Tuesday, November 22, 2011

CHRB Will Not Count Trainers in TOC Petitions

The California Horse Racing Board threw a monkey wrench into a horsemen group's attempt to decertify the Thoroughbred Owners of California, saying it will not validate petition signatures of owners who are also trainers.

 Thursday, September 01, 2011

California Horsemen Group Submits Signatures

The California Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association announced Aug. 20 that it has submitted more than 1,100 signatures to the state horse racing board seeking an election to decertify the current horsemen's representative.

 Saturday, August 20, 2011

Horsemen's Group Takes First Step to Oust TOC

A newly formed horsemen's group announced April 28 that it is formally seeking to replace the Thoroughbred Owners of California as the official representative.

 Thursday, April 28, 2011

TOC Chairman Owens Responds to Critics

Divisiveness among horsemen's groups in California "seems to me a terrible waste of industry resources," said Jack Owens, chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, during an interview April 2.

 Saturday, April 02, 2011

New California Horsemen's Group Moving Ahead

The Thoroughbred Owners of California isn't talking, but a spokesman for a recently formed rival horseman's group wants to make sure the state's owner representative knows the new organization means business.

 Thursday, March 31, 2011
California Group Seeks to Represent Horsemen

California Group Seeks to Represent Horsemen

A group of horsemen in California has formed a new organization whose goal is to become the official representative of horsemen in the state.

 Tuesday, March 29, 2011