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California Sire Bertrando Pensioned

California Sire Bertrando Pensioned

Bertrando, a champion on the racetrack and a leading California sire, has been retired from stud duty after standing in 2011 at Don Cohn's Ballena Vista Farm near Ramona, Calif.

 Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Ryehill Dreamer Nips 'Candy in American 'Cap

Ryehill Dreamer Nips 'Candy in American 'Cap

Tracking a hot pace for jockey Joe Talamo, Ryehill Dreamer shot home to win the $150,000 American Handicap (gr. IIT) by a whisker over Sidney's Candy on the Hollywood Park turf May 28.

 Saturday, May 28, 2011
Candy Ride Filly Tops Barretts Sale

Candy Ride Filly Tops Barretts Sale

Candy Ride expanded his California influence from the racetrack to the sale ring Jan. 24, when his daughter Smoothe as Candy topped the Barretts January mixed sale at $70,000.

 Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Naify Loses Chairmanship in TOC Voting

Naify Loses Chairmanship in TOC Voting

The Thoroughbred Owners of California will be looking for a new chairman after Marsha Naify, who has headed the organization's board of directors since May 2007, was not re-elected to the post.

 Thursday, July 01, 2010
California Racing Gets Some Encouragement

California Racing Gets Some Encouragement

Struggling as it never has before, the California horse racing industry went to the State Capitol in Sacramento March 4 looking for some answers. And surprisingly, racing seemed to get a warm reception.

 Thursday, March 04, 2010

Steve Schwartz Resigns TOC Position

Resigns from his position as president Feb. 5 after just being named to the post Nov. 15.

 Friday, February 05, 2010

Keith Pronske Named to TOC Board

Northern California owner Keith Pronske has been appointed to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Tom Bachman.

 Sunday, December 20, 2009

Schwartz to Take Over as President of TOC

Steve Schwartz, a prominent trial lawyer specializing in equine veterinary and medical issues, has been named president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California effective Nov. 15. Schwartz replaces Drew Couto, who left the position earlier this year.

 Saturday, October 31, 2009

Drew Couto Resigns as TOC President

Drew Couto, who helped form the Thoroughbred Owners of California in 1993 and served for the past five years as president, has decided to step down.

 Thursday, June 25, 2009
TOC Among Interested Santa Anita Bidders

TOC Among Interested Santa Anita Bidders

The Thoroughbred Owners of California is among the interested bidders in Santa Anita Park, an organization official confirmed.

 Sunday, June 07, 2009

CARMA Roundtable: The Focus is on Rescue

CARMA invited representatives from several California rescue organizations to a roundtable April 8 at Santa Anita to discuss ways the groups could work together to save Thoroughbreds and rehabilitate them for second careers.

 Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Shapiro 'Allied' with New Calif. Group

Shapiro 'Allied' with New Calif. Group

Richard Shapiro, former chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, has been hired as a consultant by the newly-formed California Horse Racing Alliance. Craig Fravel, the alliance's president and the executive vice-president of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, confirmed the hiring of Shapiro shortly after the group's formation in recent weeks.

 Friday, February 20, 2009

Arnold Zetcher Appointed to TOC Board

Arnold Zetcher has been appointed to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California.

 Saturday, February 07, 2009
Surf Cat Retired; To Stand in California

Surf Cat Retired; To Stand in California

Surf Cat, who triumphed six times in grade II events and earned $1,045,420, has been retired from racing, according to a Daily Racing Form report. The 7-year-old horse will begin his stallion career at Old English Rancho near Sanger, Calif., his trainer, Bruce Headley, told the publication Jan. 9.

 Friday, January 09, 2009
33,112 Return to Santa Anita for Opener

33,112 Return to Santa Anita for Opener

Santa Anita Park dodged the rain, which hit Southern California Christmas day but left skies sunny for the traditional Dec. 26 opening day. A crowd of 33,112 attended, an increase of 9.8% over the 30,156 fans at the 2007 opener.

 Friday, December 26, 2008
Aurebach's Karma with CARMA

Aurebach's Karma with CARMA

Look in the winner's circle after any offspring of Unusual Heat wins a race and you'll likely see a petite, brown-haired woman hugging the jockey, high-fiving the trainer, or congratulating the owner.

 Monday, August 18, 2008
Late Charge by Street Boss Wins Crosby

Late Charge by Street Boss Wins Crosby

Last at the quarter pole, favored Street Boss circled the field coming off the turn and swept past the leaders in the closing stages to win the $300,000 Bing Crosby Handicap at Del Mar July 27 for his second straight grade I victory.

 Sunday, July 27, 2008
Fan-Friendly ADW Experiment Nears End

Fan-Friendly ADW Experiment Nears End

With the looming expiration of an experiment to share racetracks among account wagering companies in California, representatives continue to meet in hopes of an agreement in time for the start of the Del Mar summer meet July 16.

 Friday, July 11, 2008
Ack Ack: Bold Chieftain Meets Rebellion

Ack Ack: Bold Chieftain Meets Rebellion

Bold Chieftain, a leading handicap horse in Northern California, seeks his first graded stakes victory in the $100,000 Ack Ack Handicap (gr. III) June 7 at Hollywood Park, but will face a full field of older horses, including Commonwealth Stakes (gr. II) winner Rebellion.

 Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Trainers Irked by TOC Board Ballot Snafu

Trainers Irked by TOC Board Ballot Snafu

Six years after a state law was passed extending full rights to horse-owning trainers and their spouses in the Thoroughbred Owners of California, the organization is scrambling to rectify an apparent exclusion sent out as part of the current board of directors election ballot.

 Friday, May 30, 2008
Street Boss Takes Charge of Los Angeles

Street Boss Takes Charge of Los Angeles

Favored Street Boss, overcoming much trouble in his stakes debut, showed why many feel he is the best sprinter in Southern California with a resounding late charge to win the $110,500 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III) at Hollywood Park.

 Saturday, May 10, 2008
Surf Cat Gets Up in Mervyn LeRoy

Surf Cat Gets Up in Mervyn LeRoy

Multiple grade II winner Surf Cat teamed with Alex Solis to win the $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) for the second time in the past three years April 26 at Hollywood Park.

 Saturday, April 26, 2008
Stoneside Shakes Up San Simeon Handicap

Stoneside Shakes Up San Simeon Handicap

Stoneside, a bit of a disappointment since being purchased privately in France by Marsha Naify last year, woke up in a big way when he easily captured the $112,400 San Simeon Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita April 19.

 Saturday, April 19, 2008

Auerbach Chairs Horse Retirement Fund

Owner and breeder Madeline Auerbach has been named chairman of the 12-member board of directors overseeing a newly established charity fund to care for retired Thoroughbreds, the California Retirement Management Account.

 Wednesday, April 09, 2008
John Harris Named TOC Award Winner

John Harris Named TOC Award Winner

John Harris has been selected to receive the Ed Friendly Industry Service Award from the Thoroughbred Owners of California at a ceremony to be held March 29 at Santa Anita Park.

 Thursday, March 13, 2008

Officials Plead Case to Calif. Committee

At a time when California is facing a state budget deficit approaching $15 billion, horse racing industry officials pleaded their case for special consideration before a legislative committee convened at the State Capitol in Sacramento March 5.

 Thursday, March 06, 2008
Robert Bone Named to TOC Board

Robert Bone Named to TOC Board

Robert Bone has been appointed to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California.

 Friday, February 29, 2008
Surf Cat Breaks Out in San Carlos

Surf Cat Breaks Out in San Carlos

Surf Cat closed with a rush to win his first race since 2006, edging Greg's Gold by a half-length in the $150,000 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita Feb. 16.

 Saturday, February 16, 2008
TOC Takes Stand on Auction Reform

TOC Takes Stand on Auction Reform

The Thoroughbred Owners of California would like to see national auction reform efforts taken to another level.

 Saturday, January 19, 2008
Calif. Fund for Retired Horses OK'd

Calif. Fund for Retired Horses OK'd

California took a first step toward helping more horses after their racing years with the final approval of a new fund to support the state's equine retirement facilities.

 Friday, December 14, 2007

NTRA Earmarks $100,000 Contributions in 2007 and 2008

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association Board of Directors earmarked $100,000 contributions in both 2007 and 2008 to the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.

 Friday, August 10, 2007

CHRB Tables 'Heel Nerving' Ban

The California Horse Racing Board tabled action banning horses that have undergone "heel nerving" surgery from being raced or sold in the state after the agency's equine medical director objected to the proposed rule amendment.

 Saturday, July 21, 2007
CHRB Supports Owners' Plan for Retired Racehorses

CHRB Supports Owners' Plan for Retired Racehorses

Preliminary approval of a plan by the Thoroughbred Owners of California to create a charitable fund for retired racehorses was granted by the state horse racing board during its meeting at Del Mar on July 19.

 Friday, July 20, 2007

Naify, Liebau, Marzelli Take NTRA Board Seats

Marsha Naify, Jack Liebau, and Alan Marzelli are new members of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association board of directors. Naify is the first woman to serve on the board.

 Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Naify Gets Call to Head TOC Board of Directors

Marsha Naify has been elected chairwoman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California board of directors, replacing Alan Landsburg, who has retired from the board.

 Monday, May 28, 2007

Marsha Naify Chairs TOC Board

Marsha Naify is the newly elected chair of the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California following the retirement of Alan Landsburg, the organization announced May 25.

 Friday, May 25, 2007

Worldly Spins to Victory in Will Rogers

Favorite Worldly outran Silent Soul and Mayor Bozarth through the stretch as jockey Victor Espinoza registered his third Will Rogers Stakes (gr. IIIT) victory in Saturday's one-mile turf race for 3-year-olds at Hollywood Park.

 Sunday, May 20, 2007

Calif. Owners Could Face Fines When Horses Test Positive

Owners -- along with their trainers -- whose horses have repeated medication violations are subject to tough new penalties under changes given final approval by the California Horse Racing Board April 19.

 Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Surf Cat Returns to Work Tab After 10 Months Away

Multiple grade II winner Surf Cat returned to the worktab at Santa Anita for the first time in more than 10 months Mar. 10, breezing three furlongs in :36 over the fast main track for the third-fastest of the 22 who went the distance on the day.

 Sunday, March 11, 2007

Baffert Appointed to TOC Board of Directors

Trainer Bob Baffert has been appointed to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California.

 Saturday, January 20, 2007

CHRB Committee Urges Drug Policy Changes

The California Horse Racing Board, under fire for its drug enforcement policies, would dramatically change penalties for many violations and repeat offenses under recommendations passed on to the full commission by its medication committee Jan. 9.

 Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Survey Says: Require Agents to Disclose Commissions

A recent survey of Thoroughbred horse owners, breeders, managers, trainers, and bloodstock agents shows overwhelming agreement that bloodstock agents should be required to disclose the commission rates they receive to both the buyer and seller.

 Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Naify on Mission to Rescue Father's Horses

Longtime horse owner Marsha Naify is on a mission these days – to find horses that were either bred or owned by her late father, Marshall Naify, claim and retire them.

 Friday, August 18, 2006

Connections Argue Palomar Purse Redistribution

The owners of champion mare Intercontinental and those who ran behind her in last September's $200,000 Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IT) at Del Mar argued in front of three California stewards June 5 whether the winner's share of the Palomar purse should be redistributed.

 Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Surf Cat Pounds Four Rivals in Mervyn LeRoy

Sent off at odds of 1-5, Surf Cat might have given his supporters reason for concern as he trailed the small field in Hollywood Park's $150,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap (gr. II) into the far turn. But by the time they reached the stretch, the Bruce Headley-trained 4-year-old colt had overtaken his four rivals and was firmly in control en route to his third successive grade II victory.

 Saturday, May 13, 2006

Surf Cat Rolls On in Potrero Grande BC

The prohibitive favorite Surf Cat, ridden patiently by Alex Solis, rolled over his four rivals with an impressive burst in the stretch to take the $128,000 Potrero Grande Breeder's Cup Handicap (gr. II) by more than two lengths at Santa Anita Sunday.

 Sunday, April 02, 2006

CHRB to Allow Protest in Intercontinental Case

The California Horse Racing Board Thursday voted unanimously to waive its 72-hour protest rule to allow the owners of the four horses who finished behind Intercontinental in the Sept. 3 Palomar Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IIT) at Del Mar to request a hearing for redistribution of the $200,000 purse.

 Thursday, March 23, 2006

Comebacker Surf Cat Sails to San Carlos Win

Favored Surf Cat unleashed a huge move on the turn for jockey Alex Solis and swept past the field to romp to victory in the $150,000 San Carlos Handicap (gr. II) at Santa Anita Saturday.

 Saturday, February 18, 2006

Landsburg Re-Elected Chairman of TOC

Alan Landsburg was re-elected chairman of the Thoroughbred Owners of California by the board of directors July 22.

 Friday, July 29, 2005

Amorama Gets Clear Sailing, Wins Mabee

Amorama avoided a traffic jam in the stretch run of Saturday's $400,000 John C. Mabee Handicap (gr. IT) by taking a wide route to prevail by a head over Island Fashion. It was her second grade I win in two lifetime starts on the Del Mar turf course.

 Saturday, July 23, 2005
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