TOBA February Member of the Month
In 2017, Jane Lyon's Summer Wind Farm bred a pair of grade 1-winning two-year-olds: Moonshine Memories and McKinzie. She also owns Littleprincessemma, dam of 2015 Triple Crown champion American Pharoah.
Carly Silver
Carly Silver wrote her first regular column of pedigree analysis for The Blood-Horse, "Teen Tracks," at age thirteen. Now working as a romance editor in New York City, Carly has also contributed to The Thoroughbred Daily News and The Daily Racing Form, served as the ancient and classical history expert for About.com, and is a regular at the Saratoga meet.
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TOBA January Member of the Month
This past fall, Bar of Gold chose the perfect moment to shine. A New York homebred for Chester and Mary Broman, Bar of Gold upset the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at odds of 66-1.
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TOBA December Member of the Month
The traditional gift for a five-year anniversary is wood. But Rockingham Ranch, founded in 2012 by Gary Hartunian, celebrated a half-decade in operation with two Breeders’ Cup trophies.
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TOBA November Member of the Month
On September 13, one outstanding yearling colt shone like a copper penny—his breeder Alina Muther's Copper Penny Stables, that is. The dark bay son of Orb – Tally Ho Dixie, by Dixieland Band brought $1 million.
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TOBA October Member of the Month
Twenty-two years ago, a chance favor turned a couple on to Thoroughbred racing. Now, Californians Eric “Rick” Waller and his wife, Sharon, own homebred Spectator, who won her first two starts—including the August 5 Sorrento Stakes (G2) at Del Mar.
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TOBA September Member of the Month
Along with boyhood friend Alan Schubert, Don Robinson races standout turf mare Cambodia, whom he co-bred with late partner Eric Kronfeld of Maverick Productions.
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TOBA August Member of the Month
Since last summer, brothers Keith and Allen Crupper have been laughing all the way to the bank.
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TOBA July Member of the Month
Joe Appelbaum owns nearly 70 horses, including some in partnership; about 22 of these are broodmares.
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TOBA June Member of the Month
Recently, horseman Mike Ryan's dreams have come up classic: He co-bred May 6 Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (G1) winner Always Dreaming and bought May 20 Preakness (G1) victor Cloud Computing as a yearling.
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In Excess Connected to Past Two Kentucky Derby Winners
For the second year in a row, the late In Excess—a former juggernaut on the California stallion scene--has figured in the first three generations of a Kentucky Derby Presented By Yum! Brands (G1) winner.
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TOBA May Member of the Month
In the April 1 Pan American (G2T) at Gulfstream Park, Sadler’s Joy edged out his rivals to earn first graded stakes win. Sadler’s Joy (Kitten’s Joy - Dynaire, by Dynaformer) is a homebred for Rene and Lauren Woolcott of Woodslane Farm.
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TOBA April Member of the Month
2017 is coming up roses for Bill Betz. This year alone, the Kentucky horseman has co-bred three graded stakes winners, including J Boys Echo
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TOBA March Member of the Month
Until now, the Whithams' best runners have primarily been older horses, but 2016 marked a change. In addition to McCraken, they own Linda, a four-year-old filly who captured the Mrs. Revere (Gr. II) at Churchill Downs last year.
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Lemon Drop Kid an Emerging Broodmare Sire
In terms of an emerging force as a broodmare sire, 2016 season has been the year of the kid: Lemon Drop Kid, that is.
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TOBA August Member of the Month
Though Robert Masterson has owned graded stakes-winning mares before, none compare to Tepin, whom he called an once-in-a-lifetime horse.
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TOBA July Member of the Month
Whether in partnerships or solo, Peter J. Callahan has a finger in every equine pot. Most recently, three-year-old colt Collected (whom he co-bred with historic Runnymede Farm of Paris, Kentucky) made a splash on this year’s Derby trail.
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TOBA June Member of the Month
Charles Fipke spreads his talents equally between discovering gems and polishing off Thoroughbred diamonds in the rough.
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