Arcadia, Calif. – Rick Gold has been selected by the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) as the 2024 recipient of the Ed Friendly Industry Service Award, also known as the TOC Chairman’s Award. The award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions and service to the Thoroughbred racing industry. Former recipients include some of the … Read more

We are excited to announce the TOC Inaugural Partnership Award for the 2023 calendar year.  The co-ownerships and partnerships of California horse racing play a major role in building our community and providing the horses we watch at the track each weekend.  TOC would like to recognize and celebrate the growing population of co-ownerships and partnership entities within the … Read more

Arcadia, Calif. – New racehorse owner Christine Level has been selected by Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) as the recipient of the 2023 Rookie of the Year Award. Level had her first start in June at Golden Gate Fields with Dawn At Last, a filly she bred and raised. The annual award honors a new … Read more

Dear TOC Members, Nominations for the 2024 Ballot closed on March 1 with six candidates for six open positions. As a result, we followed the previously established TOC procedure (and Section 7522 of the California Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law), and the TOC Board declared the six candidates that were nominated and qualified as having … Read more

Arcadia, Calif. – The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) has announced the winners of its 2023 statistical awards for leading California owners. For the third consecutive year, Reddam Racing was leading owner in total purse earnings, and also topped the standings for most California starts; Taboada Racing Stables LLC led all owners by number of … Read more

Arcadia, Calif., – John C. Harris, Ty Green and Andy Mathis have agreed to join the board of the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC). Mr. Harris, owner of Harris Farms, is a legendary figure in California racing as both an owner and breeder. He was inducted into the California Racing Hall of Fame in 2008 … Read more

The election process for the TOC board of directors is now under way! There are two ways to qualify for the ballot – nomination by the nominating committee or nomination by petition. February 15 is the postmark deadline for those desiring to run for the TOC board through the nomination process to submit materials to … Read more

Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) is pleased to send you this special message from the CTBA: We at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association are happy to provide you with this free digital copy of our monthly magazine, California Thoroughbred. We hope you will enjoy reading our official publication, and for more information about subscribing to … Read more