The December 2016 issue of The Thoroughbred of California magazine is now available for viewing online, courtesy of the California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. To access the magazine, click here.

Defending champion Star Student, with jockey Julien Couton, won the $50,000 added Oakland Stakes for owners Desimone, Desimone, Kelly or MacLenna.  Trained by Dan Markle, the six year old gelding, who also won last year’s edition, covered the… Read More

TOC Board Member Joe Ciaglia celebrates with flowers after Champagne Room’s victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. Ciaglia and partners Exline-Border, Gulliver Racing, S. Alesia, R. Christensen & T. Legan won the 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup… Read More

The November 2016 issue of The Thoroughbred of California magazine is now available for viewing online, courtesy of the California Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association. To access the magazine, click here.

TOC Northern California Liaison, Liz Morey, congratulates Maureen Richardson (right), winner of the Owners’ Challenge Handicapping Contest Saturday at Golden Gate Fields. Congratulations to Ms. Richardson, and thanks to all who participated. View the full contest results below.

ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2016)—Superstar California Chrome was sensational yet again at Santa Anita on Saturday, taking the Grade I, $300,000 Awesome Again Stakes in gate to wire fashion by 2 ¼ lengths over rival Dortmund, who pressured… Read More

ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 30 2016) — Well positioned while attentive to the pace from his number 10 post position, 6-year-old California-bred gelding Ambitious Brew sat a close third at the top of the stretch and out-gamed runner-up Richard’s… Read More

In an article in Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, Bob Ehalt takes up the question, “Why does California seem to have an edge over New York in producing the best two-year-olds?” As he points out, California has enjoyed a tremendous… Read More

TOC’s CEO, Greg Avioli, presented the stakes trophy to Deron Pearson of DP Racing for Friday’s CTT and TOC Handicap at Del Mar. DP Racing’s English-bred Frenzified, third and second in two middle-distance grass races this summer, stretched… Read More

First place finisher, Peter Serdarusich (left) and second place finisher Bob Huson (right) with TOC President Nick Coukos (center).