Joe Morris has announced that he will step down as President of the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) effective Nov. 8, 2015. He has accepted the position of Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations for the Stronach… Read More

Owner-breeder Pamela Ziebarth celebrates in the winner’s circle with jockey Mike Smith after Ambitious Brew’s win in Saturday’s E.B. Johnston Stakes at Los Alamitos. Ambitious Brew overtook pacesetter Avanti Bello around the turn to win the $75,000 E.B…. Read More

Marla Shontere posed for a photo in the walking ring with jockey Fernando Perez just before her gelding Relative Time broke his maiden in the second race on opening day at Los Alamitos in impressive fashion. It was the… Read More

J.Paul Reddam’s unbeaten Nyquist, the 1-2 favorite piloted by Mario Gutierrez, projected himself into the national picture as a force among two-year-old males this year with a brilliant victory in Monday’s Grade I $300,000 Del Mar Futurity, closing-day… Read More

Owner Tom Mansor (left) celebrates with trainer Richard Baltas in the winner’s circle after Big Macher wins the Pirate’s Bounty Stakes Monday, Sept. 7 at Del Mar. Overcoming a slow start, Big Macher, winner of the 2014 Bing… Read More

TOC director, Nick Alexander (left), presented an award to Debra and Tom Stull of Tommy Town Thoroughbreds at the Annual Meeting at Del Mar Racetrack on Saturday, Aug. 15.  Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC led all California owners by number… Read More

TOC director, Bill Strauss, presents two Owner Awards to Kosta Hronis (right) at the Annual Meeting at Del Mar Racetrack on Saturday, Aug. 15. Hronis Racing, LLC was leading owner in purse money won in California for the… Read More

Nearly 200 members attended the TOC Southern California Annual Meeting on Saturday morning, August 15 at Del Mar Racetrack. Following a delicious buffet breakfast, they heard an update by President Joe Morris on TOC activities and financials for… Read More

Spendthrift Farms’ Beholder and jockey Gary Stevens head into the winner’s circle for pictures after dusting the boys to easily win the Grade I $1,000,000 TVG Pacific Classic Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Del Mar. ©Benoit Photo B…. Read More

The star of Sunday’s closing day card at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa was the unbeaten Smokey Image (pictured on the left with jockey Juan Hernandez). The two-year-old Southern Image colt recorded his third consecutive win… Read More