ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 23, 2014) — The California-bred Horse of the Year for 2013 will be announced at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, to be held Feb. 10 at the Claremont Hotel Club & Spa in Berkeley.
The four finalists for Horse of the Year, in alphabetical order, are: Halo Dolly, Points Offthebench, Teddy’s Promise and Tiz Flirtatious.
The business session of the annual meeting begins at 4 p.m. with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception and a 7 p.m. awards dinner. For reservations, please contact Christy Chapman at 626-445-7800 ext: 247 or email at christy@ctba.com.
The other champions that will be presented at the dinner:
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Earnings – “Unusual Heat,” owned by The Unusual Heat Syndicate.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Turf Earnings – “Unusual Heat,” owned by The Unusual Heat Syndicate.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Two-Year-Olds by Earnings – “Tribal Rule,” owned by The Tribal Rule Syndicate.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Number of Winners – “Tribal Rule,” owned by The Tribal Rule Syndicate.
Champion Freshman Sire of California Conceived Foals by Earnings – “Square Eddie,” owned by J. Paul Reddam.
Champion Breeders of California Foaled Thoroughbreds by Earnings – Tommy Town Thoroughbreds.
Trainer of the Year Award – Jerry Hollendorfer.
Champion California-bred Horse of the Year – TBA at Awards Dinner.
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Female – “Swiss Lake Yodeler,” bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, sired by Swiss Yodeler.
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Male – “Tamarando,” bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, sired by Bertrando.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female – “Doinghardtimeagain,” bred by owner Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, sired by Ministers Wild Cat.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Male – “Gervinho,” bred by Barry Abrams and Madeline Auerbach, owned by Keith Brackpool, trained by Carla Gaines, sired by Unusual Heat.
Champion California-bred Older Male – “Points Offthebench,” bred by Gary Rocks, owned by Donnie Crevier and Charles Martin, trained by Tim Yakteen, sired by Benchmark.
Champion California-bred Turf Horse – “Tiz Flirtatious,” bred by owner Pamela Ziebarth, trained by Martin Jones, sired by Tizbud.
Champion California-bred Older Female – “Tiz Flirtatious,” bred by owner Pamela Ziebarth, trained by Martin Jones, sired by Tizbud.
Champion California-bred Sprinter – “Points Offthebench,” bred by Gary Rocks, owned by Donnie Crevier and Charles Martin, trained by Tim Yakteen, sired by Benchmark.
Also at the dinner, trainer William Morey, Jr. and stallion In Excess will be inducted into the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Hall of Fame.