ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2016) — The California-bred Horse of the Year for 2015 will be announced at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, to be held Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Pasadena Westin.
The three finalists for Horse of the Year, in alphabetical order, are: California Chrome, Gimme Da Lute and Spanish Queen.
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 – Tribal Rule, property of The Tribal Rule Syndicate.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Turf Earnings – Unusual Heat, property of The Unusual Heat Syndicate.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Two-Year-Olds by Earnings – Square Eddie, property of Reddam Racing.
Champion Freshman Sire of California Conceived Foals by Earnings – Slew’s Tiznow, property of Joseph LaCombe Stables.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Number of Winners – Tribal Rule, property of The Tribal Rule Syndicate.
Champion Breeders of California Foaled Thoroughbreds by Earnings – Tommy Town Thoroughbreds.
Trainer of the Year – Craig Lewis.
Broodmare of the Year – Ashley’s Folly, owned by Estate of Alesia, BranJam Stables & Ciaglia Racing.
Champion California-bred Horse of the Year – TBA at Awards Dinner.
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Female – Pacific Heat, bred by Harris Farms & Donald Valpredo.
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Male – Smokey Image, bred by C-Punch Ranch.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female – Spanish Queen, bred by Jack Nakkashian, Harry Bederian & Harout Kamberian.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Male – Gimme Da Lute, bred by Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram and Paul Weitman.
Champion California-bred Older Male – California Chrome, bred by Perry Martin & Steve Coburn.
California-bred Older Female – Warren’s Veneda, bred by Benjamin C. Warren.
Champion California-bred Turf Horse – Spanish Queen, bred by Jack Nakkashian, Harry Bederian & Harout Kamberian.
Champion California-bred Spinter – Gimme Da Lute, bred by Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram and Paul Weitman.
Also at the dinner, Fran’s Valentine, Nostalgia’s Star, Dave McGlothlin and Jim & Pat Thompson will be inducted into the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Hall of Fame.