ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 1, 2015) — The California-bred Horse of the Year for 2014 will be announced at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, to be held Feb. 9 at the Pasadena Westin.
The three finalists for Horse of the Year, in alphabetical order, are: Alert Bay, Big Macher and California Chrome.
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 – Lucky Pulpit, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams.
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 – Papa Clem, property of a syndicate.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Number of Winners – Tribal Rule.
Champion Breeders of California Foaled Thoroughbreds by Earnings – Perry Martin & Steve Coburn.
Trainer of the Year – Art Sherman.
Broodmare of the Year – Love the Chase, owned by Perry Martin & Steve Coburn.
Champion California-bred Horse of the Year – TBA at Awards Dinner.
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Female – My Fiona, bred by Terry Lovingier.
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Male – Acceptance, bred by Old English Rancho.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female – Rovenna, bred by Donald Dizney.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Male – California Chrome, bred by Perry Martin & Steve Coburn.
Champion California-bred Older Male – Big Macher, bred by Ballena Vista Farm.
California-bred Older Female – Top Kisser, bred by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds.
Champion California-bred Turf Horse – California Chrome, bred by Perry Martin & Steve Coburn.
Champion California-bred Sprinter – Big Macher, bred by Ballena Vista Farm.
Sen. Ken Maddy Award – Sen. Andy Vidak.
Also at the dinner, trainer Bruce Headley and stallion Bertrando will be inducted into the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Hall of Fame.