ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2023) — The 2022 California-bred Horse of the Year will be announced at the CTBA Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023 at Le Meridien Hotel in Arcadia.
Finalists for Horse of the Year are, in alphabetical order, Fun to Dream, Slow Down Andy and The Chosen Vron.
For ticket information for the Awards Dinner and Annual Meeting, click Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner | CTBA or contact Christy Chapman at Christy@ctba.com.
Other Cal-bred champions to be recognized at the banquet:
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Male – Giver Not a Taker, bred by owners J. Kirk & Judy Robison, trained by Peter Miller.
Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Female – Sell the Dream, bred by PT Syndicate #1 LLC, owned by Edward Rusty Brown, Alan Klein & Philip Lebherz, trained by Brian Koriner.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Male – Slow Down Andy, bred by owner Reddam Racing, trained by Doug O’Neill.
Champion California-bred Three-Year-Old Female – Fun to Dream, bred by Connie Pageler & Bob Baffert, owned by Natalie J. Baffert & Connie Pageler, trained by Bob Baffert.
Champion California-bred Older Male – The Chosen Vron, bred by Tiz Molly Partners, owned by Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, John Sondereker & Richard Thornburgh, trained by Eric Kruljac.
Champion California-bred Older Female – Becca Taylor, bred by owner Nick Alexander, trained by Steve Miyadi.
Champion California-bred Sprinter – Fun to Dream, bred by Connie Pageler & Bob Baffert, owned by Natalie J. Baffert & Connie Pageler, trained by Bob Baffert.
Champion California-bred Turf Horse – The Chosen Vron, bred by Tiz Molly Partners, owned by Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, John Sondereker & Richard Thornburgh, trained by Eric Kruljac.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Earnings – Grazen, property of Nick Alexander.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Number of Winners – Grazen, property of Nick Alexander.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Foals by Turf Earnings – Grazen, property of Nick Alexander.
Champion Sire of California Conceived Two-Year-Olds by Earnings – Stay Thirsty, property of Terry Lovingier.
Trainer of the Year – Bob Baffert.
Broodmare of the Year – Lutess, owned by Connie & Mike Pageler.
Champion Breeder of California Foaled Thoroughbreds by Earnings – Nick Alexander.
Scoop Vessels Award – The Derby Room
CTBA Hall of Fame – Joe Harper, Nashoba’s Key.