Summer issue of Arizona Thoroughbred now available
The 2012 April/May/June issue of the Arizona Thoroughbred is now available online and can be viewed here:
Summer Issue.
ATBA Online News
The Jockey Club offers new online resource for owners
The Thoroughbred Owner View (www.ownerview.com) is an online resource for owners provided by The Jockey Club which offers trainer statistics and assorted information of interest to owners including advice on thoroughbred ownership and retirement, links to state licensing forms and racing commission websites and the opportunity to create owner profiles.
Gadsden Purchase wins ATBA Spring Sales Stakes
The ATBA Spring Sales Stakes on May 6, 2012, was won by Gadsden Purchase, a dark bay/brown gelding by Eddington. Consigned by the University of Arizona, the 2-year-old is trained and co-owned by Doug Oliver. Although Kentucky-bred, the gelding has strong Arizona ties as he was picked out of the 2010 Keeneland November sale by […]
Ten Ninety Seven wins Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby; some surprises in Spring Breeders’ Festival
The 2012 Spring Breeders’ Festival, headlined by the $55,334 Gene Fleming Breeders’ Derby, featured the return of three 2011 Arizona-bred champions, but only one found the winner’s circle. Just a day after being honored as the Arizona-bred 2-year-old colt of 2011, A Political Time was a 3-5 prospect in the mile and a sixteenth Gene Fleming […]
Congratulations to the 2011 Arizona-bred champions
The 2011 Arizona-bred champions were honored at the Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Dinner, held on April 27, 2012. Congratulations to: A POLITICAL TIME – Champion 2YO Male and 2010 ATBA Sale Arizona-bred Leading Colt Earner PAGE SPRINGS – Champion 2YO Filly and 2010 ATBA Sale Arizona-bred Leading Filly Earner CARMICHAEL – Champion 3YO Male TOP DEBUTANTE – […]
Attention District 1 Breeders
Help ensure that Arizona thoroughbred breeders are heard as the Governor’s office begins final work on the upcoming budget. ATBA lobbyist Elaine Arena has been working with the state’s legislative leadership to get breeders’ awards into the budget but we need your help in lobbying Speaker Andy Tobin. Speaker Tobin lives in Paulden and should […]
Featured: Dirk Crane
Read the new feature article about Dirk Crane, by Dorothée Kieckhefer: Local Jockey Beats the Big Boys
Yavapai Downs future uncertain after second bid rejected
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has rejected the bid from Texas horseman Joe Davis. For more, see the story here: Feds reject 2nd deal for Prescott racetrack (Arizona Republic)