Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) invites all members to the Southern California Annual Meeting on Saturday, August 15 at 8:30 a.m. in the Veranda Café at Del Mar Racetrack. The general business meeting will allow directors an opportunity to bring the membership up to date on important issues and will include a question-and-answer session. Award … Read more
Nearly 200 people attended the TOC Annual Membership Meeting at Del Mar on Saturday, August 23rd. Held in the Veranda Cafe, the event kicked off at 8:30 a.m. with a delicious breakfast. TOC President, Joe Morris, presided over the brief business meeting, during which he introduced board and staff members, provided information regarding TOC operations for … Read more
RACING SECRETARY This individual is in charge of the Racing Office, supervises all the race officials at the track where a meet is being held, writes all the races for the meet, and oversees the “draws.” PAYMASTER OF PURSES This official is in charge of all the race meeting’s financial receipts and disbursements (i.e., purses … Read more
Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) has named two Rookie of the Year award winners for 2022. Winners Robert Katayama of Clovis and Lisa Rodrigues of San Diego were among 13 nominees for the award, which is designed to honor enthusiastic new owners that are committed to racing in California. The TOC owner relations committee considers … Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 20, 2019) – Horse trainers who utilize the H-2B guest worker visa program to fill various backstretch positions are expected to have increased access to H-2B visas as a result of language included in the 2020 spending bill passed by Congress this week and expected to be signed by the President today. … Read more
A key provision that extends three-year tax depreciation for all racehorses through 2020 was signed into law by the President late Friday. The racehorse provision, which received bi-partisan support within both Houses of Congress, was passed by the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 71-23 and passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday … Read more
LEXINGTON, Ky. (December 10, 2019)—NTRA Advantage, the equine purchasing program available to member organizations, individuals and affiliates, has surpassed the billion-dollar threshold in sales, the NTRA announced today. Advantage sales have resulted in an estimated $180 million in savings to industry stakeholders and individual customers since the program’s inception on 2002. The majority of sales … Read more
Lexington, Ky. (May 6, 2019) — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it will begin accepting petitions on Wednesday, May 8 for 30,000 additional H-2B visas restricted to returning workers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. Rules set to be published in Wednesday’s Federal Register include the following language. “Starting on the expected date of May 8, 2019, eligible petitioners seeking additional … Read more
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