TOBA Schedules August Events in Saratoga
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The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association will conduct two educational events and hold its annual members meeting in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., during the second week of August.
The events and details are:
Aug. 9-10: Pedigree & Conformation Clinic
Pedigree discussions include general theory, such as in-breeding, out-crossing and nicking as well as overall conformational factors. The clinic will include live conformation workshops of both Fasig-Tipton sale yearlings and horses in training andidentifying common conformation faults, according to TOBA.
Added this year to the clinic are discussions on stride analysis, sale catalog analysis, and morning workouts, as well as an afternoon of live racing at Saratoga Race Course. Speakers include Edwin Anthony, Carrie Brogden, Bob Feld, Sean Feld, Jay Kilgore, Tim Leith, Jason Litt, Tom McGreevy, Reid McLellan, Dan Metzger, Tom Morley, and Mark Taylor.
Aug. 12-13: Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar
Among the topics for the seminar, which includes an afternoon of live racing at Saratoga, are the owner/trainer relationship, options for acquiring horses, business topics, online resources, and retirement. New components to the seminar are the jockey and jockey agent panel, shoeing the racehorse, conformation and appraisal of sale horses, and a tour of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Speakers include Ron Anderson, Jeffrey Cannizzo, Erin Crady, Ramon Dominguez, Jeremiah Englehart, Donna Freyer, Jamie Hill, Allen Katz, Bruce Levine, Robb Levinsky, Michael Levy, Mike Ryan, Anna Seitz, and Carrie Asalon.
Aug. 12: TOBA Members Meeting
TOBA members that want to become more informed about TOBA's work in the Thoroughbred industry can attend the open members meeting at 8:30 a.m. EDT at the Courtyard by Marriott. No RSVP is necessary.
The 2015 schedule and registration are available at www.toba.org. TOBA members receive a discounted rate for each clinic.