The Chosen Vron Leads 2024 CTBA Champions

The 2024 California-bred Horse of the Year will be announced at the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association awards dinner and annual meeting March 3 at Le Meridien Hotel in Arcadia, Calif.

Finalists for Horse of the Year are, in alphabetical order: Big City Lights , Chismosa , and defending champion The Chosen Vron .

Tickets for the awards dinner are available by contacting Christy@ctba.com.

Other 2024 Cal-bred champions

Champion California-bred 2-year-old male—Speedy Wilson , bred by owner Nick Alexander and trained by Phil D'Amato.  

Champion California-bred 2-year-old female—In the Air Tonight , bred by Terry Lovingier, owned by Anthony Chacon, Victor Flores and Lovingier, and trained by Steve Knapp.

Champion California-bred 3-year-old male—Shady Tiger , bred by owner Rusty Brown and trained by D'Amato.

Champion California-bred 3-year-old female—Grand Slam Smile , bred by owners Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams and trained by Steven Specht.  

Champion California-bred older male—The Chosen Vron, bred by Tiz Molly Partners, owned by Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, Sondereker Racing, and Richard Thornburgh, and trained by Kruljac.

Champion California-bred older female—Chismosa, bred by owner Jaime Renella and trained by Rafael DeLeon.

Champion California-bred sprinter—The Chosen Vron

Champion California-bred turf horse—Kings River Knight , bred by Old English Rancho, owned by Integrity Thoroughbred Racing, The Ellwood Johnston Trust, and Kenneth Tevelde, and trained by John Sadler.

Champion sire of California-conceived foals by earnings—Grazen , property of Nick Alexander.

Champion sire of California-conceived foals by number of winners—Stay Thirsty  , property of Terry Lovingier.

Champion sire of California-conceived foals by turf earnings—Grazen

Champion sire of California-conceived 2-year-olds by earnings—Stay Thirsty

Trainer of the Year—Steve Specht.

Broodmare of the Year—Tiz Molly , property of Tiz Molly Partners.

Champion breeder of California-foaled Thoroughbreds by earnings—Richard Barton Enterprises.

CTBA Hall of Fame—Amazombie, Jay Robbins, Bill Spawr.