TOC Announces 2015 Owner Statistical Awards
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Nyquist helped Reddam Racing earn a total of $2,922,316 in California last year.
The Thoroughbred Owners of California announced the winners of its 2015 statistical awards for owners March 25.
Reddam Racing was leading owner in purse money won in California, as well as leading owner by number of wins. Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman led all owners by number of California stakes wins, and Kings River Ranch was leading owner by number of California starts. David and Mark Greco, Patrick Grohl, and Brent Malmstrom were selected as Rookies of the Year.
Reddam Racing runners earned a total of $2,922,316 in California last year, with 49 wins from 251 starts. Top earners were Nyquist, winner of the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I), FrontRunner (gr. I) and Best Pal (gr. II) stakes; Mrazek, winner of the Graduation Stakes; and Found Money, winner of the King Glorious and Santa Anita Juvenile.
The partnership of Watson, Pegram, and Weitman won a total of 10 California stakes races last year. Their leading earners were Hoppertunity, winner of the San Pasqual (gr. II); Pretty N Cool, winner of the Sorrento (gr. II); and multiple stakes winners Gimme Da Lute and Toews On Ice.
Kings River Ranch runners made 296 starts in California last year for earnings of $892,153. Their top runners included Bench Ruling, Del Mar Ann, Dive Down, Prevaricator, Play Hard to Get, Odin, Not Too Shiny, and Good Stats.
David and Mark Greco made nine starts, resulting in one win and $29,671 in earnings with Miz Strawberry Dee. The two brothers share a passion for taking care of racehorses once they retire from the track. Patrick Grohl also focuses on racehorse aftercare as owner of a horse farm and rehabilitation facility. His horse Distrinctive Run made three starts in 2015 for a total of $2,305 in earnings. Brent Malmstrom had two wins from 12 starts last year with Forthenineteen and Egyptian Empire. He named and donated a majority of the earnings of Forthenineteen to a memorial fund for the 19 firefighters who died battling a wild fire in Yarnell, Ariz.
All winners will be recognized at TOC's annual meetings at Del Mar Aug. 6 and at Golden Gate Fields Oct. 22.