The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association elected David O'Farrell as chairman and new Board of Trustees members who will be serving three-year terms are Jake Ballis, Ben Bernhard, Tina Marie Bond and Brook Smith, the organization said in a release Wednesday.
Also, re-elected to three-year terms were current trustees Carrie Brogden and Tim Cohen.
Following its annual members meeting, the TOBA Board of Trustees met to elect officers for the association. Officers named for 2024-2025 are: O'Farrell, chairman, Everett Dobson, vice-chairman, Dan Metzger, president; Doug Cauthen, secretary; and Garrett O'Rourke, treasurer.
In American Graded Stakes Committee news, Brant Laue was elected chair. He will succeed Dobson who reached his term limit. Billy Koch's appointment to the committee was also approved.
The 2024-2025 roster is comprised of members Laue (chair), Barbara Banke, Walker Hancock, Koch, O'Farrell, and Alex Solis II and racing officials Gatewood Bell (Keeneland), Dan Bork (Churchill Downs and Ellis Park), Martin Panza (NYRA), Rick Hammerle (Kentucky Downs), and Tora Yamaguchi (Del Mar).
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