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Papa Do Right in Thomas

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Mar. 8, 2010) -- Papa Do Right is the lone California-bred entered in Saturday’s $50,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes at Sunland Park.(more)

Video Links to CTBA Awards Dinner

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 8, 2010) -- YouTube video links to highlights of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association recent Annual Awards Dinner can be found on www.ctba.com.(more)

Alphie’s a Good Bet

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 6, 2010) -- Alphie’s Bet rallied four-wide into the stretch and pulled clear to win Saturday’s $150,000 Grade III Sham Stakes for 3-year-olds at Santa Anita.(more)

DRF.com on Alphie’s Bet

By DRF.com
ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 6, 2010) -- Trainer Alexis Barba and owners Ellen and Peter Johnson completed a sweep of the day's stakes races for 3-year-old males on Saturday at Santa Anita when Alphie's Bet, in his graded stakes debut, romped to a 2 1/4-length victory in the Grade 3, $150,000 Sham Stakes, giving them a pair of prospects who are one start away from the Kentucky Derby.(more)

The Usual Q. T. Dubai-bound

By Thoroughbredtimes.com
ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 6, 2010) -- California-bred The Usual Q. T. (Unusual Heat), winner of the 2009 Hollywood Derby (G1) during a six-race winning streak last year on the turf in Southern California, is being pointed to the $5-million Dubai Duty Free (UAE-G1), reports www.amwestentertainment.com, the simulcast provider to North and South America for the Dubai International Racing Carnival and Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) card.(more)

Farms finding ways to sweeten deals

By Steve Andersen drf.com
ARCADIA, Calif. - For California's stallion farms, 50 is the new 100 - at least in terms of the number of mares a stallion can attract.(more)

More New Stallions Cover First Mares

ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 5, 2010) -- Here’s a follow-up to last week’s initial list of promising California stallions that just covered their first mares of the new breeding season.(more)

Desert Code to Stand at Harris Farms

By DRF.com
COALINGA, Calif. (Mar. 5, 2010) -- Desert Code, the winner of the 2008 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita, will stand at stud this year at Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif., the farm and trainer David Hofmans said on Friday.(more)

Marketing the Thoroughbred at Harris Seminar

COALINGA, Calif. (Mar. 5, 2010) -- The Harris Ranch Seminar returns this year from a one-year hiatus with the topic "Marketing the Thoroughbred."(more)

ASPCA

NEW YORK (Mar. 2, 2010) -- The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Tuesday announced the Million Dollar Rescuing Racers Initiative-a major initiative made possible by a generous donor-that will aid in the rescue of retired racehorses from neglect, abuse, and slaughter.(more)

Nurse Mare Bulletin Board

As this list of available nurse mares develops the CTBA will add that information here. If you have a mare that is available as a nurse mare or if you are in need of a nurse mare, please email us.

NorCal Sale Aug. 17 at Pleasanton

PLEASANTON, Calif. (Jan. 28, 2010) -- The 2010 Northern California Yearling Sale will be held Tuesday, Aug. 17, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.(more)

Send Photos of Your 2010 Foals

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 4, 2010) - CTBA.com, the official web site of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association, encourages breeders to submit photos of newly arrived foals for posting on the site.(more)

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