KENTUCKY THOROUGHBRED OWNERS & BREEDERS (KTOB) ANNOUNCES 2020 KENTUCKY-BRED CHAMPIONS, MERIT AWARD WINNERS AND KTDF LEADERS

Lexington, KY – DRUMETTE, dam of Grade 1 winner MONOMOY GIRL and Grade 2 winner MR. MONOMOY, named the 2020 Broodmare of the Year.  AUTHENTIC was honored as the Kentucky-Bred Horse of the Year and as the Kentucky-Bred Champion Three-Year-Old Male.

2020 KTOB Broodmare of the Year and owner and 2020 Kentucky-Bred Champions and their breeders:

  • Broodmare of the Year: DRUMETTE (Owner: Bridlewood Farm)
  • Horse of the Year, Three-Year-Old Male: AUTHENTIC (Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC)
  • Two-Year-Old Male: ESSENTIAL QUALITY (Godolphin)
  • Two-Year-Old Filly: VEQUIST (Swilcan Stables)
  • Three-Year-Old Filly: SWISS SKYDIVER (WinStar Farm, LLC)
  • Older Dirt Male: IMPROBABLE (St. George Farm LLC & G. Watts Humphrey Jr.)
  • Older Dirt Female: MONOMOY GIRL (FPF LLC & Highfield Ranch)
  • Male Turf Horse: WAR OF WILL (Flaxman Holdings Limited)
  • Female Turf Horse: RUSHING FALL (Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding)
  • Male Sprinter: WHITMORE (John Liviakis)
  • Female Sprinter: GAMINE (Grace Thoroughbred Holdings)
  • Racing Abroad: KAMEKO (Calumet Farm)
  • Steeplechase Horse: SNAP DECISION (Phipps Stable)

Four merit awards will be presented to individuals for their contributions to the Kentucky Thoroughbred Industry.

2020 Merit awards will be presented at the KTOB Luncheon:

  • P.A.B. Widener Trophy for KTOB Breeder of the Year: GODOLPHIN
  • Hardboot Breeders’ Award pays tribute to distinctive but unsung breeders that help make up the backbone of our industry: BEAU LANE
  • Charles W. Engelhard Award acknowledges a member of the media for outstanding coverage of the Thoroughbred industry: DONNA BARTON BROTHERS
  • William T. Young Humanitarian Award distinguishes a person or organization in the thoroughbred industry “who recognizes and promotes the human endeavor:”
    BLUE GRASS FARMS CHARITIES

Also to receive awards are the top Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) money earners in 2020 in five separate categories.

2020 Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) Leaders:

  • KTDF Sire of the Year: INTO MISCHIEF (Spendthrift Farm)
  • KTDF Earner of the Year: ARKLOW (Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger and Peter Coneway)
  • KTDF Owner of the Year: KENNETH L. & SARAH K. RAMSEY
  • KTDF Trainer of the Year: BRAD COX
  • KTDF Breeder of the Year: CALUMET FARM

Recipients of the 2020 KTOB Kentucky-Bred Champion awards were voted on by the full membership of KTA/KTOB while the KTDF category leaders were tabulated using purse money won at KY racetracks in 2020.  KTOB merit award recipients were voted on by the KTA/KTOB Board of Directors.

We would also like to recognize our 2019 Kentucky-Bred Champions, Merit Award Winners and KTDF Leaders again as we were unable to hold our annual Awards Presentation last year due to COVID – 19.

2019 KTOB Broodmare of the Year and owner and 2019 Kentucky-Bred Champions and their breeders:

  • Broodmare of the Year: BEYOND THE WAVES (Owner: George Strawbridge Jr.)
  • Horse of the Year, Male Turf: BRICKS AND MORTAR (George Strawbridge Jr.)
  • Two-Year-Old Male: STORM THE COURT (Stepping Stone Farm)
  • Two-Year-Old Filly: BRITISH IDIOM (Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, LLC)
  • Three-Year-Old Male: MAXIMUM SECURITY (Gary & Mary West Stables Inc.)
  • Three-Year-Old Filly, Female Sprinter: COVFEFE (Alexander – Groves Thoroughbreds)
  • Older Dirt Male: VINO ROSSO (John D. Gunther)
  • Older Dirt Female: MIDNIGHT BISOU (Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC)
  • Female Turf: GOT STORMY (Mt. Joy Stables, Pope McLean, Marc McLean & Pope McLean Jr.)
  • Male Sprinter: MITOLE (Edward A. Cox Jr.)
  • Racing Abroad: SISKIN (Juddmonte Farms Inc)

Four merit awards will be presented to individuals for their contributions to the Kentucky Thoroughbred Industry.

2019 Merit awards will be presented at the KTOB Luncheon:

  • P.A.B. Widener Trophy for KTOB Breeder of the Year: CALUMET FARM
  • Hardboot Breeders’ Award pays tribute to distinctive but unsung breeders that help make up the backbone of our industry: ALFRED H. NUCKOLS, JR.
  • Charles W. Engelhard Award acknowledges a member of the media for outstanding coverage of the Thoroughbred industry: NATALIE VOSS
  • William T. Young Humanitarian Award distinguishes a person or organization in the thoroughbred industry “who recognizes and promotes the human endeavor:”
    EDWARD P. EVANS FOUNDATION

Also to receive awards are the top Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) money earners in 2019 in five separate categories.

2019 Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund (KTDF) Leaders:

  • KTDF Sire of the Year: INTO MISCHIEF (Spendthrift Farm)
  • KTDF Earner of the Year: ZULU ALPHA (Michael Hui)
  • KTDF Owner of the Year: WATTS HUMPHREY, JR.
  • KTDF Trainer of the Year: STEVEN ASMUSSEN
  • KTDF Breeder of the Year: CALUMET FARM

Recipients of the 2019 KTOB Kentucky-Bred Champion awards were voted on by the full membership of KTA/KTOB while the KTDF category leaders were tabulated using purse money won at KY racetracks in 2019.  KTOB merit award recipients were voted on by the KTA/KTOB Board of Directors.

In existence since 1967 and 1983, respectively, the KTOB and KTA direct their efforts toward promoting and protecting the Thoroughbred industry by maintaining the highest levels of racing, breeding and training standards in the Commonwealth.