Godolphin, the breeder and owner of 2023 Horse of the Year Cody's Wish (Curlin), was honoured as both the National Owner of the Year and Breeder of the Year at the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's (TOBA) National Awards Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Fasig-Tipton. This follows Godolphin's 2022 Eclipse Award wins in the same categories.
The finalists for National Owner of the Year, also recognized during the event, included Juddmonte, Klaravich Stables, George Krikorian, and Zedan Racing Stables. In the National Breeder of the Year category, finalists were Juddmonte and Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, while Elizabeth Merryman was named 2023 National Small Breeder of the Year, beating out fellow finalists Joe Fafone and Amy Moore.
The Cot Campbell Partnership of the Year award went to Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables, with finalists including Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Little Red Feather Racing, Michael Pegram, Karl Watson, Paul Weitman, and SF Racing's partnership group.
Frank Taylor received the Dr. J. David Richardson TOBA Industry Service Award, and Cody's Wish's dam, Dance Card, was named National Broodmare of the Year.