Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association

01/13/2025

Iowa bred filly

And then there were 3! Three foals that is!! This little lady is out of Shesabidformidable by Jimmy Creed! Owned by ISU

01/09/2025

Iowa Bred filly

Foal #2 made her grand debut! This smart filly is out of Drive Time by Tapiture! Owned by ISU

01/04/2025

IOWA BRED!!!

CYCLONE STATE (c, 3, McKinzie–Chanel's Legacy, by Dominus) picked up an easy 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby with an eye-catching gate-to-wire win in the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct. Sent to the lead early under Luis Rivera, Jr., the 3-1 shot never seemed anything but a winner as he post...

01/03/2025

Iowa-bred Cyclone State who will make his stakes debut in the Jan. 4 $150,000 Jerome for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct Racetrack after a pair of sharp victories over the track at the same mile distance as Saturday's stakes.

Races like the Jerome Stakes are considered preps for the Kentucky Derby (G1). But they are actually more of a test to see if a newly turned 3-year-old has what it takes to be a successful runner in longer and richer races in the new year.

01/01/2025

Happy Birthday to all our favorite thoroughbreds and Happy New Year!

12/31/2024

If anyone needs catalogs for January Keeneland Sale, there are a few on table outside the ITBOA & HBPA Office.

12/29/2024

GUESS WHAT?? You get a 2nd Chance to earn a $10,000 Bonus by buying from the Iowa Stallion Auction, but hurry, your chance ends Jan. 2nd at 8 pm (cst). More info on Bonus and to bid: https://www.thoroughlybred.com/sites/itboa/
*****PLEASE SHARE***** Many starting bids have been lowered.

Become an advocate of the valuable economic and agricultural impact horseowning, breeding and racing has on Iowa. Some things to keep in mind:

12/17/2024

WOW!! What a great Stallion Auction. I am still getting final numbers, but it is OVER $180,000 which is over $30,000 more than last year!! Thanks so much to the Stallion Owners for donating and the mare owners for supporting us!! Check back after Christmas for our 2nd Chance Auction.

12/10/2024

Bidding is now open: https://www.thoroughlybred.com/sites/itboa/
Keep checking back, more will be added. *****PLEASE SHARE******

Thoroughbred Horse Online Sales and Auctions - Thoroughlybred.com

12/05/2024

It's not often an Iowa-bred horse surfaces in one of Hong Kong's most prestigious group 1 races but that's exactly where Chancheng Glory finds himself—the Dec. 8 Hong Kong Mile (G1)

Chancheng Glory carries the flag for Iowa breeding in the Hong Kong Mile (G1).

11/26/2024

Iowa Racing Commission is seeking a Racing Steward - Prairie Meadows (Altoona). More info on the link below.

Thank you for your interest in job opportunities with the State of Iowa. You can now apply online by clicking on the job title you are interested in and clicking on the "Apply" link. If there is no "Apply" link, please see the job description for instructions on how to apply. 

11/24/2024

It’s time to get open mares under lights

It may seem like there are a lot of days between now and the beginning of breeding season, BUT we are just FIVE weeks from the beginning of foaling season AND we are under 80 days until the breeding sheds open. Please check out this infographic Gabi Sutton Vermeulen made during a past equine reproduction lab on lighting. Mares often don't cycle until April or May naturally. So if you have open mares that you plan to breed early, you will need 60-90 days of artificially lighting BEFORE breeding. Its TIME to get started!! Whether you bring your mare in a stall with lights on a timer or invest in a light mask, you will be more successful this breeding season if you start planning now!!

11/18/2024

“I love the Iowa people. There's a lot of entrepreneurs there, like the Albaugh family who everyone knows in racing. People don't realize, but Iowa per capita is one of the richest states in the nation. But they're just friendly, Midwest people, and that's what I am. I mean, I get on an elevator, I speak to everyone. At the racetrack, I'll talk to housekeeping, the people picking up trash. I'm no better than anyone else. I'm just one of them. And they're easy to love because they're just the same way.”

The previous time that he had neared rock bottom, it turned out that Allen Poindexter still had a ways to fall. Fell pretty hard, all the same: kept drinking all the way down from Missouri, in fact he bought a bottle of Dom Perignon after reaching Florida and drank it on a park bench outside

11/14/2024

From March 3, 1989 Des Moines Register

11/01/2024

For those who couldn’t make it to Ed’s visitation or funeral. In memory of Ed, contributions may be directed to Hope After Racing Thoroughbreds (H.A.R.T) supporting the work Ed cared deeply for. Donations can be made here: https://iahart.org/donate/.

10/29/2024

REMINDER! Forms are available here: https://iowathoroughbred.com/iowa-bred-info/iowa-dept-agriculture-contacts/ Check Classifieds at iowathoroughbred.com for possible foaling locations. The ITBOA provides info and does not endorse any locations.

10/24/2024

Before discounting the Iowa-bred Mischievous Bria, listed at 30-1 on the morning line, in the $200,000 Myrtlewood Stakes on Friday, keep in mind that her trainer, Doug Anderson, is undefeated in Keeneland stakes races.