The Thoroughbred Owners of California announced Feb. 3 the winners of its 2024 statistical awards for leading California owners.
For the fourth consecutive year, Reddam Racing was leading owner in total purse earnings and topped the standings for most California starts. Hronis Racing led all owners by number of California wins, and the leading owner title by the most California stakes wins was shared in a tie by Cuyathy and the partnership of Sondereker Racing, Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, and Richard Thornburgh.
Reddam Racing’s runners earned $2,031,442 in California last year, with 32 wins from 252 starts. Multiple stakes winner Stay and Scam won the Irish O’Brien and Fran’s Valentine stakes at Santa Anita Park. Bred by Reddam and trained by Doug O’Neill, Stay and Scam was also second in the Wilshire Stakes (G3T) and third in the Royal Heroine Stakes (G3T). Reddam’s other stakes-placed runners included Don’t Fight the Fed (second in the E.B. Johnston Stakes), Barely Funtional (second in the Crystal Water Stakes), Look Forward (second in the Starlet Stakes, G2), Stolen Treasure (second in the California Chrome Cal Cup Derby), and Accidental Genius (third in the Bay Meadows Juvenile Stakes).
Hronis Racing had 35 wins from 142 California starts, for total earnings of $1,720,310. Its top runners included Sweet Life Stakes winner Antifona ; Tapalo , winner of the Lazaro Barrera Stakes; and, Full Serrano , who ran second in the Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) on his way to a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1). Hronis Racing’s other top runners included Heart Headed, Anywho, Mclaren Vale, Carmen Miranda, and Island Cruiser.
Cuyathy and the partnership of Sondereker Racing, Kruljac, Fetkin, and Thornburgh each had an impressive five stakes wins in 2024. Cuyathy’s top runners included Johannes , winner of the Shoemaker Mile Stakes (G1T), the City of Hope Mile Stakes (G2T), the Eddie Read Stakes (G2T), the San Gabriel Stakes (G2T), and the American Stakes (G3T). Johannes also ran second in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) The stable’s other runners included Sea Runner (third in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes) and Sea Dancer. The top earner for Sondereker Racing, Kruljac, Fetkin and Thornburg was dominant California sprinter The Chosen Vron , winner of the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar and the San Carlos Stakes (G3), Kona Gold, Thor’s Echo, and Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint stakes at Santa Anita.
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The awards are based on statistics provided by Equibase and do not take into consideration owners with multiple stable names.
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