Lukas Keynotes South Carolina Awards Dinner

The South Carolina TOBA held its annual awards dinner on January 15th in Camden, SC. This year’s dinner was combined with a fund raiser for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation of South Carolina in a show of support for the S. C. thoroughbred industry. D. Wayne Lukas was the featured speaker and he electrified the overflow crowd with an outline of how to achieve a specific goal. At the end of his presentation, Lukas was honored with a key to the city of Camden by Mayor Mary Clark.

The 2004 award winners are:
 

Breeder of the Year:	Franklin G. Smith
Stallion of the Year:	Ride the Storm owned by Franklin G. Smith and standing at the Elloree Training Center
Horse of the Year:	Intelligent Male bred by Franklin G. Smith. Intelligent Male is by Ride the Storm out of the Grey Adorn mare Like a Roan. He won the Claiming Crown Series stake at Canterbury Park and the Sam’s Town stakes at Delta Downs in 2004.
Older Colt or Gelding:	Intelligent Male
Older Filly or Mare:	Big Wolf bred by Othneil Weinges. Big Wolf is by Kokand out of the Wolf Power mare Wolf Tree.
Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding:	Fox Trot Oscar bred by Franklin G. Smith. Fox Trot Oscar is by Sticks and Bricks out of the Cojak mare D.C. Mystic.
Three-Year-Old Filly:	Kovale bred by Harriet Delaney. Kovale is by Kokand out of the Valiant Lark mare Valiant by Nature.
Two-Year-Old Colt or Gelding:	Black Tie bred by Othneil Weinges. Black Tie is by Wolf Power out of the Kokand mare Dressed Well.
Two-Year-Old Filly:	Early Ruler bred by Donald Baker. Early Ruler is by Signal out of the Tom Swift mare Early Ann.

The evening was a great success. Not only did we honor our winners, we had fun and raised $10,000 for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation of South Carolina.