Foreman Honored with TOBA’s Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award

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Alan Foreman has been named the recipient of the Dr. J. David Richardson Industry Service Award, according to a Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association release Thursday. Foreman will be honored at the 2025 TOBA National Awards on Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Kentucky.

“I am immensely honored to receive this award named for my friend Dr. J. David Richardson,” said Foreman. “I have been fortunate in my career in racing to have earned the respect and trust of so many owners, trainers, riders, industry stakeholder organizations, regulators and legislators, all of whom have given me the opportunity to lead and hopefully make a difference. I share this honor with all of them. I started in this industry working with its people, the backbone of the business. This eventually led me to devote my energies to protecting the health, safety and welfare of the horse and the future of our industry. The challenges today are great, and we must all continue to work collectively to ensure the future of our sport. The Thoroughbred industry is a part of our nation's heritage, and we need to do everything we can to preserve and protect it.”

Foreman served as a former Maryland Assistant Attorney General and counsel to the Maryland Racing Commission. Establishing his own law firm in 1991, Foreman was appointed by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New York Task Force on Racehorse Health and Safety that studied 21 equine fatalities at Aqueduct in 2011-2012 and he co-authored the report. Founder and current chair of the Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine Fatalities, he was named the national Ombudsman to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit in 2023.

In 2014, he was appointed by Governor Cuomo to serve on a New York Task Force on Jockey Health and Safety. Earlier in his career he was responsible for the creation of the Maryland Jockey Injury Compensation Fund. Additionally, he is the founder of the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and creator of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championship Series (MATCH Series). He was a part of a group that designed the concept plan for the redevelopment of Maryland's racetracks and the transfer of track ownership to an industry led non-profit entity. He was also appointed by Maryland Governor Wes Moore to the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority.

Currently, Foreman currently serves as counsel to many racing industry and equine organizations, is chairman and chief executive officer of the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, and vice-chairman of the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium.

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