Sadler Elected President of CA Thoroughbred Trainers

Trainer John W. Sadler has been elected President of the Board of Directors of California Thoroughbred Trainers, succeeding Eoin G. Harty, who has served in that capacity since 2019, and remains a Director. Sadler previously served as a Director or President of CTT on several occasions, most recently from 2010 to 2013. He was instrumental in developing the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation in 1998, which benefits and enhances the quality of life for backstretch workers and their families. Horses trained by Sadler have earned nearly $160-million in a career which began in 1978 and continues going strong, with 2025 purses won of $5.5-million. His latest Breeders' Cup champion is Super Corredora, who won the 2025 NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar. He also trained Breeders' Cup Classic champions Accelerate and the undefeated Flightline, as well as the great mares Stellar Wind and Switch. He is perennially among the top American trainers annually in winners and purse earnings, and has been nominated three times to racing's Hall of Fame in Saratoga. Harty temporarily occupies a seat vacated by Ray Bell, who has retired. The seven-member CTT Board also includes trainers Gloria Haley (First Vice President), Sean McCarthy (Second Vice President), Blaine Wright (Treasurer), Val Brinkerhoff and Ron Ellis. Sadler expressed his appreciation to the entire community of licensed trainers in California, who elect the volunteer Board of Directors. "Eoin deserves everyone's gratitude for his commitment as President for so many years, and as a Director before then," he said. "I'm aiming to foster a sense of improved unity with other stakeholders going forward. "I started out training mainly in Northern California, including at the Fairs, and always sent horses there in later years. I've had horses at just about every level, bred all over the world, from Europe to California to Kentucky. So I'm familiar with both the challenges and opportunities we all have." CTT is the statutory mutual benefit corporation representing all licensed Thoroughbred trainers in California. It is responsible for negotiating issues with track management relating to the backstretch, track safety, and the welfare of backstretch employees, and representing those interests before the California Horse Racing Board.