TRUDY MCCAFFERY – President
Trudy McCaffery founded KTTC in 1999. She is an accomplished equestrian who – with partner John Toffan – has bred and raced Thoroughbreds of national prominence. Past runners include Free House, Bien Bien, Mane Minister, Pacific Squall, Nice Assay, Visible Gold, and Hollycombe.

BING I. BUSH, JR. –
Vice President/General Counsel

Bing I. Bush, Jr. grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and naturally, worked with horses. He currently has offices in San Diego, CA and Lexington, KY under the firm name Law Offices of Bing I. Bush, Jr.

JOHN DE SANTIS –
Secretary/Executive Director

A native of Philadelphia, PA, Johnny D. is a graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA, who has worked in Thoroughbred racing since 1979 in various capacities: racing official, publicity writer, and jockey agent. He has also worked as a freelance writer, television and radio personality, and industry consultant. He has been with KTTC since its inception.

CATON METZLER BREDAR – Treasurer
Caton Metzler Bredar is a well-known racing analyst and handicapper with extensive media experience. She covers racing events nationwide for TVG, CBS Sports and Fox Sports Net.Ý

CHRIS MCCARRON – Director
Jockey Chris McCarron, was elected to racing's Hall of Fame in 1989. He twice won the Kentucky Derby winner, with Alysheba in 1987 and Go For Gin in 1994. He and wife Judy have three daughters – Erin, Stephanie and Kristin.

JANE GOLDSTEIN – Director
Jane Goldstein was Director of Publicity and Communications at Santa Anita Park for 22 years and before that worked on the publicity staffs of tracks including the New Orleans Fair Grounds, Laurel, Pimlico, Monmouth Park, Hialeah, Keeneland and Churchill Downs. At the 1984 Olympic Games, she was Venue Press Chief for equestrian sports presented at Santa Anita and Rancho Santa Fe. As a free-lancer, she has written for Daily Racing Form, the Blood-Horse, California Thoroughbred, World Book Year Book and many other publications in the U.S. and England. She is associate editor of Paddock Magazine.

DIANA MCCLURE – Director
A native Virginian who grew up in Fauquier County, Diana showed ponies and horses at the major "A" shows as a junior and, as a teenager, galloped racehorses, broke yearlings and pinhooked two year olds. After graduation from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Diana trained a public stable in New Jersey for several years. She returned to Virginia in 1988 to continue training. She and her husband, Michael Cooney, train and ride in a mix of flat and steeplechase horses and break yearlings at the facility near the Middleburg Training Center. Diana is a member of the Virginia HBPA and founder and coordinator of "KTTC at Colonial Downs" program.

LUCINDA MANDELLA – Director
Lucinda Mandella is a native of Tuscon, AZ and graduated from the Race Track Industry Program at the University of Arizona. She joined the staff at Thoroughbred Owners of California directly after college and has been with them for five years. She currently serves as TOC's Owner Liason and Coordinator of the Continuing Education Program. Additionally she handles New Owner Promotions and assists owners on a daily basis at all live Southern California race meets. She is married to trainer Gary Mandella and resides in Pasadena.

WILL SCHWARTZ – Director
Will Schwartz is co-owner of Intech Construction Company, a $150 million dollar General Contractor and Construction Management firm that has recently been listed as the seventh largest contractor in the Philadelphia region. He is a graduate of M.I.T. and a Thoroughbred owner and breeder. Schwartz is married with two children and has been a loyal supporter of KTTC since it began.

Cathy Riccio – Director

Cathy Riccio originally worked as a file clerk in a law office when she decided that four walls could not contain her. She ventured out to Belmont Park where she landed her first job walking horses for trainer David Whitely. After several years with Whitely, Cathy joined the New York Racing Association's publicity department and also served as an attendant at the track gap in the mornings. From there she returned to the backstretch to work with horses as an assistant trainer to Bill Hirsch, Jr., William Mott, David Carroll and Scotty Schulhofer. After a brief stint training on her own she then moved to California to work as assistant trainer to Paco Gonzalez. She also worked part-time in the Santa Anita Broadcast Center as a member of Amy Zimmerman's staff. When HorseRacing TV™ began production in 2002 Cathy worked as a graphics operator and recently relocated to Kentucky where she continues to work with horses. As you can see Cathy brings a wealth of coast-to-coast racing knowledge to the board of directors for Kids to the Cup.