Leigh Ann Howard has begun her term as the president of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.

Howard was elected by a unanimous board vote March 13, and her first meeting as president took place April 15 at the CTBA office in Arcadia. Actions from that first meeting included changes in the CTBA committees as well as committee reports.

Howard succeeds Scoop Vessels as the CTBA president.

Howard also became only the second woman to serve as president of the CTBA, joining Cecilia B. DeMille Harper. “That’s kind of a big deal,” Howard said.

The CTBA was founded in 1937. Ha...