John Toffan was a Canadian-born American Thoroughbred racehorse owner-breeder in California. He came to fame with his partnership with Trudy McCaffery. He had a long career racing purebreds ranging from 1989-2012.

Toffan began his career in 1989 with his partnership with Trudy McCaffery, which went on to become one of California's top racing-breeding operations. In 1997 McCaffery and Tofan were named as "Owners of the Year" by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Their most renowned purebred was 'Free House'.^[1][2][3] After McCaffery's death in 2007,^[4] he continued his career with purebreds partnered by his spouse Cheryl Toffan.^[5]

Toffan died on June 18, 2019 at the age of 83 after suffering from a lengthy illness.^[5]

Top Runners

• Mane Minister (b. 1988) - Finished third in the 1991 Belmont Stakes^[6]
• Bien Bien (b. 1989)^[7][8]
• Free House (b. 1994) – A homebred who was a two-time California Horse of the Year and whose eight stakes race wins included California's three most important dirt races: the Santa Anita Derby (1997), the Pacific Classic Stakes (1998), and the Santa Anita Handicap (1999);^[1][9][10]
• Came Home (b. 1999)^[11][12]

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