New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. July 2012 New York Breeder A Giant loss New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. President: Barry R. Ostrager New York Breeder Vice President: Thomas J. Gallo III Secretary-Treasurer: Vivien Malloy July 2012 Directors: Jerry Bilinski, D.V.M. Chester Broman CONTENTS Lois Engel Michael Lischin John McMahon Executive Director’s letter..............................6 Joanne Nielsen Suzie O’Cain Things are looking up for the state’s breeders Dr. Chris Purdy Directors Emeritus: More benefits may come................................8 John Nerud Legislation could provide significant boost to New York breeding Paul A. Schosberg Staff: News............................................................10 Executive Director: Jeffrey A. Cannizzo Grade 2 winner Yawanna Twist euthanized after surgery on ankle; Executive Assistant: Kara Bluvas Rood and Riddle sets up satellite facility in state; New York foal Communications Manager: Sarah Mace crop rises sharply; Bustin Stones sires first winner from first starter; 57 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Equine Advocates to honor George Strawbridge in August Telephone: (518) 587-0777 • Fax: (518) 587-1551 E-mail: [email protected] Giant Ryan dies............................................14 Website: www.nytbreeders.org Horse of the Year dies from injuries incurred during running of True North Handicap on Belmont Stakes day THOROUGHBRED TIMES CO. INC. Pedigree Profile: Get Serious ........................15 Chairman: Norman Ridker A look at the pedigree and race record of the multiple graded President and Editor: Mark Simon stakes winner Copy Editor: Deanna Bowden Art and Production: Jeanette Vance (Art Director), Racing Roundup ..........................................18 Laura Lacy (Production Manager), Betty Gee, LaDonna Murphy Fiddlers Patriot wins his first stakes at age six; I Bet Toni Knows Advertising & Electronic Media Manager: Emily Alberti and King Kreesa win divisions of the New York Stallion Stakes Advertising Sales: Alana Abbott, Hal Moss, Scott New York-bred stakes winners.....................20 Rion, Shelley Sutherland Ritter Advertising Staff: Shelli Baker, Renee McClendon New York-bred runners who won stakes in May and June Editorial, Advertising, Production, and Business Sires of winners ...........................................23 Offices: 2008 Mercer Road, Lexington, KY 40511 Sires of New York-bred and -sired runners who won allowance Telephone: (859) 260-9800 • Fax: (859) 260-9812 races, stakes races, and overnight handicaps E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.thoroughbredtimes.com Leading breeders .........................................25 Leading New York breeders by earnings in 2012 Statistics provided herein are compiled by Thoroughbred Times Co. 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Information pertaining to pedigree and production records contained herein is copyright the Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. 4 NEW YORK BREEDER July 2012 Upward climb New York-bred foal renaissance by Jeffrey A. Cannizzo, Executive Director New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. The story I’m about to tell won’t have an end- also responsible for the dramatic across-the-board ing until the conclusion of this year’s foaling sea- improvement in New York-bred performance in son, but I’m so positive that the ending to this the sales ring over the past 12 months: infusion story will be happy, I can’t keep it to myself. of video lottery terminal revenue from the Aque- The New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and duct racino into New York’s breeding and racing Development Fund reports that as of May 31, nearly programs. 40% more Thoroughbred foals were born in the VLT revenue has made the 2012 purse structure state than by the same date last year. at the three NYRA racetracks by far the most gen- Last year, the foal crop (1,450) fell off dramat- erous in the country, and enabled the fund to in- ically in New York, reaching its lowest level in crease all categories of incentive awards—in the case more than a decade after four straight years of of breeders’ awards by 50%. Not only will there be decline. Through the first five months of 2011, more New York-breds in the state, each and every there were only 725 Thoroughbred foals on the one of them, whether a sales or racing prospect, will ground in New York. In the same time frame this be more valuable than it was a year ago. year, 1,011 foals were born. JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO This is good news not only for breeders and As tempting as it is to project final numbers on owners of New York-breds. As I keep trying to drive the basis of this interim report, I suspect that demographic home to our elected officials, what’s good for the breeding and changes in the state’s mare population this year would make racing industries is good for all New Yorkers. A single mare sup- this a bad idea, but I encourage you at least to do a “back of the ports four FTE (full-time equivalent) jobs, making such a dra- envelope” calculation for yourself. I think you will agree with matic increase in the New York-bred foal crop a significant factor me that the 2012 New York-bred foal crop is very likely to make in the vital area of job creation. An influx of new mares into the up a good deal of ground in the direction of the record highs state also stimulates further investment in the agricultural sec- seen in the years right after Funny Cide’s Triple Crown bid of tor by way of farm reopenings and renovations. 2003 (more than 2,000 foals). The story of the foal crop of 2012 is still a work in progress, I We don’t need to look far to find the explanation for a height- know, but I feel confident that the final numbers will put a smile ened interest in producing New York-breds. 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A bill extending a raised cap on breeders’ awards and a bill amending the definition of a New York stallion both passed the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly. “This was by far our most successful session, considering the number of bills we introduced and the number that passed,” New York Thoroughbred Breeders Executive Director Jeffrey A. Cannizzo said. “The Legislature heard what breeders’ interests were and was looking to support them.” The breeders’ awards bill is designed to provide continued revenue to the Breeding and Development Fund by extending earlier legislation setting a raised cap of 65% on awards. The original law put this cap into effect for one year following the opening of the long-awaited Resorts World Casino New York City at Aqueduct on October 28, 2011. The extender bill—which Can- Adam Coglianese/NYRA photo Proposed breeders’ awards bill provides continued revenue nizzo says is an item that has been passed for the last several by setting a raised cap on awards, which are generated years—would extend the cap to a two-year term. from revenues from Aqueduct racino “Thoroughbred breeders use this funding to invest back into breeding, thereby keeping that money in the local economy and first mandated], not only New York but the stallion market it- creating more jobs, and strengthening the horse racing industry self was different. Stallions weren’t as fluid and maneuverable in New York,” the Assembly bill states. “The industry has seen as they are now. ... The intent is to encourage and provide an significant declines in handle year after year. With that, the ability for outside stallions to maneuver into New York.” Fund’s revenue has rapidly fallen. ... This proposal would ex- A purse enrichment incentive, sponsored in the Senate by tend [the 65% cap] for an additional year and provide the board McDonald and in the Assembly by Pretlow, passed the Assem- of directors of the Thoroughbred Breeding and Development bly but did not come to a vote in the Senate prior to the con- Fund the ability to allot Fund revenue based on the current state clusion of the legislative session.