New York Breeder NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. JUNE 2018 BIG APPLE SHOWCASE ANALYZE THE ODDS DIVERSIFY FEELING HOLIDAY BOSSY DISGUISE OFFERING PLAN MIDNIGHT Sponsored by DISGUISE (AT BELMONT PARK (5), GULFSTREAM PARK (1) AND PIMLICO (1)) Including: Stakes winner FEELING BOSSY ($351,790), who scored a wire-to-wire victory in the $125,000 Mount Vernon S. at Belmont Park, May 28. LADY JOAN ($257,540) 2018 NY Stallion Series S. winner before capturing a $77,000 allowance race in open company going wire-to-wire at Belmont Park, May 24. 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First foals are yearlings of 2018 AL KHALI NORMANDY INVASION By Medaglia d'Oro By Tapit Philippe Lasseur, Farm Manager 217 Depot Hill Road / Amenia, NY 12501 (845) 373-9601 / Fax: (845) 373-8954 Email: [email protected] / www.keanestud.com ContentsJUNE 2018 20 23 27 33 17 OBS APRIL SALE 23 STARS BRIGHTEN 30 ROUND MIDNIGHT Hip-by-hip results of the SHOWCASE Midnight Disguise gets second New York-breds cataloged Diversify takes Commentator; win for mare Thin Disguise; Holiday Disguise digs deep 20 F-T MIDLANTIC SALE Michael Dubb strikes with in the Critical Eye Analyze the Odds Hip-by-hip results of the New York-breds cataloged 27 MANY WAYS 33 STARS OF THE Michael Dubb takes both ‘EARLY FUND’ YEARS Showcase turf stakes in very New York-breds in history different manners DEPARTMENTS 6 Executive Director’s Column 8 News New York Breeder NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. JUNE 2018 12 Leading Sires of New York-Breds BIG APPLE SHOWCASE 14 Leading Breeders of New York-Breds ON THE COVER 14 Leading Owners of New York-Breds ANALYZE Winners of the six New York-bred stakes THE ODDS DIVERSIFY 15 Leading Trainers of New York-Breds run on Big Apple Showcase Day, May 28, 15 Leading Jockeys of New York-Breds at Belmont Park. FEELING HOLIDAY BOSSY DISGUISE OFFERING 16 New York-Bred Stakes Schedule PLAN 37 New York-Bred Stakes Winners MIDNIGHT Sponsored by 40 Sires of Winners DISGUISE 42 Calendar NYRA Photo Credits: Susie Raisher (Analyze the Odds, Holiday Disguise); Annette Jasko (Diversify); Adam Coglianese (Feeling Bossy); Elsa Lorieul (Midnight Disguise); Joe Labozzetta (Offering Plan) New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. Blood-Horse LLC President Executive Director Editorial Director Art Director Thomas J. Gallo III Jeffrey A. Cannizzo John K. 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(HISTORICAL) RACING ACTION); BLOODHORSE LIBRARY PHOTOS (SALE RING); ADAM COGLIANESE/NYRA (TROPHY PRESENTATION, PHOTO CREDITS: FASIG-TIPTON 4 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | June 2018 Fellow New York Breeder, I am very excited to be standing Union Jackson in New York. Union Jackson is a horse that we have always thought very highly of. He reminds me very much of two other Stonestreet-raced horses, Kantharos and Maclean’s Music, who broke out to become very successful young stallions - Maclean’s Music getting last year’s Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Cloud Computing in his frst crop. Becky and I have hand selected and purchased a group of mares with exceptional physical types that should compliment an already impressive group of mares committed to him. Stonestreet very much believes in Union Jackson, and we will be strongly supporting him at stud and in the sales ring. We appreciate your support. The only son of Leading Sire CURLIN in New York, Union Jackson is out of Grade 1-winning 2YO HOT DIXIE CHICK who is a half-sister to 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner AL- WAYS DREAMING. A TDN Rising Star, Union Jackson was on-the-board in 9 of 11 starts with 6 wins by over 27 combined lengths. $5,000 LFSN LGB, LLC 2018 800.925.2913 Town Hall Takeaway JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO Executive Director ON MAY 12 the New York State Breeding and Devel- lion support and promotion and in the maintenance of a large opment Fund (the Fund) hosted a town hall meeting broodmare population. The larger stallion farms also generate in Saratoga Springs to give stakeholders the opportu- the most revenue in their local communities by utilizing all the nity to debate the pros and cons of the current awards equipment and services required for maintaining a large farm. structure and program rules. It is simple to summarize Revenue, job creation, and preservation of greenspace make the upshot of the meeting. The majority of attendees— up the case we take to lawmakers every time we go to Albany like the majority of people who’ve communicated via to advocate on behalf of breeders. I believe the New York pro- phone, email, or the Fund survey—favor the status quo. gram would lose its credibility at every level and its clout if New However, it is important to dig deeper. York should become merely a foaling station without a thriving stallion business. As far as appearances go, it is also important to recognize I want every program participant to understand the un- that nearly 47% of the Fund’s total awards money ($7 million derlying reasons for opening the discussion at all and to re- out of $15 million) leaves New York to residents of other states. spect the legitimate concerns of those—mostly those in the Of course, ancillary, or trickle-down, economics brings stallion business—who advocate for change. I would also some of that revenue back to New York boarders via mares like to propose some ways we can address their concerns thereby contributing to our growth, increased competitive- without involving risk to the program as a whole. ness, and commercial appeal. On the face of it, though, the First, the case for the status quo. Among the greatest specter of money going out of state is diffcult to square with strengths of New York’s breeding program are its consis- the picture of our industry we paint for lawmakers. For all tency and integrity. Program participants can count on the these reasons it is vital to address the current woes of the Fund’s advertised award levels and adherence to published state’s stallion businesses by incentivizing New York sires. rules from year to year. The supporting racing infrastruc- One obvious route is bonuses. The 37%, or $7,000 bonus, ture is guaranteed by state statute. Consider, by contrast, for New York-sired maiden special weight winners at Finger with the way less well-protected programs, such as Penn- Lakes begun in 2017 is already popular. In the future the Fund sylvania’s or New Jersey’s, have, at times, become pawns in could earmark purse enrichment money or any annual sur- political battles. Breeders, on average, make a three-year pluses for bonuses for other conditions at Finger Lakes and at investment in each horse and need to feel confdent about the New York Racing Association. Another idea is expanding what the future holds. Our program’s credibility depends the current New York Stallion Stakes Series, both at Finger on its consistency. Lakes and NYRA. Yet another avenue is convincing NYRA to On the other hand, the stallion sector is under legitimate institute a “preferred entry” model for New York-sired horses pressure. The breeding business in the state has become at some or all of the meets.