DECEMBER 2017 GOLD BEARER Chester and Mary Broman’S Bar of Gold Wins Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint
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DECEMBER 2017 GOLD BEARER Chester and Mary Broman’s Bar of Gold wins Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Sponsored by ContentsDECEMBER 2017 22 28 32 18 KEENELAND NOVEMBER SALE 28 A QUICK PAIR Hip-by-hip results of state-bred weanlings during I Still Miss You, Sea Foam earn black type as juveniles the marathon breeding stock sale in Kentucky 32 SANFORD STUD FARM 22 RAISING THE BAR Part one of an Allan Carter feature on New York- Chester and Mary Broman land a Breeders’ Cup breds in history win with Bar of Gold DEPARTMENTS 6 Executive Director’s Column 8 News 11 Leading Sires of New York-Breds 12 Leading Breeders of New York-Breds ON THE COVER 12 Leading Owners of New York-Breds Chester Broman leads Bar 14 Leading Trainers of New York-Breds of Gold to the winner’s circle 14 Leading Jockeys of New York-Breds after her score in the Breed- 16 New York-Bred Stakes Schedule ers’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint 36 New York-Bred Stakes Winners Nov. 4 at Del Mar 40 Sires of Winners 42 Calendar Anne M. Eberhardt New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. Blood-Horse LLC President Executive Director Editorial Director Art Director Thomas J. Gallo III Jeffrey A. Cannizzo John K. Keitt Jr. David Young Vice President Membership & Events Manager Regional Sales Manager Mallory Mort Kara Bluvas Board of Directors Kristi Heasley Secretary-Treasurer Communications Manager James L. Gagliano, Carl Hamilton, Vivien Malloy Sarah Mace Ian D. Highet, Dan Metzger, 3101 Beaumont Centre Circle, Directors Rosendo Parra, Dr. J. David Richardson Lexington, KY 40513 Dr. Scott Ahlschwede, 57 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: 859.278.2361 Fax: 859.276.4450 Chester Broman, Lois Engel, Phone: 518.587.0777 Managing Editor E-mail: [email protected] Seth Gregory, Michael Lischin, Fax: 518.587.1551 Evan I. Hammonds Joanne Nielsen, Suzie O’Cain, E-mail: [email protected] www.BloodHorse.com Dr. Joan M. 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Information pertaining to pedigree and production records contained herein is copyright the Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. D. WIDENER COLLECTION (SANFORD STUD FARM) SKIP DICKSTEIN (BAR OF GOLD); CHELSEA DURAN/NYRA (SEA FOAM); BLOODHORSE LIBRARY/GEORGE 4 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | December 2017 New York-Breds Have a Breakout Stand at JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO Keeneland November Executive Director AS THE KEENELAND NOVEMBER breed- 13 horses sold for $200,000 and up (compared to eight in 2016) ing stock sale approached last month, I had some and four sold for $300,000 (up from one horse last year). questions in mind that only the auction results The only indicator to head in the wrong direction was the buy- could answer. Did the spectacular performance by back percentage of 24.4%, which was a shade better than the New New Yorkers at Fasig-Tipton’s fall mixed sale in York-bred RNA rate at Keeneland in 2015, but increased 18.5% over 2016. It is not unreasonable to conclude that, so long as New October mean the critical mass of the New York York-breds continue to be popular commodities in the yearling breeding stock market had shifted from Lexing- and juvenile markets, owners/consignors will not be shy about set- ton to Saratoga? Would there be corresponding ting solid reserves for quality horses. declines at Keeneland? As it turned out, the two It should be noted the Keeneland November sale was very breeding stock sales were not an “either/or” prop- strong on its own terms. The cumulative average price of $83,342 osition at all, but rather “both/and,” and the New was up 2.7% (from $81,121 in 2016) and the median surged 22% to $30,500 (from $25,000 in 2016). The cumulative RNA was York-bred contingent at Keeneland posted the best 24.7% (down from 26.9% a year ago). New York-breds, howev- results we’ve seen in recent years. By far. er, either held their own or exceeded these results. Most notably the New York-bred median, which came in at $41,000, was a full 34.4% higher than the otherwise strong overall sale median To review, the Fasig-Tipton fall mixed sale in $30,500. Even the increased New York-bred buy-back rate (24.4%) October saw a record-breaking top-seller, a 17% outperformed the sale as a whole by a couple of ticks. increase in total sales over the prior year, a 34% Moreover, if you refer to the chart on page 18, you will see that increase in average price, and a 41% improve- New York-bred weanlings, when considered on their own, dra- ment in median. matically outperformed the general weanling population in both A year-to-year comparison of New York-bred median and average. results at Keeneland produces even more spec- Bob Elliston, Keeneland’s vice president of racing and sales, tacular headlines (see also the accompanying observed “Buyers are positive about the economy and the horse chart, which includes 2015 as a baseline). New industry, and they are enthusiastic to invest, often more than York-breds at Keeneland in 2017 produced originally budgeted, in that outstanding individual.” • a 48.0% increase in total sales over 2016. Others have noted the upward trends in the breeding stock mar- • a 45.1% increase in average price over the ket are a natural extension of this year’s strong yearling results. previous year. I think that, for us here in New York, the main takeaway is that • a nearly doubled median price (90.7% in- in the context of an otherwise strong marketplace, quality New crease) over 2016. York-breds are bringing home more than their fair share of the • nearly double the number of six-fgure hors- pie. New York breeders deserve congratulations for breeding such es seen last year (up to 31 from 16). commercially attractive horses and, like most of you, I can’t wait • increases at the very top of the market with to see what happens when the juvenile sales roll around! New York-Breds at Keeneland November 2015-17 2017 (% change from 2016 2016 2015 Number offered 135 (+7.1%) 126 115 Number sold 102 (+2.0%) 100 86 Buy-back % 24.44% (+18.5%) 20.63% 25.22% Total Sales $7,797,700 (48.0%) $5,268,400 $4,309,600 Average price $76,448 (45.1%) $52,684 $50,112 Median price $41,000 (90.7%) $21,500 $27,500 Top mare $375,000 $300,000 $430,000 Top weanling $320,000 $275,000 $175,000 $100,000+ 31 (+93.8%) 16 12 $200,000+ 13 8 2 $300,000+ 4 1 2 6 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | December 2017 A is for Awesome He’s all Bernardini class. Alpha. Making breeding as easy as ABC... 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Her The win marks the 18th graded stakes-placed daughter Eternal Grace stakes win for 2017 by a New York-bred (by Gilded Time) had three black-type (see next page). runners, including Canadian grade 2 The Discovery victory—as the 5-2 winner Bye Bye Bernie (by Bernstein). favorite—was the fourth win in the last We Kept Her has a yearling flly by fve starts for Control Group, a 3-year- Courageous Cat and a weanling flly by old son of Posse. The lone loss was a sec- Giant Surprise. ond-place fnish to Twisted Tom in the A $15,000 pickup in 2016 at the $300,000 Empire Classic Handicap on Ocala Breeders’ Sales’ June 2-year-old Showcase Day Oct. 21 at Belmont Park. sale by trainer Gary Contessa, Con- ROBERT MAUHAR/NYRA ROBERT Out of the Victory Gallop mare We trol Group made his frst fve starts for Control Group Kept Her, Control Group was bred by Monty Foss and John Moirano. Chris Englehart Inducted into David Cassidy Finger Lakes Hall of Fame Passes at 67 Perennial leading Finger Lakes trainer Chris The New York Thoroughbred racing com- Englehart was inducted into Finger Lakes Hall of munity mourns the passing of David Cassi- Fame Nov.