Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund

1 Table of Contents

3 Letter from the Executive Director 63 Leading Sires of 3-Year-Old 4-6 Industry Comment Trotters, Nationally 7 Job Report/Economic Impact 64 Leading Sires of 3-Year-Old 8 2013 in Review Pacers, Nationally 65 Leading Sires, Average Earnings Accounting Per 2yo Trotting Foal, Nationally 9 Statement of Cash Flows 66 Leading Sires, Average Earnings 10 Statement of Net Assets Per 2yo Pacing Foal, Nationally 11 Statement of Revenues, Expenses 67 Leading Sires, Average Earnings & Changes in Net Assets Per 3yo Trotting Foal, Nationally 12 State-by-State Purse Distribution 68 Leading Sires, Average Earnings 13 Track by Track Purse Distribution Per 3yo Pacing Foal, Nationally 14-16 Dispersal of 2013 Fund Money 69 Leading Sires, Average Earnings In New York, By Region All-Aged Trotters, Nationally 70 Leading Sires, Average Earnings Breeders All-Aged Pacers, Nationally 17 2013 Breeders Award Program 71 Leading Money-Winning Sires 18 Breeding Statistics: Number Of 2013, Nationally of Registered Participants Through the Years 72 New York Sires 19-25 Top-Earning Breeders Performing Well in Australia 26-32 2013 NYSS Awards and Earnings, Alphabetically Miscellaneous Sales Figures 73 4-H Education and Research 33 2013 Sales Results 74-77 Scholarship Races 34-39 New Yorkers Performance: Harrisburg, Pa. 78 Equine Research Yearling Sales 79 Advertising and Promotion 40-44 New Yorkers Performance: Lexington, Ky. 80-81 Dreams Come True in New York Yearling Sales Back Page Goshen Hall of Fame 45-47 New Yorkers Performance: Morrisville, NY Yearling Sales

Leaderboard 48 New York Sire Stakes Leaderboard 49-52 Top Earning Pacers and Trotters 53 Top Excelsior 2-Year-Olds Agriculture & New York State 54 Top Excelsior 3-Year-Olds Horse Breeding Development Fund 55 Top County Fair 2-Year-Olds 56 Top County Fair 3-Year-Olds 1 Broadway Center, Suite 602 57 Leading Sires in the NYSS Program Schenectady NY 12305 58 Leading Sires 59 Leading Sires of 2-Year-Olds 518-395-5484 (p) 518-347-1483 (f) 60 Leading Sires of 3-Year-Olds [email protected] 61 Leading Sires of 2-Year-Old www.nysirestakes.com Trotters, Nationally www.facebook.com/NYSireStakes 62 Leading Sires of 2-Year-old www.twitter.com/NYSireStakes Pacers, Nationally

2 Letter from the Executive Director

The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York Members of the New York State Legislature

On behalf of the trustees of the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund, I am pleased to present the Fund’s 2013 Annual Report.

The Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund administers the New York Sire Stakes, the nation’s oldest harness racing program. The racing opportunities for Standardbred horses in New York include seven pari-mutuel harness tracks, the Goshen Historic Track and 21 county and town fairs across the state. The New York Sire Stakes has long been an essential part of our state’s fairs, which are the foundation of harness racing.

Stallion fees, an indicator of the quality available at New York’s breeding farms, soared 85% from 2001 to 2013. Due to an accompanying escalation in the quality of broodmares, New York outpaced the rest of the nation in average yearling prices ($36,836) at premier auctions in 2013. As bloodstock continues to improve, New York yearlings will continue to sell for premium prices, allowing breeders to reinvest and expand their operations. This growth will continue to increase the economic and agricultural benefits the Standardbred breeding and racing provide to the State of New York.

The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund will continue to support the breeding of world-class horses in New York State and enhance our state’s vital agricultural community in 2014 and beyond.

Sincerely,

Mike Mullaney Executive Director Mike Mullaney Agriculture and NYS Horse Breeding Development Fund Executive Director

3 Industry Comment In addition the statistical and economic information contained in this annual report, the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund is further directed to incorporate comments from spokesmen representing all segments of the industry as well as recommendations on preserving and enhancing the state standardbred breeding industry in this state. Comments from industry leaders follow:

“New York’s support of the Sire Stakes program, and its “As a racing official at the county fairs I have seen an agricultural base has been well justified. “ increase of fans in the grandstands and a growing interest in the harness industry in general. I have been amazed at “The adoption of the VLT/Racing partnership attracted a the number of people that come up to me and ask about the higher-level stallion base to the program. New York-breds not business. only provide a competitive racing product in New York, they now excel on national and international levels. Owners paid “As an owner, driver and trainer for 30 years, the attention top dollar at the yearling sales in 2013 because of that racing that the NY-breds have been getting is very positive, but I productivity. think we need to come up with a way to spread the money around. In order for the program to continue to grow we need “But from a breeder’s point of view, owners were buying all the owners who buy NY-breds to make enough money so yearlings that resulted from a breeding decision that was that they can continue to afford buying at the sales.” made two years previous. To perpetuate the value of a New York-bred, the Sire Stakes program must ensure that the Scott Campbell, New York-based breeding and racing climate continues to be progressive and racing official and horseman appealing, such that mare owners feel confident they will have the ability to successfully raise and market desirable NY- “As a journalist who has covered the New York thoroughbred breds two years hence from the mares they will be breeding and standardbred industries for more than 25 years and has in 2014 and thereafter. reported for the New York Daily News and the New York Times, I am pleased to report that, from my perspective, the “Strengthening the Resident Breeders’ Award program to standardbred breeding industry in the state has never been incentivize mare owners to bred and board in the state would stronger. be one such avenue. It would make the NY program more competitive with neighboring Sire Stakes jurisdictions – in “Proof of that came at the 2013 Harrisburg sale, the biggest particular Pennsylvania, to which NY farm operations have lost and most important yearling sale in North America. There, the potential boarders, and encourage them to return to New York. average sale price for New York-bred yearlings was $39,667, which led all states and provinces. Pennsylvania likes to brag “It would additionally support the New York Sire Stakes’ goal that it has the best standardbred breeding program in the U.S., to maintain and increase agricultural acres. I believe New but New York-breds averaged 12.6% more than Pennsylvania- York can also strengthen its Sire Stakes program by being breds at Harrisburg. more “customer friendly” and advocate the use of technology to ensure its participants (breeders and owners) have easy “This is the direct result of the revenue from VLTs doing what access to information and online services.” it was intended to do, strengthen an industry and provide jobs to New Yorkers. The breeding farms are healthy and prospering, Jean Brown, Vice President, Operations, which means farriers are doing well, farm equipment Blue Chip Farms manufacturers are doing well, feed companies are doing well, grooms and other workers on the farms are doing well. “With the increased purses in the Sire Stakes program, I have seen our local breeding farms expanding with more horses Bill Finley, Publisher, Harness Racing Update and adding more help as they grow. (continued on page 5)

4 (continued from page 4) “At Batavia Downs we take the New York Sire Stakes seriously because it is our stakes season. It’s a fact our best handles, on “In my mind the Sire Stakes program should be a tool, not and off-track, and biggest crowds are attained during NYSS only to reward the owners and breeders, but to promote events. Because New York State is now standing some of the horse ownership and participation in the program. I don’t top stallions in the sport of Harness Racing, track records are feel we do enough to encourage new owners into the game routinely broken at Batavia Downs and throughout New York or existing owners to buy NY-bred horses. I think this idea State during NYSS events. can be advanced in four ways: “The NYSS also gives our fans a chance to watch from the 1) Spend more of the Fund’s available money on marketing, track apron some of the top drivers in the sport. In the last including promotion and advertising. two years Tim Tetrick, Brian Sears and George Brennan all competed at Batavia Downs, certainly a big highlight for 2) Encourage syndicates and group ownership. our fans. In conjunction with the NYSS, Batavia Downs holds promotions geared around the NYSS to enhance our 3) Keep the most prestigious races (the Night of customer’s experience during NYSS events. Champions) and highest purses at Yonkers. This may sound self-serving, but I firmly believe that, not only is My recommendations would be to have a uniform purse it what the law requires, it’s where the races would get structure for the NYSS at all New York State tracks so racing the most attention, in the media capital of the world, fans throughout New York no matter of location would get a and, chance to watch the best NYSS horses and drivers. A uniform purse structure would level the playing field for all New York 4) Have the NY tracks write races for New York-bred and tracks and stop horsemen from picking and choosing where owned horses. This will allow owners that have made an they want to race based on purse money. investment in NY-breds to continue earning money after their 3-year-old season and, best of all, this money will “Another suggestion would be to bring back the 4-year-old come out of the tracks’ purse account, not the Fund’s division. Now that more top horses are racing until age 4 revenues.” before retiring, I feel the NYSS should take advantage of it and return the 4-year-old division much like it was during the Bob Galterio, Chief Operating Officer, ‘70s and ‘80s.” Yonkers Raceway Todd Haight, General Manager of Live Racing, “At the moment, I believe the standardbred breeding Batavia Downs industry in the state is in good shape. “The breeding industry in New York seems to be doing well. “Long-term, however, I believe we are going to see a Yearling averages were up for New York-breds at all the major gradual decline as our customers gradually disappear due to sales. Morrisville College Sale was up 21%. Quality horses are the fact that the vast majority of them are over 60. Unless in demand, a strong middle market (which is something we we find a way to replace these older customers and yearling have not had in recent years). buyers with young people we are going to eventually have a serious problem. “Only changes I would suggest are the usual ones that “The one mistake I believe we made was that there is no involve access at the track to horses owners have in the provision that forces a portion of the money going to purses paddocks … I can’t emphasize enough how important it is and breeders’ awards to be used for marketing, and as a to be able to get guests in the paddocks … The best way to result, very little money is being spent on marketing.” attract new owners is to get them involved with the horse aspect of what goes on behind the scenes. Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs (continued on page 6)

5 (continued from page 5) and racing industry. As long as the purse structures continue and be allowed to grow, so too will the agricultural industry, “Again, some commonality to purse structure from track to including breeding farms and training centers throughout NY track would be nice to see. An owner should not go to Buffalo State. or Batavia and race for $10,000 and take the same horse to “Race dates and NYSS events need to be maintained and Yonkers or Saratoga and race for 4 or 5 times that amount. It’s planned with accordance to other important industry races a flawed system of money distribution. It should be fixed.” (such as Grand Circuit events).

Dave Hanson, President, Harness Horse Breeders “The requirements of stallions to have long-term lease arrangements with NY farms needs to be abolished. Stallions “New York-breds have never - and I’ve been covering harness are constantly going to fluctuate in value and demand and racing for more than 40 years - been more successful in should only be held to one-year agreements.” open company than the last two years. Besides that, the NY Sire Stakes has a dynamic approach to its rich NY Sire Paul Kelley, longtime New York horseman Stakes Finals with a point system that’s easy to follow and encourages horsemen to enter as many legs as possible. “New York horses certainly sold through the roof, New York has been a great market. Bill Heller, Harness Racing Hall of Fame Reporter “I had a filly that I bred that won over $300,000 just racing “New York has one of the best sire stakes programs and must in New York this year. New York is a great place to race right improve to stay competitive with other states. The following now.” are my suggestions: All mares must stay in New York for six months of breeding Paul Spears, Chief Executive Officer, Special races for aged New York-bred horses only. Standardbred Horse Sales Rotate the finals (Night of Champions) to other tracks Vernon Downs, Saratoga and Yonkers. “I continue to believe that the NY standardbred program, including both racing and breeding segments, offer “These will make N.Y. the best place to breed and race horsemen, owners and breeders tremendous opportunities. It horses.” remains the top sires stakes program in North America (and now essentially the world) by offering top purses at seven Ken Jacobs, longtime New York owner and breeder racetracks across the state, which in turn encourages people to breed their mares to NY stallions. Exposure to harness “The VLT initiative has enabled my business to grow from racing and harness racing history at the Harness Racing two full-time employees in 2001 to 10 full-time in 2014, with Museum attracts individuals to become involved in owning an annual payroll of $350,000. My client base is made up of and breeding horses. people from all over the U.S., Canada and Sweden. These are people who frequent the NY tracks and avail themselves to “We are currently targeting our education efforts at the local hotels and restaurants as well. agriculture groups like 4-H to introduce children and adolescents who are interested in horses to the world of “In 2013 my clients and myself invested $674,000 in seven harness racing. As I was advised many years ago, if you want NY-bred yearlings. As we go forward into 2014 and beyond, it to own a horse, own a racehorse that can make you money is imperative that our industry be allowed the opportunity to instead of just costing you. Owners can participate directly grow with changing economic issues ahead. with their horses by jogging and training them themselves.”

“Purses need to remain strong and allowed the opportunity Janet Terhune, Director, to increase with increasing revenue streams. There is a Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame tremendous interest amongst people globally, not just NY or U.S. residents, to invest and participate in the NYS breeding

6 Economic Impact

According to the “New York State Equine Industry Economic Impact Study” of 2012, the combined standardbred and thoroughbred industries had an economic impact of $4.2 billion, contributing to every county in the state while generating $187 million in state and local taxes.

An estimated 1.3 million acres of land within the state is devoted to farmland. There are an estimated 23,000 family-owned farms and stables with the state, with about 2,300 facilities devoted to breeding and training racehorses.

Additionally, according to the study, the equine industry as a whole generates about 33,000 full-time jobs for New Yorkers.

The following table summarizes the annual impact of the standardbred breeding and racing industry on the New York State economy. Every year, the industry creates more than $711 million in sales at New York- based businesses, supporting an estimated 7,000 jobs that pay more than $277 million in annual wages.

Direct Indirect Total

Sales $394,283,340 $317,638,007 $711,921,347 Jobs 4,804 2,290 7,094 Earnings $143,028,320 $134,446,620 $277,474,940

Total Annual Economic Impact of Standardbred Breeding & Racing

The table below shows the annual impact of the New York Sire Stakes program on New York State. If the New York Sire Stakes program did not exist, the state would lose almost $300 million in annual business sales and 2,800 jobs that pay more than $107 million in wages.

Direct Indirect Total

Sales $157,850,848 $136,423,235 $294,274,083 Jobs 1,928 928 2,857 Earnings $55,361,948 $52,040,232 $107,402,180

Annual Economic Impact of NY Sire Stakes Program

77 Year in Review New York Breeders Have Reason To Celebrate 2013

New York breeders and owners have plenty to celebrate when they look back on 2013. State-bred horses excelled in national competition and topped the yearling sales. The state continued to attract exciting new stallion prospects and the state government guaranteed supplemental purse revenue, both signaling the future strength of racing in the Empire State.

On the track, New York-breds made a strong impression this year, led by Hambletonian champion Royalty For Life. This son of RC Royalty also scored in the Stanley Dancer, Zweig Memorial and Canadian Trotting Classic on his way to eclipsing $1.6 million in career earnings.

A Breeders Crown title went home with Artiscape’s daughter Shelliscape when she scored in the most prestigious event for aged-mare pacers, a victory that brought her career earnings to more than $850,000. In addition, New York Sire Stakes Champion He’s Watching made sure everyone will be watching this undefeated colt when he returns in 2014. The son of American Ideal etched his name into the record books during the Night of Champions at Yonkers Raceway, where, in the last of his eight perfect starts, he equaling a 1:52.2 world record for 2-year-old pacing colts on a half-mile track.

But New York also found success in the breeding shed. A total of 1,434 mares- up slightly from the year before, were bred to 60 registered stallions. New York-eligible yearlings led all states with the highest average price at both of the largest select yearling sales in the U.S., boasting a vigorous $48,097 average at the Lexington Selected sale and $39,664 in Harrisburg.

Nationally, three of the top five sires ranked by earnings of 2-year-old pacers were from New York (Art Major, American Ideal, Bettor’s Delight) and three New York stallions were in the top ten list of 3-year- olds earnings (Credit Winner, RC Royalty, Crazed). On the list of national money winning sires of 2013, Bettor’s Delight and Art Major ranked first and third, respectively, among pacers and Credit Winner and Conway Hall were fourth and ninth among all trotters.

The state also attracted several new stallions for the 2014 breeding season, notably Breeders Crown Cham- pion and winner of $1.6 million, Betterthancheddar. Three trotting stallions will be relocating from other breeding programs, including Muscles Yankee, a proven sire whose progeny earned $5.7 million this year, is moving from Pennsylvania. He will be joined by Lucky Chucky, whose first crop of New York-eligible yearlings sold well this fall and is returning to the state after one year in Pennsylvania, and Muscle Mass, whose offspring earned $3 million this year and will be coming from Ontario. Pacer Rockincam will be retiring from the track after competing in the top open ranks in the country and collecting nearly $800,000 in career earnings.

With more than 200 Standardbred breeding farms in the state contributing to New York’s agricultural economy, the state also made the move this year to guaranteed revenue from VLTs at the racetracks in the recently passed casino amendment to the state constitution. This means that purses for the New York Sire Stakes program and overnight purses will be preserved for the future with no less than current VLT contributions, providing security for breeders and horsemen.

8 Statement of Cash Flows

YEARS END YEARS END CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES DEC. 31, 2013 DEC. 31, 2012 Cash received from handle, breakage, VLTs, & other fees $16,331,695 $16,380,392 Cash received from interest on cash & cash equivalents $12,781 $19,473 Cash received from other income $5 $19,489 Cash payments from racetrack purses $(14,449,645) $(15,624,522) Cash payments for state, county & town fair purses $(1,009,800) $(900,000) Cash payments for Breeders’ Awards $(1,000,096) $(1,203,420) Cash payments for general & administrative expenses $(894,790) $(849,401) Cash payments for Zweig Memorial Fund $(353,072) $(257,724) Cash payments for state, county & town fair repairs $(66,754) $(176,000) & construction expenses Cash payments for grants $(50,000) $(50,000) Cash payments for 4-H standardbred development $(75,723) $(75,723)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES $(1,555,399) $(2,717,436)

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR $8,579,298 $11,296,734

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR $7,023,899 $8,579,298

RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Changes in net assets Adjustments to reconcile changes in net assets to net cash provided by operating activities: $(1,555,399) $(2,717,436) Changes in handle, breakage, & VLT receivable $1,689,047 $(1,291,108) Changes in other accrued liabilities $(1,327,589) $1,051,728 Changes in net OPEB obligation $82,442 $11,498 Changes in accrued interest receivable $870 $164

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES $(1,110,629) $(2,945,154)

9 Statement of Net Assets

DEC. 31, 2013 DEC. 31, 2012 ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents $7,240,951 $8,351,580 Handle, Breakage and VLT receivable, net of allowance $1,678,114 $3,367,162 Accrued interest receivable $ - $870

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $8,919,065 $11,719,612

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABLILTIES State, county and town fair obligations payable $24,000 $176,000 Other accrued liabilities $240,926 $1,416,658 Deferred revenue

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $264,926 $1,592,658

NET OPEB OBLIGATION $339,930 $257,488 TOTAL LIABILITIES $604,856 $1,850,146 NET ASSETS Restricted for purses $416,597 $6,738,568 Restricted for other purposes $1,458,667 $2,081,472 Unrestricted $6,438,945 $1,049,426

TOTAL NET ASSETS $8,314,209 $9,869,466

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $8,919,065 $11,719,612

10 Statement of Revenues, Expenses & Changes in Net Assets

DEC. 31, 2013 DEC. 31, 2012 OPERATING REVENUES Handle and breakage $2,838,571 $2,933,997 Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue $12,614,936 $12,499,376 Nomination and sustaining fees $878,188 $947,019 Interest income on cash and cash equivalents $12,781 $19,473

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES $16,344,476 $16,399,865

EXPENSES Racetrack purses $14,449,645 $16,044,522 State, County and town fair repairs and construction expenses $1,076,554 $656,000 4-H standardbred development/Grants $125,723 $125,723 Zweig Memorial Fund $353,072 $257,724 General and Administrative $894,790 $849,401 Breeders Awards $1,000,096 $1,203,420

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $17,899,880 $19,136,790 OPERATING INCOME $(1,555,404) $(2,736,925) OTHER INCOME $5 $19,489 CHANGES IN NET ASSETS $(1,555,399) $(2,717,436) Net Assets at beginning of year $9,869,466 $12,586,902

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $8,314,067 $9,869,466

11 2013 State-By-State Purse-Distribution/Breeders’ Award Comparison

New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio Indiana Purse Distribution $17,056,022 $18,500,443 $3,308,240 $5,218,276 $11,500,000 Sire Stakes $13,665,272 $10,557,071 $1,876,500 $1,885,000 $2,550,000 2yo $6,145,496 $5,486,560 $953,000 $1,020,000 $1,362,000 3yo $7,519,776 $5,070,511 $923,500 $865,000 $1,188,000 Finals $1,800,000 $2,080,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $3,200,000 2yos $900,000 $1,070,000 $600,000 $600,000 $1,600,000 3yos $900,000 $980,000 $600,000 $600,000 $1,600,000 Consolations $400,000 $400,000 No Equivalent No Equivalent No Equivalent 2yos $200,000 $200,000 No Equivalent No Equivalent No Equivalent 3yos $200,000 $200,000 No Equivalent No Equivalent No Equivalent Excelsiors $3,390,750 $3,745,046 $231,740 No Equivalent $1,928,000 2yos $1,490,200 $2,065,046 $118,740 No Equivalent $940,000 3yos $1,900,550 $1,680,000 $113,000 No Equivalent $988,000 Finals $360,000 $320,000 $200,000 No Equivalent $640,000 County Fairs $608,000 $1,718,326 No Equivalent $2,133,276 $2,134,070 2yos $226,800 $863,390 No Equivalent $1,095,057 $1,686,070 3yos $277,200 $854,936 No Equivalent $1,038,219 $1,686,070 Finals $80,000 $200,000 No Equivalent No Equivalent $448,000 2yos $40,000 $100,000 No Equivalent No Equivalent $224,000 3yos $40,000 $100,000 No Equivalent No Equivalent $224,000

# of Registered Stallions 61 82 5 151 147

Pennsylvania Stallion Series races are equivalent to Excelsiors; has 48 fair dates at 21 venues

Indiana has the Gold Level as equivalent to the Sire Stakes; the Silver Level are equivalent to the Excelsiors, each with two legs and sets of finals; there is $306,000 distributed to older horses in the Indiana Sire Stakes; there is no consolation; 2- and 3-year-olds compete together at county fairs, as do older horses.

New Jersey Green Acres races are equivalent to Excelsiors; about $900,000 is distributed through what are called “special races,” those races including the New Jersey Classic, Miss New Jersey, Harold Dancer, Charles and Helen Smith, a few Futuri- ties and other events.

Ohio does not have an equivalent to Excelsiors or consolation.

12 AgricultureAgriculture & &New New York York State State Horse BreedingBreeding Development Development Fund Fund 20132013 Purses Purses Paid

SIRE STAKES SIRE STAKES EXCELSIOR EXCELSIOR OVERNIGHT* TRACK 2 YEAR OLDS 3 YEAR OLDS 2 YEAR OLDS 3 YEAR OLDS TOTAL Batavia $364,048 $444,948 $156,000 $180,000 $1,144,996 Buffalo $395,548 $483,948 $144,000 $156,000 $1,179,496 Monticello (1) $455,400 $556,600 $396,000 $216,000 $1,624,000 Saratoga (2) $645,300 $788,700 $180,000 $396,000 $2,010,000 Tioga $369,448 $451,548 $216,000 $228,000 $1,264,996 Vernon $364,500 $445,500 $156,000 $228,000 $1,206,000 Yonkers (3) $2,935,452 $3,343,332 $6,278,784

Track Subtotal $5,529,696 $6,514,576 $1,248,000 $1,404,000 $14,708,272

OTHER EMPIRE BREEDERS CLASSIC $200,000 $200,000 STATE FAIR at Tioga $72,000 $72,000 STATE FAIR at Vernon $156,000 $108,000 $264,000 STATE FAIR at Goshen $216,000 $216,000 COUNTY FAIR $237,600 $290,400 $80,000 $608,000

Other Subtotal $237,600 $490,400 $156,000 $396,000 $80,000 $1,360,000

GRAND TOTAL $5,767,296 $7,004,976 $1,404,000 $1,800,000 $80,000 $16,068,272

(1) includesincludes 2YO 2YO Excelsior excelsior finals finals ($180,000) ($180,000) (2) includesincludes 3YO 3YO Excelsior excelsior finals finals ($180,000) ($180,000) (3) includesincludes NYSSNYSS finalsfinals ($1,800,000)($1,800,000) and FallFall HarvestHarvest ($400,000) ($4000,000) * County Fair Championships at Batavia

13 Dispersal of Fund Money 2013

The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund’s disperses money through:

• County- and town-fair reimbursements for property improvement (maximum $6,000) and racing administration (maximum $2,000, totaling a maximum of $8,000 per fair) is limited to those 21 fairs that conducted a New York Sire Stakes racing program in 2013;

• Prize money of $24,000 allocated to competing horsemen at each of the 21 participating county and town fairs. An additional $348,000 went to the state fair races at Tioga Downs and Vernon Downs;

• A $100,000 allocation distributed to all New York’s county- and town fairs – racing and non-racing alike – apportioned according to a formula devised by the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. Of that dividend, $5,000 paid for the State Fair

• Association’s brochure, which was distributed throughout the state;

• Prize money, listed as “Stakes Purses,” for upper-echelon races (Sire Stakes and Excelsior events). This money was distributed to the seven pari-mutuel tracks and Goshen. The pari-mutuels are Batavia in Genesee County; Buffalo in Erie County; Monticello in Sullivan County; Saratoga Raceway in Saratoga County; Tioga Downs in Tioga County; Vernon Downs in Oneida County, and Yonkers in Westchester County. Goshen is in Orange County. Breeders’ award money was distributed to the state’s horsemen, according to their listed residence.

Western New York County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Allegany $1,327.55 $25.55 Cattaraugus $1,327.55 $3,702.65 Chautauqua $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $218.06 Erie $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $1,179,496.00 $4,732.52 Niagara $762.96 $1,325.70

Finger Lakes County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Genesee $104,000 $1,327.55 $1,144,996.00 $4,298.92 Livingston $1,020.46 Hemlock $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 *Caledonia $2,655.11 Monroe $1,327.55 $801.10 Ontario $1,327.55 Orleans $762.96 Seneca $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $293.36 Wayne $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 Wyoming $1,327.55 Yates $1,327.55 $9,101.55 Note: The Livingston County Fair Agriculture & Markets Reward was based on 2012 races; the fair canceled its 2013 races, which were picked up by Batavia Downs, and checks were wired to that pari-mutuel facility.

14 Southern Tier County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Broome $1,327.55 $1,807.64 Chemung $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 Chenango $4,886.19 Afton $24,000 $8,000 $1,298.15 Norwich $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 Delaware $1,327.55 $1,835.31 Schuyler Steuben $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $10,521.40 *Tioga $198,000 $2,197.33 $1,436,996.00 $586.01 **Tompkins $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $52.59

* The races at the Tioga County Fair were canceled due to weather damage for the second straight year in 2013; its races, as before, were conducted at Tioga Downs; Tioga County received $174,000 in purse money for the state fair races, also conducted at Tioga Downs; **The Zweig Memorial Fund at Cornell University in Ithaca received grant money of $313,172 in 2013.

Central New York County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Cayuga $706.43 Cortland $762.96 Madison $1,327.55 $21,280.36 Onondaga $29,951.86 Oswego $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $966.79

Mohawk Valley County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Fulton $891.87 Herkimer $1,327.55 Montgomery $1,327.55 $1,008.00 *Oneida $198,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $1,570,00.00 $3,472.68 Otsego $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $443.50 Schoharie $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11

*Oneida County received $174,000 in purse money for the state fair races, conducted at Vernon Downs

North Country County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Clinton $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $416.06 Essex $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 Franklin $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11 $12,798.58 Hamilton Jefferson $1,327.55 Lewis $24,000 $8,000 $2,655.11

15 Capital Region County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Albany $269.38 Albany/Greene & $1,327.55 Schenectady Columbia $1,327.55 $774.18 Greene $1,327.55 $2,010,000.00 $9,325.59 Schenectady $1,327.55 Agriculture & Horticulture $1,175.11 Rensselaer $824.44 Agriculture & Liberal Arts $1,327.55 Agriculture & Horticulture $1,327.55 Warren $407.62 Washington $1,327.55 $8,021.53

Mid-Hudson County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocation Duchess $1,327.55 $545.94 Orange $140,808.28 Fair $1,327.55 *Goshen $24,000 $8,000 $2,197.33 Putnam Rockland $762.96 $1,624,00.00 $902.02 Ulster $1,327.55 $28,354.52 Westchester $6,278,784.00 $32,243.18 *The Harness Racing Museum in Goshen received a $50,000 grant from the Fund in 2013.

New York City & Long Island County Fair Purses Reimbursements Ag&Markets Stakes Purses Breeders Awards Allocations Bronx Kings Nassau $26,698.49 Nassau,/Queens & $1,207.46 Suffolk New York $25,552.31 Queens $5,794.47 Richmond $4,344.93 Suffolk $4,333.08

Totals $956,000.00 $160,000.00 $98,500.95 $15,244,272.00 *$410,693.14

*Not all W9 forms have been collected from breeder award recipients as of the date of this report

16 2013 Breeder’s Awards Program

PERFORMANCE-BASED PROGRAM

The performance-based program provides awards at all levels of the New York Sire Stakes Racing Program. Eligible recipients are those individuals or farms who bred a money-earning horse that raced in the NYSS Program. In 2013, 307 breeders shared a total of $700,000 in performance-based Breeders’ Awards. Payments to the breeder of each horse are calculated based upon a preset breeders’ awards formula that is established by the De- velopment Fund at the end of each purse year. The formula is calculated on NYSS gross purses and allocates breeders’ awards in descending amounts based on monies won, for finishing first through fifth. Due to the nature in which the Development Fund receives its funding, the award amounts available each year depend upon the Fund’s actual revenue.

RESIDENCY-BASED PROGRAM

To be eligible for residency bonus awards , breeders must certify that the mare will reside in New York State for 180 continuous days during the breeding year at a farm where the mare will be bred to a New York eligible stallion resulting in a New York-bred foal. A Residency Bonus is awarded to breeders whose resident mares’ progeny race in the NYSS as a 2 and/ or 3-year-old and finish in positions one through five. The total Residency Bonus pool of $300,096 was divided into three pools according to level of racing: Sire Stakes, 70%; Excel- siors, 20%; and County Fairs, 10%. Each residency pool amount is divided by the total number of resident horses who finished in the money for that race season. Breeders of a resident horse then receive a “flat” bonus amount according to race level.

17 Participating Broodmares, Stallion and Yearlings in the New York Sire Stakes PARTICIPATING BROODMARES, STALLIONS AND YEARLINGS IN THE NEW YORK SIRE STAKES

Breeding Statistics

Year Mares Bred Registered NY Stallions Yearlings Nominated To Program*

2013 1,434 60 960 2012 1,403 65 939 2011 1,613 69 1,108 2010 1,585 69 1,064 2009 1,820 78 1,285 2008 1,833 86 973 2007 2,173 93 961 2006 1,687 96 1,231 2005 1,718 125 1,118 2004 2,309 125 1,144 2003 2,022 121 672 2002 1,988 120 604 2001 1,293 101 648 2000 1,108 111 524 1999 1,070 118 750 1998 1,063 104 776 1997 1,288 105 662 1996 1,500 126 670 1995 1,333 140 1,046 1994 1,525 147 1,385 1993 2,104 163 1,696 1992 2,571 191 1,791 1991 2,990 206 1,445 1990 3,148 218 1,653 1989 2,588 213 1,502 1988 2,777 226 1,677 1987 2,768 221 1,735 1986 3,118 207 2,075 1985 3,310 246 2,167 1984 3,794 245 2,252 1983 4,030 280 2,352 1982 4,162 260 2,153 1981 4,202 230 1,647 1980 3,750 230 1,356 1979 3,028 230 1,233 1978 2,601 231 1,335 1977 2,460 230 1,348 1976 2,750 244 1,270 1975 2,719 247 1,374 1974 2,896 230 1,388 1973 3,063 277 1,582 1972 3,439 288 1,518 1971 3,823 333 1,489 1970 4,020 264 1,557 1969 4,018 271 1,235 1968 3,713 240 1,040 1967 2,851 198 752 1966 2,187 197 654 1965 1,554 193 588 1964 1,518 174 521 Yearlings lag 2 years behind mares bred, ie. mares bred in 2011 are foals of 2012 and yearlings in 2013

18 BreedersBREEDERS - -Top TOP EarnersEARNERS

Breeder of Record 2013 race earnings Winbak Farm $1,915,705.85 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. $1,354,846.51 Hanover Shoe Farms $923,245.45 Brittany Farms $729,383.97 White Birch Farm $535,764.12 AC Crawford Futures LTD $385,440.58 Rooney, Timothy $383,700.37 Pratt, Kathleen $372,803.89 Windsong Stable $371,298.27 Riverview Farms $338,452.87 Fried, Harvey $316,387.25 Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par $292,018.68 Roll The Dice Stable $276,859.00 Fair Winds Farm Inc $239,420.96 Flintlock Farm Inc $227,956.29 Hertrich III, Fredrick $222,467.87 GRJ Partners LLC $215,682.67 Perretti Farms $210,422.02 Joie De Vie Farm LLC $207,547.45 Katz, Mary $186,692.45 Hock, Dorothy $169,748.34 Dunroven Stud LLC $163,229.96 Morrisville Col Fdn Inc $162,439.15 Smith, Lawrence S $155,637.90 Silver Linden Farm $149,733.03 Bluestone Farms LLC $146,353.60 LST Stables $144,224.95 Diamond Creek Farm LLC $143,103.94 Order By Stable $140,959.94 Robert Rosenheim Stbs Ltd $139,929.11 Daley, Ann-Mari $126,265.90 Laakkonen, Erkki $125,735.25 Stull, Alan $125,461.29 Parisi, Michael $121,309.50 Jones, Steve $119,831.93 Stewart, Steve $118,578.44 Gray, Brad D $118,132.50 Miller, Daniel M $105,562.02 Stonegate Standardbreds Farms Inc. $103,076.31 Campbell Jr., Raymond W J $102,319.10 Bryant, David $101,940.35 Lindy Racing Stable $100,685.25

19 Breeders - Top Earners

Twinbrook Limited $99,171.70 Kelley Racing Stb $96,984.16 Faraldo, Joseph $91,475.00 Bulletproof Enterprises $91,108.69 Firmstone, David $89,676.38 John Grasso Stable Inc $86,400.75 Fontaine, Paul $85,851.04 Tucker, Robert $85,354.49 Little E LLC $80,774.68 Paradise Farm Of New York $80,494.28 Millar Farms $79,776.42 3 Brothers Stables $79,290.04 KR Breeding LLC $76,218.85 Schnittker, Ray $71,164.41 Machiz, Gary $70,642.00 Mulligan, William $70,044.39 Dobbins, Roy $69,955.97 Jetset Stable $69,781.02 Stall Trot Inc $66,283.45 Estate of George F Hempt Trust $66,038.46 Steiner Stock Farm $64,977.77 Zabielski, Kimberley $63,825.00 Valley High Stable $60,799.86 Steuben Farms $60,640.50 Birnam Wood Farms $58,135.00 Moni Market Breeders $57,733.21 Stirling Brook Farms Inc $57,253.66 Anderson, Robert $56,152.45 Dey, Stephen Perrine $55,863.45 Ro Jo Racing LLC $55,163.11 LaMontagne, Kathleen $53,692.93 Brooks, Robert $53,547.38 M Biasuzzi Stable Inc $51,452.50 Takter, Christina $50,482.33 Goldfinger Enterprises $50,039.72 Crevani, Stephen $48,056.50 Arden Homestead Stable $45,975.48 Big Als Stables Inc $45,921.50 Avritt Sr, James $45,092.71 Smith, Harold $42,957.50 Tanah Merah Farms LLC $41,513.70 Quantum Farms Corp $40,936.29 Bokman, Henry $40,925.41 Kindergarten Stud Inc $40,538.84 Higgins, Linwood $39,645.48 O'Connor, John W $39,287.00 Hogan, Patricia $39,230.96

20 Breeders - Top Earners

Ackley, Douglas $39,073.66 Marean, Donald $38,297.75 Meinzinger, Mathias $36,973.07 Williams, Krista $35,400.26 De Ca Sa Stables $34,198.50 Gill, Howard $33,577.00 Hammond, Guy $33,365.50 Stalbaum, Larry $33,195.80 Banca, Richard $33,169.10 Southwind Farm $33,066.12 Jacobs, Kenneth $32,164.50 Salt Hill Farm Ltd $31,928.95 Waite, Johnny $30,604.25 Newman, Robert $27,062.60 VAE LLC $26,929.97 Wyatt, Jason $26,782.00 Turner, RL $26,125.00 Robert Mcintosh Stables Inc. $25,098.64 W D Lapage Stable $24,878.20 Pratt, Andrea $24,157.00 TLP Stable $23,606.75 Signal Hill Stable $23,588.00 Grant Jr, Hugh $23,483.50 Concord Stud Farm LLC $23,179.50 Mancini, Michael $23,150.00 Doug Ackerman Stables Inc. $22,975.29 Williams, Russell $22,813.00 LaPage, Donald $22,587.00 Stormi And Bruiser Stable $21,912.50 Ubaudi-gendreau Stables $20,132.10 Del Priore Jr, Ralph $19,573.96 Beaver, Johanna $19,474.68 Kirschenbaum, Alan $19,083.00 Key, Robert $18,968.10 Misshula, Elliot $18,188.00 LaPage, Scott $17,656.00 Winner, American $17,619.12 Crouch, Tom $17,525.18 Adams, Schare $17,374.00 Oak Knoll Stables $17,333.00 Bonafield, Ross $17,293.50 Morreale, Salvatore $16,800.94 Tucker, Caleb $15,298.00 Parsimonious Racing Stb $15,272.00 Connor, Janice $15,203.00 Hurtgen, John $14,909.00 Gewertz, Theodore $14,790.00

21 Breeders - Top Earners

Pinske Stables $14,543.75 Shambo, Christopher $14,389.50 Semalu Inc $14,360.75 Feely, Francis $14,298.50 Unice, Robert $14,266.75 Woodward, Bonnie $14,262.68 Crevani Farms $13,872.00 Two Peas In A Pod Stable $13,605.00 Alflen, Joseph $13,574.00 East Creek Stable $13,565.00 Balog, Richard $13,540.00 Lawton, Dale $13,233.50 Haas, Gary $13,064.00 Crevani, Carole $12,903.00 Howard Stables $12,707.00 Hart, Kevin $12,384.05 Blue Chip Farms LLC $12,235.20 Walnut Hall Limited $12,157.00 Wilson, Michael $11,486.80 Deak, Wanda $10,787.00 Whitaker, Lewis $10,782.75 Alton E Lynch Jr Inc $10,597.68 Hallahan, Richard $10,450.50 Van Alstyne, Todd $10,447.00 Mindee B LLC $10,280.00 Sauve, Earl $9,982.50 Snyder, Jeffrey $9,941.50 Rosanelli, Paolo $9,648.30 Schneider, Robert $9,506.00 Reich, Edward $9,325.50 Jahre Jr, Jorgen $9,163.70 Woodward, Michael $9,143.00 Sophia Stable $8,837.00 2086729 Ontario Inc. $8,786.50 Surick, Debbie $8,613.12 Stoddard, Sandra $8,557.50 Ramsey, Lori Ann $8,459.00 Davis Whitcroft, Cheryl $8,435.00 Ward, McLain $8,059.00 Stein Racing Stable Inc $8,003.00 Brown, Paul M $8,001.00 Houghtaling, Ronald $7,606.00 Nichol, Janice $7,546.00 Hopper, Everett $7,291.00 DiNova, Carla Marie $7,275.00 Polansky, Michael $6,748.00 Pirinea, Joseph $6,591.75

22 Breeders - Top Earners

MacDonald, Michael $6,562.50 Krivelin, Robert $6,457.50 Andrew, Michael $6,450.00 Miller II, William $6,443.00 Hiemstra, Robert $6,375.00 Morrison, Joanne $6,300.00 Tingley, Aurelia $6,228.00 Gestion Mario Audet Inc. $6,209.71 Scharf, David $6,088.75 Mc Carty, Allan $5,912.50 Weed, M Kenneth $5,508.50 Rice, Timothy $5,462.50 Walnut Hall Stock Farm $5,418.00 Katz, Marvin $5,413.00 Hale, Philip $5,367.00 Durkin, Tom $5,200.00 Ferger, James $5,104.00 Phillips, Jodie $5,013.50 Bonacorsa, Joseph $4,886.25 Baumeister, Michael $4,833.00 McEneny, Michelle $4,736.00 Deo Volente Farms LLC. $4,716.25 Yurenka, Ann $4,575.00 Jesmeral Stable $4,420.00 Lomangino Standardbreds $4,415.70 Reisenweaver, Steven $4,334.00 P&J Stables $4,233.24 Benvenuto, Emil $4,199.00 Loconte, Angela $4,199.00 Miller, George $4,198.00 Northstar Standardbreds LLC $4,192.10 Malin, Phyllis $4,191.00 Zigrossi, Robert $4,188.00 Redmak Enterprises LLC $4,158.00 Asher, Kimberly $4,093.00 Prince, Adele $3,984.00 Trombley, Samuel $3,887.50 New York Standardbreds Ltd NY $3,765.00 Lavin, Elysse $3,656.50 Newton, Jennifer $3,647.00 Schmucker, Steve $3,472.50 Flynn, Joseph $3,297.50 Umholtz Racing Stable Inc $3,297.00 Purple Haze Stables LLC $3,267.50 Davino, Joseph $3,225.00 Malone Sr, Richard $3,220.00 Ross Stables LLC $3,200.00

23 Breeders - Top Earners

Berger, Robert $3,187.00 Wize Advisors LLC $3,150.00 Stieglitz, Richard $2,997.00 Allen, Heath $2,975.00 Dunn, James T $2,902.50 Hauber, R Lewis $2,811.68 Condon, Linda $2,787.00 Sauve, Laurier $2,735.00 Adam Victor & Son Stble LLC $2,628.10 Versaci, Benedict $2,565.50 Anatolia Racing Stb Inc $2,528.00 Countryman, Kevin $2,418.50 Stangle, Jeffrey $2,360.00 Gartland, Matthew $2,286.50 Bloodstock Farm & Stables $2,201.45 Eckburg, Jeffrey $2,110.00 Kolnick, Linda $2,101.00 Bottom Dollar Stable Inc $2,040.00 Organ, Steve $2,032.00 Odds on Nourrir $1,998.50 Finkelstein, Richard $1,920.00 Miller, Casey $1,874.00 Caldwell, Fredericka $1,722.30 Siemski, Robert $1,656.00 Peter Pan Stables Inc $1,651.00 Burris, Kimberly $1,610.00 Kman, Stephen $1,608.00 Dunn, Myra $1,569.50 Lindy Farms of Conn $1,536.00 Steinberg, Sherman $1,536.00 Arrigenna, Peter $1,524.00 Perry Racing Stable LLC $1,524.00 Dumain, Deanna $1,512.50 Kent, David $1,463.00 Fashion Farms LLC $1,365.00 Hesch, Douglas $1,323.50 Galbraith, Clinton $1,319.00 Bush, Chauncey $1,317.50 Goin My Way Stable $1,252.00 Dragon Tales Farm Inc $1,162.50 LaPage, Lawrence $1,095.00 Lewis, Allan $1,085.00 Kravet, Joel $1,072.50 Lapage, Todd $1,051.00 WCB Racing Stable $1,030.50 Goehlen, Jean $1,016.00 Maple Hill Stdbrd Farm $1,016.00

24 Breeders - Top Earners

Poklembo, Antonia $1,016.00 Seafood Delight Stable $1,016.00 Nichol, Mac $1,008.00 Winwintrotting AB $1,008.00 Meier, Daniel $915.00 Racine, Denis $845.00 Cupp, Ted $814.00 Bork, Irving $765.50 Badlands Racing LLC $756.00 Dunn, James M $746.50 Bourgea, Mario $650.00 Pine Hill Stables $649.50 Costagliola, Domenico $640.00 Martin, Doris $640.00 Smith, Stephen $640.00 Fuchs, Melvin $635.00 Head, Richard $635.00 Mears, William $635.00 Pratt Jr, Norval $635.00 Reynolds, James $635.00 Vatanen, Liisa $635.00 Lasher, Nathan $572.50 Mahoney Jr, Francis $545.00 Conway, Kathy $435.00 Grow, H James $413.00 M5 Racing Stable $370.00 Bergonzi, Angelo $195.00 Ludwig, Doris Ena $185.00 Francis, Terry $155.00 Sixt, John O $152.00 Grand Total $17,535,399.50

25 20132013 NYSS Breeders Awards awards and and Earnings earnings

Total Total breeders Total race Performance Total residency Breeders Awards earnings 2013 (700K) (300k) 2086729 Ontario Inc. $350.75 $8,786.50 $350.75 3 Brothers Stables $10,308.06 $79,290.04 $3,165.20 $7,142.86 AC Crawford Futures LTD $25,386.50 $385,440.58 $15,386.50 $10,000.00 Ackley, Douglas $3,702.65 $39,073.66 $1,559.79 $2,142.86 Adam Victor & Son Stble LLC $104.91 $2,628.10 $104.91 Adams, Schare $693.56 $17,374.00 $693.56 Alflen, Joseph $899.00 $13,574.00 $541.86 $357.14 Allen, Heath $379.63 $2,975.00 $118.76 $260.87 Alton E Lynch Jr Inc $2,565.91 $10,597.68 $423.05 $2,142.86 Anatolia Racing Stb Inc $458.06 $2,528.00 $100.92 $357.14 Anderson, Robert $2,241.56 $56,152.45 $2,241.56 Andrew, Michael $257.48 $6,450.00 $257.48 Arden Homestead Stable $1,835.31 $45,975.48 $1,835.31 Arrigenna, Peter $417.98 $1,524.00 $60.84 $357.14 Asher, Kimberly $520.53 $4,093.00 $163.39 $357.14 Avritt Sr, James $1,800.07 $45,092.71 $1,800.07 Badlands Racing LLC $30.18 $756.00 $30.18 Balog, Richard $1,254.79 $13,540.00 $540.51 $714.28 Banca, Richard $3,466.95 $33,169.10 $1,324.09 $2,142.86 Baumeister, Michael $192.93 $4,833.00 $192.93 $0.00 Beaver, Johanna $777.41 $19,474.68 $777.41 Benvenuto, Emil $524.76 $4,199.00 $167.62 $357.14 Berger, Robert $484.36 $3,187.00 $127.22 $357.14 Bergonzi, Angelo $268.65 $195.00 $7.78 $260.87 Big Als Stables Inc $3,976.01 $45,921.50 $1,833.15 $2,142.86 Birnam Wood Farms $2,320.71 $58,135.00 $2,320.71 Bloodstock Farm & Stables $87.88 $2,201.45 $87.88 Blue Chip Bloodstock Inc. $92,655.88 $1,354,846.51 $54,084.46 $38,571.42 Blue Chip Farms LLC $5,488.42 $12,235.20 $488.42 $5,000.00 Bluestone Farms LLC $5,842.33 $146,353.60 $5,842.33 Bokman, Henry $3,776.57 $40,925.41 $1,633.71 $2,142.86 Bonacorsa, Joseph $2,337.92 $4,886.25 $195.06 $2,142.86 Bonafield, Ross $2,379.77 $17,293.50 $690.34 $1,689.43 Bork, Irving $30.56 $765.50 $30.56 Bottom Dollar Stable Inc $81.44 $2,040.00 $81.44 Bourgea, Mario $25.95 $650.00 $25.95 Brittany Farms $29,116.46 $729,383.97 $29,116.46 Brooks, Robert $4,637.57 $53,547.38 $2,137.57 $2,500.00 Brown, Paul M $676.53 $8,001.00 $319.39 $357.14 Bryant, David $4,069.38 $101,940.35 $4,069.38 Bulletproof Enterprises $3,636.99 $91,108.69 $3,636.99

26 Burris, Kimberly $586.01 $1,610.00 $64.27 $521.74 Bush, Chauncey $52.59 $1,317.50 $52.59 Caldwell, Fredericka $68.75 $1,722.30 $68.75 Campbell Jr., Raymond W J $4,084.50 $102,319.10 $4,084.50 Concord Stud Farm LLC $925.31 $23,179.50 $925.31 Condon, Linda $111.25 $2,787.00 $111.25 Connor, Janice $3,106.89 $15,203.00 $606.89 $2,500.00 Conway, Kathy $17.36 $435.00 $17.36 Costagliola, Domenico $25.55 $640.00 $25.55 Countryman, Kevin $96.54 $2,418.50 $96.54 Crevani Farms $910.90 $13,872.00 $553.76 $357.14 Crevani, Carole $1,133.09 $12,903.00 $515.08 $618.01 Crevani, Stephen $3,511.54 $48,056.50 $1,918.38 $1,593.16 Crouch, Tom $699.59 $17,525.18 $699.59 Cupp, Ted $293.36 $814.00 $32.49 $260.87 Daley, Ann-Mari $9,683.30 $126,265.90 $5,040.44 $4,642.86 Davino, Joseph $128.74 $3,225.00 $128.74 Davis Whitcroft, Cheryl $597.59 $8,435.00 $336.72 $260.87 De Ca Sa Stables $1,983.19 $34,198.50 $1,365.18 $618.01 Deak, Wanda $430.61 $10,787.00 $430.61 Del Priore Jr, Ralph $3,281.38 $19,573.96 $781.38 $2,500.00 Deo Volente Farms LLC. $188.27 $4,716.25 $188.27 Dey, Stephen Perrine $2,230.03 $55,863.45 $2,230.03 Diamond Creek Farm LLC $8,212.60 $143,103.94 $5,712.60 $2,500.00 DiNova, Carla Marie $290.41 $7,275.00 $290.41 Dobbins, Roy $2,792.59 $69,955.97 $2,792.59 Doug Ackerman Stables Inc. $3,678.03 $22,975.29 $917.16 $2,760.87 Dragon Tales Farm Inc $46.41 $1,162.50 $46.41 Dumain, Deanna $60.38 $1,512.50 $60.38 Dunn, James M $290.67 $746.50 $29.80 $260.87 Dunn, James T $376.74 $2,902.50 $115.87 $260.87 Dunn, Myra $62.65 $1,569.50 $62.65 Dunroven Stud LLC $6,516.02 $163,229.96 $6,516.02 Durkin, Tom $207.58 $5,200.00 $207.58 East Creek Stable $1,420.38 $13,565.00 $541.50 $878.88 Eckburg, Jeffrey $84.23 $2,110.00 $84.23 Estate of George F Hempt Trust $2,636.21 $66,038.46 $2,636.21 Fair Winds Farm Inc $9,914.65 $239,420.96 $9,557.51 $357.14 Faraldo, Joseph $5,794.47 $91,475.00 $3,651.61 $2,142.86 Fashion Farms LLC $54.49 $1,365.00 $54.49 Feely, Francis $570.79 $14,298.50 $570.79 Ferger, James $203.75 $5,104.00 $203.75 Finkelstein, Richard $433.78 $1,920.00 $76.64 $357.14 Firmstone, David $9,101.55 $89,676.38 $3,579.81 $5,521.74 Flintlock Farm Inc $14,099.84 $227,956.29 $9,099.84 $5,000.00 Flynn, Joseph $749.64 $3,297.50 $131.63 $618.01 Fontaine, Paul $5,569.97 $85,851.04 $3,427.11 $2,142.86

27 Francis, Terry $6.19 $155.00 $6.19 Fried, Harvey $12,629.94 $316,387.25 $12,629.94 Fuchs, Melvin $382.49 $635.00 $25.35 $357.14 Galbraith, Clinton $52.65 $1,319.00 $52.65 Gartland, Matthew $91.28 $2,286.50 $91.28 Gestion Mario Audet Inc. $247.89 $6,209.71 $247.89 Gewertz, Theodore $947.55 $14,790.00 $590.41 $357.14 Gill, Howard $1,340.37 $33,577.00 $1,340.37 Goehlen, Jean $40.56 $1,016.00 $40.56 Goin My Way Stable $49.98 $1,252.00 $49.98 Goldfinger Enterprises $1,997.55 $50,039.72 $1,997.55 Grant Jr, Hugh $1,816.32 $23,483.50 $937.44 $878.88 Gray, Brad D $4,715.76 $118,132.50 $4,715.76 GRJ Partners LLC $8,609.89 $215,682.67 $8,609.89 Grow, H James $16.49 $413.00 $16.49 Haas, Gary $521.51 $13,064.00 $521.51 Hale, Philip $214.25 $5,367.00 $214.25 Hallahan, Richard $678.05 $10,450.50 $417.18 $260.87 Hammond, Guy $3,089.69 $33,365.50 $1,331.93 $1,757.76 Hanover Shoe Farms $36,855.27 $923,245.45 $36,855.27 Hart, Kevin $1,112.37 $12,384.05 $494.36 $618.01 Hauber, R Lewis $2,255.10 $2,811.68 $112.24 $2,142.86 Head, Richard $382.49 $635.00 $25.35 $357.14 Hertrich III, Fredrick $8,880.75 $222,467.87 $8,880.75 Hesch, Douglas $52.83 $1,323.50 $52.83 Hiemstra, Robert $611.63 $6,375.00 $254.49 $357.14 Higgins, Linwood $4,082.62 $39,645.48 $1,582.62 $2,500.00 Hock, Dorothy $6,776.23 $169,748.34 $6,776.23 Hogan, Patricia $1,566.07 $39,230.96 $1,566.07 Hopper, Everett $291.05 $7,291.00 $291.05 Houghtaling, Ronald $1,182.51 $7,606.00 $303.63 $878.88 Howard Stables $1,743.27 $12,707.00 $507.25 $1,236.02 Hurtgen, John $595.16 $14,909.00 $595.16 Jacobs, Kenneth $1,283.98 $32,164.50 $1,283.98 Jahre Jr, Jorgen $365.81 $9,163.70 $365.81 Jesmeral Stable $890.72 $4,420.00 $176.44 $714.28 Jetset Stable $4,928.47 $69,781.02 $2,785.61 $2,142.86 John Grasso Stable Inc $7,734.77 $86,400.75 $3,449.05 $4,285.72 Joie De Vie Farm LLC $8,285.14 $207,547.45 $8,285.14 Jones, Steve $14,851.91 $119,831.93 $4,783.60 $10,068.31 Katz, Marvin $573.22 $5,413.00 $216.08 $357.14 Katz, Mary $9,952.62 $186,692.45 $7,452.62 $2,500.00 Kelley Racing Stb $3,871.53 $96,984.16 $3,871.53 Kent, David $319.27 $1,463.00 $58.40 $260.87 Kentuckiana Farms Gen Par $11,657.17 $292,018.68 $11,657.17 Key, Robert $757.19 $18,968.10 $757.19 Kindergarten Stud Inc $3,761.14 $40,538.84 $1,618.28 $2,142.86

28 Kirschenbaum, Alan $2,904.64 $19,083.00 $761.78 $2,142.86 Kman, Stephen $64.19 $1,608.00 $64.19 Kolnick, Linda $83.87 $2,101.00 $83.87 KR Breeding LLC $3,042.60 $76,218.85 $3,042.60 Kravet, Joel $303.68 $1,072.50 $42.81 $260.87 Krivelin, Robert $875.79 $6,457.50 $257.78 $618.01 Laakkonen, Erkki $5,019.26 $125,735.25 $5,019.26 LaMontagne, Kathleen $2,143.38 $53,692.93 $2,143.38 LaPage, Donald $3,345.76 $22,587.00 $901.66 $2,444.10 LaPage, Lawrence $43.71 $1,095.00 $43.71 LaPage, Scott $1,061.95 $17,656.00 $704.81 $357.14 Lapage, Todd $41.96 $1,051.00 $41.96 Lasher, Nathan $22.85 $572.50 $22.85 Lavin, Elysse $667.70 $3,656.50 $145.96 $521.74 Lawton, Dale $528.27 $13,233.50 $528.27 Lewis, Allan $43.31 $1,085.00 $43.31 Lindy Farms of Conn $61.32 $1,536.00 $61.32 Lindy Racing Stable $4,019.28 $100,685.25 $4,019.28 Little E LLC $5,367.32 $80,774.68 $3,224.46 $2,142.86 Loconte, Angela $167.62 $4,199.00 $167.62 Lomangino Standardbreds $2,319.13 $4,415.70 $176.27 $2,142.86 LST Stables $10,043.07 $144,224.95 $5,757.35 $4,285.72 Ludwig, Doris Ena $268.26 $185.00 $7.39 $260.87 M Biasuzzi Stable Inc $2,053.95 $51,452.50 $2,053.95 M5 Racing Stable $275.64 $370.00 $14.77 $260.87 MacDonald, Michael $522.84 $6,562.50 $261.97 $260.87 Machiz, Gary $2,819.98 $70,642.00 $2,819.98 Mahoney Jr, Francis $21.76 $545.00 $21.76 Malin, Phyllis $167.30 $4,191.00 $167.30 Malone Sr, Richard $485.68 $3,220.00 $128.54 $357.14 Mancini, Michael $924.13 $23,150.00 $924.13 Maple Hill Stdbrd Farm $40.56 $1,016.00 $40.56 Marean, Donald $4,907.70 $38,297.75 $1,528.82 $3,378.88 Martin, Doris $25.55 $640.00 $25.55 Mc Carty, Allan $236.02 $5,912.50 $236.02 McEneny, Michelle $189.06 $4,736.00 $189.06 Mears, William $25.35 $635.00 $25.35 Meier, Daniel $36.53 $915.00 $36.53 Meinzinger, Mathias $4,333.08 $36,973.07 $1,475.94 $2,857.14 Millar Farms $3,184.61 $79,776.42 $3,184.61 Miller II, William $257.20 $6,443.00 $257.20 Miller, Casey $335.68 $1,874.00 $74.81 $260.87 Miller, Daniel M $6,974.83 $105,562.02 $4,213.96 $2,760.87 Miller, George $524.72 $4,198.00 $167.58 $357.14 Mindee B LLC $767.51 $10,280.00 $410.37 $357.14 Misshula, Elliot $1,083.19 $18,188.00 $726.05 $357.14 Moni Market Breeders $2,304.67 $57,733.21 $2,304.67

29 Morreale, Salvatore $670.68 $16,800.94 $670.68 Morrison, Joanne $251.49 $6,300.00 $251.49 Morrisville Col Fdn Inc $18,900.59 $162,439.15 $6,484.45 $12,416.14 Mulligan, William $2,796.12 $70,044.39 $2,796.12 New York Standardbreds Ltd NY $150.30 $3,765.00 $150.30 Newman, Robert $1,080.32 $27,062.60 $1,080.32 Newton, Jennifer $406.46 $3,647.00 $145.59 $260.87 Nichol, Janice $301.23 $7,546.00 $301.23 Nichol, Mac $40.24 $1,008.00 $40.24 Northstar Standardbreds LLC $167.35 $4,192.10 $167.35 Oak Knoll Stables $691.92 $17,333.00 $691.92 O'Connor, John W $4,068.31 $39,287.00 $1,568.31 $2,500.00 Odds on Nourrir $697.79 $1,998.50 $79.78 $618.01 Order By Stable $5,627.02 $140,959.94 $5,627.02 Organ, Steve $81.12 $2,032.00 $81.12 P&J Stables $168.99 $4,233.24 $168.99 Paradise Farm Of New York $6,331.28 $80,494.28 $3,213.27 $3,118.01 Parisi, Michael $4,842.58 $121,309.50 $4,842.58 Parsimonious Racing Stb $966.79 $15,272.00 $609.65 $357.14 Perretti Farms $8,399.89 $210,422.02 $8,399.89 Perry Racing Stable LLC $417.98 $1,524.00 $60.84 $357.14 Peter Pan Stables Inc $65.91 $1,651.00 $65.91 Phillips, Jodie $200.14 $5,013.50 $200.14 Pine Hill Stables $286.80 $649.50 $25.93 $260.87 Pinske Stables $580.58 $14,543.75 $580.58 Pirinea, Joseph $2,763.14 $6,591.75 $263.14 $2,500.00 Poklembo, Antonia $40.56 $1,016.00 $40.56 Polansky, Michael $269.38 $6,748.00 $269.38 Pratt Jr, Norval $382.49 $635.00 $25.35 $357.14 Pratt, Andrea $3,107.19 $24,157.00 $964.33 $2,142.86 Pratt, Kathleen $19,167.77 $372,803.89 $14,882.05 $4,285.72 Prince, Adele $777.05 $3,984.00 $159.04 $618.01 Purple Haze Stables LLC $748.45 $3,267.50 $130.44 $618.01 Quantum Farms Corp $1,634.15 $40,936.29 $1,634.15 Racine, Denis $294.60 $845.00 $33.73 $260.87 Ramsey, Lori Ann $694.82 $8,459.00 $337.68 $357.14 Redmak Enterprises LLC $523.12 $4,158.00 $165.98 $357.14 Reich, Edward $990.28 $9,325.50 $372.27 $618.01 Reisenweaver, Steven $173.01 $4,334.00 $173.01 Reynolds, James $25.35 $635.00 $25.35 Rice, Timothy $218.06 $5,462.50 $218.06 Riverview Farms $13,510.78 $338,452.87 $13,510.78 Ro Jo Racing LLC $4,344.93 $55,163.11 $2,202.07 $2,142.86 Robert Mcintosh Stables Inc. $1,001.92 $25,098.64 $1,001.92 Robert Rosenheim Stbs Ltd $7,989.60 $139,929.11 $5,585.87 $2,403.73 Roll The Dice Stable $11,052.00 $276,859.00 $11,052.00 Rooney, Timothy $15,317.03 $383,700.37 $15,317.03

30 Rosanelli, Paolo $2,885.15 $9,648.30 $385.15 $2,500.00 Ross Stables LLC $127.74 $3,200.00 $127.74 Salt Hill Farm Ltd $4,296.32 $31,928.95 $1,274.58 $3,021.74 Sauve, Earl $1,277.37 $9,982.50 $398.49 $878.88 Sauve, Laurier $109.18 $2,735.00 $109.18 Scharf, David $2,743.06 $6,088.75 $243.06 $2,500.00 Schmucker, Steve $138.62 $3,472.50 $138.62 Schneider, Robert $379.47 $9,506.00 $379.47 Schnittker, Ray $6,576.85 $71,164.41 $2,840.83 $3,736.02 Seafood Delight Stable $40.56 $1,016.00 $40.56 Semalu Inc $573.27 $14,360.75 $573.27 Shambo, Christopher $1,714.17 $14,389.50 $574.42 $1,139.75 Siemski, Robert $66.11 $1,656.00 $66.11 Signal Hill Stable $941.62 $23,588.00 $941.62 Silver Linden Farm $5,977.23 $149,733.03 $5,977.23 Sixt, John O $266.94 $152.00 $6.07 $260.87 Smith, Harold $2,332.84 $42,957.50 $1,714.83 $618.01 Smith, Lawrence S $6,212.95 $155,637.90 $6,212.95 Smith, Stephen $25.55 $640.00 $25.55 Snyder, Jeffrey $396.86 $9,941.50 $396.86 Sophia Stable $970.78 $8,837.00 $352.77 $618.01 Southwind Farm $4,534.25 $33,066.12 $1,319.97 $3,214.28 Stalbaum, Larry $4,182.29 $33,195.80 $1,325.15 $2,857.14 Stall Trot Inc $6,024.87 $66,283.45 $2,645.99 $3,378.88 Stangle, Jeffrey $94.21 $2,360.00 $94.21 Stein Racing Stable Inc $937.48 $8,003.00 $319.47 $618.01 Steinberg, Sherman $61.32 $1,536.00 $61.32 Steiner Stock Farm $2,593.86 $64,977.77 $2,593.86 Steuben Farms $5,153.63 $60,640.50 $2,420.72 $2,732.91 Stewart, Steve $4,733.56 $118,578.44 $4,733.56 Stieglitz, Richard $380.51 $2,997.00 $119.64 $260.87 Stirling Brook Farms Inc $7,353.83 $57,253.66 $2,285.52 $5,068.31 Stoddard, Sandra $602.48 $8,557.50 $341.61 $260.87 Stonegate Standardbreds Farms Inc. $4,114.73 $103,076.31 $4,114.73 Stormi And Bruiser Stable $874.73 $21,912.50 $874.73 Stull, Alan $7,151.18 $125,461.29 $5,008.32 $2,142.86 Surick, Debbie $2,843.83 $8,613.12 $343.83 $2,500.00 Takter, Christina $2,015.22 $50,482.33 $2,015.22 Tanah Merah Farms LLC $3,800.06 $41,513.70 $1,657.20 $2,142.86 Tingley, Aurelia $248.62 $6,228.00 $248.62 TLP Stable $942.36 $23,606.75 $942.36 Trombley, Samuel $416.06 $3,887.50 $155.19 $260.87 Tucker, Caleb $610.68 $15,298.00 $610.68 Tucker, Robert $3,407.29 $85,354.49 $3,407.29 Turner, RL $1,400.03 $26,125.00 $1,042.89 $357.14 Twinbrook Limited $3,958.86 $99,171.70 $3,958.86 Two Peas In A Pod Stable $1,421.98 $13,605.00 $543.10 $878.88

31 Ubaudi-gendreau Stables $3,303.66 $20,132.10 $803.66 $2,500.00 Umholtz Racing Stable Inc $131.61 $3,297.00 $131.61 Unice, Robert $569.52 $14,266.75 $569.52 VAE LLC $1,075.02 $26,929.97 $1,075.02 Valley High Stable $2,427.08 $60,799.86 $2,427.08 Van Alstyne, Todd $774.18 $10,447.00 $417.04 $357.14 Vatanen, Liisa $25.35 $635.00 $25.35 Versaci, Benedict $363.28 $2,565.50 $102.41 $260.87 W D Lapage Stable $3,493.12 $24,878.20 $993.12 $2,500.00 Waite, Johnny $3,721.70 $30,604.25 $1,221.70 $2,500.00 Walnut Hall Limited $485.30 $12,157.00 $485.30 Walnut Hall Stock Farm $216.28 $5,418.00 $216.28 Ward, McLain $678.85 $8,059.00 $321.71 $357.14 WCB Racing Stable $41.14 $1,030.50 $41.14 Weed, M Kenneth $219.90 $5,508.50 $219.90 Whitaker, Lewis $430.44 $10,782.75 $430.44 White Birch Farm $21,387.30 $535,764.12 $21,387.30 Williams, Krista $3,913.15 $35,400.26 $1,413.15 $2,500.00 Williams, Russell $910.68 $22,813.00 $910.68 Wilson, Michael $458.54 $11,486.80 $458.54 Winbak Farm $103,821.37 $1,915,705.85 $76,473.54 $27,347.83 Windsong Stable $14,821.95 $371,298.27 $14,821.95 Winner, American $703.34 $17,619.12 $703.34 Winwintrotting AB $40.24 $1,008.00 $40.24 Wize Advisors LLC $482.89 $3,150.00 $125.75 $357.14 Woodward, Bonnie $3,426.50 $14,262.68 $569.36 $2,857.14 Woodward, Michael $722.12 $9,143.00 $364.98 $357.14 Wyatt, Jason $1,069.12 $26,782.00 $1,069.12 Yurenka, Ann $443.50 $4,575.00 $182.63 $260.87 Zabielski, Kimberley $2,904.99 $63,825.00 $2,547.85 $357.14 Zigrossi, Robert $524.32 $4,188.00 $167.18 $357.14 Grand Total $1,000,096.12 $17,535,399.50 $700,000.00 $300,096.12

32 Sales Results New York-bred yearlings are sold at three major sales each year:

• The Harrisburg Standardbred Sale in Harrisburg, PA. • The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale in Lexington, KY • The Morrisville College Standardbred Sale in Morrisville, NY

The accompanying chart provides a comparison of purchase prices for New York-bred yearlings to the purchase prices of yearlings sold from all states from 2010 through 2013. Following this information are sales reports on the two premier yearling sales in the United States:

NY-Breds in the Sales Ring

NY Bred Yearlings 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average Sale Price – all three sales $26,950 $24,175 $25,160 $36,836 Average Sale Price – Harrisburg $36,383 $26,538 $30,504 $39,929 Average Sale Price – Lexington $35,679 $33,690 $33,709 $48,097 Average Sale Price – Morrisville $8,789 $9,630 $8,879 $9,158 Total Number of NY-Breds Sold – all sales 552 631 496 583 Harrisburg 247 292 229 274 Lexington 134 166 127 194 Morrisville 171 173 141 115

All Yearlings 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average Sale Price – all three sales $23,430 $30,114 $24,372 $30,533 Average Sale Price – Harrisburg $30,745 $31,174 $28,889 $34,345 Average Sale Price – Lexington $30,982 $33,706 $35,415 $39,857 Average Sale Price – Morrisville $8,563 $49,456 $8,813 $9,158 Total Number of Yearlings Sold – all sales 2,130 2,043 1,998 1,859 Harrisburg 1,124 1,095 1,162 1,047 Lexington 820 761 684 687 Morrisville 186 187 152 125

33 Harrisburg Yearling Sale Monday, Nov. 4–Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 Pennsylvania State Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Pa.

Sale Report by Harness Horse Breeders of New York State for Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund

OVERVIEW Overall, the Harrisburg yearling sale average price was up 18.9 percent over last year, an even greater increase than the 8 percent improvement seen in Lexington. A total of 1,047 yearlings were sold over four days for a gross of $35,959,500 and an average price of $34,345 (16.7 percent below the Lexington average this year and comparable to the difference between the two sales last year).

The Harrisburg sale is the final sale of the season and catalogs the most horses. This has traditionally been the largest venue for top New York-bred yearlings, offering 40 percent more New York-eligibles as Lexington. In Harrisburg, New York-breds made up 26.2 percent of the sale with 274 offered. They averaged $39,929, 15.5 percent above the overall average.

Below is a more detailed analysis of the sale, beginning with day-by-day overviews. Traditionally, the most attractive yearlings, both in pedigree and conformation, are offered at the beginning of the sale. Following this information is more detailed comparative analysis of the sale results.

DAILY SUMMARIES

Day One Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 219 $65,009 21.1% increase from last year NY Yearlings 60 $68,908 6.0% above average

Day Two Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 298 $39,710 7.6% increase from last year NY Yearlings 82 $41,226 3.8% above average

Day Three Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 268 $19,170 17.1% increase from last year NY Yearlings 69 $24,007 25.2% above average

Day Four Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 262 $18,135 27.5% increase from last year NY Yearlings 63 $26,929 48.5% above average

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Overall Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 1,047 $34,345 18.9% increase from last year NY Yearlings 274 $39,929 15.5% above average

For the entire sale, New York-breds averaged 15.5 percent above the overall average, and were above the sale average on every day, especially day three (25.2%) and day four (48.5%). The sale experienced a huge increase in average from last year on the first day, a foreshadowing of the overall sale. A total of 15 of the 40 $100,000 yearlings on the first day were by New York sires.

All segments of the market seemed to be strong at this sale, which is indicative of a recovering market after economic depression for several years and also a decline in the number of yearlings offered and therefore increasing demand.

The overall increase in average was much stronger in Harrisburg than in Lexington, but the success of the sales at both venues was a positive for breeders. The New York yearlings had the highest average at both sales by being 18.2 percent higher in Lexington and 15.5 percent higher in Harrisburg, showing strong demand for these individuals.

New York-bred yearlings made up 26.2 percent of the Harrisburg catalog and 30 percent of the gross sales ($10,868,000).

SEX AND GAIT COMPARATIVES

Overall Group Number Sold Average Price Top Price $100,000+ Pacing Colts 295 $39,563 $300,000 24 Pacing Fillies 277 $26,585 $355,000 5 Trotting Colts 251 $38,014 $300,000 17 Trotting Fillies 224 $32,960 $260,000 13 Total 1,047 $34,345 $355,000 59

NY Sired Group Number Sold Average Price Top Price $100,000+ Pacing Colts 81 $49,228 $240,000 11 Pacing Fillies 86 $28,401 $120,000 1 Trotting Colts 59 $44,576 $230,000 6 Trotting Fillies 48 $37,667 $260,000 3 Total 274 $39,929 $260,000 21

New York-breds significantly outpaced the sale average in all four categories. Pacing colts were the strongest sector of the sale overall and particularly in New York, where the average exceeding the sale average by almost $10,000 (by a total of 24.4%). In fact, New York yearlings represented almost half of the sale’s $100,000 pacing colts.

35 Harrisburg Yearling Sale-3 New York-bred trotting colts also exceeded the average by more than $6,500, or 17.3%. There were six $100,000 yearlings in this category—35% of the high-priced yearlings in this sector—even though New York only had 23% of the trotting colts cataloged. Also, New York had the second highest priced yearling in this category at $230,000.

Among the trotting fillies, New York had the top-priced yearling at $260,000, plus two other $100,000 yearlings. The average of $37,667 was 14.3% above the average in this sector.

Pacing fillies represented the weakest segment of the sale, which is not unusual. New York’s strong line-up of pacing sires, however, helped to buoy this market with New York-bred yearlings exceeding the sale average by 6.8%.

TOP 10 YEARLINGS BY SALE PRICE

Overall Yearling Amount Sex Gait State Sire Dam Bodacious $355,000 F P PA Somebeachsomewhere Silky Canepa Hanover $300,000 C T NJ Muscle Hill Cressida Hanover Honey I’m Home $300,000 C P PA Well Said Sweet Future Way Bay Hanover $270,000 C P PA Somebeachsomewhere Western Duel Katniss $260,000 F T NY Credit Winner Armbro Deja Vu White Bliss $240,000 C P NY Art Major Coochie Mama Fire Permit $230,000 C T NY Credit Winner Amber Fire Hanover Apple Bottom Lindy $215,000 F T PA Cantab Hall Lindy’s Got Back Mohegan Blue Chip $215,000 C P PA Somebeachsomewhere Casino Miss Paparazzi Hanover $190,000 C P PA Well Said Paula’s Best

NY Sired Yearling Amount Sex Gait State Sire Dam Katniss $260,000 F T NY Credit Winner Armbro Deja Vu White Bliss $240,000 C P NY Art Major Coochie Mama Fire Permit $230,000 C T NY Credit Winner Amber Fire Hanover Off To Bed $185,000 C T NY Credit Winner Satin Pillows Migrate Blue Chip $180,000 C P NY Rock N Roll Heaven Gro Mullet Blue Chip $160,000 C P NY American Ideal Babe Watching Lady Winona $155,000 F T NY Credit Winner Ladylind Morning Blue Chip $150,000 C P NY Bettor’s Delight B J’s Sunshine Motleyjue Bluechip $145,000 C P NY Art Major Fool That I Am Azorean Art $135,000 C P NY Art Major Dancin Barefoot

The top 10 yearlings of the sale were mostly from Pennsylvania and New York, representing the richest Sire Stakes programs, with one from New Jersey. The sales results also show that buyers were interested in both gates and both sexes, with no single category dominating the top 10, as pacing colts clearly did in last year’s sale.

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Interest in New York yearlings was also well split between the two gaits, but was slanted a little more toward colts. Although only two fillies ranked in the top 10 price list, New York’s highest price went to a filly—a Credit Winner full sister to million-dollar winner Dejarmbo. The vast majority of the sires represented here are proven stallions, but a colt from first-crop sire Rock N Roll Heaven was fifth on the list with a substantial $180,000 tag.

State Eligibility Comparison (with at least five yearlings in sale)

State Yearlings Sold Average

NY 107 Trotters $41,477 Trotters 167 Pacers $38,503 Pacers 274 Total $39,929 Total

NJ 43 Trotters $56,500 Trotters 72 Pacers $28,278 Pacers 115 Total $38,830 Total

PA 232 Trotters $34,110 Trotters 219 Pacers $36,240 Pacers 451 Total $35,144 Total

ON 87 Trotters $23,506 Trotters 102 Pacers $23,681 Pacers 189 Total $23,601 Total

IN 5 Trotters $15,300 Trotters 11 Pacers $14,727 Pacers 16 Total $14,906 Total

Due to the size of the sale, the averages in Harrisburg are typically more moderate than in Lexington. New York-eligible yearlings again had the highest average, as they did in Lexington. New York also had the strongest average for pacers at $38,503 and the second-highest for trotters at $41,477, behind New Jersey’s exceptionally strong $56,500 trotting average. New York, however, had nine trotting yearlings sell for $100,000 or more compared to New Jersey’s seven.

A variety of pacing stallions contributed to New York’s success, with American Ideal, Bettor’s Delight, Art Major and first-crop sire Rock N Roll Heaven all posting $100,000 yearlings. New York’s perennial trotting stallion stars Credit Winner, Conway Hall and newcomer Lucky Chucky posted $100,000 yearlings. Desired stallions, along with a strong underlining Sire Stakes program, continue to drive the top yearling sale prices.

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Overall (Top 20 with at least 4 yearlings in sale) Sire Gt St No. Average Top Price—Yearling (Dam) Somebeachsomewhere P PA 39 $81,846 $355,000—Bodacious (Silky) Credit Winner T NY 25 $76,720 $260,000—Katniss (Armbro Deja Vu) Muscle Hill T NJ 23 $67,543 $300,000—Canepa Hanover (Cressida Hanover) Cantab Hall T PA 26 $50,558 $215,000—Apple Bottom Lindy (Lindy’s Got Back) Mach Three P ON 8 $50,250 $155,000—Bring On The Beach (Wheres The Beach) Art Major P NY 40 $48,113 $240,000—White Bliss (Coochie Mama) Rock N Roll Heaven P NY 35 $47,900 $180,000—Migrate Blue Chip (Gro) Donato Hanover T PA 37 $46,500 $175,000—Severine Hanover (Secret Credit) Well Said P PA 56 $45,598 $300,000—Honey I’m Home (Sweet Future) Muscles Yankee T NJ 20 $43,800 $155,000—Wheels Ah Smokin (Quick Credit) Kadabra T ON 20 $43,200 $160,000—Hit The Hay (Bedtime Song) Andover Hall T PA 36 $40,667 $130,000—Lilu Hanover (Lady Luck Hanover) Conway Hall T NY 14 $39,964 $120,000—Raptureblisterburn (Lady Marian) Yankee Glide T PA 15 $37,733 $75,000—Ice O Late (The Ice Queen) Unda Hanover (Upfront Ob’s Janet) American Ideal P NY 25 $33,280 $160,000—Mullet Blue Chip (Babe Watching) Lucky Chucky T NY 33 $33,136 $105,000—Minix Hanover (Madam Hooch) Shadow Play P ON 12 $32,333 $75,000—Matchplay Bluechip (Bet Your Life) Rocknroll Hanover P NJ 42 $31,440 $125,000—Hard Rock Deo (Worldly Beauty) Bettor’s Delight P NY 59 $31,254 $150,000—Morning Blue Chip (B J’s Sunshine) Muscle Massive T PA 40 $29,888 $145,000—Lovely Jan (Lotsa Love)

New York Sires (with at least 3 yearlings in sale) Sire Gait No. Average Top Price—Yearling (Dam) Credit Winner T 25 $76,720 $260,000—Katniss (Armbro Deja Vu) Art Major P 40 $48,113 $240,000—White Bliss (Coochie Mama) Rock N Roll Heaven P 35 $47,900 $180,000—Migrate Blue Chip (Gro) Conway Hall T 14 $39,964 $120,000—Raptureblisterburn (Lady Marian) American Ideal P 25 $33,280 $160,000—Mullet Blue Chip (Babe Watching) Lucky Chucky T 33 $33,136 $105,000—Minix Hanover (Madam Hooch) Bettor’s Delight P 59 $31,254 $150,000—Morning Blue Chip (B J’s Sunshine) Crazed T 28 $23,750 $90,000—Monarch Bluechip (Reven Crown) If I Can Dream P 4 $19,250 $30,000—High Resolution (Just Great) Artiscape P 4 $19,000 $45,000—Aimo Hanover (Allamerican Celeb)

New York sires ranked as seven of the top 20 sires by average and three of the top 10. New York’s proven trotting sire Credit Winner was the second leading sire overall and the leading trotting sire again this year, besting Muscle Hill by nearly $9,200 in average price. Veteran stallion Art Major and first-crop sire Rock N Roll Heaven were tops in New York and also in the top 10 sires at the sale, ranking third and fourth, respectively, among pacing stallion averages.

The fact that three trotting sires and four pacing sires from New York were represented on the top 20 sires list of the sale is an outstanding showing for the state.

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CONCLUSION Overall, New York yearlings performed well at the Harrisburg sale, with 21 selling for $100,000 or more—that’s more than double last year’s nine big-money yearlings. The sale demonstrates that New York yearlings remain very desirable in a strengthening market, in which both the top and middle of the market grew this year. A strong and stable Sire Stakes program and sought-after stallions were both necessary components for yearlings to sell well.

New York yearlings performed well above average on days three and four when the middle-class yearlings are typically offered. These were the same days that the sale experienced huge increases over last year.

It is interesting to note that the median price—the price at which half the yearlings offered sold for more and half the yearlings sold for less—was $20,000. This was the same price as last year despite the huge increase in the average price. The $20,000 price range does provide a solid return for a breeder, depending on the stallion fee, and is an indication to breeders that selecting New York sires can represent a good business decision.

As in Lexington, first-crop sires Rock N Roll Heaven and Lucky Chucky, helped create excitement for New York- bred yearlings, but offspring by these sires did not eclipse those by New York’s historically well producing and proven stallions. So, Credit Winner and Art Major ranked as the leading New York trotting and pacing sires by average, as they did last year at Harrisburg. We were unfortunately not able to see much activity resulting from have a New York-bred Hambletonian winner this year as very few offspring from RC’s Royalty were offered.

The Pennsylvania average was driven by the continued demand for Somebeachsomewhere offspring, which posted the highest average of $81,846, and other proven stallions like Cantab Hall and Donato Hanover. New Jersey yearlings bounced back from a weaker sale last year with strong stallion averages and a more certain racing scene at the Meadowlands.

At both Harrisburg and Lexington, New York’s success, was generated by proven sires who have stood in the state and produced results on the state and national level for a number of years, in addition to several exciting new additions. Their offspring are desired both as racing and breeding stock, so they have a strong upfront and residual value.

And finally, as supply of yearlings is starting to diminish due to fewer mares bred, including in New York, demand drove greater competition for good yearlings.

Jim Gillies photo

39 Lexington Selected Yearling Sale

Tuesday, Oct. 1-Saturday, Oct. 6, 2013 Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Lexington, KY

Sale Report by Harness Horse Breeders of New York State for Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund

OVERVIEW

Overall, the Lexington Selected Sale average sale price was up 12.5 percent over last year, The so-called middle market was exceptionally strong and carried the sale to the delight of breeders. The first night the numbers were relatively even with 2012 numbers; but as the sale continued into the last 2 evening the averages soared a whopping 31 percent. .A total of 687 yearlings were sold over five days for a gross of $27,382,000 and an average price of $39,857.

The Lexington Selected Yearling Sale is the first of the two preeminent national yearling sales in the U.S. and its results are significant for New York breeders. This sale contained a large number of New York-breds this year at 194, making up 28.3 percent of the sale. New York-sired yearlings averaged $48,097, 18.2 percent above the overall average.

DAILY SUMMARIES

Day One Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 105 $86,324 0.2% decrease from last year NY Yearlings 31 $106,484 23.4 % above average

Day Two Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 158 $52,734 7.6% increase from last year NY Yearlings 46 $62,783 19.1% above average

Day Three Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 157 $34,051 30.9% increase from last year NY Yearlings 41 $39,683 16.5% above average

Day Four Number Sold Average Price Notes

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All Yearlings 156 $21,423 26.5% increase from last year NY Yearlings 52 $24,528 14.5% above average

Day Five Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 111 $11,694 7.0% increase from last year NY Yearlings 24 $10,208 12.7% below average

Overall Number Sold Average Price Notes All Yearlings 687 $41,245 8.0% increase from last year NY Yearlings 194 $48,097 18.2% above average

The sale experienced a strong opening day, with New York-breds actually outpacing the overall average by more than $20,160. After two days with averages ahead of last year, the sale reached an astounding 30% increase on day three and 26.5% increase on day four, and returned a 7% increase in the final session. New York-breds were actually stronger than the overall sale on all but day five. There was a marked increase in buyers for the middle market. The strong middle market may indicate that the economic impact of the past few years is beginning to ease . It may also be a reflection of supply and demand in the reduced number of horses bred. New York-bred yearlings made up 28.3 percent of the total sale and 34% of the total gross.

SEX AND GAIT COMPARATIVES Overall Group Number Sold Average Price Top Price $100,000+ Pacing Colts 166 $42,789 $150,000 22 Pacing Fillies 159 $34,459 $180,000 10 Trotting Colts 171 $48,860 $475,000 18 Trotting Fillies 191 $33,743 $260,000 8 Total 687 $39,963 $475,000 58 NY Sired Group Number Sold Average Price Top Price $100,000+ Pacing Colts 55 $57,218 $130,000 14 Pacing Fillies 61 $40,033 $145,000 6 Trotting Colts 33 $71,091 $450,000 6 Trotting Fillies 44 $31,182 $140,000 2 Total 194 $49,881 $450,000 28

41 Lexington Yearling Sale-3 Trotting colts were the strongest sector of the sale overall, pacing colts made up the second strongest sector, followed by pacing fillies.

In the trotting filly sector, New York-breds may have had a slightly lower average than the overall sale, but did produce two $100,000 yearlings proportionate to the ratio of yearlings in this sector —approximately one- quarter.

New York-bred pacing fillies helped to significantly buoy that portion of the market, accounting for thirty percent of the horses sold but delivering 60 percent of the $100,000 yearlings (6 of 10).

The first-crop debut of New York trotting stallion Lucky Chucky (see the next section) was very favorably met by buyers and pushed the sale’s trotting colt average over $48,860. With a first-crop sire in this category, it is not surprising that the New York average was higher than the sale average in this sector.

TOP 10 YEARLINGS BY SALE PRICE

Overall Yearling Amount S/G State Sire Dam Custom Fit $475,000 CT PA Cantab Gala Dream Mr Lucky Luke $450,000 CT NY Lucky Chucky Graceful Touch Bright Eyes $260,000 FT NJ Muscle Hill Caught My Eye Madrid $260,000 CT NY Credit Winner Starcelona Marquis Volo $180,000 CT NY Credit Winner Margarita Momma Hey There Delilah $180,000 FP NJ Rocknroll Stienam’s Holy Ground $175,000 CT PA Cantab Domestic Diva Flirting Filly $170,000 FT PA Broadway Hall Flirtin Gifted Way $170,000 CT PA Cantab Rare Gift Darden $165,000 CT NY Credit Winner Yalta Hanover

NY Sired Yearling Amount S/G State Sire Dam Mr Lucky Luke $450,000 CT NY Lucky Chucky Graceful Touch Madrid $260,000 CT NY Credit Winner Starcelona Marquis Volo $180,000 CT NY Credit Winner Margarita Momma Darden $165,000 CT NY Credit Winner Yalta Hanover Kisses From Heaven $150,000 FP NY Rock N Roll Heaven Kissing Bandit MTV Blue Chip $145,000 FP NY American Ideal Shot Togo Crazy Beautiful $140,000 FT NY Credit Winner Viva Las Lindy Mandarin Blue Chip $130,000 CP NY Rock N Roll Heaven Incredible Beauty Opening Night Gem $130,000 CP NY Rock N Roll Heaven Yellow Diamond Blown Away Bombay $125,000 CP NY Art Major Armbro

As mentioned above one offspring in the first crop of New York sire Lucky Chucky brought the second highest price of the sale.

New York’s top 4 yearlings are all trotting colts and the next two in the top 10 are pacing fillies. This list demonstrates the depth of New York’s sire ranks and how attractive they are to buyers. Three different pacing sires had $100,000 yearlings, including first year sire Rock N Roll Heaven.

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State Eligibility Comparison State Yearlings Sold Average NY 78 Trotters $48,013 Trotters 116 Pacers $48,181 Pacers 194 Total $48,097 Total

PA 169 Trotters $43,527 Trotters 119 Pacers $35,076 Pacers 288 Total $39,301 Total

NJ 51 Trotters $43,333 Trotters 62 Pacers $41,179 Pacers 113 Total $42,256 Total

IN 6 Trotters $14,167 Trotters 3 Pacers $19,000 Pacers 9 Total $16,583 Total

KY 2 Trotters $33,000 Trotters 8 Pacers $23,875 Pacers 10 Total $28,437 Total

ON 56 Trotters $23,893 Trotters 40 Pacers $24,125 Pacers 96 Total $24,009 Total

New York yearlings had a very strong showing at this sale, buoyed by strong prices for first year sires Lucky Chucky (trotter) and Rocknroll Heaven (pacer) offspring.

Desired stallions such as these, along with a strong Sire Stakes program continue to draw buyers to these yearlings.

New York-breds had the highest sales averages.

Sire Averages

Overall (Top 20 with at least 4 yearlings in sale) Sire Gait State No. Average Top Price—Yearling (Dam) Credit Winner T NY 19 $87,789 $260,000—Madrid(Starcelona) Cantab Hall T PA 21 $85,905 $475,000—Custom Fit (Gala Dream) Somebeach Somewhere P PA 15 $83,400 $150,000-ASAP Hanover (Allamerican Coed) Rock N Roll Heaven P NY 28 $68,750 $150,000-Kisses From Heaven (Kissing Bandit) Art Major P NY 28 $56,036 $125,000-Blown Away Bombay Armbro Bombay) $125,000-Pastapalooza (Pasta Lavista) Lucky Chucky T NY 28 $53,214 $450,000-Mr Lucky Luke (Graceful Touch) Muscle Hill T NJ 33 $49,758 $260,000-Bright Eyes (Caught My Eye) American Ideal P NY 13 $47,077 $145,000-MTV Bluechip (Shot Togo Bluechip)

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Yankee Glide T PA 37 $43,892 $105,000-McPheeters (Southern Senorita) Andover Hall T PA 30 $42,933 $150,000-Bright Baby Blues (Bar Slide) Donato Hanover T PA 30 $43,433 $100,000-The Donato Chapter(La Riviera Lindy) Bettor’s Delight P NY 23 $37,304 $100,000-Eagle Feather (Town Feather) Rock N Roll Hanover P NJ 39 $41,179 $180,000-Hey There Delilah (Stienam’s Place) Well Said P PA 21 $41,619 $87,000-Rock Springs (Dolphins Can Talk) Muscles Yankee T NJ 18 $31,555 $140,000-Natural Kemp(Impressive Kemp) Sportswriter P ON 19 $29,421 $90,000-Dancin Caroll (Dancewiththebest) Conway Hall T NY 18 $25,722 $70,000-Workout Wonder (Dear Abs) Deweycheatumnhowe T ON 27 $24,793 $85,000-Don’t Cheat On Me (Nothing But Moni) Muscle Massive T PA 25 $22,960 $60,000-Toned Lady (My Day To Play) Western Terror T PA 38 $19,605 $100,000- In Excelsis Deo (Western Terror)

New York Sires Sire Gait No. Average Top Price—Yearling (Dam) Credit Winner T 19 $87,789 $260,000-Madrid (Starcelona) Rock N Roll Heaven P 28 $68,750 $150,000-Kisses From Heaven (Kissing Bandit) Art Major P 28 $56,036 $125,000- Blown Away Bombay (Armbro Bombay) $125,000-Pastapalooza (Pasta Lavista) Lucky Chucky T 28 $53,214 $450,000-Mr Lucky Luke (Graceful Touch) American Ideal P 13 $47,077 $145,000-MTV Bluechip (Shot Togo Bluechip) Bettor’s Delight P 23 $37,304 $100,000-Eagle Feather (Town Feather) Conway Hall T 18 $25,722 $70,000-Workout Wonder (Dear Abs) If I Can Dream P 17 $16,118 $90,000-We Think Alike (Sakura Hanover) Artiscape P 2 $15,000 $20,000-Town Temptress (Tura Hanover) Crazed T 12 $8,083 $18,000-No Attachment (Victoria Volo)

New York sires ranked as seven of the top 20 sires by average—over (30%). New York’s proven trotting sire Credit Winner had the highest average and first year pacing sire Rock N Roll Heaven was Number 4 in overall averages and Number 2 in pacing averages.

CONCLUSION

New York-bred yearlings performed extremely well at the Lexington sale, with 28 selling for $100,000 or more. The sale demonstrates that New York yearlings remain very desirable in a supply and demand market, where the middle market appeared to rebound at this sale. A strong sire stakes program and sought-after stallions were necessary for yearlings to sell well.

The addition of highly anticipated first-crop sires and the second crop from a stallion with well-performing first- crop on the track helped New York have an impressive sale.

The Lexington sale is a key indicator for the Harrisburg sale in early November, which is the largest forum for New York yearlings this year, with 297 New York-breds cataloged.

44 Morrisville Fall Yearling Sale

Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 Morrisville, NY

Sale Report by Harness Horse Breeders of New York State for Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund

OVERVIEW

Overall, the Morrisville Fall Yearling Sale was strong, with more than a 16% increase in average over last year. This sale typically catalogs mostly New York-bred yearlings and that was the case again this year, with 115 of the 125 individuals sold eligible in the state.

A slightly smaller catalog did not seem to hurt the turnout of buyers and there was plenty of bidding to drive up the overall sale prices, including a $59,000 top bid.

Below is a more detailed analysis of the sale and comparison to last year.

SALE SUMMARY

2013 2012 Number Average Gross Number Average Gross Notes Sold Price Sold Price

125 $10,246 $1,280,800 152 $8,879 $1,349,600 16.3% increase in average over 2012

115 $10,610 $1,220,100 141 $9,158 $1,291,300 15.9% increase in average over 2012

The sale average increased a remarkable 16.3%, demonstrating that even with a smaller catalog than last year (17.8% fewer horses sold), buyers came out to bid on and purchase these horses.

NY-bred yearlings alone increased 15.9% in average price. This may also be an early sign of a buoyed sale market driven by continued demand for NY-bred yearlings and a tighter supply due to an overall smaller crop.

New York-bred yearlings made up 92% of the total sale and 95.3% of the total gross.

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SEX AND GAIT COMPARATIVES

NY Sires Group Number Sold Average Price Top Price $10,000+ Pacing Colts 19 $8,000 $19,000 7 Pacing Fillies 19 $7,226 $26,000 4 Trotting Colts 36 $11,836 $59,000 18 Trotting Fillies 41 $12,310 $26,000 25 Total 115 $10,610 $59,000 54

The trotting sector led the sale and brought 80% of the prices at or above $10,000, even though they represented 67% of the yearlings. Although a trotting colt brought the top price of $59,000, trotting fillies had the strongest average at $12,310 and were best represented with 41 individuals sold.

TOP 10 YEARLINGS BY SALE PRICE

Yearling Amount G/S State Sire Dam Lucky Pablo $59,000 TC NY Lucky Chucky Classical Princess Awholelottacrazy 33,000 TC NY Crazed Heather Weather Global Revolution 30,000 TC NY Conway Hall Spin The Planet Vava Voom 26,000 PF NY Art Major Toomuchfunwithu Garbo Talks 26,000 TF NY Conway Hall Garbo Hanover Moccasin Blue Chip 26,000 TF NY Rock N Roll Heaven Crystal Slipper Zanna’s Royal Abby 25,000 TF NY RC Royalty Zann’s Fan Via Dream 24,000 TC NY Crazed New Money Royal Manipulator 23,000 TF NY RC Royalty Dream Street Margarite Bluechip 23,000 PF ON Shadow Play K Priceless Pearl

New York-bred yearlings dominated the top prices at this sale, with only one horse eligible outside the state crack- ing the top 10. Trotters easily dominated the top prices, with colts taking the highest three spots and only two pacers making this list, one from New York. Among the top-priced trotters, five different stallions are represented, demonstrating that buyers are interested in the depth of the sire lines available in New York.

The top price at the 2012 sale was $45,000, so this year’s $59,000 top-priced yearling from first-crop sire Lucky Chucky was a significant increase.

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Sire Averages

New York Sires (at least 2 yearlings) Sire Gait No. Average Top Price—Yearling (Dam) Lucky Chucky T 6 $22,000 $59,000—Lucky Pablo (Classical Princess) Conway Hall T 7 $19,286 $30,000—Global Revolution (Spin The Planet) Art Major P 2 $19,000 $26,000—Vava Voom (Toomuchfunwithu) Crazed T 7 $16,571 $33,000—Awholelottacrazy (Heather Weather) Rock N Roll Heaven P 5 $15,400 $26,000—Moccasin Blue Chip (Crystal Slipper) Malabar Man T 3 $13,667 $20,000—Guilty Man (Guilty Pleasure) If I Can Dream P 2 $13,500 $14,000—Classic Can Dream (State Of Sail) RC Royalty T 17 $13,206 $25,000—Zanna’s Royal Abby (Zann’s Fan) CR Excalibur T 3 $12,667 $21,000—Everywhere Fast (Nowhere Fast) Cash Hall T 13 $8,846 $20,000—Cash Dynasty (China Victory) T 130 $20,000— Stoneridge (Ann’s Promise)

First-crop sire Lucky Chucky, a winner of more than $2 million and runner-up in the Hambletonian, led all stallions with a $22,000 average. Proven New York stallions Conway Hall and Art Major rounded out the top three.

Rock N Roll Heaven is another first-crop stallion who had the fifth highest average at $15,400. The stallion was a Little Brown Jug and Breeders Crown champion and earned $2.7M in his career. Two yearlings were offered from If I Can Dream’s second crop and held a $13,500 average.

A total of 17 offspring from RC Royalty, the sire of this year’s Hambletonian winner, earning a $13,206 average price.

CONCLUSION

The Morrisville Sale is the first significant event each year to gauge how New York yearlings will sell before the larger select yearling sales in the fall. A climbing average certainly provided a positive sign.

Notably, the trotting sector was markedly stronger than the pacing sector in this sale. However, yearlings of both gaits sold well from both seasoned, proven stallions in New York and from newcomer stallions, showing a depth of variety in marketable choices for breeders.

47 2013 New York Sire Stakes Leaderboards

The New York Sire Stakes Series is the most competitive division with the most talented New York-bred 2 and 3-year old horses vying for enhanced purses at pari-mutuel tracks statewide.

The Excelsior Series of the Sire Stakes is designed for late blooming 2 and 3-year old horses. This slightly less competitive series gives owners, drivers, and trainers the opportunity to race their developing horses while earning money. The State Fair races are incorporated into the Excelsior Series with featured meets held at Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs and Goshen Historic Track.

The County and Town Fair circuit has long been the “grassroots” start for future stars in harness racing. Owners, trainers and drivers all get their start on the fair circuit. This is also where owners can get close to and work with their animals. New York County Fair races have fulfilled their promise as a starting place for new owners as many progress on to racing at the pari-mutuel racetracks.

48 TOP EARNING NYSS 2-YEAR-OLD PACERS

Sire Stakes --- 2-Year-Old Pacing Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS He’s Watching American Ideal 8 8-0-0-0-0 $291,722 $291,722 Big Boy Dreams If I Can Dream 6 3-2-0-1-0 $156,254 $172,038 Major Trick Art Major 7 3-2-1-0-0 $118,132 $122,098 Forty Five Red If I Can Dream 6 4-2-0-0-0 $105,681 $167,554 Design Guru Artiscape 8 2-1-1-1-0 $90,673 $98,610 Archetto Hanover Bettor’s Delight 7 0-3-1-3-0 $75,823 $137,076 Stay Up Late Artiscape 5 2-1-0-0-1 $71,120 $72,120 All Bets Off Bettor’s Delight 7 1-3-0-2-1 $68,911 $68,911 Twin B Speedo Art Major 6 0-4-1-0-1 $62,300 $85,261 Hardts Or Bettor Bettor’s Delight 9 0-1-6-0-1 $53,693 $55,915 Western Conquest American Ideal 3 2-0-0-1-0 $41,514 $54,013 Murder He Wrote Kenneth J 8 1-1-1-1-2 $40,925 $54,835 Neat Art Major 8 1-0-4-1-0 $40,539 $47,493 Thereisapaceforus American Ideal 7 0-2-1-3-1 $39,903 $91,813 New York Bets Bettor’s Delight 8 1-0-1-1-3 $37,880 $37,880 Sir Sam’s Z Tam Bettor’s Delight 6 0-1-3-0-2 $36,861 $40,746 Bakersfield American Ideal 6 1-0-1-0-2 $24,880 $54,129 I’m All Heart Bettor’s Delight 7 0-1-1-0-3 $21,938 $24,035 American Plan American Ideal 7 0-0-1-2-2 $18,453 $18,952 Ideal Fashion American Ideal 5 0-1-0-2-0 $17,785 $44,855

Sire Stakes --- 2-Year-Old Pacing Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Sweetnsinful American Ideal 8 3-3-0-0-0 $175,900 $219,997

Bettor Business Bettor’s Delight 9 1-2-3-2-0 $169,745 $169,745 Ali Blue American Ideal 5 4-0-1-0-0 $120,800 $232,556

Suplemental Income Bettor’s Delight 8 3-2-1-0-1 $118,175 $118,175 JK Molly Art Major 6 3-1-1-0-0 $98,189 $128,766

Mind Over Matter Art Major 5 2-1-2-0-0 $79,776 $106,187 Scandalicious American Ideal 8 2-0-0-2-1 $69,979 $69,979

A La Notte Hanover Art Major 6 1-1-1-1-1 $69,746 $73,459 Wondering Heart Art Major 9 1-1-2-1-2 $63,037 $66,219

Rain Cloud Hanover Art Major 4 1-1-1-1-0 $62,636 $70,450 Gentlemens Delight Bettor’s Delight 8 1-1-1-2-1 $50,482 $52,563

Jaded Dream If I Can Dream 9 0-2-3-0-0 $50,375 $83,156 Table Talk Bettor’s Delight 9 1-0-0-4-1 $45,922 $124,625

It Was Fascination American Ideal 5 0-1-3-0-1 $36,406 $53,428 Bikinis On Top Bettor’s Delight 5 0-1-2-1-1 $32,175 $37,766

Instant Respect Art Major 6 0-1-1-3-0 $31,359 $102,481 Bettor Chill Out Bettor’s Delight 2 1-0-0-0-0 $29,087 $29,087

Clara Art Major 3 1-0-0-0-0 $29,087 $29,087 Barefoot Beauty Art Major 2 1-0-0-4-0 $28,664 $63,153 Ravinia Hanover Bettor’s Delight 4 0-2-0-0-1 $24,725 $46,633 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/22/13

49 TOP EARNING NYSS 2-YEAR-OLD TROTTERS

Sire Stakes --- 2-Year-Old Trotting Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Flyhawk El Durado Conway Hall 8 5-1-1-0-0 $289,368 $301,076 Credit Fashion Credit Winner 6 2-2-0-2-0 $169,694 $297,337 JS Trotting Bob CR Excalibur 5 3-0-1-0-0 $155,227 $166,392 Cash Me Out Cash Hall 5 1-2-1-0-1 $136,488 $155,637 Daley Lovin Conway Hall 9 1-1-4-2-1 $110,908 $110,908 Mister Anson Conway Hall 8 1-2-2-1-2 $99,546 $99,546 Lukas Hall Conway Hall 7 2-0-2-0-2 $79,672 $82,420 General Bill Brown Crazed 7 0-3-1-3-0 $69,416 $77,349 The Lindy Treaty Conway Hall 4 2-1-0-0-1 $57,529 $57,529 Crazzycrazzy Crazed 6 1-2-0-0-1 $54,548 $54,548 Expressive Action Conway Hall 2 1-1-0-0-0 $53,436 $55,436 Consumer Rate Malabar Man 8 0-1-2-2-2 $51,159 $59,518 My Friend Charlie RC Royalty 7 1-0-2-2-1 $46,025 $49,215 Crazolo Crazed 5 0-2-0-0-1 $36,512 $49,261 Izzy Jokin RC Royalty 4 1-0-1-0-0 $24,157 $24,157 Eternal Prince Malabar Man 3 0-1-0-2-0 $22,798 $26,130 Royalist RC Royalty 5 0-0-1-2-1 $15,517 $35,951 Karets American Mike 4 0-0-0-0-2 $13,878 $35,493 Winbak Glory Malabar Man 2 0-0-1-0-1 $12,797 $33,974 Oneida Conway Hall 4 0-0-1-1-0 $10,787 $11,955

Sire Stakes --- 2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Market Rally Cash Hall 7 3-2-0-1-0 $219,533 $281,816 Maud Blue Chip Credit Winner 8 5-1-2-0-0 $214,442 $222,203 Exotic Form Malabar Man 8 3-2-2-1-0 $141,942 $151,891 Gammy's Girl Conway Hall 8 2-3-2-1-0 $113,251 $122,571 Flyhawk Falina Cash Hall 9 2-2-2-1-1 $83,435 $93,628 Crediama Credit Winner 8 1-3-1-1-1 $82,634 $86,513 Beauty of Gray Conway Hall 6 2-1-0-1-0 $80,657 $80,657 Annies List Conway Hall 6 3-1-0-0-0 $76,873 $92,969 L Dees Scripture Credit Winner 6 2-0-1-1-1 $70,582 $84,822 Share My Secret Conway Hall 8 1-1-0-3-0 $50,807 $52,047 Ruby Ruby Who Turbonator 8 1-1-2-1-2 $47,061 $48,301 Winning Pursuit Credit Winner 7 0-2-1-3-0 $40,267 $54,635 How Bout Cash Cash Hall 7 0-1-2-2-0 $39,826 $39,826 Fashionableapple Big Apple Deli 8 0-2-1-1-2 $39,074 $40,472 Incredulous Credit Winner 8 1-0-0-2-2 $32,549 $36,294 Caroline Street Conway Hall 6 0-1-0-1-2 $29,418 $43,916 Watt A Sweetheart Cash Hall 7 0-0-1-2-4 $25,130 $29,147 Oh Sweet Penelope CR Excalibur 6 0-0-3-1-0 $22,782 $30,833 Interplanet Terri Big Apple Deli 7 1-0-0-0-2 $22,313 $22,865 Lady And The Cash Cash Hall 4 0-2-0-0-2 $21,179 $21,179 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/22/13

50 TOP EARNING NYSS 3-YEAR-OLD PACERS

Sire Stakes --- 3-Year-Old Pacing Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Fool Me Once Art Major 5 5-0-0-0-0 $274,441 $507,824

Bet The Moon Bettor’s Delight 9 3-2-1-2-1 $193,342 $232,730 Bettor Than You Bettor’s Delight 9 1-4-1-2-1 $171,160 $195,050

Sir Cary’s Z Tam Bettor’s Delight 6 2-2-0-2-0 $152,693 $246,686 Framed Art Artiscape 8 1-3-2-1-0 $139,792 $161,344

Swift As A Shadow Bettor’s Delight 9 3-0-1-0-2 $123,980 $128,478 Doctor Butch Art Major 9 1-2-4-0-1 $117,911 $285,121

Olde Time Hockey Art Major 7 1-3-0-1-0 $102,304 $152,052 Captive Audience Art Major 5 1-1-3-0-0 $85,100 $154,031

Source Of Pride American Ideal 5 1-1-0-0-1 $68,754 $124,727 Thirty Two Red Bettor’s Delight 9 0-1-3-2-2 $65,562 $80,109

Ronny Bugatti Art Major 8 1-1-0-0-5 $60,527 $326,914 Hail The Taxi Art Major 5 1-1-1-1-0 $58,059 $82,358

Caution Signs Dream Away 8 1-0-1-0-0 $54,035 $78,205 Track Master D Bettor’s Delight 7 0-1-1-1-1 $33,606 $91,725

A Bettor World Bettor’s Delight 7 0-0-1-1-2 $25,896 $68,835 Militia Man Art Major 5 0-0-0-2-3 $24,279 $66,347

Scalped Bettor’s Delight 3 0-0-1-1-1 $20,804 $39,884 Americhi American Ideal 1 0-0-3-0-0 $10,598 $59,021 Major Bucks Art Major 2 0-0-1-0-0 $10,598 $51,902

Sire Stakes --- 3-Year-Old Pacing Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS

Social Scene American Ideal 9 5-1-0-1-1 $250,259 $289,188

Summertime Lea Lislea 9 7-1-0-0-0 $231,507 $258,568

Cheyenne Miriam Bettor’s Delight 9 3-4-2-0-0 $215,683 $295,250

Springforth Artiscape 9 2-4-2-0-0 $160,556 $179,867

Winbak Heavenly American Ideal 7 2-2-0-0-1 $120,042 $141,718

Sir Lehigh Z Tam Art Major 8 1-1-2-3-1 $101,940 $134,662

Ballineen Art Major 9 1-0-2-5-0 $94,117 $177,362

My Shiyen American Ideal 8 1-2-1-1-0 $78,314 $123,583

Brussels Hanover Bettor’s Delight 8 1-1-3-0-1 $73,708 $131,185

Bettor Think Twice Bettor’s Delight 8 0-4-0-2-1 $69,146 $111,173

Give Me An Amen Art Major 8 1-0-2-2-0 $59,795 $101,254

JK Black Beauty Bettor’s Delight 8 0-1-3-2-1 $58,267 $148,757

Road Bet Bettor’s Delight 9 0-02-4-2 $41,345 $89,883

Park N Orchard Art Major 6 0-1-1-0-2 $35,581 $53,079

Alhambra Art Major 3 0-1-1-0-0 $30,974 $60,948

Freetime Artiscape 7 0-1-1-1-1 $29,717 $71,730

Hit The Curb Art Major 4 1-0-0-0-0 $23,315 $23,314

Shebestingin Bettor’s Delight 1 1-0-0-0-0 $22,015 $554,876

Cult Status Art Major 6 0-0-1-1-2 $19,684 $72,453 Crazy Eights Bettor’s Delight 3 0-0-0-2-1 $13,257 $42,580 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/22/13

51 TOP EARNING NYSS 3-YEAR-OLD TROTTERS

Sire Stakes --- 3-Year-Old Trotting Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Crazy About Pat Crazed 9 1-2-3-4-5 $316,387 $369,992

Tirade Hanover Crazed 9 6-2-0-0-0 $238,483 $309,556 Theraputic Crazed 9 4-2-2-0-1 $155,193 $164,896

Order By Keeper Credit Winner 7 2-2-4-1-0 $140,960 $154,408 Modest Prince RC Royalty 9 2-2-0-2-0 $138,859 $227,744

El Rocket Credit Winner 6 2-2-2-1-2 $125,735 $229,538 Pine Credit Credit Winner 5 2-2-1-0-0 $91,475 $257,967

Kegler Hanover Crazed 6 1-3-0-0-0 $85,673 $95,072 Rolls Blue Chip Credit Winner 5 1-1-2-1-0 $73,949 $93,320

Blackwolf Run Credit Winner 7 2-0-1-0-1 $69,626 $100,232 Jacks To Open Conway Hall 5 0-3-1-2-0 $62,164 $96,783

Wannacmyguns Conway Hall 9 2-1-0-0-0 $40,026 $51,288 Crazed N Lindy Crazed 7 0-1-2-0-3 $33,450 $42,449

Explosive Action Conway Hall 7 0-0-2-1-2 $32,965 $48,214 New Yorks Best Conway Hall 4 0-1-1-0-1 $23,972 $43,406

Bar Back Malabar Man 5 1-0-0-0-2 $20,400 $22,599 DW's Sparticus Dilbert Hanover 5 0-0-1-1-1 $19,499 $32,247

Columbia Lion Malabar Man 7 0-1-0-1-1 $19,083 $21,073 Twisted Pretzel Crazed 7 0-0-1-2-0 $16,712 $62,736 West Side Story Conway Hall 5 0-0-1-2-0 $14,658 $49,725

Sire Stakes --- 3-Year-Old Trotting Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 NYSS EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS

Bouncing Bax Credit Winner 9 5-1-1-0-0 $298,609 $315,705

Lola De Vie Credit Winner 9 4-1-0-3-0 $186,302 $330,574

Barn Babe Cash Hall 9 4-1-3-1-0 $180,342 $190,033

Royal Malinda RC Royalty 9 1-4-1-1-0 $149,733 $175,479

Wygant Lady Credit Winner 8 2-1-1-2-2 $125,461 $143,294

Proclaiming April Conway Hall 9 2-2-1-1-1 $118,810 $180,207

Alphadoodle Credit Winner 7 1-1-2-0-1 $106,328 $119,106

Palm Beach Chic Conway Hall 8 3-1-1-1-0 $106,083 $112,881

Bostonz Credit Credit Winner 6 2-1-1-0-1 $96,984 $104,102

Fifty Shades Malabar Man 7 3-2-0-0-1 $70,044 $117,990

Long Island Tea Credit Winner 6 1-1-0-2-0 $58,895 $74,893

Cassa's Image Credit Winner 8 0-1-3-2-2 $55,163 $70,300

Kinda Crazy Lindy Crazed 4 0-2-0-0-1 $36,720 $44,069

Vixen Conway Hall 8 0-2-4-0-0 $36,573 $54,600

Lady Riviera Sand Vic 4 1-0-0-0-1 $33,169 $33,168

Isabella Gal RC Royalty 7 0-1-1-2-1 $32,812 $40,550

Louise Kemp Crazed 6 0-1-1-2-0 $32,564 $47,062

Americash Express Cash Hall 7 0-0-1-1-2 $23,918 $25,967

Crazy Grigio Crazed 6 0-0-1-1-1 $17,233 $31,813 See You At Office Credit Winner 2 0-1-0-0-1 $14,592 $60,351 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/22/13

52 TOP EARNING EXCELSIOR 2-YEAR-OLDS

Excelsior & State Fair-- 2-Year-Old Trotting Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS

Royal Max RC Royalty 6 4-1-1-0-0 $46,361 $48,578

Uproar Conway Hall 8 0-6-1-1-0 $28,802 $37,902

Winbak Glory Malabar Man 6 3-0-1-0-0 $20,674 $33,974

Hallanet Cash Hall 5 1-3-0-1-0 $19,600 $19,600

Cash Me Out Cash Hall 3 3-0-0-0-0 $19,150 $155,637

Commissioner Daley Conway Hall 7 1-1-2-2-0 $18,514 $21,598

High Q Conway Hall 7 1-2-1-1-2 $18,188 $21,968

Power Crazed Crazed 5 2-1-0-0-1 $16,545 $19,573

Bosak Crazed 8 2-0-0-3-0 $16,288 $16,913 Crazolo Crazed 2 2-0-0-0-0 $12,750 $49,261

Excelsior & State Fair -- 2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Ski To The Max Conway Hall 6 3-0-0-1-0 $36,540 $45,975 Trish Conway Hall 7 3-2-1-1-0 $36,202 $39,230 Sweet Jesse T Cash Hall 6 4-0-0-0-1 $26,125 $26,349 Emiliana Cash Hall 7 2-2-1-2-0 $25,282 $26,782 Barn Beauty Cash Hall 7 1-4-1-0-1 $22,811 $32,329 Brookside Lily RC Royalty 6 1-2-2-1-0 $20,735 $22,635 Thoughtfilly Conway Hall 7 2-1-1-0-0 $17,374 $17,374 Hollys Lightning Conway Hall 6 1-1-0-2-0 $11,590 $21,207 Julmyra Credit Winner 7 1-0-1-1-2 $10,509 $10,509 Caroline Street Conway Hall 2 1-1-0-0-0 $9,600 $43,916

Excelsior & State Fair -- 2-Year-Old Pacing Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Cabbie's Delight Bettor's Delight 7 3-2-1-1-0 $35,915 $41,256 Natural Leda Bettor's Delight 6 2-1-2-0-1 $35,683 $39,413 Hands Off Frank Art Major 6 2-2-1-1-0 $25,416 $26,216 Believeinthespirit Art Major 6 2-0-0-2-2 $18,581 $21,081 One Last Roadie Art Major 8 1-1-2-0-1 $14,874 $14,874 Big Boy Dreams If I Can Dream 3 2-0-1-0-0 $14,286 $172,038 Departure Artiscape 4 1-2-1-0-0 $14,149 $17,482 Memorial Day J Kenneth J 7 2-0-0-0-1 $13,335 $14,035 Celtic Art Artiscape 2 2-0-0-0-0 $12,750 $20,238 Lightupbullville Bettor's Delight 7 0-3-1-1-0 $12,103 $18,905

Excelsior & State Fair -- 2-Year-Old Pacing Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Spreester American Ideal 8 7-1-0-0-0 $63,825 $66,925

Barbuda Babe Bettor's Delight 6 2-2-0-1-1 $28,706 $34,698 Game Of Dreamers If I Can Dream 6 2-2-0-1-0 $20,074 $22,374

Carlota Blue Chip American Ideal 5 2-0-1-1-0 $19,108 $19,108 Hay Stacked Art Major 6 2-1-1-1-0 $18,469 $21,434

OK Gemma Bettor's Delight 8 0-3-3-1-1 $17,333 $17,933 Valentina De Vie Bettor's Delight 4 1-1-1-1-0 $14,698 $35,180

One Hot Majorette Art Major 8 1-0-3-2-1 $13,574 $14,224 Just Add Vodka Art Major 5 1-0-3-0-0 $10,972 $22,057 All About Boyz Kenneth J 3 1-1-0-1-0 $10,549 $15,203 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/20/13

53 TOP EARNING EXCELSIOR 3-YEAR-OLDS

Excelsior & State Fair -- 3-Year-Old Trotting Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Ashes Cash Cash Hall 5 4-0-0-0-0 $41,700 $59,095 Ex King CR Excalibur 6 3-2-0-0-1 $34,145 $44,152 Brookroaddonnie CR Excalibur 7 4-1-1-0-0 $30,224 $46,787 Golden Tate Credit Winner 8 3-3-0-1-0 $29,699 $36,318 Viper Blue Chip Crazed 7 4-0-1-0-1 $29,448 $57,033 Doc's Tebow Credit Winner 8 2-2-2-0-2 $27,339 $43,759 Signal Hill OK Jason Will 9 1-3-2-2-0 $23,588 $42,189 Jelectric Jason Will 9 3-0-2-1-0 $23,150 $51,405 Robin Would Crazed 7 2-1-2-0-0 $19,060 $27,575 Ruth-Like Credit Winner 7 1-3-1-0-0 $17,486 $ 23,536

Excelsior & State Fair-- 3-Year-Old Trotting Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS See You At Office Credit Winner 7 3-1-2-0-0 $41,560 $ 60,351 Passat Blue Chip Credit Winner 9 3-3-1-1-1 $33,440 $44,956 Bullville Ata Girl Malabar Man 8 2-3-1-0-0 $31,861 $ 40,617 Blarney Conway Hall 8 3-2-1-1-0 $30,549 $42,283 Morosita Bi Equinox Bi 9 2-2-3-1-1 $29,190 $43,207 Maggie O Equinox Bi 5 2-2-0-0-0 $19,075 $25,162 Suzies Little Vic Sand Vic 8 2-1-0-1-1 $17,656 $18,256 Crazy Eyes Crazed 9 1-2-2-1-0 $16,764 $21,464 Royalty Free RC Royalty 7 1-2-0-2-2 $16,056 $39,313 Cash Now Cash Hall 5 1-2-1-1-0 $15,298 $27,868

Excelsior & State Fair -- 3-Year-Old Pacing Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Just Bettor Bettor's Delight 8 5-2-0-0-1 $54,935 $67,711 Sawbuck Hanover Bettor's Delight 9 2-4-1-0-1 $35,759 $66,658 Royce Blue Chip American Ideal 6 5-0-0-1-0 $35,450 $52,282 Stormy West Artiscape 9 2-1-3-2-1 $27,086 $38,233 Steuben Patriot Bettor's Delight 8 3-2-0-0-1 $26,165 $52,062 Ideal Wizard American Ideal 9 2-2-3-1-0 $24,686 $39,567 Bettorsluckystreak Bettor's Delight 8 1-3-1-1-2 $21,366 $39,870 I'm The Real Major Art Major 8 1-3-2-0-1 $18,806 $35,618 Militia Man Art Major 4 2-1-0-0-1 $16,510 $66,347 Party With Artie Artiscape 8 1-1-2-2-1 $15,272 $23,827

Excelsior & State Fair -- 3-Year-Old Pacing Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS 1-2-3-4-5 EX EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Venus Delight Bettor's Delight 9 5-2-1-0-0 $39,723 $85,553 Thisthatntheother Dream Away 8 3-1-0-0-0 $38,450 $50,481 Know It All American Ideal 8 3-1-1-3-0 $30,705 $47,565 Aria J Art Major 5 2-2-1-0-0 $28,624 $61,027 Trevor's BeBe Bettor's Delight 6 4-0-1-0-0 $26,898 $60,409 River Rising Riverboat King 7 2-2-1-2-0 $25,361 $36,680 Art Frenzy Art Major 6 3-0-2-0-1 $22,823 $71,826 Spark Out Badlands Nitro 8 1-2-1-0-1 $14,929 $29,644 KJ's Foxy Lady Kenneth J 8 0-3-1-1-2 $13,997 $39,966 Rochas Hanover Bettor's Delight 7 0-3-1-2-1 $13,795 $28,575 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/22/13

54 TOP EARNING COUNTY FAIR 2-YEAR-OLDS

County Fairs -- 2-Year-Old Trotting Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Sanskrit Crazed 12 $14,020 $14,020 Ancient Vic Sand Vic 8 $10,273 $10,273 Capital Flows Sand Vic 7 $5,345 $6,336 Determinato Cash Hall 4 $5,200 $5,200 Credit Craze Crazed 8 $4,563 $5,570 Lets Talk Cash Cash Hall 7 $4,170 $5,666 JS Trotting Bob CR Excalibur 3 $3,750 $166,392 Im-A-Gangster Cash Hall 6 $2,975 $2,974 Deaks Sweet Rickie Armbro Barron 4 $2,632 $2,632 A Taste Of Wine Crazed 4 $2,105 $3,998

County Fairs -- 2-Year-Old Trotting Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Dreamsteeler Cash Hall 10 $15,350 $15,350 Deliciously Wicked Big Apple Deli 12 $8,675 $8,675 Driving Me Lindy Crazed 9 $6,093 $6,093 Incredible Apple Incredible Abe 7 $5,413 $5,932 Rag Apple Missy Big Apple Deli 5 $4,575 $4,575 Katniss O'Kelly River's Edge 11 $3,963 $5,462 Reigning Cash Cash Hall 6 $2,853 $2,853 Diamond's Glitter Diamond Goal 9 $2,735 $2,735 Red Cash Cash Hall 3 $2,638 $6,457 DW's Fancy Incredible Abe 7 $2,527 $2,626

County Fairs -- 2-Year-Old Pacing Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Way To Go Fabieo Noble Ability 12 $14,299 $14,299 Youwillwishyouhad Artiscape 6 $10,216 $10,855 Poker For A Dollar Artist Stena 12 $8,558 $8,558 Kings Maninblack Riverboat King 9 $5,890 $5,890 Klondike Art Artiscape 5 $4,835 $4,835 DW's Austin Teeth of the Dog 5 $4,563 $4,563 Dream Inthe Jungle If I Can Dream 8 $4,250 $4,880 Nuclear Finish American Ideal 6 $3,636 $3,736 Defective Sham Riverboat King 5 $3,278 $3,278 Who's The Fool Now Art Major 5 $1,779 $2,496

County Fairs -- 2-Year-Old Pacing Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS

Factor J Kenneth J 7 $9,513 $9,513

Flying Fish Passailed 8 $8,492 $9,126

Isabellas Bliss Teeth of the Dog 8 $6,563 $6,563

Hurrikanekeelynora If I Can Dream 7 $4,850 $5,488

Flash Memory Bettor's Delight 6 $4,663 $4,663

Last Girl Scout Kenneth J 7 $4,453 $4,453

On The Rise Bettor's Delight 7 $3,576 $3,576

Liz's Tattoo Lislea 7 $2,997 $3,709

Steuben Gypseysoul Passailed 8 $2,628 $2,628 U R N Angel Kenneth J 7 $2,566 $2,566 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/20/13

55 TOP EARNING COUNTY FAIR 3-YEAR-OLDS

County Fairs -- 3-Year-Old Trotting Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Ruckus Crazed 6 $10,634 $22,196 Dance Hall George Cash Hall 6 $8,371 $8,371 Art Of Duty CR Excalibur 7 $6,933 $14,820 Portfolio Sand Vic 7 $6,725 $13,882 Quickway Sand Vic 10 $6,490 $12,235 Jim Farley Nervey's Royal 14 $6,228 $8,982 Comet Time Wrinkle In Time 12 $4,820 $4,781 Ex Crown CR Excalibur 8 $3,995 $10,415 Imperials Ace Imperial Angus 4 $3,888 $7,145 Deaks Big Barron Armbro Barron 6 $2,878 $6,582

County Fairs -- 3-Year-Old Trotting Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Royalty On High RC Royalty 10 $10,675 $14,920 Highway Cash Cash Hall 11 $9,933 $13,782 Whateverwillbwillb Jason Will 8 $6,900 $8,262 Valley Victoria Cash Hall 12 $6,811 $11,826 Roxee Girl Plesac 8 $5,758 $5,758 Expressed Crazed 5 $5,535 $33,827 Deak's Cici Barr Armbro Barron 7 $5,278 $5,417 DW's Robin Dilbert Hanover 7 $3,478 $6,8010 Maggie O Equinox Bi 3 $3,188 $25,162 Abra PD Sand Vic 9 $2,971 $ 2,971

County Fairs -- 3-Year-Old Pacing Colts HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS Pull The Ripcord Riverboat King 5 $10,500 $29,889 Clustercuss Riverboat King 10 $8,566 $11,189 Not My First Rodeo Noble Ability 8 $7,488 $12,797 Team Edward Bettor's Delight 7 $5,798 $ 13,264 Kan't Matts This Kenneth J 9 $5,187 $10,973 Causefathersaidso Riverboat King 8 $5,091 $16,950 Heeztotallyawesome Totally Western 10 $4,620 $7,817 Ahead Of The Crowd Kenneth J 6 $4,096 $18,084 Lucky Style Village Jove 11 $3,842 $8,005 Cross Creek Chug Kenneth J 7 $3,647 $7,427

County Fairs -- 3-Year-Old Pacing Fillies HORSE SIRE STARTS CF EARNINGS 2013 EARNINGS

A Sham of Amber Riverboat King 8 $8,291 $28,187

Maejusmac American Ideal 9 $7,552 $18,190

Diva's Princess Bettor's Delight 5 $6,638 $16,676

Hang To The Riggin Totally Western 8 $6,415 $16,920

Charmschooldropout Kenneth J 8 $5,913 $ 11,360

Rochas Hanover Bettor's Delight 5 $5,475 $28,575

Maddie D Artiscape 8 $5,300 $ 11,430

I Ride The Bluebus Artiscape 12 $4,478 $ 8,815

Free Rain Goliath Bayama 5 $3,765 $3,765 Sweet Artasion Artiscape 10 $3,473 $3,473 *Horses in bold were the champions in their division — earnings to 11/20/13

56 LEADING SIRES

The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund is proud of the New York breeding program and the national as well as the international acclaim it has garnered.

Bettor’s Delight was the national leading money-winning pacing sire of 2013.

Bettor’s Delight began his stallion career in New York State in 2002. He has continued to produce some of the best horses to ever race in the United States. Bettor’s Delight has taken NY-bred horses to a national level and helped create a demand unmatched in any other state.

Bettor’s Delight’s last crop of New York-eligible 2-year olds will race in 2013, but New York has great expectations for his full brother, Roll With Joe, who is just beginning his stallion duties in New York State.

Another standout is New York pacing sire Art Major, who is third on the list of national leading money winning sires in 2013 and moving up the list every year.

While the pacer stallions have a tremendous depth of quality it is more than matched by the trotting sires.

Credit Winner, New York’s leading trotting sire and a perennial favorite among horsemen, continues to dominate the trotting ranks. Credit Winner is ranked Number one as the national leading sire by average earnings per foal for 2-year olds in 2013 and ranked Number two for national leading money winning sires of 3-year olds in 2013.

That depth of quality has returned home to New York in the form of RC Royalty (a son of Credit Winner), who ranks as the top national sire by average earning per foal for 3-year old trotters in 2013.

The following data reflects the success of the program by the increase in quality of New York bred horses and the stallions that stand in the state.

57 NEWNEW YORK YORK SIRES SIRE STAKESSTAKES LEADINGLEADING SIRES SIRES PACING STALLIONS 2-Year-Old 3-Year-Old Total NY Stallion Earnings Earnings Earnings Bettor's Delight $1,085,562 $1,700,523 $2,786,084 Art Major $922,255 $1,254,448 $2,176,703 American Ideal $1,092,771 $774,858 $1,867,629 Artiscape $253,109 $422,329 $675,438 If I Can Dream $435,816 * $435,816 Lislea $2,997 $236,627 $239,624 Kenneth J $96,263 $60,831 $157,093 Dream Away $13,659 $117,184 $130,843 Riverboat King $20,158 $82,777 $102,935 Totally Western $1,765 $27,327 $29,091

TROTTING STALLIONS 2-Year-Old 3-Year-Old Total NY Stallion Earnings Earnings Earnings Credit Winner $646,763 $1,714,649 $2,361,411 Conway Hall $1,339,175 $601,083 $1,940,258 Crazed $318,662 $1,167,503 $1,486,165 Cash Hall $763,903 $350,362 $1,114,264 RC Royalty $221,695 $379,357 $601,052 Malabar Man $260,977 $167,443 $428,420 CR Excalibur $210,213 $96,248 $306,460 Sand Vic $37,164 $121,914 $159,078 Big Apple Deli $77,182 * $77,182 Turbonator $47,061 $22,895 $69,956

* First-Crop Sire

58 new pdf to come NEW YORK TROTTING SIRES OF TWO YEAR OLDS Horse Earnings Starters Total Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Conway Hall $1,339,175 41 214 38 34 30 30 28 Cash Hall $763,903 29 175 40 42 23 20 22 Credit Winner $646,763 10 66 12 10 8 13 11 Crazed $318,662 30 146 27 23 23 16 12 Malabar Man $260,977 6 42 7 8 7 7 5 RC Royalty $221,695 15 74 7 14 14 12 6 CR Excalibur $210,213 5 32 8 2 5 6 5 Big Apple Deli $77,182 6 42 8 8 6 6 6 Turbonator $47,061 1 8 1 1 2 1 2 Sand Vic $37,164 14 60 6 7 15 14 6 American Mike $13,878 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 Ilooklikemymom $13,804 4 25 0 4 8 6 4 Incredible Abe $9,707 4 20 5 3 6 2 2 Conway Court $7,219 2 12 0 1 3 2 0 River's Edge $5,463 1 12 0 1 7 3 0 Diamond Goal $4,010 2 12 1 3 1 1 4 Armbro Barron $2,632 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 Total earned $3,979,506

NEW YORK PACING SIRES OF TWO YEAR OLDS Horse Earnings Starters Total Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th American Ideal $1,092,771 44 176 36 27 22 27 23 Bettor's Delight $1,085,562 54 265 26 52 44 44 43 Art Major $922,255 44 180 29 23 35 23 27 If I Can Dream $435,816 27 113 21 14 19 20 8 Artiscape $253,109 13 61 14 9 7 5 11 Kenneth J $96,263 12 60 15 9 7 10 6 Riverboat King $20,158 3 19 3 6 4 4 1 Noble Ability $17,046 4 17 7 2 2 3 2 Dream Away $13,659 6 21 0 4 6 3 4 Passailed $13,060 5 22 5 4 3 7 2 Teeth of the Dog $11,125 2 13 5 4 2 0 1 Artist Stena $8,558 1 12 2 4 3 3 0 Lislea $2,997 1 7 1 3 1 0 1 Totally Western $1,765 1 6 0 1 3 2 0 Goliath Bayama $1,386 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 Budd For Life $915 1 5 0 1 0 0 4 Codyscoltfortyfive $592 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 Alpine Dandy $0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gemini Jason $0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Village Jove $0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total Earned $3,977,034

59 new pdf to come NEW YORK TROTTING SIRES OF THREE YEAR OLDS Horse Earnings Starters Total Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Credit Winner $1,714,649 45 218 37 42 27 31 28 Crazed $1,167,503 42 216 39 29 37 28 24 Conway Hall $601,083 34 161 21 18 23 32 16 RC Royalty $379,357 17 77 11 16 7 12 11 Cash Hall $350,362 22 125 27 16 24 15 13 Malabar Man $167,443 13 58 3 6 8 11 11 Sand Vic $121,914 18 90 17 10 16 16 11 CR Excalibur $96,248 8 57 11 14 5 5 11 Equinox Bi $61,940 8 40 8 6 7 5 7 Jason Will $53,638 3 26 8 3 7 3 0 Plesac $37,597 5 25 5 6 2 1 6 Dilbert Hanover $28,356 2 17 0 7 2 1 2 Turbonator $22,895 1 8 0 2 3 1 1 Armbro Barron $8,155 2 13 5 3 3 1 0 Nervey's Royal $7,028 2 18 2 6 6 2 1 Onomatopoeia $6,993 1 6 0 1 1 1 2 American Mike $5,139 4 14 0 2 0 1 1 Wrinkle In Time $5,104 2 13 2 0 6 3 1 Incredible Abe $4,192 2 12 0 3 3 5 1 Imperial Angus $3,888 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 Dallas Dhu $3,657 2 12 0 2 5 4 0 Spiked Cider $2,080 1 8 0 0 4 3 1 Diamond Goal $1,318 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 Air Mail Hanover $295 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 Total Earned $4,850,829 NEW YORK PACING SIRES OF THREE YEAR OLDS Horse Earnings Starters Total Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Bettor's Delight $1,700,523 61 318 53 53 49 50 35 Art Major $1,254,448 33 160 27 20 27 20 27 American Ideal $774,858 42 182 31 22 25 22 26 Artiscape $422,329 29 150 16 26 24 28 20 Lislea $236,627 4 18 7 3 1 0 2 Dream Away $117,184 11 51 5 2 9 10 8 Riverboat King $82,777 9 62 20 10 9 9 5 Kenneth J $60,831 14 92 11 24 24 12 8 Totally Western $27,327 7 44 10 11 4 4 5 Badlands Nitro $23,168 3 16 1 2 3 4 2 San Gimignano $8,001 1 5 0 2 0 1 1 Noble Ability $7,488 1 9 6 1 0 1 0 Village Jove $7,153 5 22 0 8 4 2 4 Goliath Bayama $3,765 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 Timbo-Timbo $2,360 1 9 0 1 4 2 2 Codyscoltfortyfive $978 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 Teeth of the Dog $882 1 6 0 0 0 4 1 RC Royalty (p) $185 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total Earned $4,730,881

60 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 Leading Money-Winning Sires in 2013 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS2-Year-Old 2013 Trotters Leading Money Winning Sires in 2013 2-Year-Old Trotters

Click on a column heading to sort the data Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings

DONATO HANOVER 115 63 2,462,566

CANTAB HALL 71 50 2,090,578

MUSCLE HILL 81 50 1,851,457

EXPLOSIVE MATTER 96 56 1,535,091

*CONWAY HALL 78 46 1,456,014

*MUSCLE MASS 94 53 1,358,848

ANDOVER HALL 54 34 1,027,507

KADABRA 118 64 961,706

BROADWAY HALL 65 39 932,448

*MUSCLES YANKEE 74 43 898,050

*CASH HALL 60 32 863,342

*CREDIT WINNER 25 14 825,068

*DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE 86 44 807,053

SWAN FOR ALL 87 44 787,568

JAILHOUSE JESSE 100 60 711,345

YANKEE GLIDE 83 44 603,771

ANGUS HALL 88 43 457,824

JUSTICE HALL 46 27 431,655

GLIDEMASTER 71 38 360,064

VALLEY VICTOR 25 14 358,963

*NY Sires in bold NY Sires in bold (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

61 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 Leading Money-Winning Sires in 2013 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS2-Year-Old 2013 Pacers Leading Money Winning Sires in 2013 2-Year-Old Pacers

Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE 118 94 2,806,489

*ART MAJOR 106 71 2,360,329 WELL SAID 102 68 1,960,267

*AMERICAN IDEAL 92 65 1,870,856 *BETTOR'S DELIGHT 123 93 1,808,059 SHADOW PLAY 109 71 1,692,256

WESTERN IDEAL 72 44 1,387,985

ALWAYS A VIRGIN 111 67 1,217,856

MACH THREE 94 52 1,050,701

ROCKNROLL HANOVER 149 93 1,026,607

SAND SHOOTER 110 64 747,779

FOUR STARZZZ SHARK 52 36 720,906 MCARDLE 49 36 697,624 WESTERN TERROR 120 77 695,711

ART OFFICIAL 84 48 648,991

FEELIN FRISKIE 35 29 647,410

*IF I CAN DREAM 94 54 628,165 YANKEE SKYSCAPER 70 44 573,881

ARTISTIC FELLA 98 56 520,873

BADLANDS HANOVER 107 66 490,851

*SiresNY Sires in inBold bold are NY eligible Foals in 2013 (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

62 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 Leading Money-Winning Sires in 2013 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS3-Year-Old 2013 Trotters Leading Money Winning Sires in 2013 3-year-Old Trotters

Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings

ANDOVER HALL 78 51 3,428,217

*CREDIT WINNER 96 68 3,257,491

KADABRA 82 61 3,232,786

CANTAB HALL 80 58 2,583,532

DONATO HANOVER 101 60 2,536,764

*MUSCLES YANKEE 105 55 2,521,286

*DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE 92 61 2,342,865

YANKEE GLIDE 82 58 1,954,858

*RC ROYALTY 35 25 1,935,878

*CRAZED 94 61 1,820,337

*MUSCLE MASS 84 68 1,767,914

BROADWAY HALL 78 51 1,490,694

CLASSIC PHOTO 67 38 1,432,265

ANGUS HALL 114 82 1,396,117

*CONWAY HALL 81 59 1,164,288

JUSTICE HALL 55 36 994,239

KEN WARKENTIN 68 49 904,392

CHOCOLATIER 59 27 839,140

JAILHOUSE JESSE 99 64 819,320

GLIDEMASTER 65 43 764,174

*NYNY Sires Sires in in bold bold (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

63 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 Leading Money-Winning Sires in 2013 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS3-Year-Old 2013 Pacers Leading Money Winning Sires in 2013 3-year-Old Pacers

Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings

SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE 124 104 8,117,689

*BETTOR'S DELIGHT 126 106 5,235,996

ROCKNROLL HANOVER 141 107 4,493,965

*ART MAJOR 109 86 3,750,246

WESTERN IDEAL 102 74 3,745,946

DRAGON AGAIN 102 88 3,291,282

MACH THREE 108 85 2,830,901

WESTERN TERROR 157 119 2,740,509

*AMERICAN IDEAL 102 83 2,717,799

ALWAYS A VIRGIN 119 98 2,434,868

BADLANDS HANOVER 109 87 1,823,604

THE PANDEROSA 61 48 1,780,318

REAL DESIRE 81 73 1,751,973

NO PAN INTENDED 112 74 1,673,015

JEREME'S JET 123 87 1,503,255

ALLAMERICAN NATIVE 98 69 1,268,539

*ARTISCAPE 82 63 1,116,766

STONEBRIDGE REGAL 116 84 1,033,768

SANTANNA BLUE CHIP 75 57 1,031,332

YANKEE CRUISER 57 45 994,465

NY*NY Sires Sires in in bold bold (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

64 NATIONAL SIRENATIONAL STATISTICS SIRE 2013 STATISTICS 2013 Leading Sires Average Earnings per foal in 2013 (*minimumLeading Sires Average15 registered Earnings foals per foal in in 2011) 2013 *minimum 15 registered foals in 2011 2-Year-Old2-Year-Old TrottersTrotters

Sire Name 2011 Foals Starters Earnings Avg Earnings

*CREDIT WINNER 25 14 825,068 33,003

CANTAB HALL 71 50 2,090,578 29,445

MUSCLE HILL 81 50 1,851,457 22,857

DONATO HANOVER 115 63 2,462,566 21,414

TRAINFORTHEFUTURE 17 14 334,895 19,700

ANDOVER HALL 54 34 1,027,507 19,028

*CONWAY HALL 78 46 1,456,014 18,667

EXPLOSIVE MATTER 96 56 1,535,091 15,991

PIZZAZZED 23 15 341,658 14,855

MAJESTIC SON 22 15 323,773 14,717

*MUSCLE MASS 94 53 1,358,848 14,456

*CASH HALL 60 32 863,342 14,389

VALLEY VICTOR 25 14 358,963 14,359

BROADWAY HALL 65 39 932,448 14,345

EARL OF STORMONT 26 12 348,651 13,410

*MUSCLES YANKEE 74 43 898,050 12,136

SOUTHWIND BREEZE 19 12 224,431 11,812

*RC ROYALTY 27 17 264,041 9,779

*DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE 86 44 807,053 9,384

JUSTICE HALL 46 27 431,655 9,384

*NYNY Sires Sires in in bold bold (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

65 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 Leading Sires Average Earnings per foal in 2013 Leading(*minimum Sires Average 15 registered Earnings per foals foal inin 2013 2011) *minimum 15 registered foals in 2011 2-2-Year-OldYear-Old Pacers Pacers

Sire Name 2011 Foals Starters Earnings Avg Earnings

PONDER 16 9 382,927 23,933

SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE 118 94 2,806,489 23,784

*ART MAJOR 106 71 2,360,329 22,267

*AMERICAN IDEAL 92 65 1,870,856 20,335

WESTERN IDEAL 72 44 1,387,985 19,278

WELL SAID 102 68 1,960,267 19,218

FEELIN FRISKIE 35 29 647,410 18,497

SHADOW PLAY 109 71 1,692,256 15,525

*BETTOR'S DELIGHT 123 93 1,808,059 14,700

MCARDLE 49 36 697,624 14,237

FOUR STARZZZ SHARK 52 36 720,906 13,864

GAMBLERS DREAM 16 8 196,219 12,264

MACH THREE 94 52 1,050,701 11,178

ALWAYS A VIRGIN 111 67 1,217,856 10,972

JENNA'S BEACH BOY 17 9 166,199 9,776

*ARTISCAPE 33 17 283,884 8,603

NEUTRALIZE 15 8 123,472 8,231

YANKEE SKYSCAPER 70 44 573,881 8,198

WESTERN PARADISE 28 22 223,791 7,993

ART OFFICIAL 84 48 648,991 7,726

*NYNY Sires sires in in bold bold (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

66 NATIONAL SIRENATIONAL STATISTICS SIRE 2013 STATISTICS 2013 Leading Sires Average Earnings per foal in 2013 Leading(*minimum Sires Average 15 registered Earnings perfoals foal in in 2010) 2013 *minimum 15 registered foals in 2010 3-Year-Old3-year-Old Trotters Trotters

Sire Name 2010 Foals Starters Earnings Avg Earnings

*RC ROYALTY 35 25 1,935,878 55,311

ANDOVER HALL 78 51 3,428,217 43,952

KADABRA 82 61 3,232,786 39,424

*CREDIT WINNER 96 68 3,257,491 33,932

CANTAB HALL 80 58 2,583,532 32,294

*DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE 92 61 2,342,865 25,466

DONATO HANOVER 101 60 2,536,764 25,116

*MUSCLES YANKEE 105 55 2,521,286 24,012

YANKEE GLIDE 82 58 1,954,858 23,840

CR COMMANDO 19 13 434,741 22,881

POWERFUL EMOTION 26 20 561,565 21,599

CLASSIC PHOTO 67 38 1,432,265 21,377

*MUSCLE MASS 84 68 1,767,914 21,047

*CRAZED 94 61 1,820,337 19,365

BROADWAY HALL 78 51 1,490,694 19,111

BOY BAND 20 11 373,339 18,667

JUSTICE HALL 55 36 994,239 18,077

FULL COUNT 20 14 329,963 16,498

CHIP CHIP HOORAY 20 12 299,457 14,973

*CONWAY HALL 81 59 1,164,288 14,374

*NYNY Sires Sires in inbold bold (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

67 NATIONAL SIRENATIONAL STATISTICS SIRE 2013 STATISTICS 2013 Leading Sires Average Earnings per foal in 2013 (*minimumLeading Sires Average15 registered Earnings foals per foal in in 2010) 2013 *minimum 15 registered foals in 2010 3-Year-Old3-year-Old PacersPacers

Sire Name 2010 Foals Starters Earnings Avg Earnings

SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE 124 104 8,117,689 65,465

*BETTOR'S DELIGHT 126 106 5,235,996 41,556

WESTERN IDEAL 102 74 3,745,946 36,725

RODDY'S BAGS AGAIN 16 15 570,892 35,681

*ART MAJOR 109 86 3,750,246 34,406

DRAGON AGAIN 102 88 3,291,282 32,267

ROCKNROLL HANOVER 141 107 4,493,965 31,872

THE PANDEROSA 61 48 1,780,318 29,186

*AMERICAN IDEAL 102 83 2,717,799 26,645

MACH THREE 108 85 2,830,901 26,212

PONDER 31 26 714,933 23,062

CHRISTIAN CULLEN 26 22 596,159 22,929

REAL DESIRE 81 73 1,751,973 21,629

FEELIN FRISKIE 39 32 834,554 21,399

ALWAYS A VIRGIN 119 98 2,434,868 20,461

*LISLEA 17 8 304,993 17,941

WESTERN TERROR 157 119 2,740,509 17,455

YANKEE CRUISER 57 45 994,465 17,447

REAL ARTIST 42 30 719,920 17,141

BADLANDS HANOVER 109 87 1,823,604 16,730

NY*NY Sires sires in inbold bold (Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

68 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 Leading Money-Winning Sires in 2013 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICSAll-Age 2013 Trotters Leading Money Winning Sires in 2013 All Age Trotters

Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings

CANTAB HALL 555 229 8,297,904

ANDOVER HALL 745 184 7,616,417

KADABRA 647 254 7,383,868

*CREDIT WINNER 873 228 7,099,480

DONATO HANOVER 317 152 5,974,128

*MUSCLES YANKEE 1275 206 5,718,863

YANKEE GLIDE 1124 225 5,470,416

ANGUS HALL 1308 313 5,126,363

*CONWAY HALL 1159 246 5,110,330

SJ'S CAVIAR 851 210 4,009,220

BROADWAY HALL 595 183 3,892,405

REVENUE S 328 85 3,432,678

*CASH HALL 308 133 3,268,551

*DEWEYCHEATUMNHOWE 178 105 3,149,918

*MUSCLE MASS 178 121 3,126,762

STRIKING SAHBRA 1066 172 2,900,614

CLASSIC PHOTO 256 90 2,823,190

JAILHOUSE JESSE 435 208 2,770,511

*RC ROYALTY 79 52 2,275,678

KEN WARKENTIN 310 143 2,236,093

*NYNY Sires sires in inbold Bold

(Sires now standing in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age) *Foals of Racing Age (2 -14)

69 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICS 2013 Leading Money-Winning Sires in 2013 NATIONAL SIRE STATISTICSAll-Age 2013 Pacers Leading Money Winning Sires in 2013 All Age Pacers

Sire Name Foals Starters Earnings

*BETTOR'S DELIGHT 985 486 15,024,445

ROCKNROLL HANOVER 755 419 14,388,929

*ART MAJOR 813 377 11,864,545

DRAGON AGAIN 1087 390 11,353,014

SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE 242 198 10,924,178

WESTERN IDEAL 894 319 10,727,959

MACH THREE 779 389 9,888,007

WESTERN TERROR 683 380 8,398,503

*AMERICAN IDEAL 407 283 7,897,949

CAMLUCK 1591 394 7,481,621

THE PANDEROSA 1137 315 6,575,928

WESTERN HANOVER 1351 217 6,302,446

*ARTISCAPE 1217 341 6,047,250

REAL DESIRE 693 271 5,760,988

CAM'S CARD SHARK 1376 287 5,390,588

MCARDLE 467 230 5,244,305

REAL ARTIST 849 234 5,123,194

YANKEE CRUISER 518 240 4,737,390

BLISSFULL HALL 901 252 4,614,508

NO PAN INTENDED 491 204 4,247,991

*NYNY Sires Stallions in bold in Bold *Foals (Sires of Racing now standing Age (2- 14)in New York and/or sires of New York-breds of racing age)

70 NATIONAL LEADING MONEY WINNING SIRES - 2013

ALL AGE TROTTERS

Sire Name Earnings

1. CANTAB HALL $ 8,297,904

2. ANDOVER HALL $ 7,616,417

3. KADABRA $ 7,383,868

4. CREDIT WINNER $ 7,099,480

5. DONATO HANOVER $ 5,974,128

6. MUSCLES YANKEE $ 5,718,863

7. YANKEE GLIDE $ 5,470,416

8. ANGUS HALL $ 5,126,363

9. CONWAY HALL $ 5,110,330

10. SJ'S CAVIAR $ 4,009,220

ALL AGE PACERS

Sire Name Earnings

1. BETTOR'S DELIGHT $ 15,024,445

2. ROCKNROLL HANOVER $ 14,388,929

3. ART MAJOR $ 11,864,545

4. DRAGON AGAIN $ 11,353,014

5. SOMEBEACHSOMEWHERE $ 10,924,178

6. WESTERN IDEAL $ 10,727,959

7. MACH THREE $ 9,888,007

8. WESTERN TERROR $ 8,398,503

9. AMERICAN IDEAL $ 7,897,949

10. CAMLUCK $ 7,481,621

71 North American Based Sires in Australia (A look at how some of the top North American-based sires have fared with their Australian-bred progeny. Earnings figure is based on Australian dollars)

SIRE LIVE FOALS AVG EARNINGS STATE American Ideal 206 $23,197 NY Artiscape 207 $28,025 NY Art Major 1195 $34,932 NY *Bettor's Delight 557 $45,918 NY foals currently racing Four Starzzz Shark 554 $13,399 *(*) Kadabra Kadabra 15 $18,870 Mach Three 421 $46,324 Mcardle 156 $17,403 * (*)* Muscles Muscles Yankee Yankee 42 $69,089 Rocknroll Hanover 252 $16,103 Somebeachsomewhere 155 $32,582 Western Ideal 19 $38,225 Western Terror 182 $34,774

Bettor's Delight moved to Canada and then PA no foals of racing age from these locations to date

72 Education and Research New York State 4-H Horse Program

TheThe Fund contributed contributed $75,723 $75,723 for broad-based for broad-based support support to the tostatewide the statewide 4-H program 4-H programcentered atcentered the Cornell at CooperativeCornell helpingExtension to helping provide to youngstersprovide youngsters with careers with careers within within the the breedingbreeding andand racing racing industries. industries.

The dedicated staff and volunteers involved in this The dedicated staff and volunteers involved in this program program expose young people to a variety of equine experiences.expose young people These to include a variety tours of equine of regional experiences. harness These facilities.include tours Monies of regional from harness the Fund facilities. also help Monies to underwritefrom the costsFund alsoassociated help to underwrite with supplies costs andassociated training with of supplies 4-H staff and membtrainingers. of 4-H This staff includes members. updating This includes educational updating educational materialsmaterials suchsuch as as books, books, visual visual aids andaids videos. and videos. Distribution of Distributionthe NYS 4-H Horseof the Program NYS 4-H newsletter Horse Program“Unbridled newsletter Thoughts” has “Unbridledbeen a widely Thoughts” used resource has sincebeen its a onlinewidely presence used resource began in since2005. its online presence began in 2005.

Standardbred day clinics are another popular feature of the Standardbred day clinics are another popular feature of statewide program. Approximately 10 of these clinics are held at the statewide program. Approximately 10 of these clinicsfarms, countyare held show at grounds,farms, county local schools show or grounds, county fairs, local while schools or county fairs, while othersothers culminate culminate in in a arace race track tourtour and and a nighta night at theat the races. races.

The Fund also supports “The Kids and Horse Tent” at the State Fair in Syracuse. This tent is managed by The Fund also supports “The Kids and Horse Tent” at the State Fair in Syracuse. This volunteers and staffed by 4-H youth. Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 youths and adults visit the tent tent is managed by volunteers and staffed by 4-H youth. Approximately 8,000 to 10,000 each year. youths and adults visit the tent each year.

Scholarship Races Scholarship Races

In 2013, The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund co-sponsored two In 2013 The Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund co-sponsored high school student scholarship races. The students are selected by their guidance office staff and then two high school student scholarship races. The students are selected by their guidance office paired with a licensed trainer stabled at a track near their high school. Each track accepts five students. staff and then paired with a licensed trainer stabled at a track near their high school. Each track accepts five students. The students are taught about the care, training and driving of the horses. The practice sessions are Theheld students for five areweeks then before taught the aboutactual thescholarship care, training race. A andlarge driving number of ofthe the horses students. The attend practice for more sessionsthan the arerequired held fornumber five weeksof classes before and athe number actual of scholarship them have acquiredrace. A large grooms’ number licenses. of the students attend for more than the required number of classes and a number of them have gone onThe to students acquire competegrooms forlicenses $7,500. in total scholarship money at each track.

The students compete for $7,500 in total scholarship money at each track. This has become a very successful program for the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding ThisDevelopment have become Fund asupporting very successful higher wayeducation for th ande Agriculture educating andyoung New people York about State theHorse harness Breeding horse Developmentbreeding and racingFund toindustries. support higher education and educate young people about the harness horse breeding and racing industries

74 Nate CornellNate from Cornell Batavia Highfrom School Batavia Wins High 'Dash SchoolFor Cash' Wins at Batavia Downs “Dash For Cash” at Batavia

BATAVIA. N.Y. N.Y. --- Nate --- CornellNate Cornellof Batavia of High Batavia School wonHigh the School ‘Dash For won Cash’ the race 'Dash at Batavia For Downs Cash'Saturday race night at (Sept. Batavia 14) and Downs the $3,000 Saturday first place night scholarship (Sept. check. 14) and the $3,000 first place scholarship check. Sponsored by the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund, the Western New SponsoredYork Harness Horsemen by the Agriculture Association, Buffalo and NewRaceway York and State Batavia Horse Downs, Breeding five high schoolDevelopment seniors are Fund,paired up the with Western professional New drivers York and Harness battle for Horsemen$7,500 scholarship Association, money. It was Buffalo the fourth Raceway year of andcompetition. Batavia The Downs, high school five seniors high have school been seniorsworking with are the paired horsemen up withsince August professional 1st in prepara- drivers and battle for $7,500 scholarship money. It was the fourth year of a tion for race day, learning all aspects of racing and the care of the horses. competition. The high school seniors have been working with the horsemen since August 1st in preparation for race day, learning all aspects of racing and theCornell care and of driver the Ron horses. Beback went wire-to-wire with ‘Nate Lobell’ to take the victory while Kelsey Be- zon of Elba and driver Ray Fisher Jr. finished second aboard Lady Lancer and won $2,000. Cornell and driver Ron Beback went wire-to-wire with 'Nate Lobell' to take the victoryBrian Burkholder while Kelseyof Oakfield-Alabama Bezon of Elba and driverand Jimdriver Graham Ray finished Fisher in Jr. third finished and earned second $1,200. Dylan aboardCory of of Lady Batavia Lancer of Notre and Dame won and $2,000.driver Mike Baumeister finished in fourth, good for $800 while Dylan Scharlau of Alexander and Shawn McDonough finished in fifth and received $500 for college. Brian Burkholder of Oakfield-Alabama and driver Jim Graham finished in third and earned $1,200. Dylan Cory of of Batavia of Notre Dame and driver Mike by Brian J. Mazurek, for Batavia Downs Baumeister finished in fourth, good for $800 while Dylan Scharlau of Alexander and Shawn McDonough finished in fifth and received $500 for college. by Brian J. Mazurek, for Batavia Downs

75 TiogaTioga DownsDowns wraps upup fourth fourth annual annual Scholarship Scholarship Race Race

This past Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs, five local area high school This past Sunday afternoon at Tioga Downs, five local area high school students got the opportunity students got the opportunity of a lifetime in the fourth annual Tioga Downs’ Scholarshipof a lifetime in theRace. fourth The annual students Tioga Downs’ representing Scholarship fiveRace. localThe students area highrepresenting schools five local were:area high Megan schools Wrightwere: Megan of Newark Wright of ValleyNewark ValleyHigh HighSchool, School, Billy Billy GilbertGilbert of of Tioga Tioga Central High CentralSchool, Kennedy High EricksonSchool, of Kennedy Elmira South Erickson Side High ofSchool, Elmira Alexander South Goodrich Side High of Owego School, Free Academy, Alexanderand Kaushik NagarurGoodrich of Vestal of Owego High School. Free Academy, and Kaushik Nagarur of Vestal High School. The fiveThe students five hadstudents participated had in participatedtraining sessions in with training some of sessionsthe Tioga Downs’with somehorsemen of over a thethree Tioga week period Downs’ in preparation horsemen for Sunday’sover a threerace. Helping week assist period the students,in preparation and also riding for in the Sunday’sdouble seated race. jog carts Helping with them assist for thethe race students were Jason, and MacDougal, also riding Tim Lanpher in the (driven double by James seated jog carts with them for the race were Jason MacDougal, Tim Lanpher Kennedy), Corey Braden, Fern Paquet Jr., and Phil Fluet. (driven by James Kennedy), Corey Braden, Fern Paquet Jr., and Phil Fluet. The students raced once around the racetrack in between the second andThe students third race raced ononce Sunday around the afternoon racetrack in and between it was the asecond tight and finish third onrace the on Sunday wire inafternoon 1:15and it .was Billy a tight Gilbert finish of on Tioga the wire Central in 1:15. HighBilly Gilbert School of Tioga with Central Fern HighPaquet School Jr. with won Fern the Paquet eventJr. won theand event earned and earned $3,000, $3,000, Kennedy Kennedy EricksonErickson of Elmiraof Elmira South SouthSide High Side School High got up to fin- Schoolish second got with up Corey to finishBraden secondand took homewith $2,000.Corey FinishingBraden third and and took earning home $1,200 $2,000. was Megan FinishingWright of Newark third Valley and withearning Jason $1,200Macdougall, was taking Megan home Wright $800 for offourth Newark was Alexander Valley Goodrichwith Jasonof Owego Macdougall, Free Academy takingwith Phil home Fluet. Finishing $800 for fifth, fourth but still was taking Alexander home $500 Goodrichwas Kaushik of Nagarur Owego Free Academy with Phil Fluet. Finishing fifth, but still taking home of Vestal High School with James Kennedy. The sponsors helping support the fourth annual Scholarship $500 was Kaushik Nagarur of Vestal High School with James Kennedy. The race are the Harness Horse Breeder’s of New York State, Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association, sponsors helping support the third annual Scholarship race are the Harness HorseAgriculture Breeder’ and News Yorkof N Stateew YorkHorse State,Breeding Southern Development Tier Fund, Harness and Tioga Horsemen’s Downs. Association, Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund, and Tioga Downs. Horse Breeding Development Fund, and Tioga Downs.

StudentsStudents (in driving left tocolors) right left :to Billyright: Billy Gilbe Gilbertrt ofof Tioga Tioga Central Central High School, High Kennedy School, Erickson of Elmira KennedySouth Side High Erickson School, Megan of ElmiraWright of NewarkSouth Valley, Side Alexander High GoodrichSchool, of OwegoMegan Free Wright Academy, andof NewarkKaushik Nagarur Valley of Vestal, Alexander High School. Goodrich of Owego Free Academy, and Kaushik Nagarur of Vestal High School.

77 Equine Research EQUINE RESEARCH

TheThe Harry Harry M.M. Zweig Memorial Fund Fund for for Equine Equine Research Research honors honors the the late Dr.numerous Harry Zweig, achievements a distinguished of the late veterinarianveterinarian, Dr. and Harry his M.numerous Zweig. contributions to the state’s equine industry. In 1979, by amendment to theIn 1979,pari-mutuel by amendment racing toand the wagering pari-mutuel law, racing the andNew wagering York State law, legislaturethe createdNew York the State Harry Legislature M. Zweig created Memorial the Zweig Fund Fund, for whichEquine is Researchheadquartered to promoteat Cornell equine University’s research College at ofthe Veterinary Cornell UniversityMedicine. College of Veterinary Medicine. The Harry M. Zweig Committee was established for the purpose In 2013 The Agriculture and NYS Horse Breeding Development Fund contrib- of administering the fund and is composed of individuals in specified state uted $313,172 to the equine research fund for a variety of medical research Dr. Harry M. Zweig agenciesincluding: and equine industry positions and others who represent equine breeders, owners, trainers and veterinarians. Recipients of The Zweig Fund Equine Research Awards In 2013 The Agriculture and NYS Horse Breeding Development Fund contributed $313,172 to the• Fineequine Mapping research of Candidate fund for Genes a variety Contributing of medical to Equine research Left Recurrent including: Laryngeal Neuropathy (RLN) Principal Investigator: Dorothy Ainsworth with Samantha Brooks

2013• T-Cell Harry Mediated M. Zweig Immunity Memorial and Vaccine Fund Development for Equine Researchin Horses Award Principal Investigator: Douglas Antczak with Rebecca Tallmadge and Nikolaus Osterrieder  Fine Mapping of Candidate Genes Contributing to Equine Left Recurrent Laryngeal • EtiologyNeuropathy and Prevention (RLN) of Equine Serum Hepatitis (Theiler’s Disease) PrincipalPrincipal Investigator: Investigator: Thomas Dorothy Divers with Ainsworth Bud Tennant with Samantha Brooks  T-Cell Mediated Immunity and Vaccine Development in Horses • An Exploratory Study into the Practical Application of Regenerative Medicine Approach to ReconstructionPrincipal ofInvestigator the Equine Upper: Douglas Airway Antczak with Rebecca Tallmadge and Nikolaus PrincipalOsterrieder Investigator: Norman Ducharme with Bryan Brown  Etiology and Prevention of Equine Serum Hepatitis (Theiler's Disease) • CellularPrincipal Biomarkers Investigator: of Early Cartilage Thomas Injury Divers Measured with Budwith TennantMultiphoton Imaging Principal An Exploratory Investigator: Study Lisa intoFortier the Practical Application of Regenerative Medicine Approach to Reconstruction of the Equine Upper Airway • OsteoarthritisPrincipal Control Investigator: through CombinatorialNorman Ducharme Stem Cell with Therapy Bryan Brown Principal Cellular Investigator: Biomarkers Alan of NixonEarly Cartilage Injury Measured with Multiphoton Imaging Principal Investigator: Lisa Fortier • Innate Osteoarthritis Immune Mechanisms Control and through T-Cell ResponseCombinatorial to Equine Stem Herpesvirus Cell Therapy Type 1 in LatentlyPrincipal Infected Investigator: and Naive Horse Alan Nixon Principal Innate Investigator: Immune Mechanisms Bettina Wagner and with T-Cell Gillian Response Perkins to Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 in Latently Infected and Naive Horses Principal Investigator: Bettina Wagner with Gillian Perkins

78 Advertising, Publicity and Promotion

In 2013, the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund developed an online ad campaign to promote New York bred horses and their successful endeavors on the racetracks.

This ad campaign focused solely on NY bred horses. The ads provided New York Sire Stakes breeding information, yearling sales promotions and also included NY Bred horse’s racing accomplishments at the state, national and international level.

The “Fund” also developed Sirius and XM radio ads on “Down the Stretch” with race caller Dave Johnson and journalist Bill Finley. This program featured 60-second commercials promoting the upcoming NYSS events to be held each week. The radio spots concluded with the “Night of Champions,” the premier New York Sire Stakes racing event in 2013 with total purses of $1.8 million for New York bred horses.

Promotional items were also distributed to racetrack attendees on nights that New York Sire Stakes were held. Information about the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund and the New York Sire Stakes breeding and racing program was also made available.

79 Dreams come true in New York

He’s Watching: A $3,000 Superstar? By Bill Finley Dave Menary was barely paying attention when Hip 822 came into the ring last fall at the Har- risburg sale. He had looked at the colt and found some things to like about him, but it was late in the sale, they were down to the second and third- string yearlings and he, like most, figured these bargain basement buys never actually amount to anything. “It just so happens that I was lucky enough to be flipping through the book when he came into the ring,” Menary said. “If someone was buying me a drink at the time I wouldn’t have bought He’s Watching.”But no one was buying him a drink at the time. Had they, it would stakes race at Tioga Downs, he paced his mile in have been the most unfortunate alcoholic bever- a world record time of 1:50. That knocked three- age he ever consumed. Menary looked up from his fifth of a second off the old record, held by Rock catalogue just long enough to buy He’s Watching, N Roll Heaven. “This is a serious 2 year old,” the a son of American Ideal, for $3,000. He had just Ontario-based trainer said. “I’ve said that from purchased a colt he now calls “one of the fastest day one and he keeps proving me right. There’s no 2-year-olds that ever lived.” glory going fast but we know we’re not hurting anything when he does it.” One of the fastest Despite his lack of focus when He’s Watching 2-year-olds came into the ring Menary did have the horse that ever lived? down on his list of potential purchases at the sale. He said the reason so many other buyers were un- Usually when you get caught up in that sort of interested in He’s Watching was because the then hyperbole it comes back to bite you. There have yearling was small. But Menary figured the reason been plenty of fast precocious horses that never the horse was on the small size was because he live up to their potential and are quickly forgot- was June 13 foal. “He was small, a pony,” he said. ten. But it’s hard to imagine that this is going to “But I couldn’t fault him. His problem was he be one of them. In his brief racing career He’s was born on June 13 and when you’re up against Watching has done remarkable things and has horses born in February and March you are at a drawn rave reviews not just from his connections huge disadvantage.” but from virtually everyone who has seen his races. There were things to like about He’s Watching. He was New York sired, by a top sire and the co- When he overcame a break and a nearly breeder was Brittany Farms, an outfit known for 20-length disadvantage to win a New York Sire producing top horses. The consignor was Hunt- Stakes race at Saratoga in his debut track an- erton Farm, which also has a top reputation.“He nouncer Mike Sardella called it “as impressive a was raised at Brittany Farms,” Menary said. “He mile as ever seen here.” Two starts later, in a sire wasn’t raised by a pig farmer.”Menary said He’s

80 Dreams come true in New York

Watching has grown into a decent sized colt with him just after the sale. “Dave said a couple people an “ass that makes him looks like he’s a $400,000 have called. I don’t want to sell because it’s excit- yearling.” ing to see where the horse and Dave can take me. There are things that sometimes just happen and As He’s Watching was preparing for his 2-year-old you don’t know the reason why. I am a believer campaign Menary knew he had something special that with hard work, good things will come. Dave on his hands. He already had one partner on the is such a hard worker that inevitably something ownership side in Mike Guerriero and sold another very special will happen to someone like that, and I piece to Brad Gray for what he calls “an obscene want to be along for that ride.” amount of money for a $3,000 yearling.” The only damper on this otherwise phenomenal They sent him to Saratoga Harness to begin his success story is that He’s Watching is not staked campaign and had high expectations. Jim Morrill Jr. to any open stakes this year. Menary said it didn’t was enlisted to drive and He’s Watching was made seem practical to spend a lot of money staking a the 2-5 favorite. They expected he would win. What $3,000 yearling. It looks like he is going to spend they didn’t expect was a perilous, jaw-dropping his entire year in New York Sire Stakes company. journey around the racetrack. He’s Watching broke Guerriero is hoping that turns out to be a blessing on the first turn and looked to be so hopelessly in disguise. “Sure, you’d like to see where he stacks beaten that Sardella would say “It appears he’s out up against those horses,” he said. “Then again, I of it. He’s Watching is watching from the back.”A had a filly who looked like a world beater at two few minutes later he launched a winning move that and then when we brought her back at three there left the announcer breathless. was nothing left in that tank. They go so fast in these mile these days and it’s really taxing. Some “I couldn’t believe it,” Gray said. “I was in shock horses can do it and some can’t. The good thing that he won that race after being 20 lengths with him is that he won’t be overtaxed at two and behind. ”He went from there to Buffalo where he can hopefully come back really strong at 3.” overcame a minor break to win a sire stakes event by 1 ½ lengths in track record time of 1:55.2. He Menary is already looking forward to next year got there with a huge brush on the second turn. It when He’s Watching can venture on to the Grand looked like he had a rocket tied to his back. Tioga Circuit. His goal is to put him away at the end of and the world record were next. He didn’t break the year with an unbeaten record and in good this time and had complete control after a quarter- health. “We know what we have on our hands,” mile. Announcer Ken Warkentin was another who he said. “We plan on bringing him back and going couldn’t contain his enthusiasm. “a potential su- for 3-year-old of the year. ”He’s Watching will make perstar here...a dazzling performance,” Warkentin his next start August 22 in a sires stakes at Yonkers. said. Track announcer John Hernan might want to bring his thesaurus to work that night. He and his col- To the surprise of no one, Menary has been get- leagues are running out of superlatives to describe ting phone calls from owners who want to buy this horse. He’s Watching. The same colt that cost $3,000 is now worth well into the seven figures. “There’s no temptation to sell him,”said Guerriero, who had to invest a whopping $750 when buying 25 percent of

81 The Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame is located in the historic village of Goshen, NY, known as “The Cradle of the Trotter” for its origins in the sport of harness racing and America’s first national pastime. More than 20,000 visitors each year enjoy the many examples of local, state, national and international history and art preserved by the museum along with artifacts dating from harness racing’s beginnings to modern times and hands-on interactive exhibits, including a 3-D harness racing simulator. These resources are offered to students of all ages through a wide array of programs and events throughout the year making a visit to the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame both entertaining and educational. For its efforts, the museum received a $50,000 grant from the Agriculture and New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund in 2013.