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FASIG-TIPTON SARATOGA MIXED SALE PREVIEW NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. OCTOBER 2013 NY-BREDS AT KEENELAND SALE HOWARD NOLAN JR. CLUSTER OF STARS MAKES THE GRADE IN THE GALLANT BLOOM HIGHCLIFF September | 2013 Offer NY Breeders Sires With Unlimited Potential BOB AND JOHN $4-million in earnings, top 5 NY sire, #3 2YO sire, top 10 turf & all weather sire. Sire of six stakes winners, including 2013 2YOs BROTHERSOFTHETIME and DEVIANCE. COSMONAUT #1 NY Freshman Sire - First winner Marvin’s Miracle is already Graded stakes placed at Saratoga, and on Sept. 19, SELENITE won a maiden special weight at Belmont with Takeoff Your Hat third in her debut. millionaire by LEMON DROP KID, COSMONAUT ranks among the nation’s top twenty first crop sires. SMART BID Multiple graded stakes winning millionaire by SMART STRIKE, sire of the highest price 2YO of 2013 at $1.8-million and a $1-million yearling at Keeneland September. Out of a graded stakes winning DANZIG mare. First foals arrive in 2014. STALLIONS HIGHCLIFF Stallions | 2013 CONGAREE NY’s only sire of a 2013 Grade I stakes winner. Versatile Graded racehorse – Versatile Graded sire. Sire of graded stakes winners on dirt, turf and Polytrack. Ranks among New York’s leaders, #7 general sire, #3 turf sire, #10 all weather sire & #5 by Lifetime AEI. MAYBRY’S BOY Graded stakes winner won every year 2 to 7, complete outcross for the vast majority of mares. Sire of SPORTSWRITER ($289,574). 11% stakes winners from starters – a true measure of sire success. STONESIDER Third leading NY sire by earnings at the 2013 Saratoga race meeting, where his runners won or placed 12 times. In September his three year old daughter GALIANA won a $75,000 stakes, capturing her fourth win in 6 starts since breaking her maiden in her debut by 7 3/4 lengths, just three months prior. GALIANA was bred by John T. Behrendt & Charles Marquis in NY and races for Triple R Stable. HIGHCLIFFStallions at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds Inquiries to Suzie O’Cain or C. Lynwood O’Cain, D.V.M (518) 573-2304 or (518) 306-5027 OCTOBER 2013 NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. President ............................... Barry R. Ostrager Vice President ..................... Thomas J. Gallo III Secretary-Treasurer ..................... Vivien Malloy Directors ......... Jerry Bilinski, D.V.M., Chester Bro- man, Lois Engel, Michael Lischin, Mallory Mort, Joanne Nielsen, Suzie O’Cain, Dr. Chris Purdy Directors Emeritus ......................... John Nerud, Paul A. Schosberg Executive Director .............. Jeffrey A. Cannizzo Executive Assistant ........................ Kara Bluvas Communications Manager ............ Sarah Mace 57 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: 518.587.0777 Fax: 518.587.1551 20 Fall Mixed Sale: The Sequel E-mail: [email protected] www.nytbreeders.org Year II of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale figures to build on last year’s success. 18 The Empire Strikes! New York-breds make a splash BLOOD-HORSE PUBLICATIONS at the Keeneland September yearling sale. Publisher/CEO .............................. Marla Bickel Executive VP/Editorial Director ..... Eric Mitchell Treasurer ...................................... Janet Landry 24 A Good Read Trustees .. Stuart Janney III (Chairman), G. Watts Readtheprospectus the latest big thing Humphrey Jr. (Vice Chairman), Antony Beck, in the breeding career of Howard Nolan Jr. Dr. J. David Richardson, D.G. Van Clief Jr. Executive Editor .................. Evan I. Hammonds Art Director ................................... Katie Taylor 28 Fabulous Finishes Regional Sales Manager .............. Kristi Heasley Discreet Marq earns a second-place finish in the 3101 Beaumont Centre Circle, grade I Garden City Stakes; other state-breds shine. Lexington, KY 40513 Phone: 859.278.2361 Fax: 859.276.4450 E-mail: [email protected] www.BloodHorse.com Statistics provided herein are compiled by Blood-Horse Publications from data supplied by Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., Daily Racing Form Inc., and Euiqbase Co. Data provided or compiled by Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. generally is accurate, but 8 LETTER FROM THE NYTB PRESIDENT occasionally errors and omissions occur as a result of incorrect data received from others, mistakes in processing, and other causes. 10 NEWS The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. disclaims responsibility for the consequences, if any, of such errors but would appreciate 14 LEADING SIRES OF NEW YORK-BREDS it being called to their attention. Information as to races, race results, earning, and other statistical data for races run subsequent 16 LEADING BREEDERS OF NEW YORK-BREDS to December 31, 1990, was obtained from Equibase Co. and is utilized only with permission of the copyright owner. Such information for periods prior to January 1, 1991, was obtained 32 NEW YORK-BRED STAKES WINNERS from Daily Racing Form Inc. Information pertaining to pedigree and production records contained herein is copyright the Jockey 38 SIRES OF WINNERS Club Information Systems Inc. 42 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 42 MEMBER BENEFITS Cover photo by Adam Coglianese; Contents photo by Skip Dickstein Copyright © 2013 by Blood-Horse Publications 4 New York Breeder ❙ nytbreeders.org ❙ October 2013 COURAGEOUS CAT’s winning time of 1:31.58 in the Canadian Turf S-G3 at Gulfstream Park came within 17/100ths of a second of the WORLD'S RECORD FOR A MILE ON ANY SURFACE (1:31.41 set at GP, 1/3/05). LEE THOMAS © Won at distances of 7 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles. Won Graded stakes at 3, 4 and 5 at Belmont Park, Saratoga, Gulfstream Park and Hollywood Park including the Shoemaker Mile-G1 in 1:33.19 and Nat’l Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S-G2 in 1:45.90 for 1 1/8 miles. GRADE I MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES-WINNING MILLIONAIRE From Courageous Cat's impressive 2013 book, more than half are young allowance winners and/or Graded or non-restricted stakes performers, with 14 $100,000 plus earners. Supported by some of the leading breeders in the country, COURAGEOUS CAT held court with daughters of 2013 Leading Sires and Leading Broodmare Sires: A.P. INDY / QUIET AMERICAN / MALIBU MOON / UNBRIDLED'S SONG / AWESOME AGAIN THUNDER GULCH / MEADOWLAKE / CITY ZIP / THEATRICAL (IRE) / KRIS S. / SMART STRIKE LEMON DROP KID / DEVIL HIS DUE / FRENCH DEPUTY / MISWAKI / CURE THE BLUES and many more influential broodmare sires of the past decade. Questroyal thanks all of the breeders who supported this exciting young son of STORM CAT. FIRST DAM IS MULTIPLE GRADE 1 STAKES-WINNING MILLIONAIRE TRANQUILITY LAKE (RAHY) (11 wins 3 to 6, $1,662,390. Won or placed in NINE Grade 1 events) FULL BROTHER IS MULTIPLE GRADE 1 WINNER AFTER MARKET (Top-Ranked 2nd & 3rd-Crop Sire / #4 Cumulative 3rd-Crop Sire of Graded SWs) This is the immediate family of Belmont S-G1 winner CAVEAT (sire of 33 stakes winners). Storm Cat - Tranquility Lake, by Rahy ~ Just minutes from Saratoga Race Course ~ 2014 fee: $6,000 stands and nurses 58 Dunn Road • Stillwater, NY 12170 www.questroyalnorth.com INQUIRIES TO: Sara Dunham, Farm Manager Phone: (518) 928-6615 Midge Hawver Jay Ryan, Assistant Manager Phone: (518) 441-1005 Phone: (518) 828-0777 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Letter from the President BARRY OSTRAGER President n the midst of this watershed year for the New York sale shattered records, generating double-digit increases in av- breeding and racing program, I want to take this erage, median, and gross sales for the third year in a row. I NYTB’s lobbying efforts are ongoing. This year NYTB as- opportunity to focus your attention on the vital role played by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders (NYTB) sumed a leading role in securing the passage of legislation and our exceptional executive director Jeff Cannizzo in on advanced deposit wagering (ADW) outlets. The recently passed legislation provides that a percentage of wagers made the renaissance that the New York racing and breeding by New York State residents using ADWs will be allocated to industry has been experiencing. the Fund for breeder, owner, and stallion awards. Based on an estimated $400 million in handle annually, the Fund could receive an additional $1.2 million a year. This represents an First some statistics. Most of you already know that NYTB entirely new and significant source of revenue that the Fund spent years lobbying for the implementation of the video can distribute in breeder incentive awards. lottery terminal (VLT) legislation that now provides for en- One of the reasons NYTB has had success in our legislative hanced purses at the New York Racing Association racetracks initiatives in Albany is that we have been able to collaborate and dramatically increased funding for incentive awards to effectively with the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s As- New York breeders and stallion owners from the New York sociation, as well as NYRA and other industry groups. We Breeding and Development Fund (“the Fund”). Significantly, have worked hard with the various industry constituents to commencing next month, the Fund’s share of VLT revenue will present a united front in our interactions with the legisla- increase from 1.25% to 1.5%. And, because the Resorts World tive and executive branches of New York State government Casino has been so wildly successful, in 2014 the Fund should and with the public. One of NYTB’s most productive recent be able to distribute almost twice as much money in breeder, collaborative efforts was with the New York Horse Racing stallion owner, and owner awards as it distributed in 2011. and Agriculture Industry Alliance, which produced a promo- Not only are New York-breds earning incentive awards at an tional video and a 2012 New York State Equine Industry Eco- unprecedented level, New York-bred racehorses are now com- nomic Impact Study that demonstrated the New York breed- peting for the most lucrative purses in the nation in both open ing and racing industry is responsible for 33,000 jobs and is company and races restricted to New York-breds.