New York Breeder NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. DECEMBER 2018 REMEMBERING RICK VIOLETTE Respect, emotions fuel Nov. 26 memorial service Sponsored by ContentsDECEMBER 2018 20 24 28 30 20 VIOLETTE REMEMBERED 28 STILL GOLDEN Memorial service allows New York horsemen Francis Paolangeli’s Gold for the King repeats to honor racing advocate Rick Violette. in the Thunder Rumble. 24 NEW YORK-BREDS AT KEE NOV 30 NEW YORK-BREDS IN HISTORY Hip-by-hip results of state-bred weanlings Recalling the racing careers of Saratoga Dew, at the Keeneland November sale. A in Sociology, L’Carriere, and Perfect Arc. 26 GOOD TO GO Highway Star cruises in Staten Island after her Breeders’ Cup run. DEPARTMENTS New York Breeder 6 Executive Director’s Column NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. DECEMBER 2018 REMEMBERING 8 News RICK VIOLETTE Respect, emotions fuel 14 Leading Sires of New York-Breds Nov. 26 memorial service 16 Leading Breeders of New York-Breds ON THE COVER 18 Leading Owners of New York-Breds Service for the late Rick Violette Nov. 26 19 New York-Bred Stakes Schedule flls the Belmont Cafe. 34 New York-Bred Stakes Winners 36 Sires of Winners Sponsored by 38 Calendar Cover Photo Credit: Adam Coglianese/NYRA Photos New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. Blood-Horse LLC President Executive Director Editorial Director Art Director Thomas J. Gallo III Jeffrey A. Cannizzo John K. Keitt Jr. David Young Vice President Membership & Events Manager Regional Sales Manager Mallory Mort Kara Bluvas Board of Directors Kristi Heasley Secretary-Treasurer Communications Manager James L. Gagliano, Carl Hamilton, Vivien Malloy Sarah Mace Ian D. Highet, Dan Metzger, 3101 Beaumont Centre Circle, Suite 300 Directors Rosendo Parra, Dr. J. David Richardson Lexington, KY 40513 Dr. Scott Ahlschwede, 57 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: 859.278.2361 Fax: 859.276.4450 H. James Bond, Lois Engel, Phone: 518.587.0777 Managing Editor E-mail: [email protected] Seth Gregory, Michael Lischin, Fax: 518.587.1551 Evan I. Hammonds Joanne Nielsen, Suzie O’Cain, E-mail: [email protected] www.BloodHorse.com Dr. Joan M. Taylor www.nytbreeders.org Director Emeritus: Chester Broman Copyright © 2018 by Blood-Horse LLC Statistics provided herein are compiled by Blood-Horse from data supplied by Jockey Club Information Systems Inc., Daily Racing Form Inc., and Equibase Co. Data provided or compiled by Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. generally is accurate, but occasionally errors and omissions occur as a result of incorrect data received from others, mistakes in processing, and other causes. The Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. disclaims responsibility for the consequences, if any, of such errors but would appreciate it being called to their attention. Information as to races, race results, earning, and other statistical data for races run subsequent 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 from Daily Racing Form Inc. Information pertaining to pedigree and production records contained herein is copyright the Jockey Club Information Systems Inc. (HISTORICAL) ADAM COGLIANESE (VIOLETTE MEMORIAL); ANNE M. EBERHARDT (SALE RING); CHELSEA DURAND/NYRA (GOLDFOR THE KING); BLOODHORSE LIBRARY 4 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | December 2018 Multiple Graded Stakes Winning Track Record Setter by Giant’s Causeway Classic Placed Full Brother to Creative Cause With the Power of Gainesway, Twin Creeks, Eclipse Thoroughbreds, and Sequel by your side LGB, LLC 2018 / Photo: Emily Shields New York Stallion Stakes Series: America’s Richest JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO Stallion Stakes Races Executive Director AS WE recently announced in conjunction with the New York Rac- also be a game changer for the landscape of ing Association, the purse value of the New York Stallion Stakes New York’s stallion business. Starting with Series will double in 2019 from $1,150,000 to $2,300,000 (see page the 2019 breeding season, breeders in New 8). Our breeding and racing program in New York are fourishing York, the neighboring states, and elsewhere by every measure, but challenges are always on the horizon. The will have an even bigger incentive—beyond already existing awards and racing oppor- NYSSS series upgrade is intended to address specifc issues our in- tunities—to look more closely at New York dustry faces while, at the same time, deliver both immediate and stallions as they fnalize their breeding and long-range benefts to a wide range of New York stakeholders. foaling plans. The hope is that this will drive more traffc to New York breeding sheds. The 10-race series, administered by New York Thoroughbred Beeders, is New York-sired, New York-breds already restricted to the progeny of nominated New York stallions and contested on earn double the breeders’ awards compared NYRA racetracks. Purses for all 10 NYSSS races will increase in 2019, but the to horses sired by stallions out of state, and crown jewel of the series will be a pair of seven-furlong races for 2-year-olds the enhanced stallion series races only up the worth $500,000. The Great White Way Stakes for males and the Fifth Avenue ante. Stakes for fllies to be run at Aqueduct in December 2019 are now the richest The progeny of New York sires should sire stakes races in the country. Funding for the enhanced NYSSS purse struc- also get a signifcant boost in the bloodstock ture comes from the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Develop- market. In the frst few months of 2019, New ment Fund (the Fund), which annually disburses “Purse Enrichment” money. York-bred juveniles will have a greater built- The plan’s implementation was the result of diligent collaboration between in added value when they enter the sale ring NYTB, the Fund, and NYRA. due to the $500,000 purses up for grabs next December, and the effect should spread to NYSSS Race Schedule for 2019 - $2,300,000 the yearling and mixed sales. It also certainly 1 didn’t hurt that all six New York-bred Breed- April Park Avenue Division F 3YO 6 ⁄2 Furlongs $200,000 (up from $100,000) 1 ers’ Cup contenders this year were sired by six April Times Square Division 3YO 6 ⁄2 Furlongs $200,000 (up from $100,000) current or former New York stallions. June Spectacular Bid Division 3YO 7 Furlongs (Turf) $150,000 (up from $100,000) Finally, the upgraded NYSSS program June Cupecoy's Joy Division F 3YO 7 Furlongs (Turf) $150,000 (up from $100,000) might well induce more owners to consider Aug Cab Calloway Division 3YO 1 Mile (Turf) $150,000 (up from $100,000) standing stallions in New York. The racing Aug Statue of Liberty Division F 3YO 1 Mile (Turf) $150,000 (up from $100,000) opportunities, purses, and awards for a stal- Nov Staten Island Division F&M 3&UP 7 Furlongs $150,000 (up from $125,000) lion’s progeny in the state are second to none. Nov Thunder Rumble Division 3&UP 7 Furlongs $150,000 (up from $125,000) Attracting more quality stallions to the state Dec Fifth Avenue Division F 2YO 7 Furlongs $500,000 (up from $150,000) will provide a stronger magnet for attracting Dec Great White Way Division 2YO 7 Furlongs $500,000 (up from $150,000) quality mares to New York. This leads us full circle to our industry’s Immediate benefts from the doubled purse value of the NYSSS will accrue current challenge: feld size. Our foal crop has to owners, breeders, and stallion owners in the form of enhanced program been, and is becoming, more and more im- awards. Owners of New York-sired horses, who already derive added value portant to NYRA. The foal crop in New York from the racing opportunities afforded by the NYSSS, will see an increase in needs to increase to help offset the national their bottom lines, both from bigger purses and larger “Open Owner’s Awards” decline and to support racing year-round. A from the Fund in 2019. By the same token, breeders who elect to breed to New variety of measures are needed to help re- York stallions and New York stallion owners themselves will also receive more verse the current trends, but one like this that in incentive awards. starts in the breeding shed is certainly the An additional $1,150,000 in quality black-type earnings on the table could right place to start. 6 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | December 2018 HAPPY HOLIDAYS From all of us at Keane Stud Standing New York’s Richest and Most Accomplished Racehorse Son of Medaglia d’Oro AL KHALI Philippe Lasseur, Farm Manager 217 Depot Hill Road / Amenia, NY 12501 (845) 373-9601 / Fax: (845) 373-8954 / Email: [email protected] / www.keanestud.com NewsNEW YORK NY Stallion Stakes Series Purses to Double in 2019 ROBERT MAUHAR/NYRA ROBERT The New York Racing Association, in Funding for the enhanced NYSSS Square Stakes and Park Avenue Stakes conjunction with the New York Thor- purse structure comes from the New divisions for 3-year-olds of both sexes 1 oughbred Breeders and New York State York State Thoroughbred Breeding and (at 6 ⁄2 furlongs) to be run at Aqueduct Thoroughbred Breeding and Develop- Development Fund, which distributes (from $100,000 to $200,000); four turf ment Fund, announced Oct. 31 a dra- “Purse Enrichment” annually. races for 3-year-olds run in pairs at Bel- matic increase in purse values for the Cannizzo, the executive director mont Park and at Saratoga Race Course New York Stallion Stakes series. of the NYTB (which administers the (from $100,000 to $150,000); and a pair Purses for the 10-race series restrict- NYSSS), said, “I sincerely want to of sprints for older horses run at Aque- ed to the progeny of nominated New thank the Fund and NYRA for agreeing duct (from $125,000 to $150,000).