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New York Breeder NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. FEBRUARY 2018 FFREUDREUD NNewew YYork’sork’s lleadingeading ssireire fforor a ffourthourth ttimeime Sponsored by ContentsFEBRUARY 2018 22 24 28 38 22 KEENELAND JAN. SALE 28 LATE START 38 AMERICAN ECLIPSE State-bred hip-by-hip results Trio of state-bred stakes fi nally Allan Carter feature on New 24 FREUD DOES IT AGAIN gets called to the post York-breds in history Son of Storm Cat leads New 32 CONFIDENCE York sires list for fourth time Quezon rolls in the La Verdad 26 NOT IMPAZIBLE 34 THE NEW DEAL Mission Impazible tops New Robin Malatino mixes things up York’s juvenile sires list while marketing War Dancer DEPARTMENTS 6 Executive Director’s Column 8 News 12 Leading Sires of New York-Breds 14 Leading Breeders of New York-Breds ON THE COVER 16 Leading Owners of New York-Breds Twenty-year-old Freud, the 18 Leading Trainers of New York-Breds leading sire in New York 19 Leading Jockeys of New York-Breds for 2017, in his paddock at Sequel Stallions New York 20 New York-Bred Stakes Schedule near Hudson. 42 New York-Bred Stakes Winners 48 Sires of Winners 50 Calendar Skip Dickstein 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. TROYE (AMERICAN ECLIPSE) NEW YORK/BARB BURLESON PHOTO (FREUD); ROB MAUHER/NYRA (RACING ACTION); EDWARD SEQUEL STALLIONS ANNE M. EBERHARDT (KEENELAND SALE);COURTESY 4 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | February 2018 Stonestreet and Sequel introduce the Brilliant Union Jackson to New York A CURLIN IN NEW YORK By 2-time Horse of the Year, Breeders’ Cup Classic Champion, and Champion Sire Curlin, the sire of 3 Eclipse Finalists in 2017. Curlin was also campaigned by Stonestreet Stables. 800.925.2913 LGB, LLC 2018 State Budget, Sports Betting, and Beyond JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO Executive Director NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS diverse wagering pool, a de facto “ready-made” base of potential is consumed in Albany from mid-January, when sports bettors. Racing also has the infrastructure in place in the the budget season begins, through the conclusion form of the “NYRA Bets” online platform, which already has tens of the legislative session in late June. Currently we of thousands of active customers, aka potential sports bettors. are analyzing the industry-related provisions of Because sports betting is a logical extension of the services al- ready provided by the Thoroughbred racing industry, we main- Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget proposal tain the state would beneft considerably from integrating legal- for 2018-19 (FY 2019) and laying out the priorities ized sports betting into racinos, racetracks, OTBs, and NYRA of our legislative agenda. At the same time we are Bets. This move would drive revenue to all parties involved and hard at work on the newest pressing issue for our position New York to be a leader in streamlined gaming oppor- industry, which might be new to many of you also: tunities. the possibility of legalized sports betting in New As the state sorts through this complex new legislation, we will, York State. no doubt, be living with this issue for some time. On more familiar ground, I can report that the governor’s bud- get proposal contains no real surprises for us. The state currently By the time you read this, NYTB will have joined has a budget defcit of at least $4.4 billion, and by some estimates, representatives from the New York Racing Asso- a good deal more. ciation and New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s That being said, the governor’s proposal does include several Association in presenting testimony at a hearing of racing and gaming issues relevant to breeders. First and foremost, the Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gam- it authorizes the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and ing, and Wagering (Sen. John Bonacic, Chair) on Development Fund (the Fund) and Agriculture Breeding Fund the potential future for sports betting in the state. (Harness) to provide money for aftercare at their sole discretion, Although legalization hinges on a Supreme effective immediately. The Fund makes six-fgure contributions to Court decision in a case involving New Jersey, all aftercare each year but has never before had a statutory line-item agree with the state that New York must get ahead for it. This is a positive public relations news item. of the issue so that it can become a national leader Also of interest to breeders is an amendment of racing law to should sports betting become legal. authorize NYRA to conduct night racing under specifc circum- Currently, through the Upstate New York Gam- stances for four years. This is an interesting experiment, such as ing Economic Development Act of 2013, only brick the New York Islanders/Belmont project, that could drive new and mortar casinos are authorized to host legalized revenue and clientele toward racing, which benefts us all. sports betting. Our position is that the state, which The status of equine drug testing, research, and funding in the has already shown a deep commitment to the suc- state will be explored by a committee (study, due Dec. 1). NYTB’s cess of breeding and racing in the state, should also position is that funding should be fairly distributed among all sec- allow sports betting at New York’s racetracks. Ob- tors, and the harness industry should pay its fair share, which it viously we seek to give the Thoroughbred industry currently does not do. an edge in the ever-intensifying competition for Finally, we will continue to work with the state on the issue of wagering dollars in the state. At the same time we revenue lost to racing and breeding following Genting’s arrange- contend that the racing sector is uniquely situated ment with Nassau OTB to host its video lottery terminals at Re- to contribute to the success of this new enterprise sorts World. From 2016-17 the Fund lost $1.89 million in revenue, and can give New York an edge nationally. and purses lost $4.5 million. Last year the state Senate passed Racing is already accustomed to working in a legislation to make the racing sector whole, but the Assembly did highly regulated environment and has extensive ex- not take up the issue. We expect the Senate to follow suit this year perience in electronic betting platforms. Moreover, and will focus our attention on Assembly cooperation. in recent years the industry has invested consider- In the meantime, I wish you all the best for your new foals and able resources in attracting a larger, younger, more the upcoming breeding season. 6 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | February 2018 Stakes-Winning Son of Global G1 Sire Sensation #1 MEDAGLIA D’ORO For the Third Consecutive Year, JAPAN is from the female family of No Other Stallion Came Close Champion older male in Ireland By Percentage of Winners / Runners VERRAZANO and Champion older female QUEENA 68% (AMONG 150 STALLIONS RANKED ON THE NATION’S LEADING SIRE LIST) Best Value of Any Son of BLOODHORSE.COM 12/31/17 MEDAGLIA D’ORO (fee: $250,000) Standing at Stud In 2017 Sire of: Three 2YO Stakes Horses JAPAN broke his maiden in a 1 1/16-mile MSW at Churchill Downs winning by seven lengths. Top-Priced NY-Sired NY-Bred Yearling In his next start, he captured the $150,000 ($160,000) Winstar Farm Easy Goer S. at Belmont Park Hip 513, Fasig-Tipton The NY-Bred Sale over millionaire G2SW STANFORD, followed by a Graded-placed performance in the Jim Dandy S-G2 at Saratoga. LIFETIME: In five starts: 2-1-1 104 WINNERS FROM JUST 133 RUNNERS (before a career-ending injury) AVERAGE EARNINGS PER STARTER - $63,542 JAPAN BUSTIN STONES Medaglia d’Oro - Maya, by Capote City Zip - Shesasurething, by Prospectors Gamble Fee: $1,500 LF/SN Fee: $5,000 LF/SN Waldorf Farm, P.O.