New York Breeder NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. MAY 2017 APRIL’S STATE-BRED GRADED STAKES WINNERS HIGHWAY STAR SEND IT IN inside straight LONG HAUL BAY Summersault Sponsored by JUST THINK–WHAT A BIG BROWN NYBRED CAN DO FOR YOU! Another Graded Stakes Winner in NY SEND IT IN & Another Graded Stakes Placed in KY with SINE WAVE BIG BROWN • The Northeast’s #1 Sire by Winners - 34 • Co-Leader by Black Type Stakes Winners Black Type Stakes Wins Graded Stakes Winners • #2 Sire by 2017 Progeny Earnings • Chief Earner in 2017 SEND IT IN ($500,914) 3-time stakes winner won Excelsior S.-G3 on April 8! IF BIG BROWN Babies take Grade in Open Company “THINK OF WHAT YOUR BIG BROWN NY BRED CAN DO FOR YOU” s p e n d b r e e d SMART to WIN FROST GIANT • Top Eight Sire in the Northeast • 2016’s #1 Sire of Two-Year-Olds in NY with 6 stakes horses • 24 Winners from 2014 crop Led by top earner BOBBY ON FLEEK Winner of $125,200 Debut winner and stakes placed at 2, 3-year-old debut winner by 3 1/4 lengths and 2017 stakes-placed Frosty Gal, 3rd NY Stallion Stakes on April 22 Racing in 2017 - First Two-Year-Olds by HEAVYFROST GIANT’s full brother BREATHING Inquiries to Eric Bishop, E-mail: [email protected] www.Sunrisestallions.com | (516) 606-9768 | fax: (646) 517-8407 ContentsMAY 2017 20 24 26 30 20 HEAD OVER HEELS 26 RAISING THE FLAG 30 MO MONEY MAY TRY Bill Parsons and David Howe’s Bluegrass Flag adds Park Avenue PREAKNESS CONQUEST Summersault is on a roll to her Cicada score For the time being Funny Cide 24 LONG ON STATE-BREDS will remain as the lone New York-bred to win the Run for Jon Clay strikes with RNA the Roses Long Haul Bay New York Breeder NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. MAY 2017 APRIL’S STATE-BRED DEPARTMENTS GRADED STAKES WINNERS 6 Executive Director’s Column HIGHWAY 8 News STAR SEND IT IN 12 Leading Sires of New York-Breds ON THE COVER 14 Leading Breeders of New York-Breds inside straight Five New York-breds won 14 Leading Owners of New York-Breds graded stakes in April 15 Leading Jockeys of New York-Breds LONG HAUL BAY 15 Leading Trainers of New York-Breds Summersault 18 New York-Bred Stakes Schedule Sponsored by 32 Sires of Stakes Winners 36 Sires of Winners 38 Calendar 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. 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CHELSEA DURAND/NYRA (BLUEGRASS FLAG); COADY PHOTOGRAPHY (CONQUEST MO MONEY) MAUHAR/NYRA (LONG HAUL BAY); WINNER’S CIRCLE); ROBERT ADAM COGLIANESE/NYRA (SUMMERSAULT 4 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | May 2017 PHOTO © BARBARA LIVINGSTON Storm Cat - Mariah’s Storm, by Rahy ALSO FEATURED NEW 2017 ALPHA LAOBAN Bernardini - Munnaya by Nijinsky II Uncle Mo - Chattertown by Speightstown EMCEE MISSION IMPAZIBLE Unbridled’s Song - Surf Club by Ocean Crest Unbridled’s Song - La Paz by Hold Your Peace FORTY TALES STEPHANOATSEE Tale of the Cat - Forty Love by Forty Niner A.P. Indy - Oatsee by Unbridled SequelNewYork.com Done Deal(s) in Albany JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO Executive Director THIS YEAR’S NEW YORK STATE BUDGET ran a By contrast with the complexities of NYRA gover- week past the April 1 deadline, but for breeders, horsemen, nance, a deceptively simple-sounding budget provi- and anyone else with a stake in the state’s breeding and sion has even greater ramifcations for our program’s racing programs, it was well worth the wait. future. It is now codifed in statute that winter race dates at NYRA may not be reduced below 95 days without written permission from NYTB and NYTHA, New York Thoroughbred Breeders embarked on in addition to approval by the gaming commission. the budget process with, arguably, the most ambitious With veto power over any radical changes to win- and challenging agenda ever. Issues material to the in- ter racing, breeders and horsemen now have the terests of the equine sector included restoration of the power to preserve one of the most important engines New York Racing Association to private control after driving the success of the program overall. This leg- fve years of operating under the aegis of the state; islative achievement is monumental. provisions for the racing calendar; a proposed ex- Other victories for the equine sector include scal- pansion of powers of the Franchise Oversight Board ing back some of the more draconian aspects of the over NYRA fnances; and a new model for fnancing governor’s proposal to expand FOB powers over equine drug testing. NYRA fnances, including the power to impound Offsetting the challenges of making sure that deci- racing support payments unilaterally in the event sion-makers took breeders’ interests into account in of two consecutive years of “material losses.” Also, their negotiations, NYTB adopted a new MO for the the state opted not to eliminate a requirement that budget process this year: Get a seat at the table early equine drug testing be conducted by approved New and make sure to stay in constant touch with the leg- York State college. Moreover, the fnal budget spelled islature and governor’s offce throughout the process. out how costs for drug testing—now to be covered The results exceeded expectations. by stakeholders—will be distributed, annual race- The most hotly debated racing and gaming issue track assessments, and per-start fees for owners and of the budget was the composition of the new NYRA trainers. board. The outcome included a big win for the horse- With the budget in the books, one outstanding men and breeders and was as good as could be ex- legislative issue will occupy the lion’s share of our pected regarding the distribution of private and state attention for the remainder of the session: reversing appointees. the unintended negative consequences of Genting’s The new 17-member NYRA board will comprise operation of Nassau County OTB’s video lottery ter- • eight members appointed by the executive com- minals at Aqueduct. Several elected offcials agree mittee of the current NYRA reorganization board with our contention that the situation needs to be • six state appointees (two each by the governor, rectifed as soon as possible, and we have been in- senate majority leader, and assembly speaker) formed Genting does have applications with the state • the NYRA CEO (ex offcio) to install new machines to replace the ones taken out • one NYTB appointee to represent the breeders of circulation for racing and breeding revenue. • one New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Associ- Finally, as you know, the once-imperiled Fin- ation appointee to represent the horsemen. ger Lakes meet is now underway with the help of Except for the CEO, who has no term limit, board a two-year agreement (with the option for a third members will serve three-year terms, but can serve no year) to supplement the horseman’s purse account longer than nine years. with monies from the state’s Thoroughbred Breed- The big-ticket item for us is that all board mem- ing and Development Fund, Delaware North, and del bers will have equal voting rights, which restores the Lago. NYTB continues to collaborate with all inter- voting privileges breeders and horsemen enjoyed ested parties on a plan to make Finger Lakes racing before the governor’s appointment of the NYRA sustainable in the long term, and I will keep you in- reorganization board. formed as our work develops. 6 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | May 2017 NNEWEW FFOROR 20172017 V. E. DAY English Channel - California Sunset, by Deputy Minister $6,500 Live Foal - Millionaire GG11 Travers S. winner, defeated GG11 winners TTonalistonalist, BBayernayern, WWickedicked SStrongtrong, and Mr. Speaker. - By 6X G1SW Champion race horse and Champion sire EEnglishnglish CChannelhannel “VV.