New York Breeder NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC. MAY 2018 DOUBLE UP Mind Your Biscuits repeats as New York-bred Horse of the Year Sponsored by SISTERLY LOVE Champion DIVERSIFY Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) CONSTELLATION LIFETIME EARNINGS La Brea S. (G1) OF MORE THAN $25 MILLION TOBY’S CORNER AVERAGE EARNINGS G1 Wood Memorial ( ) PER STARTER OF $53,873 LAND OVER SEA (from 10 crops) Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) POSITION LIMIT Adirondack (G2) etc. ContentsMAY 2018 8 2222 24 3366 8 DERBY PLAYER 24 COMMAND 28 NEW YORK-BRED Richard Leahy-bred Audible PERFORMANCE CHAMPIONS headed toward Churchill Downs Mind Your Biscuits, Bromans Profles of the 2017 state-bred 22 HIGH REWARD repeat as New York-bred Horse winners by category of the Year, leading breeders, 36 TWO BY 3-YEAR-OLDS State-bred juvenile brings seven respectively fgures at Fasig-Tipton Florida’s Stallion series swept by Gulfstream sale Englehart-trained sophomores 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 Mind Your Biscuits, a two- 18 Leading Trainers of New York-Breds time New York-bred Horse 18 Leading Jockeys of New York-Breds of the Year, winning the March 31 Golden Shaheen 20 New York-Bred Stakes Schedule for a second time at Meydan 38 New York-Bred Stakes Winners in Dubai. 44 Sires of Winners 46 Calendar Mathea Kelley/Dubai Racing Club New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. 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You can see a a broad spectrum of program participants about preview of some prospective topics by taking the Fund’s brief New York awards incentives and program rules. online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FQ959M7. The frst public forum will take place May 12 at the Over the years, one constant for the Fund board Fasig-Tipton Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga has been engaging in dialogue with stakeholders. It is Springs. The second will be June 2 at Belmont Park. Both not unusual either for program participants’ feedback meetings will begin at 10 a.m. and light refreshments will be to spark spirited discussion at board meetings. That provided. said, stakeholders do not, as a rule, reach out to the I would like to assure program participants that no pro- Fund board to talk about what aspects of the program gram changes are in the works. These forums and the Fund they support or think are working well. Generally, the survey are simply part of a fact-fnding mission so that the people who speak out are advocating for various pro- Fund board can get a clearer idea of the needs, opinions, and gram tweaks. Moreover, the Fund has come to realize suggestions of a broad cross-section of constituents. That that most input comes from a relatively small group said, the incentive program affects the lives and businesses of voices. of all, so I believe all participants should listen to what fellow The upshot is that, in order to serve all its stake- stakeholders are thinking and make their views known. holders, the Fund board—on which I am the NYTB I strongly urge you to attend one or both meetings to listen appointee—decided to create opportunities this and make your voice heard. I hope for a good turnout at both spring for a greater number of interested parties to events and look forward to a lively and informative exchange voice their opinions. of ideas. 6 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | May 2018 BUSTIN STONES City Zip - Shesasurething, by Prospectors Gamble Fee: $5,000 LF/SN Waldorf Farm, P.O. Box 959, North Chatham, NY 12132 • Tel: (518) 766-7472 • Farm Office: (518) 766-9400 • Fax: (518) 766-7080 Inquiries to: Jerry Bilinski, DVM, owner and manager • Cell: (518) 461-8424 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.waldorffarm.com NewsNEW YORK DERBY PLAYER Richard Leahy-bred Audible headed toward Churchill Downs BY ERIC MITCHELL AND EVAN HAMMONDS MOVING FORWARD off his open- pool that closed April 8. Handicappers New York-bred to win the Derby in 143 lengths score in the Feb. 3 Holy Bull peg him as the third choice behind Jus- runnings. Stakes (G2), New York-bred Audible tify at 3-1 and Mendelssohn at 5-1. Last Bred by Richard Leahy (Oak Bluff stamped himself a major player for the year’s champion juvenile male, Good Stables), Audible sold as a yearling for May 5 Kentucky Derby Presented by Magic, and two-time grade 1 winner $175,000 at the 2016 Fasig-Tipton Sara- Woodford Reserve (G1) with a three- Bolt d’Oro were both 9-1 in the pool. toga sale of preferred New York-bred length victory March 31 in Gulfstream Audible races for China Horse Club, yearlings to 4H, then was a $500,000 Park’s Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1). Head of Plains Partners, Starlight purchase by China Horse Club and A week later the Todd Pletch- Racing, and WinStar Farm. A win in WinStar Farm from Crupi’s New Castle er-trained Audible closed at 7-1 in the the Derby would stand him alongside Farm at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Florida fnal Kentucky Derby Future Wager WinStar-bred Funny Cide, the only select 2-year-old sale. COGLIANESE PHOTOS New York-bred Audible, by Into Mischief, is one of the favorites for the May 5 Kentucky Derby 8 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | May 2018 Leahy’s involvement with the Derby contender goes back to the colt’s second dam, Fahamore. The daughter of Gulch was part of the partnership group racing as Waterville Lake Stable, and Leahy was a member. She made only one start and later Leahy bought her for himself for $37,000 at the 2003 Keeneland November sale. The mare went on to produce four winners, including multiple stakes win- ner and graded-placed Akilina, who is the dam of graded-placed stakes winner Governor Malibu and grade 1-placed stakes winner Rieno Tesoro; stakes- placed Kitty Panda; and winner Blue Devil Bel, who is the dam of Audible. “The three half sisters have been sim- ilar in many ways, in looks and ability,” said Leahy, a resident of Westchester County, N.Y., and a founding principal of the Episteme Capital investment com- pany. “It is fun to see that competitive desire. In Blue Devil Bel and her son JOE DiORIO Audible, they seem to have very similar China Horse Club’s Teo Ah Khing with Audible afer the Florida Derby personalities.” Leahy said Blue Devil Bel’s race re- cord—7-4-1 in 20 starts—does not ac- her genes with Audible gives me great yearling; an Uncle Mo—Akilina year- curately refect the ability she possessed pleasure.” ling; a 3-year-old named Peril, who is because she had a minor injury after her Leahy’s team includes trainer Chris- a daughter of Ghostzapper out of Aki- third race, which was not severe enough tophe Clement, whom Oak Bluff and lina; and a yearling flly by Freud out to prevent her from racing but compro- Waterville Lake have been using as their of a mare Leahy just sold named Lady mised her ability to excel in top company.