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Raising the bar

MAYBRY’S BOYB r o a d B r u s h - A l y ’ s C o n q u e s t , b y A l y d a r

Bred and owned by Flying Zee Stable, SPORTWRITER was bred, foaled and raised at Highcliff Farm and istrained by Carlos Martin.

Jockey Ryan Curatolo encouraged SPORTSWRITER despite his greenness through the stretch and as the 2YO continued to close in with good energy he had to recover from a drifting runner to go on and win the MdSpWt by three-quarters of a length.

Debut Winner atComes Full Circle for Freshman Sire Maybry’s Boy

Property of R. A. Hill Stable

Graded stakes winner MAYBRY’S BOY won the Spectacular Bid at three after breaking his maiden over 7f in 1:22 and change at two. A winner every year from 2 to 7, MAYBRY’S BOY’s first six dams all produced stakes winners - including graded winning sprinters, routers, juveniles, and turf stars.

Just days after MAYBRY’S BOY’s returned to Highcliff his first winner, SPORTSWRITER captured the ninth race at Saratoga on Aug. 5

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First Winner and Two Third Place Finishers

Flying Zee Stable’s homebred GOODTIME BOYis one of nine first crop runners by Freshman Sire STONESIDER.

A son of GIANT’S CAUSEWAY, STONESIDER won his onlystart as a two-year-old on the dirt at Belmont in 1:032.32 defeating Flashy Bull, currently the nation’s leading freshman sire.

Two-year-old GOODTIME BOY got up late after an eventful trip to win at the Spa!

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4 NEW YORK BREEDER September 2011

Cover Image: Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred salePhoto by: NYTB/Debra Roma

Executive Director’s letter..............................6

News .............................................................9A New York Racing Association call center will be based in Amherst,

ending a tiff between the organization and Gov. Andrew Cuomo;

a revised New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development

Fund budget will provide $820,000 in additional purse money;

Hopeful Stakes (G1) winner Dublin will stand the 2012 season at

Keane Stud

Sale numbers soar .......................................13Expected money coming from VLTs bolsters prices at New York-

bred yearling sale

Better than average......................................16New York-breds played a major role in the recent Belmont Park

spring-summer meeting, filling almost one-quarter of the overall

racing program

Pedigree Profile: Giant Ryan ........................18Smile Sprint Handicap winner Giant Ryan emerges from line of

Comely Nell’s daughter Priceless Fame

Racing Roundup ..........................................20Familiar faces Ibboyee and Icabad Crane return to the winner’s

circle at Saratoga

New York-bred stakes winners .....................21A look at the New York-bred runners who scored stakes victories

in July and August

Sires of winners ...........................................24Sires of New York-bred and -sired runners who won allowance

races, stakes races, and overnight handicaps; plus sires of all

juvenile winners

Leading Fund earners ..................................25Leading owners and breeders of Fund awards in 2011

Leading breeders by earnings ......................26Leaders by New York-bred earnings in 2011

Calendar of events .......................................29Upcoming stakes, sales, and events in New York

CONTENTS

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September 2011

NEW YORK THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS INC.President: Barry R. OstragerVice President: Thomas J. Gallo IIISecretary-Treasurer: Vivien MalloyDirectors:

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Directors Emeritus:John NerudPaul A. Schosberg

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The Saratoga meet is always packed with mem-orable events both on and off the track. For me,two “off-track” events will really stand out thisyear, and they took place on the same weekend.

I am referring first, of course, to the monumen-tally successful Fasig-Tipton New York-bred pre-ferred yearling sale that took place on August 13and 14. I’m sure you all joined me in celebratingthe outstanding results: 28.9% more horses offeredover the two days (183); 31.9% more horses sold(124), and total sales up a staggering 83%($6,725,500). The average price for a yearling in-creased 38.7% to $54,238 and the median price rose16.7% to $35,000. Even the buy-back rate, whichcast a slight shadow over the dramatic gains in thefirst session, righted itself by the end of the second session, show-ing a slightly improved final number (32.2%) over last year (33.8%).The numbers reflect what I also witnessed on the sales grounds:enormous excitement about the future of New York racing andbreeding, the return of old faces and arrival of new. By any mea-sure, we have the first concrete returns on New York’s video lot-tery terminals (VLTs) investment that will be coming at Aqueduct.

In its own way, just as memorable for me—and I believe forover 100 audience members consisting of breeders, owners, in-dustry officials, press, and the general public—was NYTB’s NewNew York Forum held at the sales pavilion on the morning be-fore the first session of the sale. For those of you who were un-able to attend, I would like to summarize some of the high points.

New York Racing Association President and Chief Executive Of-

ficer Charles Hayward, the first of five to take themicrophone, spoke to the high level of cooperationbetween NYRA and [racino operator] Genting dur-ing the construction of the Aqueduct racino, andtipped his hat to the horsemen for all the accom-modations that they have had to make over thewinter. Hayward reviewed the stats for state-bredraces run by NYRA in the last two years, noting adecline in the number of races this year, but an over-all increase in purses. After running 699 state-bredraces last year, NYRA will run around 600 this year,which is the number stipulated in their franchiseagreement. Hayward fully expects a rebound to theearlier high numbers of restricted races after the foalcrop recovers. He also pointed out in response to a

question, that the current NYRA franchise contract provides agood legal basis, should the state government try to change any-thing about the VLT splits, as has happened in other states.

In some ways, the highlight of the morning was the informa-tive and almost spellbinding slide presentation by Michael Speller,president of Resorts World New York. Speller did everything fromoutlining the basics about the Genting Group, the largest gam-ing operator in the world, to mapping out the Aqueduct racino,the first phase of which, the “Times Square Casino,” is sched-uled to open in October. The second phase, the “Fifth AvenueCasino” on the second floor, which is scheduled to open in De-cember, will include an exclusive club for high-end patrons toattract customers who currently go to casinos out of state.

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Very bright days aheadby Jeffrey A. Cannizzo, Executive Director

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Genting estimates thatthe racino, which he be-lieves is currently thebiggest job creation ini-tiative in the state, willsupply approximately$120-million in additionalannual support for theNew York racing andbreeding industries: $55-million in purses, $10-million to the Fund,$23-million for NYRA op-erating support, and $31-million for NYRA capitalsupport. After noting that“On [August 16] you willsee the first slot machinesroll onto the property,”Spelling said, “We arethrilled to be here in New York state. We are working almost aroundthe clock right now to get this done.”

Fasig-Tipton Marketing Director Terence Collier, who beganhis career with Fasig-Tipton as director of advertising and mar-keting in 1976, enunciated the most controversial views of themorning in a vigorous advocacy of breeding New York-breds pri-marily for success in open competition. Whether you agree ordisagree, I think it is important you should attend closely to thefollowing excerpts of what the marketing director of the salescompany that sells your yearlings had to say.

“We have to change the perception of New York-breds,” Col-lier said. “We have to make them competitive in open company.That’s always been the test of the Thoroughbred and always willbe. So as much as we applaud the closed program of restrictedracing for New York-breds, it will not be untilthey compete on thewidest platform againstthe widest group of com-petitors that they will earnthe respect I know theycan generate.

“As the purses for theNYRA program blossom,every top owner andtrainer in North Americawill want to run at Bel-mont Park, Aqueduct,and Saratoga.

“The challenge forevery breeder of a NewYork-bred is to producea Thoroughbred capableof competing in opencompany in one of themost competitive race cir-cuits in the world.

“We have all seen state-bred programs open, grow, and then,by most measures, fail. In my opinion, the reason for failure isclosed, restricted racing and protected programs for narrow self-interested groups.”

Collier believes everyone will succeed in the next five years,but “the challenge will be to maintain that growth over the next

decade. If the New Yorkprogram is to endure,we need more FunnyCides. Let’s keep theprogram as open as pos-sible. Let’s richly rewardquality. Let’s make NewYork-bred state pro-grams the envy of allothers.”

Rick Violette, presi-dent of the New YorkThoroughbred Horse-men’s Association,made a few observa-tions about the rapiditywith which the Gentingproject has progressed,not to mention praisingthe resiliency of thehorses through the pro-cess, many of whom

have now, in his opinion, been rendered “bomb-proof.”Violette also made the interesting—and I think valid—point

that ultimately the VLT delay may prove to be a blessing in dis-guise. “As long as this wait has been, the ten years of crisisand the sleepless nights, and wondering whether you’re goingto stay in New York or go elsewhere, we actually might end uplucky because Genting was certainly the right entity at the righttime with the financial wherewithal to go full speed ahead.”

The purpose of my own presentation was to contrast thegrim statistics of the recent past with the promise of the fu-ture. I first showed slides that spoke to the ravages on the NewYork breeding program over the past five or six years, withwhich you are all so familiar: A decline in the number of farmsin New York (-25%), number of mares participating in the pro-

gram (-37%), foal crop(-27%), jobs (-4,000),and stallion population(-57%). In the cycle ofdecline, pari-mutuelhandle has dropped, re-ducing Fund Revenuein turn to the tune of34%, leaving largerand larger proportionsof money owed inawards unpaid, andforcing a 50% reduc-tion in awards for sec-ond and third place.

Then I could turn tothe rosier, much rosierfuture. The accompa-nying slide is worth athousand words. Onthe basis of—in myopinion—a conserva-tive estimate of $350

win per machine rate, in 2014 the Fund can look for a 100% in-crease in revenue.

NYTB President Barry Ostrager concluded the program bythanking all the participants and hailing the unparalleled “truepartnership” of NYTB, NYRA, and NYTHA over the past severalyears.


LETTER from page 6

NEW YORK BREEDER September 2011 9

In an unusual win-win conclusion to a NewYork Racing Association disagreement with stategovernment, NYRA and Governor Andrew M.Cuomo settled their differences over phone-bettingjobs with neither being forced to back down.

Cuomo announced on August 8 that a ChurchillDowns Inc. subsidiary, Churchill Downs Tech-nology Initiatives Co., would open a new callcenter in Amherst, near Buffalo, and would hire60 employees. Cuomo estimated the investmentat $750,000.

NYRA had angered the first-year governorwhen it contracted with Churchill Downs for call-center services for its NYRA Rewards phone-betting operation. Efforts to counteract the clo-

sure of New York City Off-Track BettingCorp. in December had resulted in asizable increase in phone-betting ac-tivity, and NYRA made the move to im-prove customer service.

The NYRA employees who had beenproviding the phone-betting services

were assigned, so no layoffs resulted. Cuomo, however, de-manded that the jobs remain in New York instead of Oregon,where Churchill’s call center is located. The governor got hiswish, and NYRA did not capitulate.

“I am pleased that we were able to bring thesejobs back to New York,” Cuomo said. “The pro-posal to move these jobs out of state should neverhave happened, and I want to thank NYRA and[Empire State Development] for their hard workin reaching this agreement and preserving theseNew York-based jobs.”

Empire State Development helped the ChurchillDowns subsidiary to identify the Amherst op-tion. No state incentives are involved.

“We were pleased to work with Empire StateDevelopment to help [Churchill Downs Tech-nology Initiatives] find a New York location forour telebet operations,” NYRA President CharlesHayward said.

John D. Sabini, chairman of the New York State Racing andWagering Board, said the agreement benefited all parties.

“This is a winning solution for taxpayers, the racing industry,and the countless dedicated workers who keep world-class rac-ing thriving in the Empire State,” Sabini said. “Gov. Cuomo’scommitment to putting New Yorkers back to work is exempli-fied with this result, and, as the regulatory body that overseesNYRA, it was paramount to the Racing and Wagering Board thatthese jobs remain in New York state. I applaud Gov. Cuomo,[Empire State Development], and NYRA for working together toreach this conclusion.”

New York News

New call center ends NYRA-Cuomo tiff

Churchill Downs subsidiary to open $750,000 operation with 60 jobs in Buffalo area

A revised New York State Thor-oughbred Breeding and Devel-opment Fund budget will provide$820,000 in additional pursemoney to Finger Lakes racetrackand the New York Racing Asso-ciation tracks.

The additional purse contri-bution was approved on August4 and announced by fund Chair-man John D. Sabini and Execu-tive Director Tracy Egan.

By statute, Finger Lakes willreceive 60% of the money, or$492,000. NYRA’s share totals$328,000. The budget revisionresulted from increased revenues

from NYRA and lower than an-ticipated stallion and breederawards.

Established in 1973, the Thor-oughbred Breeding and Devel-opment Fund distributes morethan $40-million in incentives,breeder, stallion and ownerawards and purse money for NewYork-bred horses annually. Thefund is financed through a smallpercentage of total wagers onThoroughbred racing in New York.The fund also receives revenuefrom a small percentage of VLTrevenues at Finger Lakes and, be-ginning this fall, Aqueduct.

Purse enhancements for Finger Lakes and NYRA

The New York Fund will provide $820,000 inadditional purses this year

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Dublin headedto Keane StudDublin, winner of the 2009 Three Chim-

neys Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga RaceCourse, has been retired and will standthe 2012 season at Keane Stud in Amenia.

Spendthrift Farm purchased the four-year-old Afleet Alex colt specifically to ex-pand into the New York market, which isexpected to grow considerably after rev-enue from the Aqueduct racino begins toflow into the industry this fall.

Spendthrift also will introduce its “Sharethe Upside” program with Dublin. Theprogram offers breeders the chance to breedtwo mares to a stallion, pay both stud fees,and then have a lifetime breeding right inthe stallion.

“We’re thrilled to be able to offer NewYork breeders our Share the Upside pro-gram, and Dublin is a great first horse todo just that,” Spendthrift owner B. WayneHughes said.

Out of the Storm Bird mare Classy Mi-rage, Dublin was bred by Peter Blum andGerry Dilger. A $525,000 purchase byowners Robert Baker and William Mackat the 2008 Keeneland September yearlingsale, Dublin was trained throughout hiscareer by Racing Hall of Fame member D.Wayne Lukas and won the Hopeful by twolengths. He placed in three graded stakesat three before finishing seventh in theKentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands(G1) and a troubled fifth in the PreaknessStakes (G1).

“New York breeders should be very fa-miliar with Dublin,” said Ned Toffey, Spend-thrift’s general manager. “He was a dynamicGrade 1 winner in that state, as were bothhis sire, Afleet Alex, and dam, Classy Mi-rage. On top of his ability and pedigree,Dublin is also a must-see individual.”

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Membership Article 5 (a)Members in the following categories shall have voting privi-

leges and may run for the board of directors: Corporate Member(4 members, 1 vote), Joint Member (2 members, 2 votes) or In-dividual Member (1 member, 1 vote)

Members in the following category shall have all of the sameprivileges and benefits of membership, but shall not have the rightto vote, run for the board of directors, or sign a nominating peti-tion for a board candidate: Associate Member (1 member, no vot-ing rights)

Duties of Directors Article 6 (e) (3)It shall be the duty of each director to make [their best] every

effort to attend each and every board meeting. Should a directorfail to attend three board meetings during a twelve-month period,the director may be removed from the board by majority vote ofthe other directors at a regular or special meeting of the board.

Meetings of Directors Article 6 (f)An annual directors’ meeting shall be held as soon as practi-

cable after the selection of the directors and after Jan. 1 of thenew year at a time and place designated by the Executive Direc-tor and approved by one or more NYTB officers or as determinedby the Board. Notification of the annual meeting of directors shallbe in writing and mailed to each director not less than ten (10)days prior to the meeting.

Officers Article 7At the annual directors’ meeting of the NYTB Board of Direc-

tors, the NYTB Board of Directors, the NYTB Executive Director

shall open the meeting by taking nominations from Board mem-bers for the positions of President, Vice-President and Secretary/Treasurer. By a majority vote of the Board’s members, the NYTBPresident, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer shall be selected.Each term of office shall be for two years except for those direc-tors who may be elected to a one (1) year term following the adop-tion of these by-laws. A director elected to a one (1) year termmay hold office an officer for the term of his election. whose two-year term on the Board has only one year remaining. The officer-term for those directors shall by one year.

Committees Article 9There shall be two committees of the Board of Directors. The

Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice-President,Secretary-Treasurer, the NYTB Executive Director, and two addi-tional members of the Board of Directors selected by the Board ofDirectors. The Executive Committee shall have the authority to trans-act all business of the association, which cannot be delayed untilthe next meeting of the Board, provided this authority does not ex-tend to the amendment of these by-laws. There shall also be a nom-inating committee. The nominating committee shall consist of twoBoard members selected by the Board of Directors, and at least one(1) member at large. The Nominating Committee shall be chargedwith nominating an individual to fill a seat on the Board which hasbeen vacated for any reason by a sitting director during his/her termof office. The Nominating Committee will also address any issuesarising during the annual the Board election process. By resolutionof the Board, additional committees may be formed.

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Expectations of an extremely strongshowing at the Fasig-Tipton Saratogapreferred New York-bred yearlingsale were realized with authority dur-ing the two days of selling on Au-gust 13-14 in Saratoga Springs.

The expectations were high head-ing into the New York-bred sale, withvideo lottery terminals set to finallycome online later this fall at Aque-duct and large purse incentives ex-pected in the Empire State. Buyers responded enthusiastically,and Fasig-Tipton reported sales on 124 yearlings for a near-record$6,725,500 during the two sessions.

The sale’s average price was $54,238, a 38.7% increase fromthe $39,106 average at last year’s sale. Median price also rosesharply, from $30,000 in 2010 to $35,000 this year. The sale’s buy-back rate, which ran high early in both sessions, came down toan acceptable level of 32.2% when selling was complete amid alate evening rainstorm on August 14.

“It was a fantastic sale,” said Boyd T. Browning Jr., Fasig-Tipton

president. “We had great interest froma variety of buyers, from end-users topinhookers, to New York-based folks,to non-New York-based folks. It was avery encouraging sale, not only for 2011but for the New York-bred programgoing forward. ... Hopefully it’s the be-ginning of a very, very profitable timefor the New York-bred program.”

The sale was bolstered by signifi-cant interest in the opening of the

casino at Aqueduct, which is expected to pump significant moneyinto the Empire State’s purse accounts.

“This time a year ago, we had some uncertainty,” Browningsaid. “But thank goodness we’re now under 100 days before yousee some of the slots in operation [at Aqueduct]. I’d like to thinkthat the results of both sales give us confidence to continue tomake the main sale the premier yearling sale in the world andfor this sale to be a great place to sell New York-breds.”

New York-bred sale resultsexceed lofty expectationsUpcoming money from VLTs bolsters prices at yearling sale

MO MONEYThe expected influx of money into the New York-bred program because of the new casino at Aqueduct had buyers in aspending mood at the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred yearling sale

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2011 Fasig-TiptonNew York-bred summary

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The star New York-bred was sold during the opening session—a colt by Dixie Union out of the small Winter Quarter Farm con-signment tucked into one of the barns that faces the back walkingring. Winter Quarter was one of the new consignors at the pre-ferred sale, and owner Don Robinson was richly rewarded forbringing yearlings to Saratoga for his New York clients.

Everett Dobson, bidding in the name of his Cheyenne Stablesthat co-owns recent Amsterdam Stakes (G2) winner Caleb’sPosse, secured the Dixie Union colt for $250,000 late in the open-ing session. Dobson, in the news recently as an investor in theThree Chimneys Stallion operation, made his fortune in thetelecommunications business and is a part owner of the Okla-homa City Thunder of the National Basketball Association.

“I liked his athleticism, I like Dixie Union, and he’s got a greatwalk and a great attitude,” Dobson said. “It certainly didn’t hurt[that the colt is a New York-bred]. I like to race in New York andI’m starting to develop a stable up here.

“I’ve been watching how he handled everything up here thelast few days and he checked all the boxes for me. What can Isay, I’m thrilled to be in New York.”

Robinson was equally thrilled in his first venture at the NewYork-bred sale.

“Needless to say I’ve been up here a lot through the years,”

said Robinson, a third-generation Kentuckian and former Ken-tucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers Club farm manager of theyear. “But I’ve been influenced by my clients. My clients race inNew York, they breed New York-breds, and they’re going to con-tinue to race in New York.

“The price was good and a bit more than I expected. That wasreally his best day. He was a nice horse. At Keeneland he’d prob-ably be a book two or book three type horse and he might getlost. Here he was able to stand out. You hope that you can dothat with a horse like him, but it doesn’t always work out thatway.”—Tom Law

2011 Highest prices

$250,000 c, yrlg., by Dixie Union—Dash for Money, by General Meet-ing. {Winter Quarter Farm, agent} Cheyenne Stables.

$185,000 c, yrlg., by Indygo Shiner—Free as Tristan, by Crafty Friend.{Darby Dan Farm, agent} John P. Fort.

$160,000 f, yrlg., by Invasor (Arg)—Fortunate Faith, by Fortunate Pros-pect. {Paramount Sales, agent} Northshore Bloodstock, agent.

$155,000 c, yrlg., by Orientate—Back Bay Lady, by A. P Jet. {VineryNew York, agent} Walter Sorace, agent.

$150,000 c, yrlg., by Lion Heart—Birthday Wire, by Birdonthewire.{Hidden Brook Farm, agent} Nick de Meric, agent.

$150,000 c, yrlg., by Ready’s Image—Queen of Valentine, by StormCreek. {Thorndale Farm, agent} Nick de Meric, agent.

$140,000 f, yrlg., by Yes It’s True—Who Fu, by Fusaichi Pegasus. {De-nali Stud, agent for Elise Benedict Browne} John Confort.

$135,000 c, yrlg., by Read the Footnotes—Age of Silver, by SilverDeputy. {Denali Stud, agent} Crupi’s New Castle Farm, agent forBrooklyn Boyz Stables.

$130,000 c, yrlg., by Forestry—Rose City, by Carson City. {Denali Stud,agent for Elise Benedict Browne} Black Swan Stables.

$130,000 c, yrlg., by War Pass—Lake Princess, by Salt Lake. {Four StarSales, agent for Glencrest Farm} David Scanlon, agent.

$130,000 f, yrlg., by Dixie Union—Deputy Dear, by Deputy Minister.{Summerfield, agent} Stacy Yagoda.

“We had great interest froma variety of buyers, fromend-users to pinhookers,to New York-based folks,to non-New York-basedfolks. It was a very en-couraging sale, not only for2011 but for the New York-bred program going for-ward. … Hopefully, it’s the

beginning of a very, very profitable time forthe New York-bred program.”

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2011 Leading consignors and agentsBy total sales

Name No. offered No. sold TotalDenali Stud 16 11 $1,007,000Vinery New York 25 15 819,000Paramount Sales 12 8 585,000Thorndale Farm 9 7 517,000Rhapsody Farm and Hidden Lake Farm 12 10 360,000Summerfield 6 5 355,000Harry L. Landry Bloodstock 13 9 354,000Hidden Brook Farm 9 6 345,000Winter Quarter Farm 3 2 330,000Fort Christopher’s Thoroughbreds 6 5 255,000

By average, two or more soldName No. offered No. sold AverageWinter Quarter Farm 3 2 $165,000Darby Dan Farm 3 2 104,500Denali Stud 16 11 91,545Thorndale Farm 9 7 73,857Paramount Sales 12 8 73,125Summerfield 6 5 71,000Highclere Sales 3 2 65,000Eastwynd Sales 3 3 62,333Hidden Brook Farm 9 6 57,500Vinery New York 25 15 54,600

2011 Leading buyers

No.purchased Total

Nick de Meric, agent 6 $505,000Crupi’s New Castle Farm, agent 6 305,000Live Oak Plantation 4 295,000GoldMark Farm 7 270,000Cheyenne Stables 1 250,000Brooklyn Boyz Stables (agent Crupi’s New Castle Farm) 2 235,000Stacy Yagoda 3 208,000Patrice Miller/EQB Inc., agent 2 195,000John P. Fort 1 185,000John Forma 6 167,000Northshore Bloodstock, agent 1 160,000

2011 Leading sires(by average, two or more sold)

No. sold AverageDixie Union 2 $190,000Indygo Shiner 2 132,500Orientate 2 120,000Lion Heart 2 105,000Big Brown 2 92,500First Defence 2 90,000Majestic Warrior 2 85,000Forestry 2 80,000Tale of the Cat 2 75,000Langfuhr 3 74,000

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New York Racing Association officials justifiably were pleasedwith the 2011 Belmont Park spring-summer race meeting. Asmuch as anything, the 55-date season (one day was lost to foulweather) proved that NYRA has survived the closure of NewYork City Off-Track Betting Corp.

Owners of New York-breds had several reasons to be pleasedwith the Belmont meet, which extended from April 29 throughJuly 17. As always, state-breds played a major role in the pre-mier East Coast meeting, filling almost one-quarter of the over-all racing program.

The native New Yorkers also beat many of the Belmont meet’sstatistical yardsticks, including average overnight purse and fieldsize. The New York-bred races were concentrated in the upperlevels of NYRA Director of Racing P. J. Campo’s condition bookand filled well.

Here are some of the key statistics for New York-breds fromthe spring-summer meet:

• Races restricted to New York-breds accounted for 123 of 526races, or 23.3% of the entire racing program.

• New York-breds raced for purses totaling $5.2-million, anaverage of $41,881 per race. The average was close to the me-dian New York-bred purse of $42,000.

• Belmont’s overnight purses for New York-bred races aver-aged $39,047, a significant premium over the meet’s averageovernight purse of $35,483. While the New York-bred average

purse of $41,881 was below the overall meet average of $48,985,the difference was due to stakes money paid out in open races,including the $1-million Belmont Stakes (G1).

• New York-bred races offered an average field size of 8.1horses per race, which was well above the overall average of 7.5starters per race.

Race conditionsThe healthy average purse for New York-bred races occurred

because the program is focused on non-claiming races, whichaccounted for 83.7% of restricted races and 92.5% of purses.No open claiming races were offered, and maiden claimers filledonly 20 races, or approximately one in six New York-bred racesat the meet.

Fifteen of those maiden-claiming races were for a $16,000 tagand carried an $18,000 purse; the five maiden claimers for a$35,000 price each had $23,000 purses. Overall, the maidenclaimers averaged $21,190.

Stakes races are the richest events on the New York-bred sched-ule, and those nine races averaged $77,778. Four of them car-ried $100,000 purses, and the remainder paid $60,000 each.

The Belmont meet contributed significantly to the number ofNew York-bred winners. In addition to the 20 maiden claimers,the Belmont program offered 40 maiden special weight races, orroughly one-third of all restricted races. Those maiden special

Beating the averagesNew York-breds fare well at Belmont Park’s spring-summer race meet

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STREET GAMEFlying Z Stables colt captures the Hill Prince Stakes on June 18 at Belmont Park

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weight races paid an average purse of $42,650.Allowance races were the next largest category with 31 races,

or one in every four New York-bred contests. The allowanceraces offered an average purse of $43,368.

Other than stakes races, the highest purses were paid to op-tional allowance-claimers. Those 22 races had an average purseof $44,272.

Age and sexBelmont’s conditions for New York-breds make almost no dis-

tinction between three-year-olds and their elders. Three-year-olds, whether male or female, were expected to race against theirelders. In all, 117 races carried three-and-up conditions, leavingonly six races to other categories.

Of those 117 races, 64 were open and had an average purseof $39,725. The 53 races restricted to fillies and mares carriedan average purse of $40,924. In addition to offering a similarnumber of races, these three-and-up contests were highly sym-metrical. The open races averaged 7.1 furlongs, and the filly-and-mare editions averaged 7.0 furlongs. Both had average fieldsizes of 8.2 starters.

The only three-year-old races were two $100,000 stakes onJune 26, one for males (the Mike Lee Stakes, won by Preachinto-thedevil) and one for fillies (the Bouwerie Stakes, won by AvaK.) The Mike Lee had six starters, and the Bouwerie had five.

The Belmont meet offered no New York-bred stakes races fortwo-year-olds, but the four two-year-old races—two open racesand two for fillies—carried stakes-level money of $60,000 in eachmaiden special weight. The males averaged 8.5 starters, and thefillies averaged eight starters.

Field size and surfaceTo an extent, field size was inversely proportionate to purse

amounts. After one New York-bred starter allowance with sixstarters, stakes races had the smallest average fields, with 6.2starters per race. The next smallest fields were for the optionalallowance-claimers, which averaged 7.2 per race, well below theNew York-bred meet average of 8.1.

Picking up the slack were allowance races and maiden con-tests. The maiden special weight races averaged 8.9 starters, andallowance races had an average of 8.5 starters. The maidenclaimers attracted an average of eight starters per race.

Also helping the average field size was the weather, althoughbreeding-farm owners and other farmers were unlikely to cheer.Campo’s condition book offered a balance of dirt races (62) andturf contests (61).

Relatively dry conditions in the meet’s second half resulted inonly three races being moved from the turf to the main track.The last turf-to-dirt switch occurred on June 18, almost a monthbefore the meet closed on July 17.

As always, the turf races filled well, averaging 8.9 starters perrace, while the dirt races averaged 7.4 starters. The switched

races had an average of seven starters.Turf racing usually is associated with longer distances, but the

disparity between dirt and grass was not especially large at theBelmont spring-summer meet. The New York-bred dirt races av-eraged 6.7 furlongs, and grass contests averaged 7.3. The longestdistances were for the three switched races, at an average of 7.5furlongs.

Meet leadersThe 21⁄2-month meeting did not produce any three-time win-

ners in restricted New York-bred races, but 11 horses put togethertwo winning performances. Among them, seven collected bothmaiden special weight and allowance victories in New York-bredraces.

One of them, Flying Zee Stable’s Street Game, stepped up hisgame after the two May victories and won the Hill Prince Stakes(G3) on June 18. The three-year-old Street Cry (Ire) colt out ofThunder Achiever, by Thunder Puddles, was bred by NustarBreeding LLC. His Belmont purses in both open and restrictedraces totaled $110,400.

Also notable was Ava K., who won the $60,000 WanderingCloud Stakes before she took the Bouwerie. Bred and owned bySugar Maple Farm and H. Lewis Rapaport, the three-year-oldDixie Union filly out of Bedside Manner, by Dr. Blum, previouslyhad finished third in the open Wanda Stakes on May 8. Sheearned $102,000 during the Belmont meeting.

The meet’s leading stallion by New York-bred wins was Freud,the multiple New York champion sire who stands for Sequel Stal-lions at Keane Stud. The Storm Cat horse out of Mariah’s Storm,by Rahy, had seven individual winners of seven races.

Close behind Freud was City Zip, with six winners and sixwins. Third on the list was Sequel’s Hook and Ladder with fivewinners and the same number of wins. The Sequel stallion hadboth two-year-old filly winners, Bait and Hook It Up. AnotherSequel stallion, Read the Footnotes, was fourth with four winsby three individuals.

Three broodmare sires with strong New York connections tiedwith four wins by three individual starters. Longtime New Yorksires A. P Jet and Thunder Puddles were joined by Devil’s Bag,who was 1983 two-year-old male champion while trained inNew York by Racing Hall of Fame member Woody Stephens.

Don Clippinger is a contributing editor to THOROUGHBRED TIMES.


AVA K.Wins a pair of New York-bred stakes races this summer

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The Belmont meet contributedsignificantly to the number of

New York-bred winners. In additionto the 20 maiden claimers, the

Belmont program offered 40 maidenspecial weight races, or roughly one-third of all restricted races


Giant Ryan took a giant step forward in his racing ca-reer when he won the Smile Sprint Handicap (G2) onCalder Race Course's Summit of Speed program on July9. It was the third 2011 stakes victory and fifth straightwin for the five-year-old Freud horse, who is owned byShivananda Parbhoo and trained by his father, BisnathParboo.

Giant Ryan's success this year serves as a reminderof the enduring influence of his fourth dam, ComelyNell, a nearly blind mare who has had a significantimpact on American breeding over three decades.

By Commodore M., Comely Nell was out of Nellie L.,a daughter of 1934 champion two-year-old filly NellieFlag and winner of the 1943 Kentucky Oaks and AcornStakes for Calumet Farm. Comely Nell was unable to racebecause of her limited vision and was sold privately asa yearling to Red Bull Stable in 1963. It was one of thebest purchases in the annals of American bloodstock.

Red Bull was the partnership of two Louisville busi-nessmen, Marvin Waldman and Sam Lyon, who ownedComely Nell in partnership with legendary bloodstockagent Lee Eaton's Eaton Farms. Marty Fallon, a respectedtrainer in Kentucky and later in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,recommended Eaton to Waldman and Lyon, and they began theiroperation in the early 1960s.

Comely Nell produced a remarkable family for the partner-ship. Undoubtedly, her most accomplished offspring was BoldForbes, the Irish Castle colt who won the 1976 Kentucky Derby(G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1). Bred by Red Bull and Eaton Farms,Bold Forbes subsequently was voted champion three-year-oldmale. At stud, Bold Forbes sired 29 stakes winners, includingten graded stakes winners.

Comely Nell's reputation also grew on the strength of her

daughters. See You At the Top, by Riva Ridge, was the dam ofLife At the Top, a multiple stakes winner for L. R. French Jr. andtrainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Red Bull, Eaton Farms, and the Seminole Syndicate bred theSeattle Slew filly, who won the 1986 Mother Goose Stakes (G1)and Ladies Handicap (G1). At stud, Life At the Top producedGroup 3 winner Elizabeth Bay, who was a graded stakes producerherself.

Life At the Top also was money in the bank. She sold for$800,000 at the Keeneland July selected yearling sale and wassold as a broodmare prospect in 1987 for $1.1-million at the Fasig-

Tipton Kentucky Night of the Stars mixedsale. The following November, she returnedto the Keeneland pavilion in foal to Mr.Prospector and was sold for $1.9-million.

Priceless FameComely Nell's daughter Priceless Fame,

a full sister to Bold Forbes, also was price-less at stud and in the sales ring. She wasa modest winner on the track and, like SeeYou At the Top, she was highly successfulwhen matched with Kentucky's top sires.

Priceless Fame's first foal, the *Grey DawnII colt Dunbeath, propelled her into the eliteranks. He won the 1982 William Hill Fu-turity (Eng-G1) and Royal Lodge Stakes(Eng-G2) to rank among the year's top ju-veniles. Although Dunbeath was unable tomaintain that form beyond his two-year-old year, he established Priceless Fame asa source of precocious, top-level runners. That reputation carried into the sales ringthe following year when Red Bull and EatonFarms sold Priceless Fame's Alydar colt,

A Priceless pedigreeGiant Ryan emerges from line of Comely Nell’s daughter Priceless Fame

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Giant Ryan, b. h., 2006Nearctic 54Natalma 57New Providence 56Shining Sun 62Bold Ruler 54Somethingroyal 52Crimson Satan 59Bolero Rose 58Red God 54Runaway Bride (GB) 62Halo 69Ballade 72Hail to Reason 58Bramalea 59Chieftain 61Ironically 60Nearctic 54Natalma 57Admiral’s Voyage 59*Petitioner 52Raise a Native 61Gold Digger 62Illustrious 65Hail to Beauty 69*Royal Charger 42*Source Sucree 40Swaps 52Miz Clementine 51Bold Ruler 54Castle Forbes 61Commodore M. 51Nellie L. 40

Northern Dancer 61

South Ocean 67

Secretariat 70

Crimson Saint 69

Blushing Groom (Fr) 74

Glorious Song 76

Roberto 69

Imsodear 67

Northern Dancer 61

Pas de Nom 68

Mr. Prospector 70

Stick to Beauty 73

*Turn-to 51

Sweet Clementine 60

Irish Castle 67

Comely Nell 62

Storm Bird 78681 fls, 63 SWsSI 3.10 DI=3.25

Terlingua 7611 fls, 2 SWsDI=3.63

Rahy 851,122 fls, 91 SWsSI 2.40 DI=1.74

Immense 796 fls, 3 SWsDI=2.43

Danzig 771,074 fls, 202 SWsSI 5.30 DI=4.71

Gold Beauty 795 fls, 2 SWsDI=2.71

Best Turn 66335 fls, 35 SWsSI 2.77 DI=7.36

Priceless Fame 7511 fls, 2 SWsDI=2.29

Storm Cat 834 wins, $570,610, SW1412 fls, 180 SWsSI 3.82 DI=4.00

Mariah’s Storm 9110 wins, $1,449,790, SW9 fls, 2 SWsDI=1.71

Dayjur 877 wins, $750,770Champion541 fls, 29 SWsSI 1.34 DI=2.85

Khwlah 811 win, $19,715, Spl8 fls, 0 SWsDI=2.67

Freud 98333 fls, 26 SWsSI 1.81 DI=2.38

Kheyrah 956 fls, 1 SWDI=3.25

subsequently named Saratoga Six, to Lukas for $2.2-million. Rac-ing for French and partners, the Alydar colt was brilliant andunbeaten until injury ended his career in late 1984. After hismaiden score at Hollywood Park, he won the Hollywood Juve-nile Championship Stakes (G2) before heading to Del Mar forvictories in the Balboa Stakes (G3) and Del Mar Futurity (G1).

Eaton and the Red Bull partners entered Priceless Fame in the1983 Keeneland November sale while she was carrying a fullsister to Saratoga Six, and she sold for $3.2-million to JeffryMorris, acting for Joseph O. Morrissey.

The Alydar filly, named Milliardaire, was a modest two-timewinner on the racetrack but, like many from Comely Nell's brood,she excelled in the sales ring and at stud. Morrissey entered herin the 1985 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings, andMike Rutherford bought her for $2.7-million.

Milliardaire produced one of 1994's top three-year-old fillies,Lakeway, winner of the Santa Anita Oaks (G1), Hollywood Oaks(G1), and Mother Goose. Lakeway produced stakes winner Sluice,by Seeking the Gold, and Sluice's daughter Mushka won theJuddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland Race Course.

Milliardaire was the only foal that Priceless Fame producedfor Morrissey, who sold the broodmare in foal to Seattle Slew atKeeneland's 1984 November sale for $6-million to Darley StudManagement.

Giant Ryan's familyBetween Dunbeath and Saratoga Six, Priceless Fame produced

the Best Turn filly Khwlah, who carried the family overseas. Of-fered by Red Bull and Eaton Farms at the 1982 Fasig-Tipton Sara-toga sale, the filly went for $550,000 to H. Thomson Jones, actingfor the Shadwell operation of Dubai's Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashidal Maktoum.

Khwlah was a modest runner who nonetheless picked upblack type with second-place finishes in the Premio Legnano(Ity-G2) and Preis der Stadt Baden-Baden. She producedKheyrah, a Dayjur filly who won three of six starts in lower-level competition.

Shadwell offered Kheyrah at Keeneland's 2002 January sale,and Lakland purchased her for $10,000, well beneath the saleaverage of $37,022. She proved to be a bargain for the New York-based operation, then owned by Becky Thomas and Lewis Lakin.

Kheyrah's first foal for the partnership, the Intidab colt Sen-tiero Rosso, sold for $22,000 at the following year's Ocala Breeders’Sales Co.’s January sale. He won four of 45 starts, placed in alisted two-year-old race in England, and earned $55,250.

Kheyrah was bred to first-year sire Freud in 2002, and the re-sult was Psychotic Reaction, a New York-bred gelding who earned$131,275 in 36 starts. The mare was bred back to Freud in 2005,producing Giant Ryan for Thomas and Lakland.

Sold for $14,000 as a weanling at the OBS October mixed sale,Giant Ryan failed to meet his reserve at the OBS March 2008sale of two-year-olds in training and was purchased by ShivanandaRacing for $27,000 at the 2008 OBS June sale of horses of racingage.

Giant Ryan won two of three starts late in the year at Aque-duct and then was winless at three and four. His five-year-oldseason has yielded five wins from seven starts, a graded victory,and a guaranteed spot in the $1.5-million Sentient Jet Breeders'Cup Sprint (G1) at Churchill Downs on November 5. BisnathParboo said Giant Ryan might start in the Vosburgh Stakes (G1)at Belmont Park as a prep race for the Breeders' Cup Sprint.




For Ibboyee and Icabad Crane, thedroughts were rather long, althoughthey had shot for the stars and bothhad picked up black type in theinterim.

Icabad Crane, the six-year-old JumpStart gelding owned by Earle I. Mack,had been away from the winner’s circlefor more than five months, since avictory in the $60,000 G’Day MateStakes for New York-breds on Febru-ary 17 at Aqueduct. Anstu Stables’Ibboyee had gone even longer sincehis score in the New York Derby onJuly 17, 2010, at Finger Lakes.

Both prominent multiple New York-bred stakes winnersfound the historic confines of Saratoga Race Course to be veryfriendly at the beginning of the 2011 meet, although both hadto work hard for narrow victories. Icabad Crane won the $75,000Evan Shipman Stakes by a nose on July 25, and Ibboyee gotup late to win the $77,000 John Morrissey Stakes by a neckon August 3.

Neither stakes winner had been inactive between their victories, and both had picked up some additional black type.After his G’Day Mate victory, Icabad Crane had finished thirdin the William Donald Schaefer Memorial Stakes (G3) at Pim-lico Race Course on the Preakness Stakes (G1) undercard. Itwas familiar territory for Icabad Crane, who had won the 2008Federico Tesio Stakes and finished third to Big Brown in thatyear’s Preakness.

After the Schaefer, Mack and trainer Graham Motion sentIcabad Crane into the Suburban Handicap (G2) on July 2 atBelmont Park, where he finished sixth behind winner Flat Out.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Ibboyee had finished a close thirdin the Churchill Downs Stakes (G2), beaten a half-length by win-ner Aikenite on the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands(G1) undercard on May 7. At three last year, the Medallist coltfinished second in the Swale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park andthe Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct.

Both Ibboyee and Icabad Crane certainly were due for

victories, and both found themselvesin tough company in their respectiveNew York-bred stakes races. Bothhad to make determined late runsto overtake game front-runners toearn their way to Saratoga’s win-ner’s circle.

Neither was favored in their re-turns to New York-bred stakes. Withthree horses scratched, Icabad Cranewent off as the 2.15-to-1 second bet-ting choice behind 1.55-to-1 Stormy’sMajesty in a field of five for the 11⁄8-mile Shipman. As expected, Well-spring Stables’ Stormy’s Majesty went

to the lead under Edgar Prado and led by four lengths after sixfurlongs while Icabad Crane raced near the back of the field.

Jockey Rajiv Maragh put Icabad Crane into gear on the finalturn, but they still trailed the front-runner by three lengths atthe furlong pole. Mack’s gelding gradually cut into the lead andgrabbed the advantage right before the finish line.

“I knew it was going to take a lot for my horse to catch up,”Maragh said. “[Stormy’s Majesty] had put quite a bit of separa-tion between myself and the field. But my horse ran as hard ashe could.”

Icabad Crane covered the distance in 1:51.42 on a sloppy, sealedtrack.

After the winner’s circle presentation, Mack conceded thatIcabad Crane’s misspelled name was a case of miscommunica-tion. He knows well the story of Ichabod Crane in WashingtonIrving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

“I went to school in Sleepy Hollow, so I know just where theheadless horseman rode,” he said.

Icabad Crane was bred by Gallagher’s Stud, as was his two-year-old half brother by Corinthian, who was purchased for$120,000 at the 2010 Keeneland September yearling sale. Mackhas named him Van Tassel—for the family Crane visited beforehis encounter with the headless horseman—and the colt is intraining at the Fair Hill Training Center with Motion.

The 61⁄2-furlong Morrissey pitted Pletcher against one of hisprincipal clients, Mike Repole. Be Bullish, owned by Repole andtrained by George Weaver, was favored at 1.30-to-1 over Ibboyeeat 1.35-to-1.

Be Bullish, who had been acquired for $75,000 by the claimsbox in his previous start, pressed the pace of Mineswept, tookthe lead at the top of the stretch, and opened a 11⁄2-lengthadvantage at the furlong pole.

Ibboyee, ridden by John Velazquez, was fourth at that markerbut slashed into the five-length disadvantage to win by a neck.

“At the eighth pole, I thought I might not get there, but at thesixteenth pole I thought I could,” Velazquez said.

Pletcher said the outcome was his dream scenario for the Mor-rissey, and he had been kidding Repole about it in the weekpreceding the race. “I feel a little bit bad for him,” he said.


The comeback kidsIbboyee and Icabad Crane return to the winner’s circle at Saratoga

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AHVEE’S DESTINYSMART AND FANCY S.Saratoga Race Course, August 1, $78,000g, purse$78,000, 3&up, f&m, 51/2fT, firm, 1:02.17 (CR 1:00.59).

AHVEE’S DESTINY, 121, ch. m. 7, Rizzi—Love Destiny,by Silver Deputy. Owner, Everything’s Cricket Rac-ing; breeder, Sez Who Thoroughbreds (N.Y.); trainer,Linda L. Rice; jockey, John R. Velazquez ...$45,000

Legally Blanca, 119, gr. or ro. m. 5, Northern Afleet—Wishful Legacy, by Lyphard’s Wish (Fr). Owners, LosAguacates LLC and Off The Hook LLC........$15,000

Strike the Bell, 121, ch. m. 5, Mizzen Mast—VesperCat, by Mountain Cat. Owner, Rising Star Stables..................................................................................$7,500

Margins: 3/4, nose, nose. Also ran: Out Post 119 ($4,500),Quebrada Shiner (Arg) 123 ($3,000), Donna Gety-ourgun 119 ($1,000), Button Girl 115 ($1,000), Karako-rum Elektra 119 ($1,000).

AHVEE’S DESTINY, ch. m. 2004

Mr. Prospector 70Afleet, ch, 84 Polite Lady 77Rizzi, b, 91 Topsider 74Top Wish, b, 86 Winsome 76Deputy Minister 79Silver Deputy, b, 85 Silver Valley 79Love Destiny, b, 96 Maudlin 78Jill Miner, b, 90 Jill’s Surprise 84

Age Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings(SW) (SP) (SP)

2 3 1 0 0 $28,1803 8 2 1 2 (1) 98,8004 8 4 (1) 1 0 139,0105 5 2 (1) 0 2 (2) 86,6056 5 1 (1) 0 0 65,3347 6 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 65,179

—— ——— ——— ——— —————Total 35 11 (4) 3 (1) 5 (4) $483,108

At 3: 3rd P. G. Johnson S. (Med $55,000).At 4: 1st Mechanicville S. (Sar $83,250).At 5: 1st Finney S. (Sar $74,000), 3rd The Very One

S. (Pim $50,000), Commentator S. (Sar $74,700).At 6: 1st Satin and Lace S. (PID $100,000).At 7: 1st Smart and Fancy S. (Sar $78,000), 2nd Fort

Monmouth S. (Mth $65,000), 3rd Gulfstream ParkTurf Sprint S. (GP $60,000).

SIRE: RIZZI (Pensioned), 7w (2,3,4) 23sts (2,3,4),$287,047 (RI 7.98). SW at 2, 3, 4. Sire of 13 crops,363 foals, 297 runners (82%), 243 winners (67%),19 SWs (5%), $17,769,989 (avg/starter $59,832). SI:1.06, colts: 1.12, fillies: 1.01; ComSI: 1.06. 2011 SW:AHVEE’S DESTINY. Auction record lifetime—123 yrlgssold, $14,982 avg.

DAM: LOVE DESTINY, bred by Frank Stronach (Canada),unraced. $37,000 (in foal to Alphabet Soup) 1999Fasig-Tipton Kentucky fall mixed. Dam of 9 foals, 8starters, 6 winners, including AHVEE’S DESTINY($130,000 2006 OBS March [Buyer: Harry Aleo] [RI5.95], see above), ACCURATE (g. by Precise End, 5w(2,3,4) 25sts (2,3,4), $184,788 [RI 2.27], 1st GreatWhite Way S., Rudy Baez Breeders’ Cup S.), Beam ofLove (m. by Prime Timber, 4 wins, $206,530, 3rdLady Finger S., etc.).

BANKER’S BUYRENO S.

Belmont Park, July 17, $60,000g, purse $58,800, 3&up,f&m, New York-bred, 1m, fast, 1:36.91 (TR 1:32.24).

BANKER’S BUY, 122, ch. m. 5, Distorted Humor—Lady Diplomat, by Silver Deputy. Owner, Edward A.Cox Jr.; breeders, Michael Rankowitz and Estate ofPeter Karches (N.Y.); trainer, Nicholas P. Zito; jockey,John R. Velazquez ............................................$36,000

Cody Samora, 120, b. m. 5, Mayakovsky—Ceil Cody,by Sky Classic. Owners, Susan and Gary Lundy...............................................................................$12,000

Go Unbridled, 120, b. f. 4, Unbridled Jet—Reign OrShine, by Majesty’s Time. Owner, Howard T. Whit-bred.........................................................................$6,000

Margins: 23/4, 13/4, 31/2. Also ran: Mineralogist 120($3,000), Queen’s Harbor 118 ($1,800).

BANKER’S BUY, ch. m. 2006

Mr. Prospector 70Forty Niner, ch, 85 File 76Distorted Humor, ch, 93 Danzig 77Danzig’s Beauty, b, 87 Sweetest Chant 78Deputy Minister 79Silver Deputy, b, 85 Silver Valley 79Lady Diplomat, dkbbr, 98 Carr de Naskra 81Mercedes Miss, b, 87 Kermis 78


3 8 2 3 (1) 0 $90,7604 7 2 3 (2) 0 107,8905 7 1 (1) 0 1 45,808

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At 3: 2nd Real Prize S. (Bel $67,450).At 4: 2nd Nellie Bly S. (Bel $70,000), Saratoga Dew

S. (Sar $70,000).At 5: 1st Reno S. (Bel $58,800).

SIRE: DISTORTED HUMOR, 8w (3,4,5) 23sts (3,4,5),$769,964 (RI 18.91). SW at 3, 4, 5. Sire of 10 NH crops(851 foals), 4 SH crops (121 foals), 972 foals, 767 run-ners (79%), 600 winners (62%), 105 SWs (11%),$73,897,859 (avg/starter $96,347). SI: 2.53, colts: 2.73,fillies: 2.31; ComSI: 2.29. 2011 SWs: ALTERNATION(G2), MACHEN (G3), BRETHREN (G3), =RADHARC-NAFARRAIGE (Ire) (G3), Z HUMOR, INFINITE RE-SOURCE, SLOW PACE, DISTORTED LEGACY, COLIZEO,MUCH REJOICING, HA HA TONKA, BOISTEROUS,DROSSELMEYER, SAVVY SUPREME, BANKER’S BUY.Stands at WinStar Farm, Versailles, Kentucky. Stud fee:$100,000. Auction record lifetime—399 yrlgs sold,$230,428 avg.; 2010—26 yrlgs sold, $381,154 avg.

DAM: Lady Diplomat, bred by Whippoorwill Farm(Ky.), 2w (2,3) 14sts (2,3,4), $116,000 (RI 3.00). 2ndMom’s Command S., 3rd Revidere S. $200,000 1999Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga select yearling. Damof 7 foals, 6 starters, all winners, including CITYDWELLER (h. by Carson City, 4w (2,3,6) 15sts (2,3,5,6),$144,925 [RI 3.19], 1st Lost Code S.), GLACKEN’SGAL (m. by Smoke Glacken, 2w (2) 2sts (2), $90,180[RI 12.16], 1st Astoria S.), BANKER’S BUY ($450,0002007 Keeneland September [Buyer: E. A. Cox Jr.] [RI4.32], see above).

CHORUS MUSICIRISH LINNET S.

Saratoga Race Course, July 24, $75,000g, purse $77,500,3&up, f&m, New York-bred, 1mT, firm, 1:35.87 (CR1:33.42).

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EXPLANATION OF INDEXES

Racing Index (RI)RI is based on the average earnings per start for all run-

ners in the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, France,Italy, Germany, Puerto Rico, and United Arab Emirates. RI isdetermined by calculating the average earnings per start,divided into males and females, of all starters in each indi-vidual country, and the average for each individual year isby definition 1.00. Median RI, however, is much lower. Ac-tual distribution of RI is detailed below.

Sire Index (SI)The Sire Index (SI) is an average of the Racing Index (RI)

of all foals by a sire that have started at least three times.For SI to be calculated, a sire must be represented by a min-imum of three crops and 25 starters lifetime.

AUCTION INFORMATIONAuction information is for North American sales from

1980 to the present and includes the following:• Subject horse (stakes winner): All auction activity—wean-

ling, yearling, two-year-olds in training, or horses of racingage sales—found after the winner’s name under the first dam.

• Sire of stakes winner: The sire’s lifetime and current yearyearling auction information is reported, with number of cropsoffered at yearling sales (lifetime), number of yearlings sold

(lifetime), and average price (lifetime, including yearlings soldin current year), followed by information for the current year.(Current year information is reported beginning October 1;current year information from January 1 through September30 is in the previous year’s auction information.)

• Dam of stakes winner: most recent sale, either as wean-ling, yearling, or two-year-old in training. Also reported ismost recent sale as broodmare (including covering sire) orbroodmare prospect, plus any sale of the dam while sub-ject horse was in utero (including covering sire).

PEDIGREE SYMBOLSSymbols preceding or following names of horses in pedi-

grees are used to identify horses that were imported intoNorth America for racing or breeding, and to indicate coun-try of birth. Equal signs preceding a horse’s name indicatethat a horse was foaled outside the U.S. or Canada andhas never been imported to North America; a horse’s coun-try of birth appears in parentheses following its name. Anasterisk preceding a horse’s name indicates the horse wasborn outside the U.S. or Canada and was imported to NorthAmerica prior to 1976 (no country codes are included forsuch horses). Names of horses imported since 1976 in-clude a country code in parentheses following their nameand are not preceded by equal signs. Horses that do nothave a symbol preceding their name or a country code fol-lowing their name were foaled in North America.

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CHORUS MUSIC, 123, ch. m. 6, Strategic Mission—Philharmonia (Ire), by Caerleon. Owner, CurraghStables; breeder, Lynne M. Scace (N.Y.); trainer, John P. Terranova II; jockey, Javier Castellano...............................................................................$45,000

Gitchee Goomie, 123, b. f. 4, City Zip—Riotous Miss, by Brief Ruckus. Owner, Patsy C. Symons...............................................................................$15,000

Frivolous Buck, 121, b. m. 6, Catienus—Terminal Buck,by Stacked Pack. Owner, Dr. Gerardus S. Jameson..................................................................................$7,500

Margins: 1/2, head, 1/2. Also ran: Mystic City 119 ($3,750),Paraiba 121 ($2,250), Exclusive Scheme 121 ($1,000),Spa City Princess 121 ($1,000), Considerate 119($1,000), Tutti Va Bene 119 ($1,000).

CHORUS MUSIC, ch. m. 2005

Raise a Native 61Mr. Prospector, b, 70 Gold Digger 62Strategic Mission, dkbbr, 95 Buckfinder 74Sultry Sun, dkbbr, 80 Sunny Dame 70Nijinsky II 67Caerleon, b, 80 Foreseer 69Philharmonia (Ire), ch, 87 Lord Gayle 65Melody, ch, 74 Mettle 69


3 3 0 1 0 $2,6404 8 1 3 2 43,4065 6 3 2 (1) 0 108,0676 3 2 (2) 0 1 (1) 91,000

—— ——— ——— ——— —————Total 20 6 (2) 6 (1) 3 (1) $245,113

At 5: 2nd Ticonderoga S. (Bel $125,000).At 6: 1st Irish Linnet S. (Sar $77,500), Irish Linnet S.

(Bel $60,000), 3rd Mount Vernon S. (Bel $100,000).

SIRE: STRATEGIC MISSION, 7w (3,4,5,6) 24sts (3,4,5,6),$414,320 (RI 8.59). Leading sire in Dom in 2010. SWat 6. Sire of 7 crops, 141 foals, 87 runners (62%), 50winners (35%), 7 SWs (5%), $4,323,395 (avg/starter$49,694). SI: 1.75, colts: 2.15, fillies: 1.10; ComSI:1.15. 2011 SWs: CHORUS MUSIC, LOTS OF STONES.Stands at Gainesway, Lexington, Kentucky. Stud fee:$4,000. Auction record lifetime—46 yrlgs sold, $17,510avg.; 2010—6 yrlgs sold, $28,933 avg.

DAM: Philharmonia (Ire), bred by Swettenham Stud(Ireland), 2w (3) 4sts (3) in Eng. and Ire., $14,320,unplaced in 1 start (3) in Fr, unplaced in 1 start (4)in North America (RI 1.95). 2nd James Seymour S.(Eng). $32,000 (in foal to Spectacular Bid) 1991Keeneland November. Dam of 11 foals, 9 starters, 7winners, including CHORUS MUSIC (see above), Sec-ond Time Clever (g. by Clever Trick, 5 wins, $66,379,2nd Saskatchewan Derby).

GO TIGER JACKBARKSDALE S.

Louisiana Downs, August 6, $50,000g, purse $50,000,3&up, 1mT, firm, 1:35.80 (CR 1:34.20).

GO TIGER JACK, 118, b. g. 4, Victory Gallop—Hussy,by Unaccounted For. Owner, Melissa Cantacuzene;breeder, John Hettinger (N.Y.); trainer, Ralph R. Irwin;jockey, Alex O. Beitia.......................................$30,000

Heavenville, 118, dk. b. or br. c. 4, Offlee Wild—Seek-ing Heaven, by Petionville. Owner, Danny Keene...............................................................................$10,000

Brentwood Bullet, 120, b. g. 6, Broken Vow—OurHeniu, by Heniu. Owner, Equi-Par Inc. ........$5,500

Margins: 1, neck, head. Also ran: Category Seven 119($3,000), Idefromthebayou 124 ($1,500), Ice Climber120, The Mallard Man 118, Go Public 118, Gretsky118, Jake Wil Gallop 118.

GO TIGER JACK, b. g. 2007

Fappiano 77Cryptoclearance, dkbbr, 84 Naval Orange 75Victory Gallop, b, 95 Vice Regent 67Victorious Lil, b, 89 Glass House 79Private Account 76Unaccounted For, b, 91 Mrs. Jenney 86Hussy, b, 00 Artichoke 81Brazen, dkbbr, 88 Queens Lace 69


2 5 0 2 2 $15,3453 10 3 2 1 53,3554 6 2 (1) 0 2 49,692

—— ——— ——— ——— —————Total 21 5 (1) 4 5 $118,392

At 4: 1st Barksdale S. (LaD $50,000).

SIRE: VICTORY GALLOP, 9w (2,3,4) 16sts (2,3,4) inNorth America, $3,005,895, placed in 1 start (4) inUAE, $500,000 (RI 83.89). Chp. older male. SW at 2,3, 4. Sire of 9 NH crops (581 foals), 2 SH crops (77foals), 658 foals, 552 runners (84%), 410 winners(62%), 45 SWs (7%), $33,173,814 (avg/starter$60,097). SI: 1.38, colts: 1.38, fillies: 1.38; ComSI:1.64. 2011 SWs: PRINCE WILL I AM (G2), VICTO-RYASECRET, PINCH PIE, GO TIGER JACK, VICTORYSLED. Stands at Karacabey Pension Stud, Izmit, Turkey.Stud fee: private. Auction record lifetime—239 yrlgssold, $38,243 avg.

DAM: HUSSY, bred by John Hettinger (N.Y.), 2w (2,3)15sts (2,3,4), $88,845 (RI 2.06). Dam of 5 foals, 4starters, 2 winners, including GO TIGER JACK ($9,0002009 Evangeline March [Buyer: Melissa Cantacuzere],$16,500 2008 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearling[Buyer: John Balensiefen] [RI 1.90], see above).

HESSONITESTATUE OF LIBERTY S.Saratoga Race Course, August 11, $100,000g, purse$100,000, 3yo, progeny of eligible New York stal-lions, 1mT, firm, 1:37.61 (CR 1:33.42).

HESSONITE, 116, ch. f. 3, Freud—Lakab, by Manila.Owners, William J. Punk Jr. and Philip Dileo; breeders,Berkshire Stud and Waterville Lake Stables (N.Y.);trainer, David G. Donk; jockey, Ramon A. Dominguez...............................................................................$60,000

Freud’s Honour, 123, b. c. 3, Freud—Act of Glory, byHonour and Glory. Owner, Raymar Stables...............................................................................$20,000

Majestic Raffy, 115, dk. b. or br. c. 3, Raffie’s Majesty—Badger Pocket, by Badger Land. Owner, D. MarleighStable. ..................................................................$10,000

Margins: head, 3, 13/4. Also ran: Lady On the Run 117($5,000), Warrior Up 115 ($3,000), Wishingonastar118 ($1,000), Darrin’s Dilemma 121 ($1,000).

HESSONITE, ch. f. 2008

Storm Bird 78Storm Cat, dkbbr, 83 Terlingua 76Freud, b, 98 Rahy 85Mariah’s Storm, b, 91 Immense 79Lyphard 69Manila, b, 83 Dona Ysidra 75Lakab, ch, 90 Riverman 69River Lullaby, ch, 83 Aladancer 68


2 4 1 0 0 $32,7103 4 3 (2) 0 1 (1) 144,600

—— ——— ——— ——— —————Total 8 4 (2) 0 1 (1) $177,310

At 3: 1st State of Liberty S. (Sar $100,000), Cupecoy’sJoy S. (Bel $75,000), 3rd Boiling Springs S.-G3 (Mth$155,000).

SIRE: Freud, 1w (3) 11sts (2,3) in Eng. and Ire.,$44,016, unplaced in 1 start (3) in Fr (RI 1.76). Lead-ing sire in NY in 2008. Sire of 7 crops, 333 foals, 253runners (76%), 181 winners (54%), 26 SWs (8%),$17,558,013 (avg/starter $69,399). SI: 1.82, colts:1.63, fillies: 2.01; ComSI: 1.23. 2011 SWs: GIANTRYAN (G2), DARRIN’S DILEMMA, HESSONITE,FREUD’S HONOUR. Stands at Keane Stud Opera-tions, LLC, Amenia, New York. Stud fee: $8,500. Auc-tion record lifetime—101 yrlgs sold, $27,756 avg.;2010—5 yrlgs sold, $14,800 avg.

DAM: LAKAB, bred by Rhydian Morgan-Jones (Ky.),1w (3) 10sts (2,3) in Eng. and Ire., $6,144 (RI 0.56).$150,000 1991 Keeneland July select. Dam of 13 foals,11 starters, 8 winners, including HESSONITE ($27,0002009 Keeneland September [Buyer: Patrick Hoppel,agent for William Punk Jr.] [RI 6.79], see above), EU-ROPEAN ROSE (m. by Nureyev, 3w (2,3) 5sts (2,3),$67,860 [RI 5.90], 1st Bal Harbour S.), =ROANOKE(Aus) (g. by Danehill, 4w (4,8) 66sts (2,3,4,5,6,7,8) inAus, $106,274 [RI 1.08], 1st City Tattersalls Club Cup[Aus]), =Nureyev’s Girl (Aus) (m. by Nureyev, 3 wins,$23,959, 3rd Stuart Crystal S. [Aus]).

IBBOYEEJOHN MORRISSEY S.

Saratoga Race Course, August 3, $75,000g, purse$77,000, 3&up, New York-bred, 61/2f, fast, 1:17 (TR1:13.74).

IBBOYEE, 122, b. c. 4, Medallist—Expect Excellence,by Pentelicus. Owner, Anstu Stable; breeder, Dr. Pa-tricia S. Purdy (N.Y.); trainer, Todd A. Pletcher; jockey,John R. Velazquez ............................................$45,000

Be Bullish, 124, gr. or ro. g. 6, Pure Prize—Smart Holly,by Smarten. Owner, Repole Stable.............$15,000

Six Flings, 118, dk. b. or br. g. 5, Artax—Flingette, byPhantom Jet. Owner, P Z Racing Stable.......$7,500

Margins: neck, 11/4, 11/2. Also ran: Overextended 118($4,500), Mineswept 118 ($3,000), Mr. Windjammer120 ($1,000), Naughty New Yorker 120 ($1,000).

IBBOYEE, b. c. 2007

Deputy Minister 79Touch Gold, b, 94 Passing Mood 78Medallist, dkbbr, 01 Star de Naskra 75Santaria, dkbbr, 95 Act of Magic 83Fappiano 77Pentelicus, b, 84 Charedi 76Expect Excellence, dkbbr, 95 Tri Jet 69Clever Lou, b, 80 Gentle Lou 74


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At 2: 1st New York Breeders’ Futurity (FL $314,263),Aspirant S. (FL $150,900), Damon Runyon S. (Aqu$69,850).

At 3: 1st Spend a Buck S. (Mth $100,000), New YorkDerby (FL $161,600), 2nd Swale S.-G2 (GP $150,000),Withers S.-G3 (Aqu $150,000), Albany S. (Sar$100,000), 3rd Hutcheson S.-G2 (GP $150,000),Mike Lee S. (Bel $100,000).

At 4: 1st John Morrissey S. (Sar $77,000), 3rd ChurchillDowns S.-G2 (CD $348,900).

SIRE: MEDALLIST, 5w (3,4) 12sts (3,4), $421,375(RI 12.94). SW at 3, 4. Sire of 3 crops, 116 foals, 71runners (61%), 47 winners (41%), 5 SWs (4%),$2,765,520 (avg/starter $38,951). SI: 1.49, colts:1.72, fillies: 1.15; ComSI: 1.31. 2011 SWs: TROPHYBOY, IBBOYEE. Stands at Northview PA - A Divisionof Northview Stallion Station, Peach Bottom, Penn-sylvania. Stud fee: $4,000. Auction record lifetime—34 yrlgs sold, $21,871 avg.; 2010—8 yrlgs sold, $3,612avg.

DAM: EXPECT EXCELLENCE, bred by Manuel Estevezand Ocala Stud Farms (Fl.), 3w (2,3) 14sts (2,3),$43,873 (RI 1.45). $40,000 1997 OBS February.Dam of 8 foals, 6 starters, 5 winners, including IB-BOYEE ($120,000 2008 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga pre-ferred [Buyer: Anstu Farm], $35,000 2007 KeenelandNovember [Buyer: EKQ Stables] [RI 11.67], seeabove).

ICABAD CRANEEVAN SHIPMAN S.

Saratoga Race Course, July 25, $75,000g, purse $75,000,3&up, New York-bred, 11/8m, sloppy, 1:51.42 (TR1:46.64).

ICABAD CRANE, 123, dk. b. or br. g. 6, Jump Start—Adorahy, by Rahy. Owner, Earle I. Mack; breeder,Gallagher’s Stud (N.Y.); trainer, H. Graham Motion;jockey, Rajiv Maragh........................................$45,000

Stormy’s Majesty, 123, ch. c. 4, Stormy Atlantic—Raf-fie’s Dream, by Raffie’s Majesty. Owner, WellspringStables. ................................................................$15,000

Mine Over Matter, 118, ch. c. 4, Mineshaft—Hansel’sGirl, by Hansel. Owners, Chester and Mary R. Bro-man Sr. ...................................................................$7,500

Margins: nose, 43/4, nose. Also ran: Saginaw 118($4,500), Spa City Fever 117 ($3,000).

ICABAD CRANE, dkbbr. g. 2005

Seattle Slew 74A.P. Indy, dkbbr, 89 Weekend Surprise 80Jump Start, dkbbr, 99 Storm Cat 83Steady Cat, b, 93 Hopespringsforever 84Blushing Groom (Fr) 74Rahy, ch, 85 Glorious Song 76Adorahy, ch, 97 Riverman 69Adorable Micol, dkbbr, 83 Turn to Me 65


2 1 1 0 0 $27,6003 8 2 (1) 1 (1) 3 (3) 232,8104 4 0 0 3 15,4855 9 2 (2) 5 (3) 1 (1) 175,0006 4 2 (2) 0 1 (1) 98,000

—— ——— ——— ——— —————Total 26 7 (5) 6 (4) 8 (5) $548,895

At 3: 1st Federico Tesio S. (Pim $150,000), 2nd ItakaS. (Aqu $67,500), 3rd Preakness S.-G1 (Pim$1,000,000), Rushaway S. (TP $100,000), Alex M.Robb H. (Aqu $85,100).

At 5: 1st Kings Point H. (Aqu $65,000), Alex M. RobbS. (Aqu $65,000), 2nd Empire Classic S. (Bel$200,000), Evan Shipman S. (Sar $70,000), Tinchen’sPrince S. (Aqu $60,000), 3rd West Point S. (Sar$100,000).

At 6: 1st Evan Shipman S. (Sar $75,000), G’Day MateS. (Aqu $60,000), 3rd William Donald SchaeferMemorial S.-G3 (Pim $100,000).

SIRE: JUMP START, 2w (2) 5sts (2), $221,265 (RI14.36). Leading sire in PA in 2009. SW at 2. Sire of6 NH crops (412 foals), 1 SH crop (1 foal), 413 foals,289 runners (70%), 214 winners (52%), 23 SWs(6%), $18,246,729 (avg/starter $63,137). SI: 1.55,colts: 1.96, fillies: 1.13; ComSI: 1.32. 2011 SWs:PANTS ON FIRE (G2), PRAYER FOR RELIEF (G3),GOLDDIGGER’S BOY, ICABAD CRANE, STARTJUMPINMARNIE. Stands at Ghost Ridge Farms, Felton, Penn-sylvania. Stud fee: $10,000. Auction record lifetime—228 yrlgs sold, $32,555 avg.; 2010—21 yrlgs sold,$18,114 avg.

DAM: ADORAHY, bred by Gallagher’s Stud (N.Y.),1w (3) 10sts (3,4), $46,890 (RI 1.89). Dam of 6foals, all winners, including ICABAD CRANE($110,000 2007 OBS February [Buyer: Arc Blood-stock, agent], $65,000 2006 Fasig-Tipton Saratogapreferred [Buyer: Crupi’s New Castle Farm] [RI 7.96],see above), OUR GOLDEN DREAM (m. by Medagliad’Oro, 3w (2,3) 17sts (2,3,4) in North America,$148,637, unplaced in 2sts (4) in Aus, $429 [RI2.54], 1st Dam Little S.).

MISS VALENTINESERENA’S SONG S.

Monmouth Park, July 16, $75,000g, purse $76,350,3yo, f, 1m70y, fast, 1:41.35 (TR 1:38.78).

MISS VALENTINE, 116, ch. f. 3, Afleet Alex—Miss Yi-ayia, by Gilded Time. Owner-breeder, WatervilleLake Stable (N.Y.); trainer, Christophe Clement;jockey, Joe Bravo..............................................$45,000

Withgreatpleasure, 116, ch. f. 3, Hold That Tiger—Doubleyourpleasure, by Double Negative. Owner,David Blethen....................................................$15,000

Coco Ecolo, 116, b. f. 3, Johannesburg—R Obsession,by Notebook. Owners, George and Lori Hall.................................................................................$9,000

Margins: 3, 11/4, 11/2. Also ran: Salary Drive 116 ($3,750),Petrezza 117 ($1,200), Street Storm 122 ($1,200), Artof the Hunt 120 ($1,200).

MISS VALENTINE, ch. f. 2008

Afleet 84Northern Afleet, b, 93 Nuryette 86Afleet Alex, b, 02 Hawkster 86Maggy Hawk, b, 94 Qualique 81Timeless Moment 70Gilded Time, ch, 90 Gilded Lilly 79Miss Yiayia, ch, 95 Mr. Leader 66Miss Baja, ch, 75 Double Tollgate 65


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At 2: 1st Swirlaway S. (Aqu $60,000), 2nd East ViewS. (Aqu $65,000).

At 3: 1st Serena’s Song S. (Mth $76,350), 2nd Bouw-erie S. (Bel $100,000), Wandering Cloud S. (Bel$60,000).

SIRE: AFLEET ALEX, 8w (2,3) 12sts (2,3), $2,765,800(RI 75.48). Horse of the Year in FL, chp. 3yo, chp. 3yoin FL. SW at 2, 3. Sire of 3 crops, 277 foals, 177 run-ners (64%), 98 winners (35%), 15 SWs (5%), $7,744,757(avg/starter $43,756). SI: 2.01, colts: 2.13, fillies: 1.89;

ComSI: 2.27. 2011 SWs: HARISSA (G2), BIZZY CAR-OLINE (G3), MISS VALENTINE, LA GRAN BAILADORA.Stands at Gainesway, Lexington, Kentucky. Stud fee:$25,000. Auction record lifetime—168 yrlgs sold,$85,358 avg.; 2010—39 yrlgs sold, $76,979 avg.

DAM: Miss Yiayia, bred by Spears-Olsson BreedingSyndicate and John R. Gaines Thoroughbreds (Ky.),7w (3,4) 44sts (2,3,4,5,6), $175,970 (RI 1.85). 3rdFloyd Duncan S., Miss Indy Anna S. (twice), Rock-ingham Park Distaff H. (twice). $47,000 1995 Keene-land November. Dam of 5 foals, 4 starters, all winners,including MISS VALENTINE (see above).

SOCIALSAULNEW YORK DERBY

Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track, July 16, $150,000a,purse $159,400, 3yo, New York-bred, 11/16m, fast,1:44.09 (TR 1:42.85).

SOCIALSAUL, 120, b. g. 3, Read the Footnotes—SoSocial, by Proud Truth. Owner, Samotowka Stables;breeders, Thomas/Narlinger LLC and A R Proper-ties (N.Y.); trainer, Gary C. Contessa; jockey, JohnA. Grabowski......................................................$95,640

Preachintothedevil, 124, b. c. 3, Pulpit—Acey Deucey,by Abaginone. Owner, Crossed Sabres Farm...............................................................................$31,880

Sky Music, 115, dk. b. or br. c. 3, Sky Mesa—SilencePlease, by Quiet American. Owner, Dogwood Sta-ble. ........................................................................$15,940

Margins: 41/4, 41/4, 63/4. Also ran: Tap Attack 118 ($7,970),Winners Laugh 117 ($4,782), Bristol Harbour 119($3,188).

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Two Punch 83Smoke Glacken, gr/ro, 94 Majesty’s Crown 84Read the Footnotes, b, 01 Al Nasr (Fr) 78Baydon Belle, dkbbr, 90 Vague Prospect 85Graustark 63Proud Truth, ch, 82 Wake Robin 63So Social, dkbbr, 98 Rare Performer 77Make Merry, dkbbr, 87 What a Fling 70


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At 3: 1st New York Derby (FL $159,400).

SIRE: READ THE FOOTNOTES, 5w (2,3) 8sts (2,3),$450,660 (RI 18.14). SW at 2, 3. Sire of 4 crops, 163foals, 111 runners (68%), 81 winners (50%), 8 SWs(5%), $4,799,576 (avg/starter $43,239). SI: 1.56, colts:1.79, fillies: 1.32; ComSI: 1.10. 2011 SWs: SOCIAL-SAUL, EMINENT TALE. Stands at Sequel StallionsNew York, Otisville, New York. Stud fee: $6,500. Auc-tion record lifetime—72 yrlgs sold, $18,577 avg.; 2010—7 yrlgs sold, $13,171 avg.

DAM: SO SOCIAL, bred by Elizabeth M. Hendriks(Pa.), 11w (3,4,5) 39sts (2,3,4,5), $218,791 (RI 2.36).$22,500 2000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May. Dam of4 foals, 3 starters, all winners, including SOCIAL-SAUL ($35,000 2010 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May[Buyer: Mark Hennig, agent for Mike Samotowka],$9,500 2009 OBS August [Buyer: Eisaman Equine][RI 10.57], see above), Tailbytherail (m. by Readthe Footnotes, 4 wins, $108,665, 2nd Live Oak GTOBADebutante S., etc.).


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The accompanying list reports sires of New York-bred winners and winners by siresstanding in New York in 2011, three-year-olds and upward, of all recent races, exceptstraight claiming races. The second list reports sires of all New-York bred juvenile win-ners in the same time period.

The lists are presented alphabetically by sire, followed in parentheses by the num-ber of current-year starters in North America for the sire and the sire's total numberof individual winners in 2011, regardless of state where bred.

Following the sire information is the name of the winner’s dam. The name of the

winner is in light face capital letters (bold face capital letters if the win came in a stakesrace), followed by the winner's sex, age, name of racetrack, and date of race.

The class of the race in which the victory took place immediately follows. Abbrevi-ations used for class of race are similar to those used by Equibase: Alw—allowance;Hcp—overnight handicap; names of stakes races are spelled out, with the grade ofthe race, when applicable, in parentheses. Class of race is followed by the distanceof the race, expressed in furlongs and fractions of furlongs, followed by first-placemoney earned by the winner.

Badge (1/1)—One Smart Lady; ONE SMART FARRAH, f. 2, Finger Lakes, 8/11,Mdn, 5f, $10,560.

City Zip (11/6)—M’Lady Doc; DAYATTHESPA, f. 2, Saratoga, 8/4, Mdn, 5.5fT,$24,000.

Closing Argument (9/4)—Khe Sanh; NIKKI’S NUT, f. 2, Finger Lakes, 8/11,Mdn, 5.5f, $10,560.

Discreet Cat (20/5)—Dehere of the Dog; DEHERE OF THE CAT, c. 2, Sara-toga, 7/24, Mdn, 5.5f, $24,000.

Forest Wildcat (14/6)—Serenity’s Smile; WILDCAT’S SMILE, f. 2, Saratoga,8/14, Mdn, 6f, $24,000.

Friendly Island (2/1)—Victorious Laurie; VICTORY ISLAND, f. 2, Saratoga, 8/7,Mdn, 5f, $24,000.

Hook and Ladder (18/4)—Quietly Elegant; WHY TAKE A CHANCE, f. 2, Sara-toga, 8/4, Mdn Clm, 5.5f, $17,400.

Hook and Ladder (18/4)—Raf’s Society Girl; SMOOTH AND COOL, g. 2, FingerLakes, 7/29, Mdn, 5f, $10,560.

Johannesburg (15/7)—Combanchera; BAY PARK BOY, c. 2, Saratoga, 8/8,Mdn, 5f, $24,000.

Lion Heart (36/10)—Gold Court; BELLACOURT, f. 2, Saratoga, 7/31, Mdn, 6f,$24,000.

Maybry’s Boy (2/1)—Point Spread; SPORTSWRITER, c. 2, Saratoga, 8/5, Mdn,5.5fT, $24,000.

Northern Afleet (11/2)—Strong Little Girl; SILENT THUNDER, c. 2, Saratoga,8/6, Mdn Clm, 5.5f, $17,400.

Officer (11/4)—Azucaa; CUTE CADET, f. 2, Finger Lakes, 7/28, Mdn, 5f,$10,560.

Pure Prize (19/6)—Dixieland Achiever; PURE GOSSIP, f. 2, Saratoga, 7/22,Mdn, 5.5f, $24,000.

Pure Prize (19/6)—Miss Winning Sweep; THE PRIZE FIGHTER, c. 2, Saratoga,8/13, Mdn, 5.5f, $24,000.

Sunriver (2/2)—Starinthemeadow; WEEMISSFRANKIE, f. 2, Del Mar, 7/20,Mdn, 5fAW, $37,800.

New York-bred juvenile winnersJuly 15, 2011, through August 14, 2011

Afleet Alex (141/54)—Miss Yiayia; MISS VALENTINE, f. 3, Monmouth Park,7/16, Stk, Serena’s Song S., 8.32f, $45,000.

Badge (10/4)—Ronnie’s Double; DOUBLE WHAM, g. 5, Finger Lakes, 7/15,Alw, 8.5f, $10,080.

Comeonmom (8/3)—Marc’s Twist; MARLENE’S PEARL, m. 5, Finger Lakes,8/12, Alw, 8.32f, $10,200.

Dance With Ravens (98/44)—Buttons On Blue; LOVIN THE BLUES, g. 4, Fin-ger Lakes, 8/15, Alw, 6f, $10,080.

Distorted Humor (217/97)—Lady Diplomat; BANKER’S BUY, m. 5, BelmontPark, 7/17, Stk, Reno Miss South Shore S., 8f, $36,000.

Eltish (30/15)—New York Jet; LYNDSEA’S MISS EL, f. 3, Finger Lakes, 8/12,Alw, 8.32f, $10,080.

Freud (114/52)—Lakab; HESSONITE, f. 3, Saratoga, 8/11, Stk, New York Stal-lion Series S., 8fT, $60,000.

Freud (114/52)—Miniconjon; RUNAWAY JIM, g. 4, Saratoga, 8/5, Alw, 8.5fT,$25,800.

Freud (114/52)—Devil’s Waltz; FUTURE PROSPECT, g. 7, Presque Isle Downs,7/30, Alw, 8.32fAW, $24,600.

Freud (114/52)—Jovial Charade; SILKY ME, f. 3, Finger Lakes, 7/29, Alw, 6f,$11,700.

Gold Fever (21/7)—Day Trading; BRETTON WOODS, f. 4, Saratoga, 7/24, Alw,8.5fT, $25,800.

Gold Token (45/24)—Magdalena Lee; GOLD GHOST, g. 4, Finger Lakes, 7/16,Alw, 8.5f, $10,200.

Gone for Real (6/2)—Halfinthebag; HALF GONE, g. 4, Finger Lakes, 7/15,Alw, 6f, $11,700.

Grand Reward (140/57)—Combanchera; ONE NOTE SAMBA, g. 4, Saratoga,7/27, Alw, 5.5fT, $25,200.

Grand Slam (277/112)—Along Came Mary; IRON LOU, g. 3, Belmont Park,7/16, Alw, 8f, $25,800.

Holy Bull (150/65)—Thunder Daimon; SHE’S GOT RULES, f. 4, Belmont Park,7/17, Alw, 6.5f, $25,200.

Hook and Ladder (108/39)—Halfway North; HOOK ME UP, f. 4, Finger Lakes,8/9, Alw, 5.5f, $11,700.

Johannesburg (280/110)—Serenity’s Smile; JOHANNESBURG SMILE, c. 4,Finger Lakes, 8/8, Alw, 8.5f, $15,000.

Jump Start (117/66)—Hot Blooded; SHE’S FIRED UP, f. 3, Finger Lakes, 8/4,Alw, 6f, $10,200.

Jump Start (117/66)—Adorahy; ICABAD CRANE, g. 6, Saratoga, 7/25, Stk,Evan Shipman S., 9f, $45,000.

Kitten’s Joy (142/67)—Coax Classic; TOM KITTEN, g. 4, Suffolk Downs, 8/13,Alw, 8fT, $10,620.

Lion Hearted (131/68)—The Rodeo Express; FUNKY MUNKY MAMA, f. 3,Saratoga, 8/7, Alw, 6f, $25,200.

Medallist (54/34)—Expect Excellence; IBBOYEE, c. 4, Saratoga, 8/3, Stk,John Morrissey S., 6.5f, $45,000.

Medallist (54/34)—Eastside Lass; LUCK N LOVE, g. 3, Finger Lakes, 7/29,Alw, 8.32f, $10,080.

Midas Eyes (36/17)—Shawklit Kisses; TURNED TO GOLD, f. 4, Finger Lakes,8/2, Alw, 8.32f, $11,700.

Midas Eyes (36/17)—Trust in Gold; BAMBI BOUND, g. 3, Finger Lakes, 8/11,Alw, 6f, $10,320.

Mizzen Mast (116/47)—It’s a Gherkin; BOAT, g. 5, Saratoga, 7/22, Alw, 8.5fT,$25,800.

Oratory (61/31)—Trustees Gray; MYRTLE’S GRAY, f. 4, Saratoga, 8/8, Alw,5.5f, $30,240.

Posse (174/80)—Navarro Rose; DAKOTA ROADHOUSE, g. 4, Finger Lakes,7/26, Alw, 5.5f, $11,700.

Rage (10/6)—Oh Darling; DAVID IS MAD, g. 7, Finger Lakes, 8/13, Alw, 8.32f,$11,700.

Read the Footnotes (64/33)—So Social; SOCIALSAUL, g. 3, Finger Lakes,7/16, Stk, New York Derby, 8.5f, $95,640.

Rizzi (16/6)—Love Destiny; AHVEE’S DESTINY, m. 7, Saratoga, 8/1, Stk, Smartand Fancy S., 5.5fT, $45,000.

Roaring Fever (61/28)—Scarlet Ticket; VICTORIOUS SONG, f. 4, Finger Lakes,7/19, Alw, 5.5f, $11,700.

Saarland (66/28)—Lingquoit; OUR LADY LIBERTY, f. 4, Finger Lakes, 7/19,Alw, 8.5f, $11,700.

Sharp Humor (81/41)—Hoping for Sun; BOUND BY HUMOR, c. 3, Saratoga,8/6, Alw, 7f, $25,200.

Star Dabbler (30/16)—Birdie Babe; THERESMYEVERYTHING, c. 3, Saratoga,8/13, Alw, 5.5fT, $25,200.

Strategic Mission (52/22)—Philharmonia (Ire); CHORUS MUSIC, m. 6, Sara-toga, 7/24, Stk, Irish Linnet S., 8fT, $45,000.

Strong Hope (108/49)—Charlies Paradise; BIG BAD BUTCH, g. 3, NorthlandsPark, 7/31, Alw, 6.5f, $11,300.

Suave (81/27)—Angela’s Tune; INDY TUNE, g. 3, Parx Racing, 7/26, Alw, 5f,$28,200.

Tomorrows Cat (49/16)—Jaramar Miss; JARACAT, g. 4, Finger Lakes, 7/18,Alw, 8.32f, $11,700.

Victory Gallop (204/86)—Hussy; GO TIGER JACK, g. 4, Louisiana Downs,8/6, Stk, Barksdale S., 8fT, $30,000.

Werblin (69/26)—Polish Words; AUSTRALIS PRINCESS, f. 4, Saratoga, 8/14,Alw, 8fT, $25,800.

Wiseman’s Ferry (104/52)—Oh Darling; WISEMAN JACK, g. 6, Finger Lakes,7/30, Alw, 8.5f, $11,700.

Yonaguska (142/75)—Gambling Thyme; GOODNESS GREYCIOUS, g. 4, FingerLakes, 8/6, Alw, 6f, $11,700.

New York-bred winners andwinners sired by New York sires

July 15, 2011, through August 14, 2011


Leading Breeder AwardsJanuary 1-June 30, 2011

Breeder AmountSequel, Thomas,

Narlinger, et al. $158,936Anthony Grey 69,148Chester Broman 54,887Flying Zee Stables 52,780McMahon of Saratoga

Thoroughbreds, et al. 51,343Stonewall Farm 45,704Pegasus Farms/Dushas 41,504Sugar Maple Farm 37,340Susanne Hooper 33,762Wellspring Stables 28,565

Leading Open Company Owner Awards

January 1-June 30, 2011

Owner AmountMichael Dubb $25,040

Owner AmountNaipaul Chatterpaul $21,512Glas-Tipp Stable 20,712Pont Street Stables 16,640Jeffrey Tucker 16,640Barry Schwartz 10,608Susan and Gary Lundy 10,760Flying Zee Stables 9,500Repole Stables 9,280TSP Enterprises 8,900Bruce Golden Racing 8,100

Leading Breeder AwardsJune 2011

Breeder AmountAnthony Grey $24,081Sequel, Thomas, Narlinger, et al. 22,276

Chester Broman 17,983Berkshire Stud 17,300Jeffrey Tucker 15,960Sugar Maple Farm 14,870

Breeder AmountVery Unstable $12,392McMahon of Saratoga

Thoroughbreds, et al. 10,952John Caputo 10,904Nustar Breeding 10,465

Leading Open Company Owner Awards

May 1-June 30, 2011

Owner AmountNaipaul Chatterpaul $20,000Michael Dubb 12,480Flying Zee Stables 7,040Barry Schwartz 6,008John Caputo 4,800Chester Broman 4,502Barrow Racing 4,176Francis Paolangeli 3,780Thomas Andreadakis, et al. 3,360Sullivan Lane Stable 3,300

Awards standings for 2011Breeder and owner awards are based on purse money earned while competing in pari-mutuel races run in New York state

Source: New York Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund


New York breeders by highest earningsDomestic and foreign racing

January 1, 2011, through August 15, 2011Rank Breeder Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings

1 Flying Zee Stables 395 42 48 48 $938,346

2 Chester and Mary Broman 237 27 33 29 755,266

3 Thomas/Lakin 137 18 8 16 606,847

4 Sez Who Thoroughbreds 220 30 27 27 552,053

5 Jeffrey Tucker 74 10 11 13 459,394

6 JMJ Racing Stables 122 22 15 19 439,919

7 Stonewall Farm 84 22 14 6 426,879

8 Anthony Grey 86 13 8 7 381,326

9 Nustar Breeding 40 10 8 7 368,707

10 Pegasus Farms 92 19 8 10 364,971

11 Barry R. Ostrager 42 6 9 4 302,823

12 William F. Coyro 9 1 2 1 289,735

13 Sugar Maple Farm 156 15 10 17 278,876

14 Mrs. Gerald A. Nielsen 52 8 11 3 271,630

15 John Hettinger 129 12 14 18 269,395

16 McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds 114 14 9 12 261,122

17 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 120 17 15 22 231,979

18 Sugar Maple Farm and H. Lewis Rapaport 28 7 4 5 227,206

19 Albert Fried Jr. 55 12 6 4 224,792

20 New Dawn Thoroughbreds and Aron Yagoda 42 9 7 6 223,562

21 Fiddlers Green Stable 60 9 13 11 209,566

22 Gallagher’s Stud 22 4 1 2 189,910

23 Berkshire Stud 39 4 8 5 186,675

24 Waterville Lake Stables Limited 13 3 5 1 186,270

25 Susanne & James Hooper and Edmond & Mary Murray 6 4 0 1 178,000

26 New Dawn Stud 58 5 15 7 176,277

27 Majesty Stud 24 5 4 5 169,564

28 Carol and Herbert Schwartz 15 3 4 1 161,834

29 Eugene Melnyk 43 7 4 3 160,498

30 Adam Madkour 13 2 2 6 159,910

31 Gus Schoenborn 49 7 9 6 157,050

32 Thomas-Narlinger and A R Properties 6 3 0 0 148,230

33 Anstu Farm 41 8 6 3 147,267

34 Milfer Farm 83 12 7 6 144,764

35 Berkshire Stud and Waterville Lake Stables Limited 4 3 0 1 144,600

36 Cedar Ridge Farm 31 4 10 4 137,037

37 Edition Farm 37 4 2 9 132,379

38 Dennis and Deborah Petrisak 29 3 6 5 132,306

39 Rhapsody Farm and Alan & Dora Alcon 20 5 2 3 129,595

40 Michael DiVitto and John Lemmens 38 6 8 6 129,276

41 Michael Parisi 39 4 11 7 127,544

42 Very Un Stable 34 9 4 1 126,330

43 Ronald Harris Parker 26 4 7 4 121,542

44 Peter Colon and Tony Grey 40 5 8 3 119,215

45 Rojan Farms 32 5 5 3 118,816Source: nytbreeders.org


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BBRREEEEDDEERR AAWWAARRDDSSIn 2010, the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and De-velopment Fund paid $5,400,945 to breeders of registered NewYork-breds. A breeder is the owner of the mare at the time themare foals in the state of New York. Breeder awards are deter-mined by covering stallion. If the New York-bred is by a regis-tered New York-based stallion, the award is up to 20% of thepurse earned for a first-place finish and up to 10% for a sec-ond- or third-place finish.

If the New York-bred is by an out-of-state stallion or non-reg-istered stallion, the award is up to 10% for a first-place finishand up to 5% for a second- or third-place finish. All breederawards are capped at $10,000 per horse per race.

SSTTAALLLLIIOONN OOWWNNEERR AAWWAARRDDSSIn 2010, the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and De-velopment Fund distributed $1,559,215 in stallion owner awards.Stallion owner awards are paid to owners of registered NewYork-based covering stallions (at time of conception) at up to7% of earned purses from first through third positions. All stal-lion owner awards are capped at $10,000 per horse per race.

OOPPEENN OOWWNNEERR AAWWAARRDDSSIn 2010, the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and De-velopment Fund paid $859,621 to owners of registered NewYork-breds who earned purse money in open-company races.Owner awards for registered New York-breds sired by a regis-tered New York-based stallion is up to 20% of purses earnedfrom first through third positions in races run for a claimingprice of $30,000 and upward, with a cap of $20,000 per horseper race.

If the New York-bred is by an out-of-state stallion or non-registeredstallion, the award is up to 10% of purses earned from first throughthird positions in races run for a claiming price of $30,000 and up-ward with a cap of $20,000 per horse per race.

NNEEWW YYOORRKK--BBRREEDD RRAACCEESSMore than 45 stakes races exclusively for registered New York-breds are run at New York Racing Association racetracks (Aque-duct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course) and FingerLakes racetrack with total purses exceeding $4-million. In 2009,more than 900 overnight races exclusively for registered NewYork-breds were held at the four New York racetracks.

Breeder, owner, and stallion owner awards are based on purse money earned (first through third) while

competing in pari-mutuel races run in New York state.


Calendar of eventsAUGUST

25 AugustNew York Turf Writers' Cup Steeplechase Handicap, Saratoga, $100,000,

4yo & up, 23⁄8 miles (turf)

26 AugustBernard Baruch Handicap (G2), Saratoga, $200,000, 3yo & up, 11⁄8 miles

(turf)

27 AugustTravers Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $1,000,000, 3yo, 11⁄4 milesFoxwoods King’s Bishop Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $250,000, 3yo, 7 fur-

longsBallerina Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $250,000, fillies and mares 3yo & up,

7 furlongsBallston Spa Handicap (G2), Saratoga, $200,000, fillies and mares 3yo

& up, 11⁄16 miles (turf)Victory Ride Stakes (G3), Saratoga, $100,000, 3yo fillies, 6 furlongs

28 AugustPersonal Ensign Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $300,000, fillies and mares 3yo

& up, 11⁄4 miles

29 AugustSaratoga Dew Stakes, Saratoga, $75,000, New York-breds, fillies and

mares 3yo & up, 11⁄8 miles

31 AugustP. G. Johnson Stakes, Saratoga, $75,000, 2yo fillies, 11⁄16 miles (turf)

SEPTEMBER1 SeptemberWith Anticipation Stakes (G2), Saratoga, $150,000, 2yo, 11⁄16 miles (turf)

2 SeptemberRiskaverse Stakes, Saratoga, $75,000, 3yo fillies, 1 mile (turf)

3 SeptemberWoodward Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $750,000, 3yo & up, 11⁄8 miles Forego Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $250,000, 3yo & up, 7 furlongs

4 SeptemberSpinaway Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $250,000, 2yo fillies, 7 furlongsSaranac Stakes (G3), Saratoga, $100,000, 3yo, 11⁄8 miles (turf)

5 SeptemberThree Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (G1), Saratoga, $250,000, 2yo, 7 furlongsGlens Falls Handicap (G3), Saratoga, $100,000, fillies and mares 3yo

& up, 13⁄8 miles (turf)Lady Finger Stakes, Finger Lakes, $100,000, New York-breds, 2yo fillies,

6 furlongsAspirant Stakes, Finger Lakes, $100,000, New York-breds, 2yo colts and

geldings, 6 furlongs

10 SeptemberBowling Green Handicap (G2), Belmont, $150,000, 3yo & up, 13⁄8 miles

(turf)

11 SeptemberAshley T. Cole Handicap, Belmont, $100,000, New York-breds, 3yo &

up, 11⁄8 miles (turf)

17 SeptemberGarden City Stakes (G1), Belmont, $250,000, 3yo fillies, 11⁄8 miles (turf)Jack Betta Be Rite Handicap, Finger Lakes, $50,000, New York-breds,

fillies and mares 3yo & up, 11⁄16 miles

18 SeptemberNoble Damsel Handicap (G3), Belmont, $100,000, fillies and mares

3yo & up, 1 mile (turf)

24 SeptemberFoxwoods Gallant Bloom Handicap (G2), Belmont, $150,000, fillies and

mares 3yo & up, 61⁄2 furlongs

25 SeptemberJohn Hettinger Stakes, Belmont, $100,000, New York-breds, fillies and

mares 3yo & up, 11⁄8 miles (turf)

OCTOBER1 OctoberJockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (G1), Belmont, $750,000, 3yo & up,

11⁄4 miles Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes (G1), Belmont, $500,000, fillies and

mares 3yo & up, 11⁄4 miles (turf)Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes (G1), Belmont, $500,000, 3yo

& up, 11⁄2 miles (turf)Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (G1), Belmont, $350,000, 3yo & up, 6 fur-

longsBeldame Invitational Stakes (G1), Belmont, $350,000, fillies and mares

3yo & up, 11⁄8 miles New York Breeders' Futurity, Finger Lakes, $200,000, New York-breds,

2yo, 6 furlongs

2 OctoberNashua Stakes (G2), Belmont, $150,000, 2yo, 6 furlongsTempted Stakes (G3), Belmont, $100,000, 2yo fillies, 6 furlongsMiss Grillo Stakes (G3), Belmont, $100,000, 2yo fillies, 11⁄16 miles (turf)Pilgrim Stakes (G3), Belmont, $100,000, 2yo, 11⁄16 miles (turf)

8 OctoberChampagne Stakes (G1), Belmont, $300,000, 2yo, 1 mileFrizette Stakes (G1), Belmont, $300,000, 2yo fillies, 1 mileJamaica Handicap (G1), Belmont, $250,000, 3yo, 11⁄8 miles (turf)

8 OctoberChampagne Stakes (G1), Belmont, $300,000, 2yo, 1 mile

10 OctoberPebbles Stakes, Belmont, $100,000, 3yo fillies, 1 mile (turf)

15 OctoberKnickerbocker Stakes (G3), Belmont, $100,000, 3yo & up, 11⁄8 miles

(turf)Athenia Stakes (G3), Belmont, $100,000, fillies and mares 3yo & up,

11⁄16 miles (turf)

22 OctoberEmpire Classic Handicap, Belmont, $200,000, New York-breds, 3yo &

up, 11⁄8 milesHudson Handicap, Belmont, $125,000, New York-breds, 3yo & up, 6

furlongsMohawk Stakes, Belmont, $125,000, New York-breds, 3yo & up, 11⁄16

miles (turf)Ticonderoga Stakes, Belmont, $125,000, New York-breds, fillies and

mares 3yo & up, 11⁄16 miles (turf)Iroquois Handicap, Belmont, $125,000, New York-breds, fillies and

mares 3yo & up, 7 furlongsBertram F. Bongard Stakes, Belmont, $100,000, 2yo, 7 furlongsJoseph A. Gimma Stakes, Belmont, $100,000, 2yo fillies, 7 furlongs

DATE TRACK RACE DISTANCE PURSETBA Aqueduct Great White Way div. 2YO 6 furlongs $100,000

Fifth Avenue div. F-2YO 6 furlongs $100,000

DATE TRACK RACE DISTANCE PURSETBA Aqueduct Thunder Rumble div. 3 & Up 7 furlongs $75,000

Staten Island div. F & M-3 & Up 7 furlongs $75,000

THE NEW YORK STALLION STAKES SERIESRACE SCHEDULE FOR 2011

During the year, purses may be increased or additional races may be added.

If you have any questions concerning the series, contact:The New York Stallion Stakes SeriesP.O. Box 90, Jamaica, NY 11417-0090

Phone: (718) 659-2248 or (516) 488-6000, ext. 4806E-mail: [email protected]

BONUS RACES ELIGIBILITY (FULL NOMINATION TO SERIES).

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