Making Your 2012 Foal a Registered New York-Bred
Alcohol Testing for New York Jockeys Approved
Congressionalhonor Moved to Sandy Way Farm in NY
NYRA Criticized Again in New State Audit
Gov. Cuomo’s Proposal to Merge Racing, Lottery Picks Up Support
Veitch: Some Legislators Feel There is Hope for Aqueduct
Moran: Future Bright for New York Racing
The New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund, established in 1973, has helped shape the New York State thoroughbred industry, making it the benchmark of thoroughbred programs around the world.
The Fund is the regulatory body of the New York Breeding and Racing Program. The Program distributes over $52,000,000 per year in the form of incentives, breeder awards, stallion awards, owner awards, and purse money for New York-bred horses.
James F. Edwards died peacefully on Tuesday morning, January 24, 2012 at his home in Meadow Ridge, Redding CT with his devoted wife, Harriet by his side. James was born July 15, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late James F. Edwards IV and the late Ellen Mary (Keane) Edwards.
The NYTB Board of Directors voted to donate $10,000 to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF). Additionally, newly-elected NYTB Board member Michael Lischin of Dutchess Views Farm added a private donation to the TRF in the amount of $5,000.
New York-breds dominated the finish of Gulfstream’s Sunday turf feature, the $100,000 Sweetest Chant S. for 3-year-old fillies, as Dayatthespa and Wholelottashakin both closed from off the pace to complete an Empire-bred exacta. The Sweetest Chant gave Dayatthespa her first stakes victory and Wholelottashakin her first black type.