Executive Director's Notes

Dear Breeders and Owners, The Fund wants to remind you that we’re here to help make it easier for you to nominate your weanlings to the NY Stallion Stakes Series at NYRA and the Futurity Series at Finger Lakes Casino and Racetrack.  The reason is simple: we want to help fill the starting gates. When…
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Dear Racing Fans, If you’ve heard the commercial on Horse Racing Radio Network inviting you to visit NYBreds.com to see us “do the math”, here goes! We told you that if you are the breeder of a NY-bred that is sired by a NY stallion, you race it yourself and your horse wins an $80,000…
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Dear Racing Fans, If you’ve heard the commercial on Horse Racing Radio Network inviting you to visit NYBreds.com so we can “do the math”, for you, here goes! We told you that if you are the breeder of a NY-bred that is sired by a NY stallion, you race it yourself and your horse wins…
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Dear Racing Fans, If you heard the Fund’s commercial air during HRRN’s coverage of the Grade I Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on Saturday, you’ve come to NYBreds.com to “see the math.” We told you that if you are the breeder of a NY-bred that is sired by a NY stallion, you race it yourself and…
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Dear Stakeholders, Your ten-percent holdback from awards earned in 2012 was sent out on March 18. Each check reflects more than 81% of what the Fund withheld from awards as directed by our Board of Directors.  Now that outside auditors have supported our financial statements for the past year, we are able to provide this…
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Dear Stakeholders, Fund staff has mailed out 325 award checks for the first period of 2013 totaling more than $1.3 million. Breeders 243 $940,956.75 Stallion 42 $238,662.00 Owners 40 $129,186.00 Total 325 $1,308,804.75 A handful of checks were held back from the mailing because recipients need to supply us with a completed W-9.  You can…
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Dear Thoroughbred Breeders, Owners and Stallion Owners, NYTHA President Rick Violette was fine with NYRA’s decision to shorten the race week at Aqueduct temporarily from five to four days a week. However, in the article below, reprinted from the current NYTHA newsletter, Violette makes a strong argument that contracting a business is not a good…
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Dear Breeders, Saratoga, stallions, soup and sandwiches are on tap today, Sunday, February 3rd, until 4 pm.  So take the time to make a short drive from Saratoga Springs for  stallion shows at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds and Questroyal North in nearby Stillwater. Check the links below, then dress warmly and enjoy a pleasant drive near…
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Dear Breeders, Owners and Stallion Owners, More than 588 NYS Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund award checks totaling more than $2 million were posted on the afternoon of January 8th from our new offices in Schenectady.  That’s right – we’ve moved from our Saratoga office in the State Parks Building to space we’ll be leasing…
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Dear Breeders, Owners and Stallion Owners, On Thursday, December 20, the staff at the Fund’s Saratoga office finished packing boxes and moved to a new space within the Racing and Wagering Board office in Schenectady. The change in our physical location will not change the Fund’s mission: to encourage you to breed quality thoroughbred race…
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