New York-bred son of Congrats earned $1.1 million and won eight stakes. By Bob Ehalt Courtesy BloodHorse.com Millionaire Pat On the Back, who won the Kelso Handicap (G2) and the Empire Classic Handicap, has been retired by his ownership group, which is hopeful of securing a stallion deal for the 6-year-old New York-bred son of Congrats ….
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Category: Industry News
Record All-Sources Handle Generated for Whitney Day
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Saturday’s 12-race Whitney Day card, featuring four graded stakes and highlighted by Improbable’s victory in the 93rd running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Whitney, generated an all-sources handle record of $35,796,435, eclipsing the previous Whitney Day record of $31,835,863 set in 2019. 2019 Whitney Day, which was held on August 3,…
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Ny Traffic’s Near-Miss Haskell Was Special for Breeder Brian Culnan
By Bill Heller Watching the $1 million Grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth Park on TV by himself in his Saratoga apartment on July 18th, Brian Culnan could scream as loud as he wanted for Ny Traffic (pronounced as “New York” Traffic), the three-year-old New York-bred colt he bred. As the mile-and-an eighth Haskell developed, Ny…
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New York Lawmakers Move Bills Forward to Protect OTTBs
Final approval should come later in week as another phase of 2020 session wraps By Tom Precious Courtesy BloodHorse.com State lawmakers in the two legislative houses in New York State have passed dueling bills pertaining to how retired racehorses are treated when they are done racing. In the Democratic-controlled state Senate, a bill was approved July…
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TRF to Host “BBQ at the Barn” Fundraiser with a 2020 Twist
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) will host a re-imagined “TRF BBQ at the Barn” summer fundraiser on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from 4:00pm-7:00pm at The Saratoga Winery. This year’s BBQ will be carry-out with a twist! Guests will drive thru the grounds to enjoy a TRF “Experience” with miniature ponies, racing…
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NY-Bred Ratajkowski Was Well Worth the Wait
By Bill Heller By definition, breeders are patient optimists. They get their mare in foal, wait 11 months for her to produce a foal, wait months more to see the foal turn into a yearling and then, if it is not sold as a yearling, wait at least another year hoping the foal, if not…
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Twin Creeks’ Gullatt and Davision are a Breed Apart
By Bill Heller Twin Creeks Farm’s Randy Gullatt and Steve Davison, lifelong friends since kindergarten in Rustin, Louisiana, traveled a lot of miles and endured a difficult loss before becoming the breeders of the Belmont Stakes winner on June 20th. That’s when Sackatoga Stable’s Tiz the Law became the first New York-bred in 138 years…
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Bill Heller’s Top Ten Moments in New York-Bred History
Bill Heller, who has been covering New York racing since the Ice Age – actually since 1974 – is ranking the top ten moments in New York-bred history from the last 46 years. The ranking is completely subjective – just one person’s Top Ten. They’ll be presented here in David Letterman’s Top Ten style, beginning…
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New York-Breds at the Races
Saratoga Race Course – Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Race 3 More Graytful (Graydar – More Than Beauty, by More Than Ready) Jockey: Joel Rosario Trainer: Brad Cox Owners: Twin Creeks Racing Stables & Brent Gasaway Breeder: Twin Creeks Farm Purse earned: $35,200 Race 5 Rossa Veloce (Girolamo – Spuntastic, by Hard Spun) Jockey: Jose…
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Statement from The Jockey Club on the Investigation by the FBI and Department of Justice
Today the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of 27 individuals in connection with doping in the horse racing industry. The Jockey Club has long been an advocate for drug reform in racing and we commend the actions of the FBI, the Department of Justice, and their collaborating…
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