Category: Industry News

By Bill Heller Cheryl Prudhomme, a retired chemist with two patents, and Michael Gallivan, a retired dentist and legendary AAU basketball coach, connected at a dinner for New York-bred breeders 15 years ago and are still reaping the benefits. The two New York-bred weanling colts they sold at the October 17th Saratoga Mixed Sale for…
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By Sarah Mace Over the four sessions of the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale held at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington, Kentucky from Monday through Thursday, October 23-26, the New York-bred cohort posted solid stats, including a better clearance rate than the general population of the sale. Leading the pack was a Hip 1348, a…
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OZONE PARK, N. Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced a significant investment in the future of the New York-bred program, paving the way for the 2024 New York-bred foal crop to compete for some of the richest purses of any state-bred program in the nation. Beginning on January 1, 2026,…
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By Bill Heller Separate transactions at the October 17th Saratoga Mixed Sale, one generating headlines and the other barely causing a ripple, proved how important smaller breeding operations are in the continuing health of the rich New York-bred program. “There’s a lot of us out there,” Saratoga Glen Farm’s Kathy Barraclough, a native of Australia,…
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By Sarah Mace A weanling colt by Good Magic and a young broodmare in foal to New York-based sire Honest Mischief established new sale records at the 2023 renewal of the Saratoga Fall Mixed Sale, which was held in a single session on Tuesday, October 17 at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs,…
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Sarah Andrew Courtesy Thoroughbred Daily News New York’s Sugar Maple Farm, comprising 466 acres and located about one hour from Belmont Park and two hours from Saratoga, has been acquired by the New York Racing Association (NYRA). NYRA’s Patrick McKenna released the following statement Wednesday afternoon: “NYRA, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has acquired a…
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At the October Public Meeting of the New York State Gaming Commission, Chairman Brian O’Dwyer spoke about concerns regarding wage issues involving prominent horse trainers, and highlighted a partnership with the New York State Department of Labor to readily identify any Commission licensees that are subjects of Labor wage-related investigations. New York State Department of…
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Dictionaries define “tenderfoot” as “an inexperienced beginner,” “a newcomer,” “a novice.” Strictly speaking, those descriptions are apt for this year’s TAKE2 Jet Run Award winner in the Jumper category, but first-year competitor Tenderfoot acted like anything but a neophyte in the ring, earning enough points to finish in the top 10 in the year-end standings for…
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By Sarah Mace The New York-bred male and female toppers at this week’s 2023 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearlings sale in Timonium, MD were both produced by relatively young broodmares with multiple significant updates on their catalogue pages. In keeping with the forward-looking profiles of the toppers, they were both also sired by first-crop stallions. The…
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By Sarah Mace By the conclusion of Keeneland’s 80th September Yearling Sale on Saturday, September 23, it was clear that the New York breeding program had considerably upped its yearling game at the 2023 renewal of the iconic 12-session sale. Despite sending a smaller contingent to the auction this year compared to last (58 offered in…
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