Executive Director's Notes

Dear Stakeholders, The Fund would like to alert our breeders and owners that enrollment is ongoing for the newly announced Empire–Trillium Series, a new cross-border stakes program launched in partnership between the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and Woodbine Entertainment. The Empire–Trillium Series will feature 14 stakes races with total purses of $3.2 million…
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Dear Stakeholders, The New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund is hosting a public listening session on May 19, 2026 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. regarding the future of Thoroughbred aftercare in New York State. The listening session will be held at the Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, located at 153 George Street in Saratoga Springs,…
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Dear Stakeholders, Each year the NYS Thoroughbred Breeding Fund selects a champion of aftercare and holds an event celebrating that person at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Our past designees as the Fund’s Champion of Aftercare are Jena Antonucci, who won both the Bemont and Travers Stakes with Archangelo and is…
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Dear Stakeholders, We have good news to share and we hope it inspires you to contribute to the dedicated aftercare fund held at the NYS Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund. Go to NYBreds.com and look for the ‘Donate’ button in the middle of our homepage to make your donation now! On December 16th the NYS Gaming Commission…
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Dear New York Breeders and Owners, We are happy to inform you that the Fund offices have moved from Schenectady to the heart of the New York Thoroughbred industry, Saratoga Springs. Our new address is: NYS Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund 28 Clinton St. – 2nd Floor Saratoga Springs, NY  12866 Our old number will…
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Dear Stakeholders, At the December 12 meeting of The New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund’s Board of Directors, a motion was unanimously approved to increase the breeder award rates for all New York-breds competing in New York starting January 1, 2024. The increase in breeder award rates was approved by the Fund board…
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Dear Stakeholders, We are now offering the option of using e-signatures for foal registration applications. Click here for instructions on the use of e-signatures, and here for a list of farm managers and veterinarians that are currently registered for the e-signature program. If your farm manager or veterinarian is not on the list, click here…
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Dear Stakeholders, Please take part in this survey to help define the depth of the NYS Equine Industry. Both the NYS Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund and the membership group NYTB, Inc. led the way in providing Funding for the AHC’s breakout study of equine activity in the Empire State. The study is broken down…
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Dear Stakeholders, Our Board of Directors has made changes to some of our mare residency rules to put NY farms in a better position to compete with other states’ breeding programs and to increase the population of broodmares and foals in NYS. The length of time resident mares will have to return to the state…
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Dear Stakeholders, In order to make our Frequently Asked Questions more visible, we have changed the tab on our website to ABOUT US/FAQS. Have a look and please feel free to contact us with any questions that are not answered there. In addition, please note that we have moved information on the registration status of sales horses to its…
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