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Mo Plex guts out another stakes victory in Saturday’s Bay Shore at Aqueduct. Coglianese Photo//Susie Raisher.

R and H Stable’s Mo Plex returned to the winner’s circle – back against open company for the first time since last fall – in Saturday’s $145,500 Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct.

The 3-year-old graded stakes-winning son of Complexity dueled for the lead early outside of Faster Gator early and shrugged off that foe in the stretch for his second open stakes victory. The win was Mo Plex’s first in four starts since taking the Funny Cide Stakes in late August at Saratoga Race Course.

“That was great,” winning trainer Jeremiah Englehart said. “The whole team did a great job. He looked great in the paddock. His groom, and Harlem [Johnson] and Dana [Saul, assistants] did really well with him. It was nice to get him back in winning fashion. The 3 horse [Faster Gator] ran a hell of a race and so did the West Point colt [No. 1, Pascaline]. They both look like horses with bright futures so hopefully he moves onward and upward from here.”

Faster Gator, who entered a 2-for-2 record at Laurel Park, made the lead from post 3 under Arnaldo Bocachica but it was 6-5 favorite Mo Plex and jockey Manny Franco who pressured from the outside and put a head in front through an opening quarter-mile in :23.09 over the fast main track.

Pascaline attempted an inside move approaching the turn with New York-bred maiden winner Share the Ludt and McKellen trying wide bids as Faster Gator battled back to gain a half-length advantage after a half in :45.55.

Mo Plex put his head back in front at the stretch call, but a stubborn Faster Gator continued to find more as the field straightened away. Mo Plex, game and determined, would not be denied the narrow win by head in a final time of 1:21.96. Pascaline completed the trifecta with Share the Ludt and McKellen rounded out the order of finish.

“He was [game]. You’ve got give credit to the horse from Anthony [Farrior, trainer of Faster Gator] – he was tough to go by, but at the same time, I feel my horse was running for me, so I was happy,” Franco said. “I was happy with where I was. [Faster Gator] broke on top, I let him take it and just sit right next to him and put the pressure. I knew that I got Javier [Castellano, aboard McKellen] outside, so he wanted to get close to me and I let my horse go a little bit. I had a lot of horse under me the whole way.

“He’s getting more mature, more intelligent. He liked to get out before, but now it seems like he’s straightening out a lot better this year.”

Bred by Avi and Rhoda Freedberg’s Everything’s Cricket Racing and foaled at Stonegate Stables in Fort Edward, Mo Plex is the first foal for the Uncle Mo mare Mo Joy. He was offered but listed as an RNA for $27,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale.

Englehart and Legion Bloodstock purchased Mo Plex for R and H Stable for $45,000 out of last year’s OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale.

A finalist for New York-bred champion 2-year-old male honors, Mo Plex won his debut against state-breds by 10 lengths last June at Aqueduct before a victory in the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes on opening weekend of the Saratoga Race Course meeting. Mo Plex ran his record to 3-for-3 with a victory in the $200,000 Funny Cide presented by Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital on Saratoga Showcase Day. He finished the season with a third in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes and a runner-up finish in the Sleepy Hollow Stakes on Empire Showcase Day, both at Aqueduct.

Mo Plex improved to 4-for-7 with Bay Shore victory and boosted his earnings to $445,000.

“Any time that you get a horse who looks very precocious as a 2-year-old, and goes on and wins his first three races, obviously he’s going to be running against tougher competition,” Englehart said. “He got beat a couple of times, but if you look at who beat him, they are no slouches. His last race was his first race off a layoff going a flat mile. You want them to back up what you think of them, and I’m glad to get another ‘W,’ and kind of re-affirm what we have thought all along about him.”

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Hip 925, a colt by Kantharos bred by Masters 2013 and Kantharos Syndicate, finished as one of nine juveniles that brought $200,000 or more at the OBS April sale. Photo courtesy of Doble J Equine Sales.

Interest in New York-breds continued through Friday’s closing session of the OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale with three more six-figure juveniles sold to push the overall total to 21 for the week.

Friday’s trio was led by Hip 925, a colt by Kantharos out of the winning Scat Daddy mare Corner Three, that sold for $200,000 to Salusto & Kimmel, agent for Winning Move Stable. Consigned by Doble J Equine Sales, agent, the colt breezed an eight in :10 during presale workouts.

Bred by Masters 2013 and Kantharos Syndicate, the colt originally sold for $18,000 to Rua Racing & ARC at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale. He’s the sixth foal out of three-time winner and $122,200-earner Corner Three, who is the dam of winner and $232,603-earner Timbuktu and winner and $127,920-earner Baseline Drive.

The colt was also part of a group of nine juveniles that sold for $200,000 or more – including a son of Vekoma that brought $750,000 during the third session – at the sale. OBS reported sales on 60 of the 71 New York-breds through the ring over the four sessions for a total of $6,217,000, an average price of $103,617 and median of $67,500.

The final session’s other two six-figure juveniles were Hip 937, a daughter of Silver State named Two Pearl Penny bred by Windylea Farm New York LLC purchased by Cherry Valley Farm for $120,000; and Hip 1185, a daughter of Charlatan bred by Rockridge Stud LLC and Ascendant Farm purchased by Sport of Kings Racing Partnership for $105,000.

A pair of juveniles by New York-based sires came next on the final day’s sale’s sheet.

Hip 920, a son of Redesdale out of the Johannesburg mare Cool Johanna, sold to Chad Schumer, agent for $70,000. Consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, agent, the colt is a half-brother to three winners including the stakes-placed duo of Zolo and D’fever. He was bred by Lannister Holdings LLC.

Redesdale, a 12-year-old son of Speightstown out of the Grade 3-winning Danzig mare Harpia, stands for $2,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs.

McMahon of Saratoga’s Central Banker also sired a $70,000 juvenile in Hip 1072, a filly out of the stakes-placed New York-bred Flashback mare Forever Changed purchased by Elizabeth Morey. Bred and consigned by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, the filly is the first foal out of the half-sister to multiple stakes winner and $470,748-earner Classic Lady.

Central Banker, a 15-year-old son of Speightstown out of the stakes-winning Go For Gin mare Rhum, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga. He topped the New York general sire list from 2021 through 2024 and sits atop the same list with progeny earnings of nearly $1.5 million through Friday.

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Susan and Andy Beadnell reached the peak as breeders thanks to the Grade 1 success of Heaveyougoneaway. Skip Dickstein Photo.

Susan Beadnell, who with her husband Andy bred Grade 1 winner Haveyougoneaway, passed away April 16 at the age of 79 at home surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Glens Falls, Beadnell grew up at her parents’ Ed and Orabel Castens’ Ridin Hy Ranch Resort in Warrensburg. She and her husband later owned and operated Ridin Hy, transforming the dude ranch from a seasonal to year-round vacation destination. Susan became a staple at the Ridin Hy front desk for more than 40 years.

The Beadnells “retired” in 2010 and moved to their home on the Schroon River in Pottersville. They began their foray into the Thoroughbred industry in the 2000s, raising horses on their Bead Land & Cattle Company in Pottersville.

Haveyougoneaway, a daughter of Contrats out of the Beadnell-bred Wiseman’s Ferry mare One Wise Cowgirl, was born and raised at Bead Land & Cattle Company. She was originally sold by the Beadnells for $50,000 at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November mixed sale, and sold the following year for $105,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale.

Haveyougoneaway raced with success in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and New Mexico before returning to her native state in the spring and summer of 2016. After a runner-up finish in the Critical Eye Stakes at Belmont Park, Haveyougoneaway rattled off three straight victories in the Dancing Renee at Belmont and Grade 2 Honorable Miss Handicap and Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga Race Course for trainer Tom Morley and owners Gary Barber and Sequel Racing. She finished seventh in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita Park, retiring with a record of 11-4-6 and earnings of $907,425 in 27 starts and sold shortly after for $1.1 million at the Fasig-Tipton November sale.

Haveyougoneaway was voted champion New York-bred female sprinter and older dirt female in 2016.

The Beadnells also bred the topper at the 2016 Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. Mo Diddley, a son of Uncle Mo out of the Vindication mare Miss Bodine, sold for $450,000 at Cheyenne Stables. He went on to win eight of 24 starts with $288,287 in earnings.

They also bred Collegeville Girl, a daughter of Central Banker who won the 2016 Iroquois Stakes on Empire Showcase Day at Belmont Park; 2016 champion New York-bred steeplechaser Willow U; and Nutmet, a winning New York-bred daughter of Lemon Drop Kid who sold for $190,000 at the 2012 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings.

The Beadnells, who enjoy a longtime association with McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, were featured in New York Breeder in 2016. Susan described the couple’s involvement in the Thoroughbred industry as commercial breeders.

“We are not races; we are breeders,” she said. “I’m the one who pays the bills, and I tell Andy, ‘We can’t afford to be a racer.’ As breeders, we enjoy seeing a horse we bred be so successful, like Haveyougoneaway. It’s been surprising the attention we’ve got from being her breeders. Yesterday, in the mail, I got a really nice pewter cup engraved as being ‘The Breeder of the Month’ from WinStar Farm, who stands her sire Congrats. It was just so nice to receive that.”

Susan was predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her husband Andy and their sons, Tod and his wife Heidi of Lake George, Tim and his wife Patience of Warrensburg, Troy and his wife Carrie of Warrensburg and semi-adopted son David Letzelter and his wife LaRae; seven grandchildren, Kyle (Jessie) Letzelter, Zoie and Orabel Beadnell, Mattelyn and Gavin Beadnell and Andrew and Nathan Beadnell; her brother Gary Carstens of Saratoga and his daughters Brandy and Samantha.

The family kindly requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children at www.shrinerschildrens.org. Family and friends are invited to call Friday, April 25, from 3-6 p.m. at Alexander Funeral Home, 3809 Main Street in Warrensburg.

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New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. is pleased to formally announce the finalists for the inaugural 2024 New York Farm Manager of the Year Award.

This award, voted on by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.’s board of directors, recognizes an individual in a managerial or supervisory role at a New York Thoroughbred-based farm.

The 2024 New York Farm Manager of the Year Award will be presented as part of the programming during the New York-bred Divisional Championship Awards of 2024, scheduled for 6:30-9 p.m. on Monday, May 19, at Saratoga on the property of GMP Farm Equine Rehabilitation and Therapy in Schuylerville, NY.

This person displays exceptional leadership qualities, particularly in motivating, mentoring, and supporting colleagues day-to-day. This individual should show consistency, reliability, and a talent for Thoroughbred breeding horsemanship and is a pivotal part of a New York Thoroughbred farm’s success.

The nominees for the 2024 New York Farm Manager of the Year Award are listed below in alphabetical order:

• • • • • • • • • Lolly LaRue [Thirty Year Farm]
                • Bill Leak [Irish Hill Century Farm]
                • John McMahon [McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds]
                • Crystal Morris [Sugar Plum Farm]
                • Charl Van Der Westhuizen [Sequel Stallions NY]
                • Sandra Washburn [The New Hill Farm]
                • Kyle Willard [Windy Lea Farm]

Tickets for the New York-bred Divisional Championship Awards Dinner, where the 2024 New York Farm Manager of the Year will be awarded in addition to New York Divisional Championship nominees, Broodmare of the Year, Champion Trainer, Champion Jockey, and Outstanding Breeder, are available for purchase while supplies last. Tickets are $150 for NYTB members and $175 for non-members by visiting nytbreeders.org/events. Tables of 10 are also available for $1,350 for NYTB members.

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Hip 787, a colt by Vekoma bred by Annemarie Toomey, sold for $750,000 Thursday at OBS April. OBS/VidHorse Photo.

Five New York-breds – including one by 2024’s leading New York freshman sire Honest Mischief and another by four-time leading New York sire Central Banker – sold for $200,000 or more to highlight the third day of the OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale Thursday in Ocala, Florida.

Maverick Racing and CHC Inc., the buying team behind the New York-bred Grade 1-placed classics contender River Thames, landed the session’s top-priced juvenile when they went to $750,000 for a colt by Vekoma. Hip 787, who is out of the winning Big Drama mare Big Thrill, also finished the day as the sale’s top-priced New York-bred through three of the four sessions.

Consigned by Ocala Stud, agent, bred by Annemarie Toomey and foaled at Fort Christopher’s Thoroughbreds in Fort Edward, the colt originally sold for $145,000 out of last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale. He’s the fifth foal out of Big Thrill, whose first three foals are multiple winners and six-figure earners. The colt breezed a quarter-mile in :20.3 during presale workouts.

Joe Migliore, agent for Steven Rocco and Adelphi Racing, went to $290,000 for Hip 657, a colt by Honest Mischief out of the unraced Woodman mare Woodflower.

Hip 657, a colt by leading New York freshman sire Honest Mischief, landed a bid of $290,000 Thursday at OBS. Photo courtesy of Sequel Bloodstock.

Bred by Sequel Stallions New York LLC and consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, the colt is the 13th out of Woodflower and a half sibling to 10 winners led by stakes winner Magna Rose and the stakes-placed duo of Where’s Dominic and Arigatou Gozaimasu. Woodflower is also the dam of a yearling New York-bred colt by Freud.

Honest Mischief, a 9-year-old son of Into Mischief out of the Grade 1-winning Seattle Slew mare Honest Lady, stands for $7,500 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson. Currently fifth on New York’s general sire list, Honest Mischief topped the Empire State’s freshman sire list in 2024 with 13 winners and progeny earnings of more than $1.64 million.

Sallusto & Kimmel, agent for Winning Move Stable, went to $200,000 to buy Hip 837, a daughter of Central Banker out of the winning Spring At Last mare Calidez.

Hip 837, a filly by four-time leading New York sire Central Banker, sold for $200,000 Thursday at OBS. Photo courtesy of Best A Luck Farm.

Bred by BHMFR, LLC and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, the filly is the fourth foal out of Calidez. She’s the dam of two winners – For Love and Honor, a two-time winner and earner of $164,475; and Mascara. The filly originally sold for $82,000 to top the New York-bred offerings at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale. She was consigned at OBS by Best A Luck Farm LLC, agent.

Central Banker, a 15-year-old son of Speightstown out of the stakes-winning Go For Gin mare Rhum, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs. He topped the New York general sire list from 2021 through 2024 and leads this year’s list with progeny earnings of nearly $1.5 million.

OBS reported sales on 20 of the 26 New York-breds through the ring Thursday for a total of $2,853,000, an average price of $142,650 and median of $92,500. Overall, 47 New York-breds have sold for $5,375,000, an average price of $114,362 and median of $75,000.

The sale concludes with the final session at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

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Hip 433, a colt by Maclean’s Music bred by Milfer Farm, sold for $250,000 Wednesday at OBS April. Photo courtesy of Advanced Thoroughbreds.

New York-breds continued to sell well during the second session of the OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale, including five that brought $100,000 or more and a filly by New York-based sire Solomini that sold for $70,000.

OBS reported sales on 11 of the 13 New York-breds offered Wednesday for a total of $1,117,000, an average price of $101,545 and median of $70,000. Overall, 27 of the 32 New York-breds through the ring have sold for $2,522,000, an average price of $93,407 and median of $60,000.

Hip 433, a colt by Maclean’s Music out of the Giant’s Causeway mare Soarwiththebirds, led the way Wednesday on a bid of $250,000 from Salusto &Kimmel, agent for Winning Move Stable. Consigned by Advanced Thoroughbreds LLC, the colt breezed an eighth in :10 during presale workouts.

Bred by and foaled at Milfer Farm Inc. in Unadilla, the colt sold for $15,000 at last year’s Keeneland September yearling sale. He’s the sixth foal out of Soarwiththebirds, who is a half-sister to Canadian Horse of the Year and classic winner Upwiththebirds and the dam of four winners.

Milfer Farm purchased Soarwiththebirds carrying the Maclean’s Music colt in utero for $55,000 at the 2022 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Team Penney and Icon Racing purchased the session’s top-priced New York-bred filly, going to $200,000 to land Hip 531, a daughter of Kantharos out of the Quality Road mare That’s My Cue. Consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales LLC, agent, the filly breezed in :9.4 during presale workouts.

Bred by Trail Creek Stables LLC and foaled at Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater, the filly originally sold to Grassroots Training & Sales for $85,000 at the 2024 OBS October yearling sale. She’s the first foal out of That’s My Cue, who is also the dam of a New York-bred yearling colt by Girvin also bred in New York by Trail Creek Stables.

Hip 573, a filly by New York-based sire Solomini bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, sold for $70,000 Wednesday at OBS. Photo courtesy of McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds.

Hip 573, a daughter of Solomini out of the unraced Elusive Quality mare Truly Charming, sold for $70,000 to Joe Migliore, agent for Adelphi Racing Club and Fun Belly.

Bred and consigned by and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC in Saratoga Springs, the filly breezed an eighth in :10 during presale workouts. She’s the eighth foal out of Truly Charming, who is the dam of five winners including $338,227-earner Saturday Appeal and $225,401-earner True Charm.

Solomini, a 10-year-old Grade 1-placed son of Curlin out of the Storm Cat mare Surf Song, stands for $7,500 at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs. Solomini topped the New York freshman sire list in 2023 and finished third on the state’s general sire list in 2024.

The sale continues with the third of four sessions at 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday.

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Hip 234, a daughter of classic winner and Horse of the Year Authentic, brought $500,000 to highlight the OBS April sale opening session Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Grassroots Training and Sales.

A filly from the second crop of Authentic sold for $500,000 and another by the late former New York-based sire Combatant brought $135,000 to highlight the New York-bred offerings during the opening session of the OBS April 2-year-olds in training sale Tuesday in Ocala.

Bill Childs and Mark Stanton secured the session’s top-selling New York-bred – Hip 234, a daughter of Authentic out of the stakes-placed Bretheren mare Onebrethatatime.

Bred by Pine Ridge Stable LLC and foaled at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, the filly is no stranger to being a session topper. She sold for $72,000 to highlight the second session of last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale.

Grassroots Training and Sales – the buyer in Kentucky – consigned the filly who breezed an eighth in :9.4 during presale workouts. She’s the fourth foal out of Onebrethatatime, a three-time winner who earned $133,283 and is a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Wonderlandbynight and Gilded Miracle, the dam of Grade 1 winner Exaulted.

The Authentic filly finished the day as one of three six-figure New York-breds. OBS reported sales on 16 of the 19 New York-breds through the ring for $1,405,000, an average price of $87,813 and median of $55,000.

Hip 179, a filly by the late former New York-based sire Combatant, sold for $135,000 out of the McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds consignment Tuesday in Ocala. Photo courtesy of McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds.

Sallusto and Kimmel, agent for Winning Move Stable, landed the second highest priced New York-bred of the day, going to $135,000 for the daughter of Combatant out of the Central Banker mare Moneybackguarantee.

Consigned and bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC, Hip 179 was also foaled at McMahon of Saratoga in Saratoga Springs. She’s the second foal out of Moneybackguarantee, who produced fillies by McMahon’s resident stallion Solomini in 2022 and 2024.

Grade 1 winner Combatant, a popular stallion in the Empire State in his first season at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, died suddenly from Colic while standing the Southern Hemisphere season in August 2022 at Haras Porta Pia in Chile. Combatant stood his first season for $7,500 LFSN and bred 85 mares in his initial book.

Grassroots Training and Sales also sold the opening session’s top-priced colt, Hip 155, a son of Rock Your World out of the winning Dynaformer mare Miss Blarney Stone.

Bred by and foaled at Sugar Maple Farm in Poughquag, the colt was purchased by Clear Stars Stable and Mitre Box Stable. He originally sold to Grassroots Training and Sales for $50,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. Miss Blarney Stone is the dam of six winners, including stakes-placed Irish Sweepstakes and Begginer.

Clear Stars Stable and Mitre Box Stable also landed the session’s top-priced juvenile by an active New York-based stallion. Hip 13, a colt by King for a Day out of the Into Mischief mare Kiska, sold for $50,000.

Bred by Torie Gladwell and foaled at Stonegate Stables in Fort Edward, the colt was consigned by Top Line Sales, agent. Gladwell also bred both New York-bred winners out of Kiska – the Sharp Azteca filly Perfectly Mperfect and the 3-year-old Solomini filly Bam’s Bliss Kiss, who finished sixth in last weekend’s Park Avenue division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes for Clear Stars Stable and Mitre Box Stable.

King for a Day, a 9-year-old son of Uncle Mo out of the French Deputy mare Ubetwereven, stands for $5,000 at Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions LLC in Stillwater.

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Storm Changer and Jose Gomez emerge between rivals to win the Park Avenue division of the New York Stallion Series Sunday at Aqueduct

Peter Kazamias’ homebred Storm Changer, one of 13 foals from the first crop of Name Changer, came between rivals in the lane to upset Sunday’s $200,000 Park Avenue division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct.

Jose Gomez rode the filly, making her first start for trainer Carlos Martin after previously running for the suspended Dimitrios Synnefias. Dismissed at 12-1 in the field of eight reduced by the scratches of Fedupwiththefed and Lazy Y Legacy, Storm Changer improved to 2-for-5 with the victory.

Storm Changer finished second two starts back in the 7-furlong East View Stakes February 8 at Aqueduct and a distant fifth last time in the 1-mile Maddie May Stakes March 7 at Aqueduct. Martin admitted he didn’t do much to get the filly ready for the 6 ½-furlong Park Avenue.

“Jose, we’ve had some luck together with Patricia Ann and some other horses. He always tries hard for us,” Martin said. “He had worked her the other day, she went an easy half in :49 (April 5 on the Belmont Park training track). She came in great shape from Dimitrios, we didn’t want to re-invent the wheel too much. I thought cutting her back would be pretty good for her.”

Howling Wind hustled to the lead ahead of 9-5 favorite Bam’s Bliss Kiss early and led that foe through the opening quarter in :22.40 over the muddy and sealed surface. Bam’s Bliss Kiss inched up within a half-length of the leader midway around the turn, just ahead of Forever to Go and Decree and Declare through the half in :46.37.

Gomez kept Storm Changer in the clear on the outside in fifth around the bend.

“I wasn’t worried,” Gomez said. “That was the game plan; just save some ground and everything has seemed to be running well in the middle of the racetrack.”

Dylan Davis took another route aboard Disco Star, coming up the inside approaching the stretch and took the lead turning for home. Gomez countered that move on the outside while Eric Cancel did similar Princess Mischief even wider out from the rail.

Storm Changer emerged from the three-way battle for the lead inside the sixteenth pole to win by a half-length over Princess Mischief, who nosed out Disco Star for the runner-up spot. Decree and Declare, Howling Wind, Bam’s Bliss Kiss, Royal Event and Forever to Go completed the field. Storm Changer won in 1:18.39.

“She ran great first time out [to win on debut in November],” Gomez said. “Last time I rode her [two starts back in the East View], it might have been a bit long for her, but Bernieandtherose is a pretty decent horse. After that they gave her to Mr. Martin and from then she’s been a different type of horse. She’s a lot more calm.”

Storm Changer picked up $110,000 to boost her bankroll to $183,750.

Grade 3 winner Name Changer, a 12-year-old son of Uncle Mo out of the Northern Afleet mare Cash’s Girl, stands for $2,500 at Kaz Hill Farm in Middletown. The sire of 29 foals of racing age, including a group of 16 current 2-year-olds, Name Changer finished third on the New York freshman sire list in 2024 thanks to two winners from five starters.

Storm Changer is the sixth foal out of the unraced Stormy Atlantic mare Stormin Sistas, who was purchased in foal to classic winner Palace Malice for $27,000 at the 2019 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Stormin Sistas is the dam of seven-time winner Atlantic Princess, three-time winning New York-bred Kaz Palace and the 4-year-old New York-bred Bank Heist filly Stormin Heist. Kaz Hill Farm also bred Storm Changer’s full brother, the 2-year-old Name Changer colt Hurricane Kaz, out of Stormin Sistas.

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Prince Valiant skips over the mud en route to victory in Sunday’s NYSS Times Square. Coglianese Photo.

Red Oak Stable’s Prince Valiant kept it simple and maintained his winning ways with a front-running victory in Sunday’s $194,000 Times Square division of the New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct.

The 3-year-old won his first stakes and also became the second stakes winner for his sire King for a Day, a son of Uncle Mo who stands for $5,000 at Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions LLC in Stillwater. King for a Day’s first stakes winner – Soontobeking, who took the March 8 Gander at Aqueduct – finished second in Sunday’s Times Square.

Dylan Davis rode Prince Valiant for trainer Todd Pletcher, scoring by 3 1/2 lengths in the 6 1/2-furlong restricted stakes.

“He’s a really cool little horse,” said Pletcher’s assistant Stu Hampson. “Both in his works in the mornings and in the afternoons, he just seems to keep progressing and getting a little bit better every time. His last two months, his works have steadily improved, and his efforts in the afternoons have also.

“It’s a pleasure to have a horse like this for Red Oak and it’s nice when what we see in the mornings adds up to good performances in the afternoon.”

Bred by Sugar Maple Farm and the second foal out of the D’Funnybone mare Lizzy’s Fun, Prince Valiant sold to Red Oak Farm for $50,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale.

Unraced at 2, Prince Valiant finished third in his debut behind eventual stakes winner and Grade 3-placed Sand Devil in early December. He rattled off back-to-back victories by a neck in a January 11 maiden and February 23 allowance-optional before making his stakes debut Sunday.

Sent off the narrow 7-5 second choice behind the 6-5 National Identity, Prince Valiant went to the front from the start and controlled the terms by a length over Soontobeking through the opening quarter in :22.67 over the muddy and sealed track.

“I saw us as main speed. Just didn’t really know about the break,” Davis said. “He broke well with me, was able to get to the lead comfortably and he was doing it well. He drifted out a little bit down the backside, but I was able to straighten him up into the turn, and then he just started getting on.”

Prince Valiant stayed up by 1 1/2 lengths over Soontobeking through the half in :46.28 and turned for home with a widening advantage. Davis stayed busy in the stretch and Prince Valiant opened up by 2 lengths at the eight pole. Soontobeking maintained his spot in second and finished 5 1/2 lengths clear of National Identity. Huggy and In the Chase completed the field. Prince Valiant won in 1:16.73.

“I knew he was a fighter so if anyone were to challenge him late, he’d fight on again for me,” Davis said.

Prince Valiant earned $110,000 for the win to boost his bankroll to $201,500.

“He’s naturally finding himself on the front end of races and he’s doing it that way, but he’s such a fighter,” Hampson said. “Any time a horse eyeballs him, he just wants to put his head back in front. As he’s matured, he’s relaxed a little bit and depending on what we do with him, that could reflect in the afternoons as well. He’s running great, so we’re just trying to stay out of his way.”

Lizzy’s Fun is also the dam of the 3-year-old Tonalist colt Rafa’s Dream, who sold for $57,000 at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. He made five starts last season in Puerto Rico. She’s also the dam of two other New York-breds – a 2-year-old filly by leading New York sire Central Banker and a filly by Mind Control born February 7.

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Bank Frenzy collects his third straight stakes win – and fourth overall – in Sunday’s Haynesfield at Aqueduct. Coglianese Photo.

LSU Stables’ Bank Frenzy stretched his win streak to four – including three stakes scores – with a victory in Sunday’s co-featured $125,000 Haynesfield at Aqueduct.

The 5-year-old Central Banker overcame another ever-so-slight hesitation at start, took over after the opening quarter-mile and held off another son of Central Banker, General Banker, to win the 1-mile stakes by 2 1/4 lengths. Manny Franco rode the winner for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, who continues to marvel at the gelding bred by Chester and the late Mary Broman.

“He’s as game as they come,” Rodriguez said. “You put him in the right spot, he shows up. He doesn’t need to take his track with him. He can run in the slop, on fast dirt maybe even on the grass, who knows. He’s a solid horse.”

Bank Frenzy, a finalist for champion New York-bred older dirt male honors in 2024, added the Haynesfield to his victories in the Alex M. Robb Stakes in late December and the Stymie Stakes March 1. He also improved to 8-for-16 and earnings of $575,420.

“He can be a little challenging in the morning, but you have to put the work in,” Rodriguez said. “We’re very blessed that Mr. Larry and Randy [Sarf of LSU Stables] put that horse in our barn.”

Bet down to 1-2 in the field of seven, Bank Frenzy chased early leader Just Step On It through the opening quarter in :24 before taking over from that foe.

Franco led Bank Frenzy open up after he seized the lead and they were 1 1/2 lengths in front at the half in :47.10. Radio Red took up the chase while Just Step On It started to retreat on the far turn. Bank Frenzy sailed past 6 furlongs in 1:10.97, still up 1 1/2 lengths as the field turned for home.

“He’s not the quickest out of there,” Franco said. “He’s getting better every race, and I saw he’s cruising there with the field, I thought they were going to give some separation from me, but I was on the best horse. I just let him pass the chute and I ended up on the lead. It was easy enough. He was doing it the right way, so I was happy where I was.

“Like I said, when I broke, the field was bunched up. Everybody was together. My horse was doing it so easily, the right way, I let him go. We ended up on the lead and he was happy after that.”

Bank Frenzy stayed in command through the stretch, passed the eighth pole 2 lengths in front while drifting out slightly inside the final furlong. He won in 1:35.83 over the muddy and sealed track. General Banker finished a neck in front of Locke and Key for the runner-up spot, with Radio Red, Sheriff Bianco, Wynstock and Just Step On It completing the field.

Foaled at the Bromans’ Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, Bank Frenzy is out of the Tiznow mare Storm Now. The Bromans purchased Storm Now for $110,000 at the 2015 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

Storm Now is the dam of two other winners – the Into Mischief gelding City Mischief ($131,830) and the Awesome Again gelding Broadway Joe ($15,228). She’s also the dam of the 4-year-old Practical Joke filly Funny Forecast, who made three starts last year and returned to the worktab at Belmont Park Saturday; and the 3-year-old Instagrand filly Farm House, a $100,000 purchase by Final Furlong Racing Stable at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October sale. Farm House finished second, third and second in her first three starts, the latest in a maiden-optional March 28 at Aqueduct. She’s already earned $38,480.

The Bromans bred all of those runners in New York, along with Storm Now’s 2-year-old Instagrand filly named In Snows Way. Storm Now also delivered a colt by Jackie’s Warrior March 20 in New York.

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Sterling Silver surpases the seven-figure earnings mark with victory in Sunday’s Biogio’s Rose at Aqueduct. Coglianese Photo.

By Paul Halloran

Sterling Silver, who sold for $13,000 as a pandemic-era yearling, eclipsed $1 million in earnings Sunday with a workmanlike win in the Biogio’s Rose Stakes at Aqueduct.

Making the 29th start of her career, and the seventh since being moved to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, the 6-year-old grey mare sat behind a speed battle between Khali Magic and Bernietakescharge then ran down Sweet Brown Sugar to win by 1 3/4 lengths. The $68,750 winner’s share brought her earnings to $1,006,051.

“She’s very classy, a professional horse. We’ve had a lot of success together. I know her so well,” said jockey Javier Castellano, who has six wins in 14 starts aboard the daughter of Cupid. “She fit perfect today. It was a small field with a lot of speed and she came from behind and got it done.”

Sweet Brown Sugar and Bernietakescharge broke together, but Khali Magic rushed up the rail to take the lead. She and Bernietakescharge ran in tandem into the turn, with Sweet Brown Sugar, Caldwell Luvs Gold and Sterling Silver chasing through a quarter mile in :23.01 and a half in :45.63. Sweet Brown Sugar made the first move, looming on the outside through the far turn as Sterling Silver also hit her stride.

Sweet Brown Sugar took the lead at the quarter pole, but Sterling Silver had her in her sights and it was clear it was a matter of time before she went by, which happened inside the eighth pole. The winning time for the mile on the muddy track was 1:35.70.

“She’s a super cool horse – very consistent,” said Leana Willaford, Mott’s assistant. “I thought she ran really well today. They went pretty quick the second quarter, which was helpful, and she finished like she was supposed to.”

Sterling Silver, who was bred by Mallory and Karen Mort, became the 65th New York-bred millionaire. She was foaled and raised at Marlene Brody’s Gallagher’s Stud, where Mallory Mort serves as farm manager. Sterling Silver would have been in the ring at the 2020 Saratoga New York-bred sale but Fasig-Tipton held its yearling sales in Kentucky due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sterling Silver was an RNA and was later purchased privately by Mark Anderson for $13,000.

Sterling Silver is the fourth foal out of the Distorted Humor mare Sheet Humor, whom Mallory Mort bought in foal to Midnight Lute for $14,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. The foal, Midnight Comedy, sold for $45,000 at the 2017 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. Sheet Humor is also the dam of the winning Central Banker mare Helene Jacqueline, who brought $35,000 at the 2018 Saratoga New York-bred sale; and Ortiz, an unraced son of Speighster that sold for $210,000 at the 2019 Saratoga New York-bred sale.

The Morts sold Sheet Humor, in foal to Central Banker, for $3,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale. Sterling Silver won her debut at Aqueduct and became a stakes winner in her second start in taking the 2021 Franklin Square Stakes. She has run in 10 graded stakes in her career, including the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. She crossed the line first in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom in 2023, but was disqualified and placed second.

Not surprisingly, Sterling Silver has been a force to be reckoned with in races restricted to New York-breds, with a career line of 6-3-2 in 11 starts, all stakes except for her maiden score.

The last foal the Morts bred out of Sheet Humor was Rhetorical, a 3-year-old gelding by Not This Time who sold for $320,000 at the 2022 New York-bred yearling sale. He had a maiden win and ran third in an allowance at Saratoga last summer for owners Siena Farm and WinStar Farm and trainer Will Walden.

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Gatsas Stable’s Five G rolls to victory in Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Oaks. Coglianese Photo/Lauren King.

Mike Gatsas knew it was going to be a good day at Gulfstream Park Saturday when he ran into old friend John Assimakopoulos, a retired  trainer from New England and the son of legendary conditioner Charlie Assimakopoulos, who is responsible for Gatsas’ entry into horse ownership more than 25 years ago.

The elder Assimakopoulos bought the first two horses Gatsas owned, in partnership with his brother, Ted – the ageless New York-bred Gander, who earned more than $1.8 million in a 60-race career, and Shadow Caster, who won the 2020 Forego Stakes at 50-1. John was his father’s assistant for many years and finished his career in Florida in 2018.

“There’s no better luck than that,” Gatsas said of the chance meeting, and the results proved him right.

Five G, a 3-year-old Gatsas homebred filly, was a gate-to-wire winner in the Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Park Oaks, punching her ticket to next month’s Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Five G is by Vekoma, Gatsas’ best horse ever, whom he owned in partnership with R.A. Hill Stables, out of Triumphant, a broodmare he bought for $57,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November sale.

“Racing is a lot of fun when you win,” said Gatsas, who still lives in his native New Hampshire. “When you have one who is your own and by a stallion you raced, it’s like having a little kid grow up to be a professional baseball player.”

Gatsas hit a home run with Five G, who was foaled at Rhapsody Farm in Plymouth, New York. After she ran seventh in a maiden special weight at Saratoga last August, trainer George Weaver moved her to the turf, where she broke her maiden at Aqueduct and ran second in the Tepin Stakes in November.

Weaver took her to Florida for the winter and, despite the success on the grass, told Gatsas he wanted to try her on dirt one more time. Gatsas’ son Matt suggested they do it as soon as possible, so they ran in the Fasig-Tipton Cash Run Stakes at Gulfstream on New Year’s Day, a race she won by 9 lengths.

That put her on the road to the Oaks and earned her a trip to Oaklawn for the Grade 2 Honeybee Stakes February 23. Breaking from the far outside in a 13-horse field, Five G led for more than half of the 1 1/16-mile race, and when she was collared by Quietside, she yielded only after putting up a battle, finishing second by a length. That performance was flattered when Quietside came back to win the Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn Saturday.

“That was a great effort,” Gatsas said of the Honeybee. “She got beat by a real nice filly. We were excited coming out of that race.”

Weaver considered waiting for the Grade 1 Ashland at Keeneland this Friday, but preferred the spacing of the Gulfstream Park Oaks, on both ends.

“Five weeks since her last race and five weeks to the (Kentucky) Oaks,” Gatsas said. “We thought we had a real big shot in the Gulfstream Oaks.”

After jockey Tyler Gaffalione broke his ankle in a freak accident during a post parade three days before the Oaks, Weaver called on Manny Franco to pinch-hit and he could not have made a better decision.

“Manny rode her perfectly,” Gatsas said. “When I saw her on the backside with her ears pricked, I knew she was going to be a monster coming home.”

Five G – named for Gatsas’ grandchildren Calla, Adra, Matthew, Harper and Brody – broke alertly and made the lead without any serious urging from Franco. She was pressed by Anna’s Promise through moderate fractions (23.63, 47.11) and The Queens M G chased in third. It was a two-horse race around the far turn, but when Franco asked Five G for run as they straightened out, she responded and cruised to a 2¼-length win, earning a 90 Beyer Speed Figure.

“We’re right there,” Gatsas said. “The filly runs every time we put her on the track. She runs like her father. She didn’t give it up easy in the Arkansas race. I think she has that fight in her.”
As Gatsas brings a horse to the Kentucky Oaks for the first time, it is fitting he is doing it with a New York-bred, as a longtime supporter of the breeding program.

“Everything we breed, we drop in New York,” Gatsas said. “It’s a tremendous advantage to have a New York-bred. The program is amazing for owners. It gives you a leg up and you need every advantage you can get in this business. It’s the best program in the country.”

Gatsas maintained some breeding rights when Spendthrift Farm bought Vekoma, who ran in the 2019 Kentucky Derby and won the Met Mile and Carter as a 4-year-old before being scratched from the Breeders’ Cup Sprint due a fever.

Triumphant is again in foal to Vekoma. – Paul Halloran

RACING NOTES: New York-bred River Thames will look to lock up a spot in the Kentucky Derby field Saturday when he runs in the 101st renewal of the $1.25 million, Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course. The son of Maclean’s Music was pegged as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in the field of seven for the 9-furlong Blue Grass. Trained by Todd Pletcher, River Thames sits 28th on the Kentucky Derby points list with the 25 earned from his runner-up effort in the Grade 2 Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes in February at Gulfstream Park. Bred by CTR Stables LLC, River Thames was purchased by CHC, Siena Farm and Maverick Racing for $200,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. … Chester Broman Sr.’s. homebred Violence colt Sand Devil, ranked 29th on the Derby list also with 25 points, represents the Empire State in Saturday’s Grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes presented by Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct. … New York-breds have won nine open stakes (through April 1) this year.

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Dear members: In December of this year, New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) will hold an election for six Board of Director seats.As the official authorized representative of the Thoroughbred breeding industry in New York State; the unified voice of Thoroughbred breeders in the State of New York, we look forward to all members interested in serving on the board of directors.

According to the By-Laws of NYTB, there are two classes of directors:

• The first five directors shall be elected for a four-year term beginning and in a year ending in an odd number.
• The second class of six directors shall be elected for a four-year term beginning in a year ending in an even number.

Each four-year term shall commence on January 1st of the year following an election and shall end on December 31st of the fourth year following an election.

There are term limits of four years per term for each class of directors, with no more than 3 consecutive terms totaling twelve years.

No NYTB election will be held should there be an equal number of uncontested candidates for board seats.

Board of Directors Eligibility and Requirements:NYTB members may seek election to the Board of Directors if:

• They are NYTB members in good standing who have made payment of their dues on or before April 2, 2025.

• They are currently engaged in the thoroughbred industry as a breeder or stallion owner in the State of New York or are lessees and lessors of mares and stallions domiciled in New York.
• They submit a nominating petition with the original or emailed (info@nytbreeders.org) signatures of ten NYTB members in good standing and
• They submit with their nominating petition a brief curriculum vitae which consists of pertinent data and a brief statement of their qualifications; and

NOMINATING PETITION AND CURRICULUM VITAE MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE NYTB OFFICE BY THE END OF BUSINESS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025.

Official NYTB nominating petition and curriculum vitae forms will be distributed and available for download later this year.

After the NYTB Nominating Committee reviews the petitions and verifies a candidate’s eligibility, the full election ballot will be mailed to each voting-eligible NYTB member.

Any NYTB member in good standing by November 1, 2025, will be eligible to vote and receive a ballot.

All Ballots must be returned in the reply envelope provided and postmarked by Friday, December 12, 2025. An independent accounting firm will tabulate the ballots and inform NYTB of the winning candidates.

2025 NYTB Election Timeline:

Event: Deadline: Eligibility for NYTB Board of Directors Candidacy April 2, 2025 (Membership fully paid) Voting Eligibility for NYTB Members November 1, 2025 (Membership fully paid) Nominating Petitions and CVs due to NYTB November 14, 2025 Completed Ballots postmarked and mailed to independent accounting firm December 12, 2025

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Jane Schosberg with her late husband Paul and their beloved corgis. Schosberg Family Photo.

A stalwart of New York’s racing and breeding programs, Jane Mindlin Schosberg died peacefully on March 15, surrounded by her family. She was 85 years old.

Schosberg grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y. and attended Scarsdale High School, where she met Paul Schosberg, her high-school sweetheart. After attending Bennington College and earning a liberal arts degree, Jane married Paul in 1959. Their daughter Jill was born in 1960, their son Richard a year later.

Paul’s career in politics took the couple to Northern Virginia and Washington D.C., where Paul worked as chief of staff to two members of the House of Representatives. Jane had grown up riding horses, and it was in Virginia that she and family began the racing and breeding operation that continued to her death, and where the Schosberg family bought their first farm.

Jane gave riding lessons at Deerfield Riding Academy in Great Falls, VA, while her daughter Jill became an accomplished show rider and her son Rick, in his words, “mucked out stalls as fast as I could.”

“One day, Mom and I were out riding in Virginia,” remembered Rick. “She was riding her Thoroughbred mare Dot in Spot, who became our foundation broodmare. I was riding a little Arab Welsh cross named My Fair Lady, and she was anything but. There was a pond in the middle of the field, and Mom told me to gallop through the pond.

“My Fair Lady decided that she liked being in the pond, and my mom turned around and yelled, ‘Kick kick kick! She’s going to roll on top of you!’

“I was too stupid to get off, and of course the horse knelt down and rolled on me. Once mom realized I was OK and breathing, she started laughing and made me get back on and do it the right way.”

In 1974, the Schosbergs purchased Pine Lane Farm near Katonah when they relocated to New York from Virginia, and Dot in Spot came with them.

Dot in Spot produced four foals, bred in Jane’s name, all bred in New York. The best of them, Lotus Delight, was multiple stakes-placed and earned $243,000, retiring in 1988. One of her daughters, Tim’s Lady, produced Mellow Roll, who earned more than half a million dollars and was voted New York-bred Champion Two-Year-Old Male in 1997.

Jane also bred Cyanea, the 1982 New York-bred champion two-year-old filly, and a winner and a runner-up of the New York Breeders Futurity, Bix in 1982 and Tons in 1977 respectively.

She often visited Kentucky and was a regular at the Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton sales, developing strong relationships with Denali Stud, Ashford Stud, and Coolmore America. She had a strong friend network in the Bluegrass, and though she was pretty much a lifelong New Yorker, she was an ardent fan of the University of Kentucky Wildcats.

Jane Schosberg was predeceased by her husband Paul in 2017 and her daughter Jill Stoller in 2021. She is survived by her son Richard and her daughter-in-law Dawn; her sister Katherine Reinleitner; her son-in-law Timothy Stoller; grandsons Travis and Ryan; granddaughter Jenna Stoller Grimshaw and her husband Sean; and two great-grandchildren Bryce and Nora.

She is also survived by Waffles, her beloved Corgi, who now lives with Jane’s best friend Donna Klemas in Canada. Rescued from Lexington, KY, Waffles hitched a ride on a Morrisey’s horse van to become Jane’s constant companion.

Services will be private. Those wishing to honor Jane’s life and legacy are encouraged to donate to the Mayo Clinic, to Take2/Take The Lead, or to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

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Hip 636, a daughter of Quality Road bred by 3C Stables, sold for $1.05 million Thursday at OBS March. OBS Sales Photo.

Seven juveniles sold for $1 million or more during the three-day Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale of 2-year-olds in training this week, including a New York-bred daughter of Quality Road that commanded a final bid of $1.05 million during Thursday’s final session.

AMO Racing USA LLC landed the filly, who finished as the sale’s top-priced New York-bred and third most expensive filly overall. Ben McElroy signed the ticket on behalf of AMO Racing for Hip 636, who is out of the multiple stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Congrats mare Toasting.

“AMO is looking for high-end fillies that can go two turns on the dirt … and this filly fit the mold,” McElroy said. “She breezed very well, she’s by a top sire of fillies. She’s been on our hit list right from the get-go. We’ll take her back, assess her and make a decision on a trainer. She’s not a filly that is going to be running super early, so we have time.”

Consigned by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables Inc., the filly breezed an eighth in :9.4 during presale workouts.

Bred by 3C Stables LLC, the filly originally sold for $350,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. She’s the fifth foal out of Toasting and a half-sister to four-time winner Robber Baron and 2025 winner Concorde Spirit.

The sale of the Quality Road filly sparked a strong final session for New York-breds. OBS reported sales on 21 of the 25 through the ring for a total of $2,986,000, an average price of $142,190 and median of $65,000.

Overall, 52 of the 63 New York-breds offered sold for $5,651,000, an average price of $108,673 and median of $52,500.

Hip 584, a daughter of Honest Mischief bred by Sequel Stallions New York, landed the top price for a juvenile by a New York-based sire on a bid of $425,000 from Joseph DiRoco Thursday. Photo courtesy of Sequel Bloodstock.

The final session also saw the sale’s top-priced juvenile by a New York-based sire in Hip 584, a daughter of Honest Mischief purchased by Joseph DiRico for $425,000.

Bred by Sequel Stallions New York LLC and consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, the filly out of the winning Street Boss mare Sugar Boss breezed in :9.4 during presale workouts. She’s a half-sister to four winners, including stakes-placed El Hefe, $119,551-earner Sweet Sugar Baby and $74,450-earner Stolen Future.

Honest Mischief, a stakes-winning 9-year-old son of Into Mischief, stands for $7,500 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson. He topped last year’s New York freshman and juvenile sire lists.

Hip 596, a son of Cairo Prince and half-brother to last Saturday’s Gander Stakes winner Soontobeking, landed the session’s top price for a New York-bred colt at $250,000 from Jeff Bloom, agent for BBSP Trust. Consigned by Steven Venosa’s S G V Thoroughbreds, agent, the colt out of the winning Freud mare Swayed breezed an eighth in :10 during presale workouts.

Bred by Our Blue Streaks Stable and S G V Thoroughbreds – who also bred and race Soontobeking – the colt is the second foal out of Swayed. Soontobeking improved to 3-2-4 with $323,428 from 11 starts in the Gander.

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Top Japanese trainer Hideyuki Mori went to $500,000 for Hip 536, a colt by Upstart bred by Stephanie Baltzan, to top session 2 of the OBS March sale Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Scanlon Training and Sales.

Seven New York-breds sold for six figures, including a colt by Upstart who brought $500,000, to highlight the second day of the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training Wednesday in Ocala.

Leading Japanese trainer Hideyuki Mori, the session’s second leading buyer with six juveniles purchased for $1,665,000, landed the session topper sold as Hip 536. Consigned by Scanlon Training and Sales, agent, the colt is the ninth foal out of the winning Cuvee mare Sister Marette.

Bred by Stephanie Baltzan and foaled at Eden Manor in Saratoga Springs, the colt originally sold for $90,000 at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. He’s a half-brother to four winners, including stakes-placed Taoiseach and $256,911-earner Carbon.

Hip 454, a colt by freshman sire Yaupon out of the Grade 3-winning Silver City mare Promise Me Silver, brought the second highest price for a New York-bred on a bid of $230,000 from bloodstock agent Joe Migliore for Steven Rocco and Adelphi Racing.

Consigned by Grade One Investments LLC, agent, the colt is the sixth foal out of the $486,681-earning winner of the Grade 3 Eight Belle Stakes. Bred by Chester and the late Mary Broman and foaled at their Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, the colt originally sold for $150,000 at last year’s Keeneland September sale. He’s a half-brother to a pair of winners out of the 10-time winning Promise Me Silver, who was purchased by the Bromans in foal to Ghostzapper for $325,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Hip 356, a daughter of Yaupon, commanded the top price for a New York-bred filly at $200,000 from Stone Bridge Farm. Consigned by Navas Equine, agent, the filly is the first foal out of the winning Into Mischief mare Monorail. Bred by Newtown Anner Stud Farm and foaled at Jack’s Farm on the Hill in Millbrook, the filly sold for $115,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale.

Hip 331, a filly by Galilean bred by The New Hill Farm and Hidden Lake Farm, brought the top price for a juvenile by a New York sire at $55,000. Photo courtesy of Navas Equine.

That trio and the seven other six-figure purchases helped spark strong returns for New York-breds on the day. OBS reported sales on 16 of the 20 New York-breds offered Wednesday for a total of $1,746,000, an average price of $87,300 and median of $57,500. Overall, 31 of the 39 New York-breds through the ring have brought $2,665,000, an average price of $85,968 and median of $50,000.

Navas Equine also sold the day’s top-priced juvenile by a New York-based sire, Hip 331, a daughter of freshman sire and multiple stakes winner Galilean purchased by Dr. Steiner for $55,000. Bred by The New Hill Farm and Hidden Lake Farm and foaled at The New Hill Farm in Hoosick Falls, the filly is the third foal out of the stakes-placed Midnight Lute mare Midnitesalright.

Galilean, a 9-year-old son Uncle Mo out of the El Prado mare Fresia, stands for $3,500 at Questroyal North in Stillwater.

The sale concludes with the final session at 11 a.m. Thursday.

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Hip 61, a filly by Maxfield bred by McMahon of Saratoga and Empire Equines, sold for $200,000 Tuesday at the OBS March sale. Photo courtesy of Niall Brennan Stables.

The Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale kicked off the juvenile auction season Tuesday in Florida and New York-breds factored into the Day 1 results.

Hip 61, a filly from the first crop of multiple Grade 1 winner Maxfield, brought the top price for a New York-bred in the opening session on a bid of $200,000 from EMCEE Stable LLC. Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, agent, the filly is out of the Malibu Moon mare Dancing Onthemoon.

Bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds LLC and Empire Equines LLC and foaled at McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, the filly originally sold for $190,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale. She’s a half-sister to stakes winner General Ken and the winning New York-bred 4-year-old Solomini filly Artemis Girl. Dancing Onthemoon is also the dam of a New York-bred yearling colt by Epicenter – also co-bred by McMahon and Empire Equines – and was bred to Violence last season.

McMahon of Saratoga also co-bred, with Spruce Lane Farm, the session’s top-selling juvenile by a New York-based sire. Hip 255, a son of four-time defending leading New York sire Central Banker, brought a final bid of $65,000 from Joseph DiRico.

Hip 255, a son of four-time leading New York sire Central Banker, sold for $65,000 Tuesday at OBS March. Photo courtesy of Top Line Sales.

Foaled at McMahon of Saratoga, consigned by Top Line Sales and out of the winning Harlan’s Holiday mare Lady Daphne, the colt received a few significant recent updates thanks to his full sister Sunday Girl winning the Correction Stakes against open company March 2. Also bred by McMahon and Spruce Lane, Sunday Girl is 6-for-8 with $394,988 in earnings. Lady Daphne is also the dam of three other winners, including $101,988 earner Lady Jasmine.

Hip 241, a son of Grade 1-winning freshman sire Rock Your World, commanded the top price for a New York-bred colt on a bid of $150,000 from Steve Young, agent.

Consigned by Jose Munoz, the colt is the first foal out of the unraced Speightstown mare Kerry Montbretia. Bred by Waterville Lake Stables Ltd. and foaled at Stonewall Farm in Granite Springs, the colt originally sold to Munoz for $17,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred sale.

OBS reported sales on 14 of the 18 New York-breds through the ring Tuesday for a total of $879,000, an average price of $62,786 and median of $46,000.

The three-day sale continues with the second session at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

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Soontobeking slips up in the inside to win Saturday’s Gander Stakes at Aqueduct. Coglianese Photo.

George Weaver watched the pace battle unfold in Saturday’s $125,000 Gander Stakes down the backstretch and liked what he saw.

“They were stacked three or four across kind of scrumming a bit and I was happy to see that because we needed some pace,” said Weaver, represented by Soontobeking in the 1-mile stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds.

Weaver got the pace – solid fractions of :23.87 and :47.98 set by Givememythememusic, Mo Plex, Skytown and National Identity – and Soontobeking did the rest. The son of New York-based sire King for a Day cut into the lead around the far turn, continued his prolonged run through the lane and came up the inside to edge National Identity and Mo Plex at the wire for his first stakes victory.

“I was just happy to see the horse sustain the rally,” Weaver said. “I’ve never been quite sure if the mile is his best distance, but he just kept coming and that’s what we love about the horse. He just gives 110 percent every time and doesn’t stop trying and fighting. He wants to win, so he’s earned a special place in our hearts winning that race. Man, he’s a cool dude.”

Sent off as the 6-1 fourth choice under Eric Cancel, Soontobeking won by a nose over 6-5 favorite National Identity with graded stakes winner Mo Plex a half-length back in third. Soontobeking won in 1:41.26.

“He’s a pretty tricky horse,” Cancel said. “You just have to let him be wherever he wants to be and sit patient with him. Once you think it’s time to go and you start asking him, he picks it up. He knows his job and I’m really happy he got the job done.

“I saw the other two horses in front of me battling it out and they were kind of getting out a little bit in the stretch, so I decided to tip in and if I get there, I get there and if not, at least I did the right thing. He’s very hard-knocking. Every time he comes out to run, he shows up. It doesn’t matter the competition he runs in; he always gives 200 percent. I have a lot of confidence in him. It was just a matter of the timing and today the timing was right.”

Soontobeking won for his breeders and owners Our Blue Streaks Stable and Steve Venosa’s S G V Thoroughbreds. Weaver also owns an interest in the colt, who breezed an eighth in :10 before last year’s OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training and was reported sold for $80,000 to J U Racing Stables.

Soontobeking raced for his breeders and Weaver from his first start May 10 at Aqueduct, where he finished third before returning two weeks later to win for trainer Mitch Friedman in an off-the-turf open-company maiden event. Back with Weaver from there, Soontobeking competed in six straight stakes after that win, finishing second in the Funny Cide at Saratoga and Aspirant at Finger Lakes and third in the Sleepy Hollow and Notebook at Aqueduct.

Weaver gave Soontobeking some class relief in his first start of 2025 and the colt won a 6 1/2-furlong state-bred allowance-optional January 12 at Aqueduct. He finished third behind Sand Devil and National Identity last time out in the February 8 Damon Runyon Stakes going 7 furlongs.

Soontobeking is the first foal out of the winning New York-bred Freud mare Swayed. Campaigned by Our Blue Streaks Stable, Swayed went 4-4-2 in 21 starts and earned $143,328. She’s out of the Johannesburg mare Easy Erin, a daughter of champion New York-bred and graded stakes winner Dancin Renee.

Swayed is also the dam of a 2-year-old New York-bred colt by Cairo Prince and was bred to Leinster in 2024.

“His mother was Swayed, who we trained as well,” Weaver said. “She was a sway-backed filly that Sanford Bacon had bred and he didn’t want to stay in on her, so she was kind of a house horse. She was a hard-trier as well and she knocked out her races at a lower level for the most part. She was hard-trying and put that in this horse.

“We got him from the 2-year-old sale and he worked well there, and he’s been straightforward ever since. He’s been sound, we’ve been able to run him, and this horse has put together quite a string of races for a young horse. He likes what he does.”

Soontobeking’s first stakes victory also provided his sire with his first stakes win. King for a Day, a 9-year-old son of Uncle Mo out of the French Deputy mare Ubetwereven, stands for $5,000 at Irish Hill and Dutchess Views Stallions LLC in Stillwater.

King for a Day finished second on New York’s freshman sire list in 2024 – siring three winners and the earners of $423,421. Soontobeking, who placed in four stakes as a 2-year-old, finished the season as King for a Day’s leading earner with a bankroll of $197,878. King for a Day came into Saturday ranked second on New York’s second-crop sire list with $240,474 in progeny earnings, less than $1,000 behind 2024 freshman sire leader Honest Mischief.

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Bernieandtherose wins fourth straight – and second consecutive stakes – in Saturday’s Maddie May at Aqueduct. Coglianese Photo.

Another Saturday, another stakes win at Aqueduct for a daughter of the Freud mare Berning Rose.

Bernieandtherose did it this time, adding the $125,000 Maddie May Stakes for 3-year-old fillies to her resume four weeks removed from winning the $121,250 East View Stakes. The daughter of Accelerate also added to the wintertime haul for her owners and breeders, Robert Rosenthal and Brad Bernstein, who celebrated two weeks ago when Bernietakescharge topped open company foes in the Heavenly Prize Invitational Stakes. Dominick Schettino trains both fillies.

Under regular partner Katie Davis, Bernieandtherose won her fourth straight dating back to a maiden-winning score November 3 during the Belmont at the Big A meeting. She added an allowance-optional three weeks later before the February 8 East View going 7 furlongs.

Stretched out to 1 mile in the Maddie May, Bernieandtherose hounded 47-1 longshot Howling Wind throughout before taking command around the far turn en route to a 3 1/4-length victory over 6-5 favorite Lottie Margaret. Bernieandtherose, the 5-2 third choice, earned $68,750 for the win and boosted her bankroll to $231,750. She won in 1:41.35 over the fast track.

“I don’t think my friend and trainer gets enough respect,” Rosenthal said. “He’s done a phenomenal job with this horse, with Bernietakescharge and their dam Berning Rose. We are just blessed to have horses like this giving us so much pleasure and this is really special.

“I can’t give enough credit to Domenick and to Katie, who gets on the horse every day. They know the horse and are developing her and she just keeps getting better and better. We’re ecstatic.”

Bernieandtherose is the third foal out of Berning Rose. Her first foal, the Honor Code mare Berning Honor, went 1-3-1 in 10 starts and earned $82,573 for the same connections. Bernietakescharge, a 4-year-old daughter of Take Charge Indy, improved to 5-for-15 and $354,580 in earnings with her victory in the Heavenly Prize. She finished third in last year’s Maddie May and second in last year’s East View.

Berning Rose is the dam of the New York-bred 2-year-old Always Dreaming filly Roseberns Dream and a yearling colt by Central Banker. Berning Rose was bred to Americanrevolution in 2024.

A daughter of the multiple stakes-winning Flying Chevron mare Peach Flambe, Berning Rose went 2-for-3 racing for Rosenthal, Bernstein and Schettino including the 2017 Maid of the Mist Stakes on Empire Showcase Day at Belmont Park.

“I’ve been in the breeding and racing business for more than 30 years, and I have to say this is just an incredible thrill,” Rosenthal said. “She’s now won four in a row and we’ve won seven of the last eight races between the two [half-sisters], three stakes. … It’s just incredible and it’s what you’re in this business for. It’s a tribute to Domenick and the patience he has with young horses and the way he develops them. From Galloping Grocer, who was one of my homebreds back in the day, to these horses now, it’s been great.”

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Mi Bago rolls to third stakes victory of Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet in last weekend’s Colonel Liam. Coglianese Photo/Lauren King.

Stuart Morris went to the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale in 2017 with fairly specific instructions from his father Jeff about a mare. And ignored them.

The intended purchase didn’t measure up, for whatever reason, and Stuart spent $12,000 on Wabanaki instead. Consigned by Sequel Thoroughbreds, the New York-bred daughter of Indian Charlie never raced and neither had her three foals. Carrying a foal by New York sire Freud, the bay mare traced to a deep female family though, and Stuart liked what he saw. Dam New Harmony had produced six winners. Second dam Battle Creek Girl had produced 15, topped by Canadian champion Wavering Girl and graded winners Tricky Creek, Parade Ground, Parade Leader and Speed Dialer.

Going on eight years later, Wabanaki’s son Mi Bago is blossoming into a New York-bred star after winning the Colonel Liam Stakes at Gulfstream Park March 1.

The $215,000 turf stakes for 3-year-olds turned into a showcase for the son of Vekoma, who led at every call for Irad Ortiz Jr. and won by 4 1/2 lengths in a quick 1:32.51 for a mile. Trained by Mark Casse for Gary Barber, the bay colt won his second stakes of 2025 and his third consecutive race while improving to 5-for-7 lifetime with $387,850 in earnings.

Bred by the Morrises’ Kentucky-based but New York-supporting Highclere operation, Mi Bago was foaled at Dr. Jerry Bilinski’s Waldorf Farm in North Chatham in 2022 and was raised at Highclere in Lexington. In 2023, the colt sold as a short yearling for $62,000 at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky’s February mixed sale as part of the Stuart Morris consignment.

“He was always a really cool horse,” said Stuart. “He was a bit unassuming, very simple, uncomplicated. The horse didn’t have a lot of flash about him. He was one you forgot about because he took care of himself so well. You liked looking at him, he moved well, he was a correct, simple, uncomplicated horse. All you had to do was feed him and vaccinate him and let him be himself.”

The strategy has paid off at every step.

Original buyer Carlos Munoz tried to pinhook Mi Bago at Fasig-Tipton’s New York-bred yearling sale at Saratoga, but he failed to meet his reserve on a bid of $90,000. A year later, with Munoz as owner/trainer, Mi Bago dominated maidens in his debut sprinting on the dirt at Colonial Downs in Virginia. Barber bought the colt privately after that win and sent him to Casse. Twenty-four days out of the maiden win, Mi Bago finished sixth in the Funny Cide Stakes against fellow New York-breds – his only start in the program – at Saratoga.

Casse regrouped and moved Mi Bago to the turf. In October, he won the Algonquin Stakes at Woodbine. A month later, he finished fifth in a stakes on Breeders’ Cup Weekend at Del Mar. A month after that, he won the Pulpit Stakes at Gulfstream and added the Dania Beach on the Florida track’s synthetic surface on New Year’s Day.

For a substitute mare, Wabanaki did her part. Her foals now include five winners, three sold by Highclere for a combined $147,000. In foal to Highly Motivated, she sold for $45,000 at Fasig-Tipton’s December 2024 digital sale.

For Stuart Morris, the success has been fun to watch. Mi Bago joined racing Hall of Famer Silverbulletday, 2019 New York-bred turf male champion Gucci Factor and a slew of others on the farm’s roster of stars.

“Mi Bago is another cool horse to come off that farm,” he said of Highclere, a former cattle farm his father purchased in 1979. “We moved there when I was 4 years old and I just turned 50. It’s been a pretty remarkable run.”

The story could get even cooler, as Casse and Barber nominated Mi Bago to the English 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 3.

RACING NOTES: Mi Bago was one of three New York-breds to win open stakes last weekend. At Aqueduct Saturday, Bank Frenzy won the Stymie for LSU Stable and trainer Rudy Rodriguez. Bred by Chester and Mary Broman, the Central Banker gelding won for the seventh time in 15 starts and improved his career bankroll to $506,670 . . . Central Banker completed a weekend double a day later when Sunday Girl won Aqueduct’s Correction Stakes for Mitre Box Stable, Clear Stars Stable and Eighth Note Stable and trainer David Duggan. Now a six-time winner, Sunday Girl was bred by McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds (where Central Banker stands) and Spruce Lane Farm. Mitre Box bought her for $100,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old sale in 2023 . . . New York-breds have won eight open stakes (through March 4) this year.

 

River Thames (inside) finishes second to Sovereignty in Saturday’s Grade 2 Fountain of. Youth Stakes. Coglianese Photo/Angelo Lieto

New York-breds earn Kentucky Derby points

Sovereignty and Journalism hogged most of the attention this weekend among the national 3-year-old leaders on the road to the Kentucky Derby, but New York-breds took their swings too.

In the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park Saturday, River Thames led in deep stretch but couldn’t hold off Sovereignty’s late charge. Bred by CTR Stable, River Thames was beaten a neck while settling for second, and earned 25 points toward a spot in the Derby field for CHC and WinStar Farm.

Unraced at 2, the Maclean’s Music colt won a 6-furlong maiden race January 11 and followed up with a 1-mile allowance score February 1 for trainer Todd Pletcher. CHC, Siena Farm and WinStar’s Maverick Racing paid $200,000 for the colt, out of the Discreet Cat mare Proportionality, at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale in 2023.

At Aqueduct Saturday, Chester Broman’s homebred Sand Devil finished second in the Grade 3 Gotham for trainer Linda Rice, earning 25 Derby points as well. The son of Violence and the Mineshaft mare Mineralogist (a multiple New York-bred stakes winner) won his first three starts including the Damon Runyon Stakes in February. Sand Devil represents a deep Broman family through his dam, granddam Seeking The Ante and third dam Antespend (a 1997 purchase from Kentucky’s Elemendorf Farm as a 2-year-old).

 

Hip 42, a colt by Yaupon bred by Gabrielle Farm and Saratoga Glen Farm, sold for $250,000 to top Fasig-Tipton February digital sale. Photo courtesy of De Meric Sales.

February Digital sale success

Another New York-bred made headlines to bring February to a close, this time in the digital sales ring.

A 2-year-old colt by freshman sire Yaupon out of New York-bred champion Frosty Margarita sold for $250,000 to top the Fasig-Tipton February digital sale. Shane Yeager purchased the topper with bloodstock agent Dennis O’Neill handling the bidding. The colt was sold as Hip 42 as the property of De Meric Sales and off a traditional virtual inspection and video of an untimed gallop at De Meric Farm in Ocala, Florida.

Bred by Gabrielle Farm and Saratoga Glen Farm and foaled at Saratoga Glen Farm in Stillwater, the colt is the second foal out of the multiple stakes-winning Frost Giant mare Frosty Margarita. The same partnership bred her first foal, the placed Malibu Moon gelding Malibu Margarita.

Gabrielle Farm bred and raced Frosty Margarita, an eight-time winner who earned $599,876. She earned New York-bred champion 2-year-old filly honors in 2015 and won four stakes during her 36-start career.

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