New York Thoroughbred Breeders

Juddmonte homebred Mullion, a son of Into Mischief and full brother to Mandaloun, will stand the 2024 season at Sequel Stallions New York. Coady Photography

Mullion, a full-brother to 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Mandaloun, will stand the 2024 season at Sequel New York in Hudson in partnership with Juddmonte. Bred and raced by Juddmonte, the 4-year-old Mullion is by four-time leading sire Into Mischief out of the multiple group stakes-winning Empire Maker mare Brooch.

“We are incredibly fortunate and excited to be partnering with Juddmonte on such an incredible stallion prospect,” said Sequel’s Becky Thomas. “There is no denying the strength of the Into Mischief sire line and the brilliance of his progeny on the track and at stud.

“Mullion is exactly what Sequel and the New York breeders were looking for. He is a big, strong son of Into Mischief standing at nearly 16.3. He was astonishingly fast running a 4- Rag in only his second start and was so brilliant as a young horse exceeding the highest of expectations.”

Mullion will be available for inspection at Sequel New York’s Stallion Open House from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, January 27 at 167 Maple Lane in Hudson.

Mullion comes from one of the great families of the English and American Stud Books with 11 generations of black-type producers. Of the 12 generations of broodmares back to Ballantrae, only one in the female line of Mullion did not earn black type.

Mullion blasted a field of maidens off a more than 14-month layoff in early November at Churchill Downs. Coady Photography.

Mullion’s speed exceeded even the highest of expectations. In only his second start and after a 14-month layoff November 5, Mullion showed absolute brilliance when breaking his maiden going 1 mile at Churchill Downs by 10 lengths.

“Mullion is a beast to look at,” trainer Brad Cox said. “He showed freakish brilliance, so much so that we were pointing him to the Grade 1 Malibu after his 10-length romp at Churchill. He was a rare talent.”

The eye-catching performance garnered national recognition, a TDN Rising-Star title and an impressive 4- Ragozin number, faster than Cody’s Wish’s 2023 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile figure.

To put the significance of the number into proper context, below are Ragozin numbers posted by the leading 3-year-olds of 2023:

• Mage / Kentucky Derby (G1) / 5 Rag
• Forte / Florida Derby (G1) / 6+ Rag
• Arcangelo / Travers (G1) – Belmont (G1) / 7 Rag
• Geaux Rocket Ride / Haskell (G1) / 7″ Rag
• Saudi Crown / Pennsylvania Derby (G1) / 8 Rag
• Angel of Empire / Arkansas Derby (G1) / 8 Rag
• Tapit Trice / Blue Grass (G1) / 8 Rag
• Practical Move / Santa Anita Derby (G1) / 9 Rag
• National Treasure / Preakness (G1) / 10- Rag

“I believe that this horse has the kind of credentials that can make him a successful stallion which is why Juddmonte is supporting him,” said Garrett O’Rourke, Juddmonte USA general manager.

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Dr. Scott Ahlschwede, D.V.M. Photo courtesy of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital.

The Board of Directors of New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) held its first meeting of 2024 on Friday, January 19. The newly seated board unanimously elected Dr. Scott Ahlschwede, D.V.M., to serve as Board President through 2026.

Current NYTB director Seth Gregory, owner of Innisfree Farm and Seth Gregory Bloodstock, was elected to the office of Vice President. The board also elected Lere Visagie, owner of Rockridge Stud, to serve as Secretary-Treasurer.

Dr. Ahlschwede is a shareholder veterinarian with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and owner of River Valley Farm. He has previously served as an NYTB director since 2016 and succeeds Thomas J. Gallo, III, managing partner of Dream Maker Racing Stable, Thomas J. Gallo, III Sales Agency, and owner of Blue Stone Farm, who previously served as NYTB President since 2015.

”On behalf of our board of directors and membership, I want to thank Tom for his leadership of NYTB and am thankful he will remain a part of the board with his institutional knowledge. As President, I want to ensure we continue to increase and promote the benefits of breeding and foaling in New York as we work to sustain the Thoroughbred industry in New York and nationwide.”

“I am proud of the work our organization has accomplished under my tenure as President. I look forward to continue working with Scott and our newly elected officers to ensure NYTB remains the unified voice of Thoroughbred breeders in the state,” said Gallo.

NYTB Officers and Board of Directors for 2024:

Officers:

• Scott Ahlschwede, D.V.M., shareholder with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and owner of River Valley Farm – President
• Seth Gregory, owner, Innisfree Farm and Seth Gregory Bloodstock – Vice President
• Lere Visagie, owner, Rockridge Stud – Secretary/Treasurer

Directors:

• James Bond
• Rick Burke
• Lois Engel
• Thomas J. Gallo, III
• Michael Lischin
• Vivien Malloy
• Jane McMahon
• Mallory Mort

Directors Emeritus:

• Chester Broman
• Suzie O’Cain
• Joanne Nielsen

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My Mane Squeeze scores in sophomore debut, taking the Franklin Square at Aqueduct. Susie Raisher/NYRA Photo.

My Mane Squeeze solidified her credentials as one of the best New York-bred 2-year-old fillies in last season’s Maid of the Mist Stakes on Empire Showcase Day. A little more than two months later Buck Butler’s homebred daughter of Audible showed she’ll be plenty tough as a 3-year-old with a comeback victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Franklin Square Stakes at Aqueduct.

Off since the Oct. 29 Maid of the Mist at 1 mile, My Mane Squeeze returned with a 1 1/4-length victory over Bernietakescharge in the 6 1/2-furlong Franklin Square under Jose Lezcano. My Mane Squeeze won in 1:18.76 and gave Lezcano his third win on the card.

“I was jumping up and down and I’m not sure I saw it all,” Butler said. “I can’t say a whole hell of a lot except I love it and I’m praying that from what I’ve seen from her, it’s not the bottom of her yet. I’ve got my fingers crossed.”

The 8-5 favorite in the field of six reduced by the scratches of Soloshot and Unicorn Cake, My Mane Squeeze raced fifth early as Flight Control and Cara’s Time battled early and through the opening quarter in :22.63 over the fast track.

Lezcano guided My Mane Squeeze into third and outside of Bernietakescharge around the far turn as Flight Control continued to lead to the half in :46.76. My Mane Squeeze turned into the stretch at least five paths off the fence, engaged Bernietakescharge outside the eighth pole and eventually wore that rival down inside the final sixteenth for her third win in five starts. The first two finished well clear of the field, with 7-2 third choice Tricky Temper 10 1/4 lengths back in third. Flight Control finished fourth as Sweet Brown Sugar and Cara’s Time completed the field.

“She broke very good and I got a chance to put her outside in the clear,” Lezcano said. “She traveled very comfortable. In the stretch, I asked her to go on and she gave me what she’s got. …I was feeling good. In the clear, she jumped on the bridle and was galloping pretty nice. When I really had to ask her, I had plenty of horse and plenty of gas in the tank.”

My Mane Squeeze started her career with a third and a victory in maiden races at Saratoga Race Course, before a third in the Joseph A. Gimma Stakes in late September during the Belmont at the Big A meeting. She improved off that effort to win the Maid of the Mist by 3 lengths over Cara’s Time and Calwell Luvs Gold.

Maker and Butler gave My Mane Squeeze a short freshener after that victory and set sights on a sophomore campaign for the bay filly.

My Mane Squeezed breezed seven times on the Belmont training track for her return, including a bullet half in :48.25 Dec. 12 and a 3-furlong tightener in :38.21 three days before the Franklin Square. She pocketed $55,000 for the Franklin Square to boost her bankroll to $238.960.

Foaled at Keane Stud in Amenia, My Mane Squeeze is the fourth foal out of Butler’s Speightstown mare In Spite of Mama.

In Spite of Mama is also the dam of multiple stakes winner and $527,955-earner Rotknee, stakes-placed winner and $170,220-earner Lookin for Trouble, four-time winner and $166,181-earner Mama’s Gold and an unnamed 2-year-old filly by War of Will. In Spite of Mama is also the dam of a New York-bred yearling colt by Runhappy and was bred by popular young New York sire Honest Mischief in 2023.

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Hip 1179, a filly by Practical Joke bred by James Doyle, topped the final session of the Keeneland January sale Thursday on a bid of $120,000. Photo courtesy of Buck Pond Farm.

A pair of short yearlings by Practical Joke and a 4-year-old filly by Practical Joke highlighted returns for New York-breds Thursday during the final session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale.

David Wade, agent for Sycamore Hall Farm, paid the highest overall price of the session when he went to $120,000 to purchase Hip 1179, a filly by Practical Joke out of the Tapit mare Mezah.

Bred by James G. Doyle and consigned by Douglas Arnold’s Buck Pond Farm, the filly is the seventh foal out of Mezah, who is a half-sister to Canadian champion and Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, multiple Grade 1 winner Dullahan and multiple stakes winner Mine That Star.

Hip 1390, a colt by Practical Joke bred by Keithshire Farm, sold for $90,000 Thursday at Keeneland. Photo courtesy of Indian Creek.

Hip 1390, a colt by Practical Joke out of the unraced Unified mare Fancy Bluff, sold for $90,000 to HMC Ltd. during the final session. Bred by Keithshire Farm and consigned by Indian Creek, agent, the colt is the first foal out of Fancy Bluff, who is out of the Curlin mare Fascinate, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner and $1,698,748-earner Dunbar Road.

Disruption, a 4-year-old winning daughter of Practical Joke offered as Hip 1486, sold for $40,000 to Paul Jackson/Equine Futures LLC as a racing or broodmare prospect.

Bred by John Lauriello and consigned by Lane’s End, agent, Disruption is out of the winning Malibu Moon mare Orient Moon. A half-sister to stakes winner and $388,350-earner Kept Waiting, Disruption originally sold for $250,000 to Klaravich Stable at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. Campaigned by Klaravich, Disruption went through the ring with a record of 1-1-1 in eight starts and earnings of $77,278.

Keeneland reported sales on 12 of the 14 New York-breds through the ring Thursday for a total of $298,300, an average price of $24,858 and median of $4,350. Ten of the 12 New York-bred short yearlings offered sold for $253,300, an average price of $25,330 and median of $2,850.

Overall, 72 of the 85 New York-breds offered sold for $2,154,100, an average price of $29,918 and median of $15,000. Of the 50 New York-bred short yearlings through the ring, 41 sold for a total of $1,133,900, an average price of $27,656 and median of $10,000.

Sinclair Thoroughbreds paid the highest price of the sale, going to $200,000 during the second session for the winning Union Rags mare Preposterous. Offered as Hip 478 in foal to champion Good Magic, the 10-year-old out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Krazy Kathy was consigned by Indian Creek, agent. Bred by Fifth Avenue Bloodstock, Preposterous went 2-2-1 in 11 starts and earned $108,415.

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Hip 903, a filly by Volatile bred by Beals Racing Stable, sold for $57,000 Wednesday at Keeneland. Photo courtesy of Vinery Sales.

A short yearling filly by Volatile from the family of multiple graded stakes winner Last Gunfighter and the winning Kantharos mare Cousin Kristi brought the highest prices for New York-breds during Wednesday’s third session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale in Lexington.

David Wade, agent for Sycamore Hall Farm, went to $57,000 for the former. Offered as Hip 903 out of the Vinery Sales consignment, the gray or roan filly is out of the Lemon Drop Kid mare Short Squeeze. The filly was bred by Beals Racing Stable, LLC.

A half-sister to Last Gunfighter and Grade 3 winner Tiger Moth, Short Squeeze is the dam of winners Banderas and Restrict, and a 2-year-old Higher Power filly that sold for $60,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale.

Cousin Kristi, a 5-year-old out of the multiple stakes winning New York-bred Repent mare Saythreehailmary’s, brought the highest price for a New York-bred racing or broodmare prospect on a bid of $30,000 from CJ Thoroughbreds.

Cousin Kristi, a two-time winner by Kantharos, sold for $30,000 Wednesday at Keeneland. Photo courtesy of Denali Stud.

Offered as Hip 1018 and consigned by Denali Stud, agent, Cousin Kristi sports a record of 2-1-1 from six starts and $66,423 in earnings. Bred by Very Un Stable, Cousin Kristi originally sold for $75,000 to CJ Thoroughbreds at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Select Yearling Showcase.

Hip 940, a short yearling colt by Frosted, landed the co-second highest price of the session on a $30,000 bid from Rexy Bloodstock.

Bred by Twin Oaks Bloodstock and consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale at Xalapa, agent, the colt is the first foal out of the Nyquist mare Ventriloquist. A half-sister to Grade 3 winner and $341,022-earner Conquest Tsunami, Ventriloquist was purchased in foal to Frosted for $90,000 by MWG at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga fall mixed sale.

Keeneland reported sales on 18 of the 23 New York-breds through the ring Wednesday for a total of $209,100, an average price of $11,617 and median of $6,500. Fifteen of the 19 short New York-bred yearlings offered sold for $163,100, an average price of $10,873 and median of $6,000.

The sale concludes with the final session at 10 a.m. ET Thursday.

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Preposterous, a winning daughter of Union Rags in foal to Good Magic, sold for $200,000 Tuesday at Keeneland. Photo courtesy of Indian Creek.

Three New York-breds, including a short yearling filly from the second crop of Authentic, sold for $100,000 or more to highlight the second session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Tuesday in Lexington.

Sinclair Thoroughbreds paid the highest price of the session, going to $200,000 to purchase the winning Union Rags mare Preposterous. Offered as Hip 478 in foal to champion Good Magic, the 10-year-old out of the Harlan’s Holiday mare Krazy Kathy was consigned by Indian Creek, agent.

Bred by Fifth Avenue Bloodstock, Preposterous went 2-2-1 in 11 starts and earned $108,415. The wins came in her third start and final start, March 12 when she was also claimed for $40,000 by owner Darryl Abramowitz and trainer Horacio DePaz.

Hip 568, a daughter of 2000 Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Authentic, sold for $120,000 to Avocet Bloodstock. Bred by Morera Breeding & MBR, LLC and foaled at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson, the filly is the fourth foal out of the Scat Daddy mare Swak.

Hip 568, a filly by Authentic out of the Scat Daddy mare Swak, sold for $120,000 Tuesday at Keeneland. Photo courtesy of Mulholland Springs.

Consigned by Mulholland Springs, agent, the filly is a half-sister to the 2-year-old Not This Time colt Lucky Lord who sold for $150,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale; the 3-year-old American Pharoah filly Sarir, who finished fourth in her debut in mid-December; and the 4-year-old American Pharoah colt American Hustle, who has placed twice in six starts. MBR purchased Swak in foal to American Pharoah for $190,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Hip 438, the winning 5-year-old Twirling Candy mare Moam, commanded the third six-figure bid and sold for $100,000 to LBD Stable. Consigned by Paramount Sales, agent, Moam was offered in foal to Yaupon.

Bred by Stonewall Farm, Moam is out of the A.P. Indy mare Mindy Gold and is a half-sister to Grade 3 winner and $439,695-earner Sharp Starr, multiple stakes-placed $395,826-earner Papa Shot and four other winners. Moam won one of eight starts with two seconds and earned $69,670.

Keeneland reported sales on 27 of the 30 New York-breds offered Tuesday for a total of $1,065,200, an average price of $39,452 and median of $20,000. Eight of the nine New York-bred short yearlings through the ring on the day sold for $364,000, an average price of $45,500 and median of $45,000.

The sale continues with the third of four sessions at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

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Stakes-placed Smokie Eyes, a 4-year-old daughter of Nyquist, sold for $140,000 Monday at Keeneland. Photo courtesy of Denali Stud.

Smokie Eyes, a stakes-placed daughter of Nyquist, and a newly turned yearling daughter of McKinzie commanded six-figure bids to highlight returns for New York-breds at the opening session of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale Monday in Lexington.

Resolute Bloodstock purchased Smokie Eyes, a 4-year-old filly offered as a racing or broodmare prospect as Hip 134, for $140,000.

Consigned by Denali Stud, agent, and out of the Grade 3-placed Street Sense mare Smoke Signals, Smokie Eyes went through the ring with a win, four seconds and a third in 11 starts with $148,530 in earnings. A maiden winner at 2 during the 2022 Belmont at the Big A meeting in 2022, Smokie Eyes placed that season against open company in the Chelsey Flower Stakes and Tepin Stakes.

Bred by Kathleen Schweizer and Daniel Burke, Smokie Eyes originally sold for $160,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. She’s one of three winners out of Smoke Signals, who is also the dam of New York-bred winners Phantom Smoke and Smokin’ Hot Kitty, along with the $300,000 OBS March sale graduate and 3-year-old Bernardini filly Ecoro Neo.

Hip 145, a filly from the second crop of McKinzie bred by Cypress Creek Equine, sold for $130,000 during the Keeneland January opening session. Photo courtesy of Sequel New York.

SJW Enterprises purchased the session’s other six-figure New York-bred and top short yearling, going to $130,000 for Hip 145, a filly by McKinzie out of the winning Trappe Shot mare Stella Performance.

Bred by Cypress Creek Equine LLC and consigned by Sequel New York, agent, the filly is a half-sister to recent $500,000 NYSS Great White Way winner Antonio of Venice and New York-bred winners I’m Wide Awake and Modern Midas. A two-time winner and $62,690-earner, Stella Performance was purchased in foal to Laoban for $80,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale.

Keeneland reported sales on 15 of the 19 New York-breds through the ring Monday for $581,500, an average price of $38,767 and median of $18,000. Eight New York-bred short yearlings sold for $353,500, an average price of $44,188 and median of $22,500.

The sale continues with the second of four sessions at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

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The first foal believed be sired by Mind Control, a filly out of the Freud mare Gentle Annie, was born Thursday at Irish Hill Farm. Photo by Emily O’Neil Hopkins.

The first foal for multiple Grade 1 winner and popular second-year New York-based stallion Mind Control was believed to be born Thursday at Irish Hill Farm in Stillwater.

Bred by Blue Streak Racing LLC, the filly is out of the winning Freud mare Gentle Annie.

“She looks just like her daddy,” Irish Hill’s Rick Burke said. “We all like her a lot. One of her owners was out here and commented that she looks just like her sire. That’s a good thing. If they all come out looking like him we’ll have some runners.”

Mind Control, a 7-year-old son of Stay Thirsty who set New York records for mares bred (190) and number of mares in foal (171) in 2023, will stand for $8,500 LFSN at Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions in Stillwater.

Mind Control started his career at Rockridge Stud in Hudson under the management of Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions and Rockridge Stud and the predetermined move came after the unprecedented and cooperative agreement among the state’s breeders that brought stallion to the Empire State.

Bred and raced by Stephen P. Brunetti’s Red Oak Stable, Mind Control won 12 of 29 starts with three seconds and six thirds for $2,185,834 in earnings. He was a graded stakes winner in each of his five seasons on the racetrack, and a Grade 1 winner at 2, 3 and 6.

Mind Control’s Grade 1 victories came in the 2018 Hopeful Stakes and 2019 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and the 2022 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct.

A New York-bred 9-year-old out of the Not For Love mare Taxi Dancer, Gentle Annie went 4-5-9 in 46 starts over six seasons and earned $205,332. The Mind Control filly is her first foal.

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