Month: April 2021

Drumette, Dam Of Monomoy Girl, Named 2020 Kentucky Broodmare Of The Year

Drumette, the dam of two-time champion Monomoy Girl, was named 2020 Broodmare of the Year on Wednesday at the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders and Kentucky Thoroughbred Association's Kentucky-Bred Champions awards presentation.

The 13-year-old Henny Hughes mare is the dam of six winners from as many foals to race, highlighted by Monomoy Girl, a daughter of Tapizar who was named champion 3-year-old filly of 2018 and champion older female of 2020.

Monomoy Girl went unbeaten during her 2020 campaign, notching an optional claiming win at Churchill Downs to kick off the season, then rolling off victories in the G2 Ruffian Stakes and G1 La Troienne Stakes, before finishing the season with a clear score in the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Keeneland. She was named champion Kentucky-bred older female at Wednesday's awards, as well.

Drumette's produce record was also bolstered in 2020 by Mr. Monomoy, a colt by Palace Malice who won the G2 Risen Star Stakes and finished third in the G3 Lecomte Stakes. Mr. Monomoy debuted at stud this year, standing at Waldorf Farm in New York.

Other runners contributing to Drumette's record in 2020 included Cowboy Diplomacy (by Tapizar) and Superman Shaq (by Shackleford).

Drumette has a 2-year-old filly from the first crop of Mastert, a yearling colt by Tapit, and she was booked back to Tapit for 2021.

Drumette's four winners in 2020 were bred by the partnership of Frankfort Park Farm and Highfield Ranch. The mare was purchased by Highfield Ranch for $75,000 at the 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, with Monomoy Girl in utero. She sold to Bridlewood Farm at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November Sale for $1.85 million.

Wednesday's Kentucky-bred awards also recognized Authentic as its 2020 Horse of the Year, adding to the accolades the colt picked up as the Eclipse Award winner for the same honor.

The 4-year-old son of Into Mischief won five of seven starts during his 2020 campaign, highlighted by victories in the Breeders' Cup Classic and Kentucky Derby, as well as the G1 Haskell Stakes, G2 San Felipe Stakes, and G3 Sham Stakes. He also finished a narrow second in the Preakness Stakes.

Following is a complete list of winners from Wednesday's KTA/KTOB awards:

Broodmare of the Year: Drumette
Owner: Bridlewood Farm

Horse of the Year, 3-Year-Old Male: Authentic
Breeder: Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC

2-Year-Old Male: Essential Quality
Breeder: Godolphin

2-Year-Old Filly: Vequist
Breeder: Swilcan Stables

3-Year-Old Filly: Swiss Skydiver
Breeder: WinStar Farm, LLC

Older Dirt Male: Improbable
Breeder: St. George Farm LLC and G. Watts Humphrey Jr.

Older Dirt Female: Monomoy Girl
Breeder: FPF LLC and Highfield Ranch

Male Turf Horse: War of Will
Breeder: Flaxman Holdings Limited

Female Turf Horse: Rushing Fall
Breeder: Fred W. Hertrich III and John D. Fielding

Male Sprinter: Whitmore
Breeder: John Liviakis

Female Sprinter: Gamine
Breeder: Grace Thoroughbred Holdings

Racing Abroad: Kameko
Breeder: Calumet Farm

Steeplechase Horse: Snap Decision
Breeder: Phipps Stable

Merit Awards:

P.A.B. Widener Trophy for KTOB Breeder of the Year: Godolphin

Hardboot Breeders' Award (Honoring unsung breeders who are well-established, but not typically acknowledged through other awards): Beau Lane

Charles W. Engelhard Award (Honoring a member of the media for outstanding coverage of the Thoroughbred industry): Donna Barton Brothers

William T. Young Humanitarian Award: Blue Grass Farms Charities

Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund leading earners:

KTDF Sire of the Year: Into Mischief
KTDF Earner of the Year: Arklow
KTDF Owner of the Year: Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey
KTDF Trainer of the Year: Brad Cox
KTDF Breeder of the Year: Calumet Farm

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Nine Races Carded For April 13 Opening Day At Indiana Grand

Nine races will kick off the 19th season of Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing Tuesday, April 13. The program features eight Thoroughbred and one Quarter Horse race with a first post time of 2:25 p.m.

Featured on the card is a $37,000 Indiana sired allowance in the sixth race. The eight-horse field brings the return of several Indiana winners from last season, including Sudden Shift from the Bob Gorham Stable. The three-year-old Unbridled Express gelding finished second in his final start of 2020 in the $75,000 Indiana Futurity. DeShawn Parker, 2020 leading rider at Indiana Grand, will guide Sudden Shift from post seven.

Parker earned his first leading jockey title at Indiana Grand in 2020 with 106 trips to the winner's circle. The jockey with more than 5,800 career wins adds the title from Indiana Grand to his impressive resume with numerous leading jockey titles from Mountaineer Park. Joining Parker in the race for leading jockey in 2021 is Marcelino Pedroza, Jr., who won his second leading jockey title at Indiana Grand in 2019. Pedroza was sidelined for most of the 2020 season due to injury.

In the trainer category, Genaro Garcia returns seeking his fifth straight title. He topped the standings last year with 43 wins over the shortened 96-day racing season. His stable, Southwest Racing, teamed up with Steve Lewis last year to also win leading owner honors.

The 120-day racing season extends through Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. The stakes schedule has been expanded to include several new stakes, bringing the total count to 40 with purses exceeding $3.6 million. Highlighting the stakes season is the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby and the Grade 3 $200,000 Indiana Oaks set for Wednesday, July 7. Also featured is the state's richest turf race, the $150,000 Caesars Stakes (Listed) set for Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Live racing is conducted Monday through Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. with first post on Thursday set at 3:25 p.m. Six all-Quarter Horse days have been set beginning with the first one Saturday, June 5 at 10 a.m. More information about the 2021 racing season is available at www.indianagrand.com.

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America’s Day At The Races Telecast To Feature Stakes Action From Aqueduct, Oaklawn

America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will air 23.5 hours of coverage Thursday through Sunday, with stakes action at Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park.

Presented by America's Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, America's Day at the Races will broadcast live racing action this week highlighted by a lucrative Arkansas Derby Day card on Saturday from Oaklawn Park as well as a trio of stakes events from the Big A.

Broadcast schedule for America's Day at the Races (all times Eastern):

Thursday, April 8
FS2: 1 – 6:30 p.m.

Friday, April 9
FS2: 1 – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 10
FS1: 1 – 3:00 p.m.
FS2: 3 – 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 11
FS2: 1 – 4:00 p.m.
FS1: 4 – 6:30 p.m.

The 85th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby [Race 12, 7:41 p.m.] will air on NBSCN as part of a live national broadcast from 7 – 8:00 p.m. The nine-furlong test, offering 100-40-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top-four finishers, is led by Gary and Mary West's undefeated Grade 2 Rebel-winner Concert Tour for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. One race prior, Oaklawn offers the Grade 3, $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap in Race 11 [7:05 p.m.], a six-furlong event for 3-year-olds and up topped by reigning champion sprinter Whitmore, who seeks his fourth Count Fleet win in his fifth consecutive appearance when taking on familiar foe C Z Rocket.

Prior to the NBCSN broadcast, national television coverage of the Arkansas Derby Day card on FS2 will showcase exciting stakes action from the Hot Springs, Arkansas oval, including the $250,000 Carousel, a six-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares in Race 6 [3:55 p.m.] headlined by multiple graded stakes winner Frank's Rockette; and the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile for older horses in Race 9 [5:49 p.m.] featuring $1.8 million earning multiple graded stakes winner By My Standards taking on division stalwarts Long Range Toddy and Wells Bayou.

Live racing from Aqueduct is highlighted by a pair of stakes on Saturday, including the $100,000 Top Flight Invitational Handicap, a nine-furlong dirt route for older fillies and mares; and the $100,000 Danger's Hour, a one-mile turf test for older horses.

Sunday's Big A stakes action offers the $100,000 Plenty of Grace at one-mile for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up.

America's Day at the Races is also broadcast on NYRA's YouTube channel which boasts more than 65,000 subscribers. Fans can subscribe to NYRA's channel and set a reminder to watch the show on YouTube Live. NYRA's YouTube channel also hosts a plethora of race replays, special features, America's Day at the Races replays and more.

Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the America's Day at the Races broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

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