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OwnerView Names MyRacehorse 2020’s New Owner Of The Year

OwnerView announced today that MyRacehorse has been named the 2020 New Owner of the Year, presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders. The award recognizes a new Thoroughbred owner who has been successful in the sport and has had a positive impact on the industry.

The award will be presented during the seventh Thoroughbred Owner Conference, which will be held virtually November 3-4, 2020.

MyRacehorse is a novel ownership concept whereby individuals can purchase United States Securities Exchange Commission-approved microshares in Thoroughbred racehorses. Since its founding, it has partnered in horses such as Kentucky Derby winner Authentic and grade 1 winner Street Band.

“MyRacehorse launched nationally in June 2019 with aspirations of making a real impact on the sport of horse racing,” said Michael Behrens, founder and chief executive officer of MyRacehorse. “We were confident it would happen, but never in our wildest dreams did we expect it to happen so quickly. Winning this award, especially considering the innovators that have won it previously, is truly the icing on the cake to a surreal and magical year for MyRacehorse.”

“MyRacehorse has revolutionized horse racing to make the ownership experience more accessible than ever,” said Gary Falter. “OwnerView's mission is to grow Thoroughbred racehorse ownership, and we are pleased to honor a group that has brought thousands of owners to the pinnacle of our sport.”

The New Owner of the Year Award has been previously presented to Larry Best, the Churchill Downs Racing Club, Charles and Susan Chu, Sol Kumin, and LNJ Foxwoods.

The Thoroughbred Owner Conference is being held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information about the owner conference, including the full schedule of panels and registration, please visit ownerview.com/event/conference or contact Gary Falter at gfalter@jockeyclub.com.

OwnerView is a joint effort spearheaded by The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to encourage ownership of Thoroughbreds and provide accurate information on aspects of ownership such as trainers, public racing syndicates, the process of purchasing and owning a Thoroughbred, racehorse retirement, and owner licensing.

The need for a central resource to encourage Thoroughbred ownership was identified in the comprehensive economic study of the sport that was commissioned by The Jockey Club and conducted by McKinsey & Company in 2011. The OwnerView site was launched in May 2012.

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Unicorn Girl, Dam Of Grade 1 Winner Jackie’s Warrior, Supplemented to Keeneland November Sale

Keeneland announced Sunday that Unicorn Girl, dam of undefeated two-time Grade 1 winner and leading TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance candidate Jackie's Warrior, and her weanling colt by American Pharoah have been supplemented to the November Breeding Stock Sale, to be held Nov. 9-18.

Unicorn Girl, who is in foal to leading sire Into Mischief, and her weanling son both are consigned by Beau Lane Bloodstock, agent, in the premier Book 1 on opening day.

Catalog pages for the two horses will be released later this week.

In Saturday's Grade 1 Champagne Stakes at Belmont, Jackie's Warrior dominated his rivals with a front-running 5 1/2-length victory. The effort solidified the colt's status as a favorite in the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland and set the graduate of Keeneland's 2019 September Yearling Sale on course for an Eclipse Award as division champion.

“It was a very impressive victory for Jackie's Warrior in the Champagne, and Unicorn Girl in foal to Into Mischief on one cover and carrying a colt will be well received at Keeneland November,” said Carlo Vaccarezza, who owns the mare and weanling with John Williams. “Also selling the weanling half-brother to Jackie's Warrior by American Pharoah will show what she's capable of moving forward. John and I are extremely excited for this opportunity.”

The Champagne continued Jackie's Warrior's roll this year. He won his June 19 career debut by 2 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs and next took the Aug. 7 G2 Saratoga Special Presented by Miller Light by three lengths. On Sept. 7, Jackie's Warrior captured the G1 Runhappy Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga by 2 1/4 lengths in stakes-record time.

Unicorn Girl, by the A.P. Indy stallion A. P. Five Hundred, is in foal to the powerhouse Into Mischief, whose stud fee recently climbed to $225,000 for 2021. His recent headliners include Kentucky Derby hero Authentic and Test Stakes winner Gamine. Into Mischief was the leading sire by gross sales at the recent Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where 19 of his sons and daughters commanded $500,000 or more. Five sold for $1 million or more, including the $1.9 million sale-topping filly.

“There is no telling what Unicorn Girl can do with a foal by Into Mischief,” Beau Lane said. “She is a powerhouse. She tried her heart out every time she raced. She's a quality mare who was an overachiever, and she passes that on to her babies. They have the same attitude. She is the kind that can give you that special horse.”

Unicorn Girl has a pedigree page loaded with quality. Out of stakes winner Horah for Bailey, she is a half-sister to eight winners, including stakes winner Bernie the Maestro, who earned $694,317, and a pair of stakes horses who banked nearly $200,000 each.

On the race track, Unicorn Girl was competitive, classy and sound. Racing on the East Coast, she won 19 races and earned $483,508 in 54 races.

“Jackie's Warrior proved his star power with his dominating performance in the Champagne, and we look forward to seeing him at Keeneland for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile,” Keeneland President-Elect and Interim Head of Sales Shannon Arvin said. “Keeneland is especially excited to offer his dam, Unicorn Girl, who is in foal to the popular stallion Into Mischief, and his weanling half-brother in the November Sale.”

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Monmouth Cancels Holiday Monday Card Due To Heavy Rain, Wind

Monmouth Park has canceled its scheduled eight-race holiday racing card for Monday, Oct. 12, due to heavy rain and wind.

Racing will resume for the Meadowlands-at-Monmouth Park meet on Wednesday, Oct. 14, with an eight-race program headlined by the $100,000 Jersey Shore Stakes for 3-year-olds.

First race post time is 12:50 p.m.

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OBS October Opens Tuesday

Delayed a week after switching dates with the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Yearling Sale, the Ocala Breeders Sales Company’s October Sale begins its two-day run Tuesday.

The sale kicks off at noon Tuesday with a mix of 59 2-year-olds and horses of racing age, followed by 169 selected yearlings. Wednesday’s session begins at 10:30 a.m. with an open session of 420 yearlings. Supplements will immediately follow the regular catalogue each day.

The 2-year-olds and horses of racing age are a new addition to the OBS October Sale, which previously only offered yearlings.

“Well 2020 is a topsy turvy year, so the thought was, we would give people an opportunity to sell horses they still needed to given how disjointed the 2-year-old sales season was,” said OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski. “I think there is a strong possibility that we will see some buyers here that in the past did not come for the yearling sale, but will come for the 2-year-olds and have a chance to shop yearlings as well.”

As for expectations heading into the sale, Wojciechowski said, “We see from the track record of the sales in Kentucky and the recently concluded Maryland sale that good horses are going to sell well. I think we will see a lot of the same here.”

During last year’s Select session, 121 yearlings changed hands for a total of $5,605,200. The average was $46,324 and the median was $35,000. The session was topped by a $230,000 colt by Liam’s Map, who was purchased by Nick de Meric and sold by Carrie Brogden’s Machmer Hall through Select Sales.

In the 2019 Open session, a total of 263 horses sold for $3,332,400 with an average of $12,671 and a median of $8,000. It was topped by a $75,000 Mosler filly bought by Patti Miller and sold by Sandi Dorr.

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