Managing partner Jack Knowlton and his fellow Sackatoga Stable owners stepped out of a yellow school bus at Churchill Downs to gain an upset victory with New York-bred gelding Funny Cide in the 2003 Kentucky Derby. In another unexpected development, Knowlton and Sackatoga have returned to the national spotlight with another stellar New York-bred.
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Melen Savoring Ride to ‘Winner’s Circle of Life’
Guaranteed to turn heads on Halloween, Steve and Tanya Melen cruise downtown Tiburon in his 1964 red Mercury Comet Caliente convertible. He is dressed as the “Joy of Painting” artist Bob Ross, complete with a resplendent beard. Tanya has been transformed into one of his aesthetically pleasing landscapes with happy little trees. “Bob” turns to the camera and says, “Look at the beautiful nature and scenery. Aren’t the trees beautiful? Don’t they make you want to stop and take a little breath? I think I am going to paint them.
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Favorite Jackie’s Warrior Living Up to His Name
Most yearlings arrive unnamed at Thoroughbred auctions, identified only by their hip numbers and pedigrees, before being named by their purchasers. Hip #2271 at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale wasn’t like most horses then, nor is he now. He came to the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment named Jackie’s Warrior, and though he was sold to Kirk Robison for $95,000, his name was not changed.
Second of July Bringing Gleaves Back to Big Stage for Breeders’ Cup
When Second of July springs from the starting gate in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, know that his trainer, Phil Gleaves, is someone to loudly root for. When it comes to selflessness, when it comes to putting fatherhood above all else, he is second to none.
