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FTHA Honors 2022 Award Winners

The Florida Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association held its annual General Nominating Meeting and Awards Dinner Jan. 7 at Gulfstream Park, hosting more than 100 guests at Ten Palms. FTHA President Joe Orseno, completing his first term in the role, provided the assemblage with a look back at an eventful 2022.

The culmination of the evening was the presentation of the 2022 FTHA Awards. Host Ron Nicoletti announced the winners in 11 categories, including the newly added Champion Tapeta Horse and Champion Tapeta Filly/Mare. Raina Gunderson was chosen as the 2022 “Person of Distinction” for her devotion to the horses.

The complete list of the 2022 FTHA Champions is:

Person of Distinction: Raina Gunderson
2-year-old Colt/Gelding: Awesome Strong (Awesome Slew)
2-year-old Filly: Lynx (Brethren)
3-year-old Colt: Steal Sunshine (Constitution)
3-year-old Filly: Maryquitecontrary (First Dude)
Older Horse/Gelding: Willy Boi (Uncaptured)
Older Filly/Mare: Spirit Wind (Bahamian Squall)
Turf Horse/Gelding: California Frolic (California Chrome)
Turf Filly/Mare: Last Leaf (Not This Time)
Tapeta Horse/Gelding: Grand David (Tapiture)
Tapeta Filly/Mare: Kate's Kingdom (Animal Kingdom)

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Preakness Art Submissions Open

The Art of Racing, inaugurated last year as a partnership between 1/ST, the Maryland Jockey Club and the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), today launched its 2023 program. This year, the call for entries has been expanded to artists nationwide, and beginning today, artists can submit their entries to www.preakness.com/the-art-of-racing. Submissions will be accepted through Mar. 10.

The art competition commemorates the second jewel of the Triple Crown Series and its impact on Baltimore, as artists are invited to create and submit original, two-dimensional visual art depicting the unique elements of Thoroughbred horse racing and the Preakness Stakes. Last year's program drew nearly 150 entries and included an open voting phase, during which the public was invited to visit the aforementioned site to cast their vote for their favorite work of art. This year's voting range will be from Mar. 13 to Mar. 27. The top 10 selections will be entered into the finalist category with the winning piece being selected by a panel of judges.

The winning artist of the second-annual competition will be awarded a $4,000 stipend and two tickets to Preakness 148 on May 20, 2023. In addition, their work will be reproduced on a curated collection of Preakness 148 merchandise that will be available for purchase online and onsite during Preakness weekend. Proceeds from merchandise sales will, once again, be directed to the Park Heights Renaissance, a non-profit organization pursuing employment opportunities and affordable housing for Park Heights residents.

“The artwork featured during last year's inaugural competition was exceptional,” said David Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer, 1/ST. “Artists shared their interpretations of the thrill of victory, the heartbreak of defeat and the vibrant crowds of Thoroughbred horse racing fans coalescing each unforgettable year in the Preakness Stakes.”

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MGSW Sacred Life to Buck Pond

Multiple graded/group winner and Grade 1-placed Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}-Knyazhna {Ire}, by Montjeu {Ire}) has been retired from racing and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Buck Pond Farm. The 8-year-old will stand the 2023 season for $2,000 S&N.

Victorious in the 2017 G3 Prix Thomas Bryon S. at Saint Cloud, the bay has been a fixture in the top turf races since his arrival in the U.S. in 2019. Sacred Life won the 2021 GIII Knickerbocker S. 2022 GIII Monmouth S. In addition to his graded successes, Sacred Life took the 2020 Oceanport S. at Monmouth, and in his final career start last August, he finished third in the in the GI Arlington Million, contested at Churchill Downs.

“We are very excited to have Sacred Life standing at Buck Pond for the 2023 breeding season,” said Doug Arnold Jr. “With 27 starts under his belt, Sacred Life proved to be an iron horse miler who was good at two and even better as he progressed.

“Turf racing has established a foothold in the United States and predominantly turf sires have seen increased popularity in the sales ring,” he continued. “With precocity and grit on the track, a fashionable pedigree, and an affordable stud fee, we believe Sacred Life will prove interesting to a wide array of breeders around the country.”

Campaigned in the U.S. by Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, Wonder Stables, and Michael Caruso and trained by Chad Brown, Sacred Life retires with eight wins from 27 lifetime starts. He also placed in 11 others, amassing career earnings of $920,768.

Sacred Life is the first foal out of the Knyazhna, who subsequently produced French group-placed Khagan (Ire). Sacred Life's second dam is a half-sister to Group 1 stakes winner Rule of Law.

Sacred Life will stand with a Black-Type Bonus incentive, where breeders will receive $1,000 for breeding a black-type performing mare to Sacred Life; $1,000 for a black-type-producing mare; or $2,000 if the mare is both.

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At The Races With Saul Steinberg Exhibition Opens Jan. 18

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will open a new exhibition, At the Races with Saul Steinberg, in the Link Gallery Jan. 18. Made possible by the Saul Steinberg Foundation, the drawings featured in this exhibition span the period of 1955 to 1959. Three were published in his book The Labyrinth in 1960. One was later published in the 1963 Sports Illustrated article “Steinberg at the Races” that featured scenes at racetracks from Paris to Los Angeles.

“We are excited to exhibit the artwork of Saul Steinberg in a different light and bring together those with an appreciation of art as well as Thoroughbred racing,” said Jessica Cloer, the Museum's curator.

Romanian-born and raised Steinberg (1914-1999), who created cartoons for the Italian humor magazines Bertoldo and Settebello, was contracted by The New Yorker in 1942 and soon after, he was recommended for employment as a consultant at the Office of War Information. He later received a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1943 and was granted citizenship. After the war, he returned to New York to resume his work.

Steinberg produced drawings, paintings, prints, collages, sculptures, and murals. Best known for the visual wit of his pen-and-ink drawings featured in The New Yorker for close to 60 years, Steinberg also contributed to other magazines, including TIME, LIFE, Vogue, Harper's Magazine and Sports Illustrated.

In 1952, Steinberg visited Saratoga Springs, New York, on commission from Harper's to provide drawings for an article about the city. Though he previously produced a series of drawings of horses and their riders in the 1940s, this visit may have prompted his interest in Thoroughbred racing.

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