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Gainesway Farm’s Spendarella was crowned 2022 New York-bred Horse of the Year – in addition to champion 3-year-old filly and champion female turf horse – at the New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc.’s annual awards ceremony, sponsored by the New York Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund, at Saratoga National Golf Course Monday evening May 8.
"Empire Showcase Day reflects the quality, popularity and continued growth of the New York-bred program,” said Najja Thompson
Veteran New York-bred My Boy Tate will seek an eighth career victory at Aqueduct Racetrack when he bursts from the gate at the Ozone Park, N.Y., racetrack on Saturday in search of a third triumph in the $100,000 Hollie Hughes. Trained, bred and co-owned by Michelle Nevin with Little Red Feather Racing, My Boy Tate is one of seven horses to have conquered multiple editions of the six-furlong event for New York-breds 4-year-olds and up.
Sponsored by: Trainer Rudy Rodriguez Trainer Rudy Rodriguez entered Sunday's card at Aqueduct on top of the trainer standings with a record of 47-10-2-5 and has a number of stakes contenders lining up to bolster purse earnings already at $429,253 at the Ozone Park, N.Y., track. He added one win and a second-place finish on Sunday. The 48-year-old conditioner, who has won 14 individual NYRA meet titles in his career, captured the 2018 winter meet with 38 wins. “We've got a good group of people working for us, the same people that have been working for us all along,” said Rodrigue...