NYTB announces 2017 New York-bred divisional championship nominees

[1]By Sarah Mace

New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) is pleased to announce the nominees for the New York-bred divisional champions of 2017. New York turf writers, handicappers, chart callers and racing analysts will vote on the winners of each division. The voters also choose the 2017 New York-bred Horse of the Year.

The 2017 New York-bred divisional champions and New York-bred Horse of the Year will be announced at NYTB’s Annual Awards Banquet on the evening of Monday, April 9, 2018 at the Saratoga National Golf Club in Saratoga Springs, New York. Also to be honored at the banquet will be Broodmare of the Year, Champion Trainer, Champion Jockey and Outstanding Breeder.

A list of the 2017 New York-bred divisional championship nominees by category follows, along with links to their Equibase Horse Profiles:

Champion Two-Year-Old Male:

Aveenu Malcainu
Battle Station
Evaluator
Sea Foam
Therapist[2]
What a Catch[3]

Champion Two-Year-Old Filly:

Berning Rose
Held Accountable
I Still Miss You
Indy’s Lady
March X Press
Pure Silver[4]

Champion Three-Year-Old Male:

Conquest Mo Money
Control Group
Long Haul Bay
Twisted Tom
Voodoo Song[5]

Champion Three-Year-Old Filly:

Bluegrass Flag
Fifty Five
Holiday Disguise
Sunset Ridge
Verdant Pastures[6]

Champion Older Dirt Male:

Diversify
Giant Expectations
Inside Straight
Mind Your Biscuits
Send It In[7]

Champion Older Dirt Female:

Absatootly
Bar of Gold
Highway Star[8]
Wonderment[9]

Champion Male Turf Horse:

Black Tide
Disco Partner
Get Jets
Voodoo Song[5]

Champion Female Turf Horse:

Fifty Five
Fourstar Crook[10]
Summersault[11]

Champion Male Sprinter:

Disco Partner
Giant Expectations
Long Haul Bay[12]
Mind Your Biscuits[13]

Champion Female Sprinter:

Absatootly
Bar of Gold
Highway Star[8]
Quezon[14]
Wonderment[9]

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2018/01/29/2017-nyb-div-champ-noms/

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