NYTB announces 2020 New York-bred divisional championship nominees

[1]New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) is pleased to announce the nominees for the New York-bred divisional champions of 2020. A panel of New York Turf writers, broadcasters, handicappers, racing analysts and photographers will vote on the winners of each division and the 2020 New York-bred Horse of the Year.

The 2020 New York-bred divisional champions and New York-bred Horse of the Year will be unveiled in a special virtual awards event on Monday, April 5, 2021. The event will be hosted on NYTBAwards.com with the Annual Awards Dinner on hiatus again due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Also to be honored with 2020 awards will be Broodmare of the Year, Champion Trainer, Champion Jockey and Outstanding Breeder.

A list of the 2020 New York-bred divisional nominees by category follows with links to their Equibase profiles.

Champion 2-Year-Old Male
Blue Gator[2]
Brooklyn Strong[3]
Eagle Orb[4]
Hold the Salsa[5]
Step Dancer[6]
Thin White Duke[7]

Champion 2-Year-Old Filly
Laobanonaprayer[8]
Mischievous Dream[9]
No Mo’ Spending[10]
Party At Page’s[11]
Samborella[12]
Simply Ravishing[13]
Vacay[14]
Varda[15]

Champion 3-Year-Old Male
Captain Bombastic[16]
Chestertown[17]
City Man[18]
Dream Bigger[19]
Ny Traffic[20]
Scilly Cay[21]
Tiz the Law[22]

Champion 3-Year-Old Filly
A Freud of Mama[23]
Critical Value[24]
Fresco[25]
Makingcents[26]
Officer Hutchy[27]
Sharp Starr[28]

Champion Older Dirt Male
Bankit[29]
Danny California[30]
Funny Guy[31]
Mr. Buff[32]
Sea Foam[33]
Tribecca[34]

Champion Older Dirt Female
Lucky Move[35]
Mrs. Orb[36]
Newly Minted[37]
Ratajkowski[38]

Champion Male Turf Horse
Battle Station[39]
City Man[18]
Cross Border[40]
Dox Matrix[41]
Red Knight[42]
Rinaldi[43]
Somelikeithotbrown[44]
Therapist[45]

Champion Female Turf Horse
Classic Lady[46]
Fifty Five[47]
Fresco[25]
Lead Guitar[48]
Myhartblongstodady[49]
Niko’s Dream[50]

Champion Male Sprinter
Arthur’s Hope[51]
Battle Station[39]
Captain Bombastic[16]
Funny Guy[31]
Tribecca[34]

Champion Female Sprinter
Cash Offer[52]
Collegeville Girl[53]
Critical Value[24]
Espresso Shot[54]
Lead Guitar[48]
Mentality[55]
Newly Minted[37]
Officer Hutchy[27]
Prairie Fire[56]

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2021/02/01/nytb-announces-2020-new-york-bred-divisional-championship-nominees/

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