First mares in foal to Honest Mischief

Stakes winner Honest Mischief, who started his stud career last month at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson, has his first mares in foal.

The mares in foal include the winning Exchange Rate mare Tradeable and Caragh Queen, an unraced daughter of Hard Spun and half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Always Dream, for breeder William J. Butler.

Others are Dobra, a Smoke Glacken mare who won nine races and $202,681 for Ron Lombardi’s Mr. Amore Stables and Delta Delight, a Union Rags half-sister to graded stakes winner and $463,340-earner JJ’s Lucky Train for breeder Allen Poindexter.

“We are happily overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of support that we are getting for our exciting new sire,” said Sequel’s Becky Thomas. “And we are thrilled that the first mares sent by some of our favorite breeders are in foal so early. We hope they get another Firenze Fire and A Freud of Mama to run here in New York.”

Honest Mischief, a 4-year-old son of Into Mischief out of the Grade 1-winning Seattle Slew mare Honest Lady, stands for $6,500 LFSN for a syndicate. Honest Lady is a half sister to classic winner and top sire Empire Maker, along with sires Chester House and Decarchy.

Bred and campaigned by Juddmonte Farms, Honest Mischief won four of nine starts with three seconds and a third for $287,464.

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2021/03/11/first-mares-in-foal-to-honest-mischief/

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Naughty New Yorker back to Empire State for retirement

By Tom Law

Graded stakes winner and champion New York-bred Naughty New Yorker recently returned to his home state after being pensioned from stud duty in Canada.

The 19-year-old son of Quiet American arrived at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield Center just outside Saratoga Springs this week after standing at Chris Blake’s Ascot Stud in Port Colborne, Ontario. Naughty New Yorker entered stud at Ascot in 2012 after a 67-start career that saw him win 11 stakes and earn $1,089,884.

“We have great news,” Old Friends posted on its Facebook page. “Naughty New Yorker has arrived. He has retired from stud duty at Ascot Stud in Ontario and we wanted him to come back to New York!! He’s beautiful. We look forward to opening back up for tours soon. Stay tuned for details!!”

Naughty New Yorker finished 83rd on Canada’s general sire list in 2020 and had his best showing on that table in 2017 when he ranked 66th. He sired Dirty Dozen, a Pennsylvania-bred who compiled a record of 6-8-5 from 45 starts and earned $121,245; New York Mint, an Ontario-bred two-time winner and earner of $29,855; and Almost Dancer, another Ontario-bred winner who earned $14,293.

Bred by Dr. William Wilmot and Dr. Joan Taylor of Stepwise Farm, Naughty New Yorker was purchased by Fox Ridge Farm for $145,000 at the 2004 OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training. Campaigned by Fox Ridge and trained throughout his career by Pat Kelly, Naughty New Yorker compiled a record of 12-10-10 over eight seasons.

Naughty New Yorker won three of 11 with one second and two thirds, earning $271,799, in 2007 en route to being named New York-bred Horse of the Year and champion 4-year-old and up male. He also helped his dam, the Known Fact mare Naughty Natisha, earned New York Broodmare of the Year honors in 2007.

Stepwise purchased Naughty Natisha, in foal to champion and Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled, for $150,000 at the 1998 Keeneland November breeding stock sale. She produced eventual stakes winner Pupil on that mating and later produced stakes-placed winner Deceived and Unavenged, a five-time winner and earner of $861,747 in Japan.

Naughty Natisha also produced winners Thin Disguise, Carthon, Elusive New Yorker, Fast and Furious, Jacob’s Arch, all bred or co-bred in New York by Wilmot and Taylor. Thin Disguise is the dam of multiple stakes winner and 2018 champion New York-bred 3-year-old filly Midnight Disguise and Grade 3 winner, $662,774-earner and 2018 champion New York-bred older dirt female and female sprinter Holiday Disguise.

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2021/03/11/naughty-new-yorker-back-to-empire-state-for-retirement/

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