My Mane Squeeze earns 2024 New York-bred Horse of the Year, multiple divisional honors

My Mane Squeeze earned New York-bred Horse of the Year honors and led a haul for her owner and breeder William “Buck” Butler during Monday evening New York Thoroughbred Breeders’ Inc.’s Annual Awards Ceremony at Sacred Saratoga at GMP Farm in Schuylerville.

Bred by Butler and campaigned in partnership for most of 2024 by Butler and WinStar Farm, My Mane Squeeze went 4-2-1 in nine starts and earned $860,750. Her victories included the Grade 2 Eight Belles Stakes and Grade 3 Fasig-Tipton Dogwood Stakes, both at Churchill Downs. In addition to Horse of the Year honors, My Mane Squeeze took home Champion Three-Year-Old Filly and Champion Female Sprinter honors.

The 2024 New York-bred Horse of the Year and divisional champions were chosen by a vote of New York turf writers, handicappers, photographers and television and radio hosts and analysts conducted by the NYTB.

Butler was also selected by the NYTB board as New York Breeder of the Year and his Speightstown mare In Spite of Mama was named Broodmare of the Year. Butler’s homebred multiple stakes winner Rotknee also took home honors as Champion Male Sprinter.

A Commemorative Awards Program, written and produced by ST Publishing (the team behind The Saratoga Special and Thisishorseracing.com), was produced for the Awards Dinner and is available on the Thisishorseracing.com website by clicking here[2].

[3]New York’s 2024 honorees:
New York-Bred Horse of the Year, Champion Three-Year-Old Filly and Champion Female Sprinter
My Mane Squeeze (Audible – In Spite Of Mama, Speightstown)
Owners: William “Buck” Butler and WinStar Farm
Breeder: William “Buck” Butler
Trainer: Mike Maker
Foaling farm: Keane Stud, Amenia

Champion Two-Year-Old Male
Sacrosanct (Honest Mischief – Vibrato, Unbridled’s Song)
Owners: Lady Sheila Stable, Net Birdie and Schwing Thoroughbreds
Breeders: Burleston Farms, Mckenzie Bloodstock and Sequel Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Brad Cox
Foaling farm: Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson

Champion Two-Year-Old Filly
With the Angels (Omaha Beach – Sister Margaret, Pulpit)
Owners: Winning Move Stable, John Oxley, Lady Sheila Stable, Rideau Racers and Sanford Robbins
Breeder: Joseph DeRico
Trainer: Linda Rice
Foaling farm: River Valley Farm in Gansevoort

Champion Three-Year-Old Male
Pandagate (Arrogate – Kitty Panda, Sky Mesa)
Owners: Adelphi Racing Club, Madaket Stables, Corms Racing Stable, On The Rise Again Stable
Breeder: Fred Hertrich III
Trainer: Christophe Clement
Foaling farm: Waldorf Farm in North Chatham

Champion Older Dirt Male
Bank Frenzy (Central Banker – Storm Now, Tiznow)
Owners: LSU Stables, Phil’s Racing Stable
Breeders: Chester and Mary Broman
Trainers: Rudy Rodriguez, Lisa Lewis
Foaling farm: Chestertown Farm in Chestertown

Champion Older Dirt Female
Venti Valentine (Firing Line – Glory Gold, Medaglia d’Oro)
Owners: N Y Final Furlong Stable and Parkland Thoroughbreds
Breeders: Final Furlong Racing Stable and Maspeth Stable
Trainer: Jorge Abreu
Foaling farm: Schuylerville Thoroughbred Farm in Schuylerville

Champion Turf Male
Spirit of St Louis (Medaglia d’Oro – Khancord Kid, Lemon Drop Kid)
Owners: Madaket Stable, Michael Dubb and Richard Schermerhorn
Breeders: Chester and Mary Broman
Trainer: Chad Brown
Foaling farm: Chestertown Farm in Chestertown

Champion Turf Female
Moonage Daydream (Candy Ride – Elatha, Malibu Moon)
Owner: Chris Larsen
Breeder: 3C Stable
Trainer: Jorge Abreu
Foaling farm: Hidden Lake Farm in Stillwater

Champion Male Sprinter
Rotknee (Runhappy – In Spite Of Mama, Speightstown)
Owner/Breeder: William “Buck” Butler
Trainer: Mike Maker
Foaling farm: Keane Stud in Amenia

Broodmare of the Year: In Spite of Mama (Speightstown – Mama Theresa, Carson City), dam of My Mane Squeeze, Rotknee, Mama’s Gold
New York Sire of the Year: Central Banker (McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds)
New York-Bred Trainer of the Year: Mike Maker
New York-Bred Jockey of the Year: Manny Franco
New York Breeder of the Year: William “Buck” Butler
New York-bred Program Lifetime Achievement Award: Barry K. Schwartz
New York Farm Manager of the Year: John McMahon (McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds)

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2025/05/19/my-mane-squeeze-earns-2024-new-york-bred-horse-of-the-year-multiple-divisional-honors/

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