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Dear Breeders, I'm happy and proud to report that both of New York Thoroughbred Breeders' breeders' bills passed both houses of the legislature before the end of the current session in Albany. They now will be sent to the Governor for his signature this summer. - JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO, Executive Director ...

Dear Breeders, Needless to say, I listened with close attention to the casino proposal advanced last month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and would like to share what I believe are its most significant points vis a vis breeders and the Fund. - JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO, Executive Director Contents of the June 2013 issue: ...

Dear Breeders, I write this not too long after our exciting awards event April 15 and can't help but think that New York-breds just keep taking us from triumph to triumph. Next stop: the inaugural Spring New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park June 1, the Saturday before the Belmont Stakes (gr. I). - JEFFREY A. ...

Dear Breeders, I know this is one of your busiest times of the year, but, believe it or not, it is also one of the busiest times of the year for NYTB. Now that the New York State Legislature has hammered out the state budget and is running full steam ahead in the current session, the NYTB lobbyists and I are conducting ...

Dear Breeders, As you are all aware, the New York Racing Association recently dropped six scheduled live race days from its Aqueduct inner track meet. Several factors have converged to get us to this point, but to me the most important by far is the decline in the New York foal crop in the last few years. - JEFFREY ...

Dear Breeders, As many readers of the New York Breeder are aware, the first of the year marks the beginning of NYTB's annual membership renewal period. - JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO, Executive Director Contents of the February 2013 issue: 22 Another Roundup Posse, who stands at Vinery New York at Sugar Maple Farm, is the ...

Dear Breeders, Sometime around New Year’s Day most of us cause to take a look back at the year and cast a forward glance toward the year to come. This time around, my mental New Year’s inventory included some thoughts about the racetrack achievements past and future of the wonderful New York-breds you breed. - JEFFREY A. CANNIZZO, Executive ...

Contents of the December 2012 issue: 24 Empire State Advocate Barry Schwartz, in the winner's circle (center) with his wife, Sheryl, trainer Mike Hushion (left), and The Lumber Guy, talks about owning, breeding, and building up racing in New York. 18 Giant Performances Kelli Got Frosty, by first-crop sire Frost Giant, shows off in the ...