Though Capozzo is new to the breeding scene, he's not new to overcoming the odds. Because his original owner couldn't afford the stake payments, Capozzo wasn't staked as a 2 or 3-year-old. He raced at 2, took a very respectable mark of 1:54.1 at Yonkers, and picked up a check in 6 of 8 starts. In anticipation of his sophomore campaign, Capozzo's new connections pursued an appeal to the Board of the New York Gaming Commission, though it was determined that the previous owner failed to make the stakes eligibility payments on time and their appeal was denied. That'd be a deal-breaker for the majority of horses in amassing hundreds of thousands of dollars in their career, but not Capozzo. He still paced to a 3-year-old mark of 1:50.2 and banked just shy of $100,000 that year.

Despite "doing it the hard way" in overnight races, Capozzo earned well over $600,000 in his career, which one might argue is even more impressive than doing it in a select number of stakes races. It certainly says s...

The New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) is the nation's oldest harness racing program of its kind, but somehow it might also constitute the sport's biggest secret. While harness racing in New York is certainly not novel, its growing benefits seem to fly largely under the radar. 

Their breeders award program just saw an increase to $1.31 million in 2024. It provides rewards to every level of the NYSS including the Sire Stakes, Excelsior Series, and County Fair Races. The residency-based award program is available to breeders who breed their mares to New York-registered stallions and keep their mares in the state for a minimum of 180 consecutive days, including conception. If you're unsure where to start, Blue Chip Farms is New York's premier breeding facility, standing several New York-registered stallions and offering boarding services to ensure mares reach residency status. 

Additionally, interstate shipped semen in New York recently passed. This is incredibly advantageous for breeders loca...

Jonas K brings fresh bloodlines to MN. You may not have heard of his Swedish-owned World Champion sire, Centurion ATM (SJ’s Caviar). But you should. He broke the world record at just 2 years old in the Peter Haughton Memorial. He went on to have an extremely successful race career until retiring and standing stud at 5. Though he is now standing in the US, Centurion’s owner, the reknowned Tristan Sjoberg, stood him privately in Sweden for a year and bred 2 of his mares to him. Both mares got in foal, had two healthy babies, and both made it to the races. One was a filly and ended up taking a mark of 1:56. The other, was Jonas K— undefeated Grand Circuit-winning and track record-breakin...