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horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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Funny Cide Funny Cide (foaled April 20, 2000) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He is the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was an immensely popular horse and remains a ...

2020 Belmont Stakes The 2020 Belmont Stakes was the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes and the 109th time the event took place at Belmont Park. It was run June 20, 2020, and was won by Tiz the Law, the first New York-bred winner of the event since Forester in 1 ...

Travers Stakes The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is nicknamed the "Mid-Summer Derby" and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to internation ...

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portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of wordsSackets Harbor and Saratoga Springs; Sackets Harbor for the original hometown of Operating Manager, Jack Knowlton, and Saratoga Springs for his current hometown and location of Sackatoga Stable's home office. Initially a partnership with Jack Knowlton as a managing partner since 1995, Sackatoga Stables became an LLC in 2006, now led by Jack Knowlton and Ed Mitzen, with Everard and Tagg also involved. The stable now creates ownership

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which have owned and raced many horses over the years, focusing in races with value-added purses for New York-bred horses. The stable works with

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and his team. They usually purchase yearlings and two-year-olds in training which are shipped to New Episode Training Center in

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owned by Tony Everard. At New Episode, they obtain their initial training and then go to Tagg for race competition.

Horses

Sackatoga Stable are notable on focusing New York State bred horses.

Funny Cide Funny Cide (foaled April 20, 2000) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He is the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was an immensely popular horse and remains a ...

, winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness and third in the

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, was purchased after Knowlton asked Tagg to "find them a good horse." Tagg recommended Funny Cide, as Tagg had seen then-owner Tony Everard buy the colt for $50,000 at a 2001 sale. Tagg had wanted to buy the colt, but he had not found a client who would meet Everard's asking price. After a mare owned by Sackatoga, Bail Money, was claimed for $62,500 at

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, the

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was able to swing the price. Tagg then purchased the

gelding A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, makin ...

for $75,000 in a private transaction in March, 2002. Following Funny Cide's win, the stable owned and raced a significant number of other horses, primarily in New York. In 2020, Sackatoga returned to the Triple Crown series with

2020 Belmont Stakes The 2020 Belmont Stakes was the 152nd running of the Belmont Stakes and the 109th time the event took place at Belmont Park. It was run June 20, 2020, and was won by Tiz the Law, the first New York-bred winner of the event since Forester in 1 ...

winner

Tiz the Law Tiz the Law (foaled March 19, 2017) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2020 Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes. He was the first New York-bred horse to win the Belmont since Forester in 1882. He also won the 2019 Champagne Stake ...

, who became the first New York-bred to win the Belmont since Forester in 1882.

References

Sackatoga Stable

NTRA Bio of Sackatoga Stable
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