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The horses, their owners, trainers, breeders, and the jockeys were honored April 1, 2003 at the 23rd Annual Awards Banquet of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. |
SUNY Morrisville students in the Equine Studies Program met with Senator Hoffmann prior to the banquet. (l-r) Alycia Gwozdz, Heidi Pettit, Senator Hoffmann, Maureen Fisher, and Catherine Stratton. |
NYS Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund Board Member, Phil Towbridge, Senator Hoffmann, and Legislative Counsel, Fiona Farrell. |
Jockey Richard Migliore delivered a moving eulogy for Fourstardave, a beloved New York-bred horse he rode 31 times. |
Senator Hoffmann congratulating the big winners of the night, Chris Purdy and Patricia Staskowski Purdy of Ivy League Farm in Ithaca. They were the breeders of runaway winner, Carson Hollow who won "Champion Three Year Old Female", "Champion Sprinter", and "Champion Horse of the Year. |