Drumette, Dam Of Monomoy Girl, Named 2020 Kentucky Broodmare Of The Year Sponsored by:
Monomoy Girl
Drumette, the dam of two-time champion Monomoy Girl, was named 2020 Broodmare of the Year on Wednesday at the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders and Kentucky Thoroughbred Association s Kentucky-Bred Champions awards presentation.
The 13-year-old Henny Hughes mare is the dam of six winners from as many foals to race, highlighted by Monomoy Girl, a daughter of Tapizar who was named champion 3-year-old filly of 2018 and champion older female of 2020.
Monomoy Girl went unbeaten during her 2020 campaign, notching an optional claiming win at Churchill Downs to kick off the season, then rolling off victories in the G2 Ruffian Stakes and G1 La Troienne Stakes, before finishing the season with a clear score in the Breeders Cup Distaff at Keeneland. She was named champion Kentucky-bred older female at Wednesday s awards, as well.
Tiz The Law Named 2020 New York-Bred Horse Of The Year Sponsored by:
Manny Franco celebrates winning the Belmont Stakes with Tiz the Law
Tiz the Law took home the biggest prize of the evening during Monday s New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc. 2020 Awards, snagging Horse of the Year honors for a second straight season.
The son of Constitution was also named champion 3-year-old male during the online ceremony.
Tiz the Law won four of six starts during his 2020 campaign and earned $2,388,300 for owner Sackatoga Stables. He started his season at Gulfstream Park with victories in the Grade 2 Holy Bull Stakes and G1 Florida Derby, establishing himself as one of the biggest threats on the originally scheduled Kentucky Derby trail before the race was postponed due to the emerging pandemic.
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Dayoutoftheoffice works at Keeneland on Oct. 30
Like the majority of Thoroughbred trainers, Tampa Bay Downs conditioner Tim Hamm is a realist. And he knows it is unlikely his filly Dayoutoftheoffice will be announced as the Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly on Thursday after her second-place finish to Vequist in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies on Nov. 6 at Keeneland.
After her dazzling 5-furlong breeze in 1:01 on Sunday at Tampa Bay Downs, Hamm expects Dayoutoftheoffice to earn another shot against Vequist in the near future. Dayoutoftheoffice had breezed 4 furlongs a week earlier in 49 3/5 seconds in her first workout of 2021.
“She s coming back incredibly well. Her work today (with exercise rider Alfredo Clemente aboard) was awesome,” Hamm said Sunday. “She just did it real easy and she galloped out super strong. She is way ahead of schedule, and it s a good feeling that we can handle her how we want and have her plenty fit for whatever ra
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