b'2020 STATE BREEDERS OF THE YEAR OregonPat and Janet CosgroveJanet Cosgrove has fondGrinning Tiger broke his maiden by seven lengths in his memories of the last time hersecond start. Later that year, the gelding won the Willamette husband, Pat, was honored asRiver Stakes and Bill Wineberg Stakes at Portland Meadows.Oregons Breeder of the Year 25After Pats death, Janet raced Grinning Tiger with years ago and the trip they madepartners, and the gelding won two more stakes at Portland to Kentucky. Meadows. The partners lost Grinning Tiger for $10,000 in We had such a wonderfula claiming race at Turf Paradise. Since then, he has gone on time, she said. We went to allto win the 2020 Crystal Water Stakes. Grinning Tiger has the farms. They took us on toursearned more than $200,000 and is currently in training with and a luncheon and dinner. Steve Asmussen at Lone Star Park.Pat died in November 2017,Pats Gold races for Janet and several partners in the name but his legacy of breeding good horses has lived on to theof Pot O Gold Four. The filly refused to break in her first extent that both he and his wife are being honored as thisstart at Emerald Downs, but Janet said that Pats Gold has years Oregon Breeder of the Year. since received additional schooling at Pegasus Training and Two of the last horses Pat bred are still running, both outEquine Rehabilitation Center and hopefully has a bright of the Cosgroves broodmare Karlees Kitten, a daughter offuture.Pioneering. Oregon-bred Grinning Tiger is the mares 2015Grinning Tiger succeeded so well that Janet bred Karlees foal by Smiling Tiger, one of Californias leading sires. PatsKitten back to Smiling Tiger this year on a foal-sharing Gold is the mares 2018 foal, a Washington-bred daughter ofarrangement with Premier Thoroughbreds, which stands Harbor the Gold. the stallion at Harris Farms. Janet has one other mare as Pats Gold is the last horse Pat bred, said Janet. well as a weanling colt by Giacomo out of Karlees Kitten. Pat also bred Grinning Tiger, who began racing forShe is making sure to continue Pats dream of breeding good Pat and several partners at Arapahoe Park in mid-2017.racehorses.Tracy GantzPennsylvaniaBlackstone Farm LLCBlackstone Farm, already a five-time leadingthe Get Serious Stakes at Monmouth Park. breeder of Thoroughbreds by the PennsylvaniaAlso last year, 2W Stables Bronx Beauty (Liaison), bred Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Associationby Blackstone Farm, won the Regret Stakes at Monmouth since 2016, is now set to pick up another trophyPark, as she also did in 2019. She also ran second in thethis time as the Thoroughbred Owners andSugar Swirl Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park.Breeders Association leading PennsylvaniaSome of Blackstones current yearlings are by elite breeder of 2020. stallions such as Frosted, Good Magic, Gun Runner, Justify, Breeder of Toms Ready, winner of the 2016Nyquist, Munnings, Arrogate, and More Than Ready.Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park,Blackstone, located on 350 acres near Pine Grove, Pa., Doug Black Blackstone Farm has 35 mares, 27 yearlings, 33also has a yearling by Peace and Justice, who moved to stand foals, and six horses in training, according toat its farm for a $3,500 fee in 2021.Douglas Black, one of Blackstones three owners.Some of this years foals include those by Yoshida (JPN), The other owners are Mark Weissman and Christian Black. Outwork, Bernardini, and Take Charge Indy.Toms Ready, a son of More Than Ready, earned moreLast year, one of the yearlings Blackstone Farm bred, than $1 million for G M B Racing and trainer Dallas Stewarta Nyquist colt out of the Elusive Quality mare Perfect and became a stallion. Last fall, he was retired from stud toNote, sold to Mike Ryan, agent, for $510,000 as part of the join Old Friends in Kentucky. South Point Sales Agency consignment at the Fasig-Tipton Last year, the Blackstone Farm-bred The Critical WaySelected Yearlings Showcase. (Tizway) won the Marshall Jenney Handicap at Parx RacingPerfect Note is an unraced half-sister to Mystic Guide, and an allowance optional claiming race at Tampa Baywinner of the 2021 Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Downs later in the year for Monster Racing Stables andEmirates Airline (G1). Perfect Note also has a yearling colt trainer Jose Delgado. The crack turf sprinter has done evenby Hard Spun, and she foaled a Medaglia dOro colt this more in 2021, capturing the Turf Dash Stakes at Tampa andyear.Byron King52 TOBA NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER/2021'