**Please see attached photo of Bill Graves, Fasig-Tipton Vice President of Recruiting and Selection; Bayne Welker, Fasig-Tipton Vice President of Sales, and Anna Seitz, Client Relations and Marketing, Fasig-Tipton, resenting the “Best Turned Out” Horse Award to Our Golden Dream’s groom, Melbi Ardiano**
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Contact: Jenny Kellner
vkellner@nyrainc.com
FASIG-TIPTON “BEST TURNED OUT” HORSE TO OUR GOLDEN DREAM
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The Fasig-Tipton “Best Turned Out” Horse contest for Saturday’s William B. Fasig Stakes at Saratoga Race Course was won by John Confort and Albert Weis’s Our Golden Dream.
Bill Graves, Fasig-Tipton’s Vice President of Recruiting and Selections; Bayne Walker, Fasig-Tipton’s Vice President of Sales, and Anna Seitz, representing Fasig-Tipton’s Client Relations and Marketing Department, selected the Tom Bush-trained Our Golden Dream from among the seven New York-bred fillies and mares competing in the 1 1/16th mile turf race, won by Exclusive Scheme.
Our Golden Dream’s groom, Melbi Ardiano, was presented with a $500 cash prize in recognition of his skill in bringing the most polished filly to the paddock for William B. Fasig Stakes.
The ceremony, the first of two during the Fasig-Tipton Festival of Racing, took place in the Saratoga winner’s circle prior to the race. Another $500 cash prize will be awarded Sunday to the groom of the “Best Turned Out” horse prior to the running of the Humphrey S. Finney Stakes.
Fasig-Tipton is North America’s oldest Thoroughbred auction company and its Saratoga sale of selected yearlings is one of the premier horse auctions in the world, boasting among its graduates the great Man o’War.
Founded in 1955, and franchised to run thoroughbred racing at New York’s three major tracks through 2033, NYRA boasts a lineage that actually stretches back almost 150 years. NYRA tracks are the cornerstone of the state’s thoroughbred business which contributes more than $2 billion annually to New York State’s urban, suburban and rural economy. In 2009, more than 1.6 million people attended the live races at NYRA tracks. Factoring nationwide off-track wagering, the average daily betting handle on NYRA races alone totals more than $9.3 million every race day. NYRA has a vast network of websites, including www.nyra.com, www.belmontstakes.com, and www.nyragroupsales.com. You can also follow NYRA on social media platforms Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube.
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