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REGISTERED NAME: New York BC

SHOW NAME: New York BC

BWP NUMBER: 056-002-U09606968

HEIGHT: 16.1 hh

DATE OF BIRTH: 06/22/2013

COUNTRY OF BIRTH: USA

BREEDER: Blue Chip Bloodstock

YEAR LICENSED: 2016

STUD FEE: $1,000

SHIPPED SEMEN: Frozen

EVA STATUS: Negative

STANDING AT: Blue Chip Farms

CONTACT: Tom Grossman

TELEPHONE NUMBER: 914.310.4140

FAX NUMBER: 845-895-2110

EMAIL: sporthorse@bluechipfarms.com

WEBSITE: www.barnlog.com/horse/193/

OWNER OF RECORD: Katie McNair

BIO AND PERFORMANCE RECORD: New York BC has been one of the top youngsters in the U.S., successfully achieving his stallion performance requirements in 2019 during his 5YO year with 11 clear rounds during his WEF campaign. In 2020 he’s already had top placings; 3rd in the 7YOs WEF I and 4th in the 7YOs WEF III.

He is out of the legendary double Gold Olympic Champion mare, Sapphire, who bankrolled $2.75 million during her illustrious career. After winning Olympic team gold in 2004, Sapphire and her rider, McLain Ward, earned another team gold as part of the 2005 Samsung Super League Team. In 2006; Team Silver at the FEI World Equestrian Games. 2007; 1st $300,000 CN Worldwide Florida Open GP CSI5*, 2nd Budweiser American Invitational, 1st Las Vegas $75,000 GP & American Grand Prix Association (AGA) Horse of the Year. In 2008; Team Gold Olympic Games in Beijing, 1st American Invitational, 1st $100,000 President’s Cup Washington Internat’l Horse Show. In 2009; they won three six-figure wins at WEF highlighted by the $400,000 FTI Finale GP win, 1st at Devon, & delivered an incredible five clear rounds to place second at the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals. After picking up two wins at

SAPPHIRE (SAFARI VT MERELSNEST)

LUGANO VAN LA the Hampton Classic, she won the $1 million CN International GP, beating reigning Olympic champ, Hickstead, by 3/100ths of a second in a jump-off for the ages. In 2010 she added wins at the Pfizer $1 Million GP in Saugerties, New York, the Longines Grand Prix of La Baule, the GP of Rome and again at the President’s Cup. She was long listed for the 2012 Olympics prior to her retirement

New York’s sire, Presley Boy, was a super star as well and highly regarded in the show jumping community competing successfully on the international stage for several years under the Mexican rider Jamie Azcarraga winning at Calgary, Arezzo and Monterrey before being sold for 7million euros and joining Saudi Equestrian. Presley Boy continued to excel under Khaled Al Eid successfully competing in the 2010 WEG followed by winning the 1.60m 5*GP of Gijon. In 2011, Al Eid and Presley Boy finished in second place in the Global Champions Tour CSI5* Finals Grand Prix & third in the CSI4* WC Olympic Games Qualifier. He won team Gold at the Asian Games and individual Bronze. The last victory for the stallion was in September 2011 at Spruce Meadows.

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