The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) is pleased to announce Thoroughbred breeder and owner Vivien Malloy will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in the New York-bred program.
Malloy, who owned and operated Edition Farm for more than four decades and bought her first racehorse in 1971, will be recognized at the NYTB's Awards Dinner sponsored by the New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund from 6-9 p.m. Monday, May 13 at Sacred Saratoga on the property of GMP Farm in Schuylerville.
"What a thrill it was to hear I'll receive this award," Malloy said, who first joined the NYTB board in the 1980s on the advice of the late prominent New York breeder Gerald Nielsen. "He called and she I should be on the board. I told him I needed to talk to my husband first, and Harry said "oh, don't get into anything political.' "
"I told him it's not political and that I hoped I'd be able to represent small breeders and help in any way I can. Then in the years following I thought, 'it's all political.' I spent so much time in Albany with lobbyists and politicians, but it's all been worth it."
Malloy was honored by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association as the New York State Breeder of the Year in 2007 and 2010. She also earned the NYTB's Breeder of the Year Award in 2010.
"Vivien has been an integral and influential person in the development of New York breeding and racing," said NYTB President Dr. Scott Ahlschwede. "She has been involved in every facet of our industry from breeding to ownership and standing stallions. On behalf of our board of directors and membership, we are proud to honor and recognize her lifetime contributions."
Malloy's run of success in the Empire State was centered on her two farms -- Edition Farm in Waccabuc and Edition Farm North in Hyde Park. Malloy is the breeder of A Shin Forward, a son of Forest Wildcat who sold for $125,000 at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale before going on to become a Grade 1 winner in Japan. A Shin Forward earned $3,416,216 in his career, which ranks him as the third highest earning New York-bred in history.
"A Shin Forward was picked for the select sale at Saratoga and after I had a discussion with Craig Bandoroff who told me, 'you're going to be lost in the select sale, go to the preferred, you'll be a star,' " Malloy said of her longtime consignor who operates Denali Stud. "I told him I didn't want to be a star, that it will be good for my ego just that one time to be in the select sale. And he did quite well in there."
In addition to A Shin Forward, stakes winners bred or co-bred by Malloy or Edition Farm include Mine Tonight, Minetonightsfirst, Bayou Blurr, Mistah, Then She Laughs, Kiss the Pro, Cliffie and Zow.
"We look forward to celebrating Vivien's contributions to the New York-bred program at our upcoming annual marquee event alongside our New York-bred Divisional Award nominees and Champions at what will be a wonderful event," said NYTB Executive Director Najja Thompson.
Tickets are still available for the NYTB Awards Dinner — $150 for NYTB Members and $175 for non-members — and can be purchased at nytbreeders.org/events or by calling the NYTB Office at (518) 587-0777.
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