New York-bred finalists announced

The New York Thoroughbred Breeders announced the finalists Friday for the state's New York-bred divisional champions. New york turf writers will vote to determine the statebred champions, New York-bred Horse of the Year, and a new award, New York-bred Horse of the Decade. An awards banquet will take place April 12 at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Divisional nominees are as follows:

Champion 2-year-old male:

City Trooper

Fenway Faithful

Ibboyee

Make Note

Zip Quik

Champion 2-year-old filly:

Cuff Me

Franny Freud

Mineralogist

Opus A

So N So

Champion 3-year-old male:

Fiddlers Afleet

Haynesfield

Legal Consent

Mr. Fantasy

Uncle T Seven

Champion 3-year-old filly:

Don't Forget Gil

Mother Russia

Rightly So

Sapphire Sky

Champion older male:

Banrock

Cannonball

Driven by Success

Future Prospect

Giant Moon

Silver Timber

Wishful Tomcat

Champion older female:

Canadian Ballet

I Lost My Choo

Weathered

You Go West Girl

Champion turf male:

Banrock

Cannonball

Get Serious

Silver Timber

Straight Story

Champion turf female:

Akilina

Canadian Ballet

I Lost My Choo

Nehantic Cat

You Go West Girl

Champion male sprinter:

Cannonball

Driven by Success

Law Enforcement

Mor Chances

Silver Timber

Champion female sprinter:

By the Light

Canadian Ballet

Dance Gal Dance

Keep the Peace