Sackatoga Stable are notable on focusing New York State bred horses.
Funny Cide, winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness and third in the
Belmont, was purchased after Knowlton asked Tagg to "find them a good horse." Tagg recommended Funny Cide, as Tagg had seen then-owner Tony Everard buy the colt for $50,000 at a 2001 sale. Tagg had wanted to buy the colt, but he had not found a client who would meet Everard's asking price. After a mare owned by Sackatoga, Bail Money, was claimed for $62,500 at
Gulfstream Park, the
consortium was able to swing the price. Tagg then purchased the
gelding for $75,000 in a private transaction in March, 2002. Following Funny Cide's win, the stable owned and raced a significant number of other horses, primarily in New York. In 2020, Sackatoga returned to the Triple Crown series with
2020 Belmont Stakes winner
Tiz the Law, who became the first New York-bred to win the Belmont since Forester in 1882. == References ==