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Archived Press Releases and News Last chance to make current 2-year-olds Maryland Million-eligibleMaryland Million nomination still is required for foals of 2008 (current 2-year-olds) (more) American Victory pounces in Shine Again Stakes Richard Golden’s homebred American Victory and jockey Travis Dunkelberger waited for the speed to come back to them when they rallied from far back to win Pimlico’s closing day feature, (more) Good Night Shirt retired Good Night Shirt, the Maryland-bred who jumped his way to fame and fortune over the last three seasons, has been retired. (more) With Purpose romps in Kattegat’s Pride Starter Handicap Peter Kazamias’s With Purpose rallied three-wide around the far turn and came home a driving winner in the $25,000 Kattegat’s Pride Starter Handicap, (more) Northpoint Costas shows the way in Deputed Testamony Starter Handicap Trainer Dale Capuano saddled two runners for the $25,000 Deputed Testamony Starter Handicap on Preakness day at Pimlico. They finished one-two, (more) Across the Sky sails in Grand National Portions reprinted from st-publishing.com. Holbrook Hollow Farm’s Across the Sky made his front-running style last for three miles as he and jockey Fritz Boniface held off a standout field in the $30,000 Grand National on Saturday, April 17, a key prep for next week’s Maryland Hunt Cup. (more) First winner for Maryland sire Mr. Shoplifter Mr. Shoplifter, a son of Devil’s Bag standing at Three Roses Stables Fanta-Sea Farm in Churchville, Md., (more) Indian Dance captures Harrison Johnson Stakes Sondra and Howard Bender’s homebred Indian Dance was methodical in victory as the overwhelming race favorite, rallying from just off the pace (more) Richard's Kid on track for Dubai World Cup-G1 2009 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year works half mile in :47.97 (more) Sweet Goodbye says hello to seventh stakes win in Conniver William R. Harris’s homebred Sweet Goodbye put in a workmanlike performance as she trounced five other Maryland-bred fillies and mares in the $70,000 Conniver Stakes (more) Maryland-bred sells for $200,000 at Calder A Maryland-bred filly by Speightstown sold for $200,000 at Fasig-Tipton Florida’s Calder Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training sale on March 2 at Calder Race Course in Miami, Fla. (more) Jim’s Prospect gets revenge in Wide Country Stakes, becoming first stakes winner for MD sire St Averil Jim’s Prospect, who finished second to post time favorite Gator Prowl in their previous two meetings, turned the tables on her rival (more) Roman Chestnut upsets Busher Stakes Maryland-bred Roman Chestnut, the longest shot on the board, rallied to take the $65,000 Busher Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Feb. 13 at Aqueduct, paying $93.50 to win. (more) Sweet Goodbye gives trainer Chris Grove Barbara Fritchie/General George double Grade 2 events at Laurel Park fall to Maryland-bred Sweet Goodbye and her stablemate Greenspring. (more) Richard’s Kid captures Grade 2 San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita An owner and jockey change notwithstanding, Richard’s Kid resorted to what he does best when storming from far behind to capture Santa Anita’s 72nd running of the Grade 2 $150,000 San Antonio Handicap on Sunday, Feb. 7. (more) Former MHBA President Hal C. B. Clagett dies at 93 Hal C.B. Clagett, the former Maryland Horse Breeders Association President who crafted the legislation that created the Maryland-bred Fund in 1962, died on February 1 at the age of 93. (more) Digger goes gate to wire to win Fire Plug Stakes Repole Stable’s Digger sped to the lead, turned back the 4-5 favorite, and drew off to a driving victory in the $70,000 Fire Plug Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday, Jan. 16. (more) MHBA to implement several changes starting Feb. 1 The Board of Directors of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association continues to be proactive in working to ensure competitive incentives for breeders and owners of Maryland-bred Thoroughbreds. (more) Sweet Goodbye says hello to Barbara Fritchie with impressive What a Summer Stakes score William R. Harris’s Sweet Goodbye pressed the pacesetters and powered by them down the lane to capture the $70,000 What a Summer Stakes for older fillies and mares at Laurel Park on Saturday, Jan. 9. (more) Perrone wins Eclipse Honorable Mention for article in Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Honorable mention in the Eclipse Awards competition’s writing – features/enterprise category for 2009 went to Vinnie Perrone for “Life Lived Large – the Tale of Dickie Small,” about the career of Maryland-based trainer Richard W. Small. (more) That’s How I Roll rolls to victory in Maryland Filly Championship Vision Racing LLC’s That’s How I Roll spurted to the lead early and kept that position the rest of the way to win the $50,000 Maryland Filly Championship Stakes, (more) Oratory’s first crop speaks volumes, making him Maryland’s top freshman sire Oratory, a son of Pulpit standing at the Pons family’s Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Md., established himself as Maryland’s leading freshman sire of 2009, with a record not matched in this state in recent years. (more) Digger takes bite of Big Apple Repole Stable’s Digger led nearly every step and held off favored Pashito the Che in the closing strides to score by a nose in the $65,000 Gravesend Handicap on Dec. 26 at Aqueduct. (more) Our Commander takes charge in Maryland Juvenile Championship Stakes Our Commander delivered a breakout performance in the Maryland Juvenile Championship Stakes on Dec. 12 at Laurel Park, (more) Oratory and Dance With Ravens in close battle for Maryland’s leading freshman sire With only a few weeks left to go in the racing season, Oratory and Dance With Ravens are battling neck-to-neck for the title of Maryland’s leading freshman sire of 2009. (more) Maryland-bred wins steeplechase in Palm Beach Maryland horsewoman Jazz Napravnik hasn’t made headlines nearly as often as her famous sister, jockey Anna Napravnik, but she stood in the spotlight on Nov. 28, after saddling Flying Horse Farm’s Maryland-bred Farah T Salute (more) Fools in Love captures Orleans Stakes at Delta Downs Fools in Love, a 3-year-old Not For Love filly bred in Maryland by Bob Manfuso and Katy Voss, prevailed by three-quarters of a length in the $60,000 Orleans Stakes at Delta Downs (more) Sterling Vow surprises in Squan Song Stakes Marilyn Ketts’s homebred Sterling Vow made a sweeping five-wide move through the turn, emerged with the lead at the eighth pole and galloped home the upset winner of the $50,000 Squan Song Stakes (more) First winner for McKendree McKendree, a son of Norquestor standing at Six M Farm in West River, Md., was credited with his first winner when Wild Irish Rogue was moved up to victory in a six and a half-furlong maiden race for 2-year-olds on Dec. 4 at Charles Town. (more) Regal Solo alone at the wire in Jennings Handicap Alvin Lapidus’s Regal Solo scored convincingly in the $50,000 Jennings Handicap for Maryland-breds on Nov. 28 at Laurel Park. (more) Amazed by Grace displays her wares in Philadelphia Park’s Cornucopia Stakes Amazed by Grace, a 3-year-old Maryland-bred daughter of Bowman’s Band, added to her amazingly consistent record with a one-length victory in her stakes debut, (more) One foal of racing age, one starter, one winner for freshman sire Ken Doll PTK LLC’s homebred 2-year-old colt Concatenation aired by six and three-quarters lengths in a seven-furlong maiden race on Friday, Nov. 20, (more) FORMER CLAIMER SUMACHA’HOT WINS GOING AWAY IN JIM MCKAY MARYLAND MILLION CLASSIC Hubert (Butch) Cave’s Sumacha’hot came from out of the clouds to win the $200,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic. (more) THIRTY-SIX STALLIONS WILL BE REPRESENTED SATURDAY ON JIM MCKAY MARYLAND MILLION DAY ntroduced in 1986, the Jim McKay Maryland Million, a program of races restricted to the offspring of Maryland-based stallions, continues to receive strong support from Maryland's extensive breeding industry, (more) HEROS REWARD PREPS FOR BREEDERS’ CUP RETURN IN JIM MCKAY MARYLAND MILLION Six of 19 Maryland-bred millionaires have earned victories on Jim McKay Maryland Million day. (more) Maryland Million attracts 186 pre-entries A field of 12 could compete in the $200,000 Maryland Million Classic including defending champion Cuba. Broadway Producer and Sweet Goodbye (more) Reminder: Maryland Million pre-entry deadline set Thursday, Sept. 17 Maryland Million pre-entries close Thursday, Sept. 17. The Laurel Park racing office will be open, in addition to racing days, on Sunday, Sept. 13 and Monday, Sept. 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to provide information and take pre-entries. (more) Encaustic wins Labor Day Stakes at Mountaineer Park One day after Richard’s Kid’s stunning performance in the Pacific Classic-G1, noted Maryland breeder Robert E. Meyerhoff was credited with yet another stakes win. (more) First winner for St Averil St Averil, a Grade 2-winning son of Saint Ballado, was credited with his first winner from his first crop when the 2-year-old filly Goddess Angel scored (more) Richard’s Kid emerges all grown up in Grade 1 Pacific Classic In the biggest win for a Maryland-bred so far in 2009, Richard’s Kid rallied to a 24.40-1 upset in the $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes-G1 on Sunday, Sept. 6 at Del Mar. (more) Blind Date romps to fourth stakes victory of the year in Pearl Necklace Stakes William M. Backer’s homebred Blind Date left the starting gate as the 2-5 favorite and crossed the finish line as the undisputed winner of the $50,000 Pearl Necklace Stakes (more) Toboggan Slide dead heats for victory in Delaware’s First State Dash Toboggan Slide, a Rock Slide colt bred by widely accomplished Maryland horseman Jim Steele, maintained his flawless record while dead heating for victory in the $75,000 First State Dash (more) Sarah Cataldo stages stakes upset at Delaware Park Sarah Cataldo carried the banner for long-prominent Maryland owner/breeders Tom and Chris Bowman and Milton Higgins, and Matthew Haney’s newly emerging Two Legends Farm, while staging a huge upset in the $75,000 Tax Free Shopping Distaff Stakes (more) Maryland-breds at Saratoga select sale Three Maryland-bred yearlings sold for six figures at the Saratoga Selected Yearlings sale held Aug. 10 and 11 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (more) Sweet Goodbye makes successful return William R. Harris’s homebred filly Sweet Goodbye, last year’s Maryland-bred champion 3-year-old filly, returned to the races for the first time since December and proved she was as good as ever, (more) Heros Reward on course in Mister Diz Stakes Rob Ry Farm and Jayne Marie Slysz’s Heros Reward won as expected, crossing the finish line under wraps to take the $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes for Maryland-breds on Saturday, Aug. 15 at Laurel Park. (more) Mary Thomas, former MHBA general manager, dies Mary Thomas, who was employed by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association for 24 years, the last three as general manager, died on Thursday, Aug. 20. (more) Target Sighted finds mark in Humphrey S. Finney Stakes The Maltese Cross II’s Target Sighted beat four other Maryland-bred 3-year-olds in the $50,000 Humphrey S. Finney Stakes, (more) Ah Day gets 10th career stakes win Ah Day, the widely accomplished runner who campaigns as a homebred for legendary trainer King T. Leatherbury, notched his 10th career stakes victory in the $50,000 Chesapeake Stakes (more) For Royalty’s Mountaineer Juvenile Fillies leads off banner day for Maryland breeders Cynthia and Charles McGinnes, longtime proprietors of Thornmar Farm in Chestertown, bred two horses who won stakes on Aug. 1. (more) Phil’s Prospect is 2-for-2 with victory in Monmouth’s Tyro Stakes Phil’s Prospect, a 2-year-old gelding bred and owned by Non Stop Stable and trained by Gary Capuano, captured Monmouth Park’s $65,000 Tyro Stakes on July 26 for his second victory in two starts. (more) Meyerhoff-bred makes mark in Canada Long-prominent Maryland breeder Robert E. Meyerhoff was credited with yet another stakes winner when the 5-year-old horse Brandon’s Oboe (more) All Giving captures Day Lilly Stakes at Penn National The ultra-consistent 5-year-old mare All Giving added to her record with a two-length score in the $60,000 Day Lilly Stakes on July 17 at Penn National. (more) Blind Date wins Grade 3 Virginia Oaks Having just returned from her first off-the-board finish in six lifetime starts, William M. Backer’s homebred Blind Date swung five-wide around the far turn of Colonial Downs’s outer turf course to win the $150,000 Virginia Oaks-G3 by a head on July 18. (more) Heros Reward: Maryland’s newest millionaire Heros Reward became the latest Maryland-bred to pass the million-dollar mark in earnings with his second-place finish in Belmont Park’s $150,000 Jaipur Stakes-G3 on July 18. (more) Jake Rattle N Roll delivers quick punch Owner David A. Ross made a quick return on his investment as recent claim Jake Rattle N Roll overcame early trouble and closed strongly along the rail to capture the Punch Line Stakes at Colonial Downs on July 11. (more) Manfuso reelected to Breeders’ Cup board Robert T. Manfuso, co-owner of Chanceland Farm in West Friendship, Md., has been reelected to the 13-member board of directors of Breeders’ Cup Ltd. Manfuso is also the newly elected vice-chairman. (more) Maryland-bred wins Grade 2 stakes at Calder Ted Julio’s Not For Silver, a 3-year-old son of Not For Love, rallied from off a sizzling early pace – :21.12 for the first quarter and a half in :44.49 – and drew away to a four and a half-length score in the Grade 2 $200,000 Carry Back Stakes (more) Izzy Speaking has his say in Colonial Downs’s Da Hoss Stakes Maryland-bred Izzy Speaking rallied to a $38 upset in the $50,000 Da Hoss Stakes on Saturday, June 27 at Colonial Downs. (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred takes honors in American Horse Publications contest Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, the monthly magazine published by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, took several honors in the American Horse Publications for material published in 2008. (more) Dark Hollow Farm sweeps top honors at MHBA Yearling Show David and JoAnn Hayden’s Dark Hollow Farm of Upperco, Md., exhibited both the grand champion and reserve champion at the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s 75th annual Yearling Show (more) Ask the Moon captures Lighthouse Stakes at Monmouth Park Ask the Moon – the champion Maryland-bred 2-year-old filly of 2007 – returned to glory at Monmouth Park on Sunday, June 21, (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred’s July issue is now online The July issue of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred is available for viewing at www.midatlantictb.com. (more) Tom Bowman elected MHBA president The Maryland Horse Breeders Association board of directors, at its June 17 meeting, elected a new slate of officers for the coming year. (more) Great Love – “like an ATM machine” – adds Monmouth’s Rumson Great Love, a 3-year-old Maryland-bred colt from the first crop of Maryland-based sire Great Notion, has proven a great investment for owner Janet Wayson. (more) First winner for freshman sire Oratory Oratory, a Grade 2-winning son of Pulpit standing at the Pons family’s Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Md., (more) La Chica Rica stars at Mountaineer Park La Chica Rica, a 6-year-old Maryland-bred daughter of Disco Rico, set every fraction en route to a length and a quarter victory in the $75,000 Hancock County Handicap on May 12 at Mountaineer Park. (more) Maryland-bred starter handicaps offer extra opportunities Maryland-breds also had opportunities to shine at Pimlico on Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness days (May 15 and 16) with two state-bred restricted starter handicaps. (more) Maryland-breds give smart showing on Black-Eyed Susan day Maryland-breds stepped up to the plate on the day of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes-G2, May 15, at Pimlico, capturing three of the six unrestricted stakes on the card. (more) Amie’s Legend rallies to win Shine Again Stakes Two Legends Farm, Richard Golden and David Wade’s Amie’s Legend was off slowly and remained unhurried early, but her last-to-first move was good enough to capture the May 23 closing day feature at Pimlico, the $50,000 Shine Again Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares. (more) Patriot’s Path gets first stakes win in Nashville Irvin Naylor’s Patriot’s Path, a 9-year-old son of Carnivalay, put the bloom in late-bloomer while winning the $75,000 Mason Houghland Timber Stakes (more) Great Love finds his way on opening day at Presque Isle Maryland-bred Great Love scored by a half-length in the $100,000 Tom Ridge Stakes on May 9, opening day at Presque Isle Downs. (more) Access Fee stars in Monmouth’s Red Cross Stakes Maryland-bred Access Fee was sent off as the 0.8-1 favorite in the $70,000 Red Cross Stakes on May 10 at Monmouth Park, and she delivered as expected, (more) Blind Date rallies to win Hookedonthefeelin Stakes William Backer’s homebred Blind Date rallied from far back to win the five-furlong, Hookedonthefeelin Stakes for Maryland-bred 3-year-old fillies, the co-feature on opening day of the Pimlico spring meeting on Saturday, April 18. (more) Princess Nyla wins Geisha Stakes Stephen Quick’s homebred Princess Nyla got the jump on 1-2 favorite All Smiles and beat her to the finish line to win the $50,000 Geisha Stakes (more) MARYLAND MILLION DAY SET FOR SEPTEMBER 26TH Maryland Million Day, the marquee event of the fall racing season, is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2009 at Laurel Park. (more) Maryland-bred champions of 2008 Timonium, Md.—Good Night Shirt, the two-time Eclipse Award winner as the nation’s leading steeplechaser, was named 2008 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion steeplechaser, in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) A photo finish for Maryland’s leading freshman sire Great Notion took the title of Maryland’s leading freshman sire of 2008, but Domestic Dispute remained in contention until Dec. 31. (more) Peace Town scores in Maryland Juvenile Championship Vinery Stables LLC and Singer Stables’ Peace Town lived up to pre-race billing with a decisive victory over five other Maryland-breds in the $50,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship on Saturday, Dec. 27 at Laurel Park. (more) Queen of Song hits high note in Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Town & Country Farms Corp.’s Queen of Song galloped to victory in the $50,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship on Dec. 20 at Laurel Park. (more) Rock Slide’s first stakes winner rocks in Eleanor M. Casey Memorial at Charles Town The 2-year-old filly You Rock delivered a breakout performance in the Eleanor M. Casey Memorial Stakes on Dec. 20 at Charles Town, notching her first stakes win and also becoming the first stakes winner for her sire, Maryland-based Rock Slide. (more) MD-bred upsets stakes on opening day at Tampa Bay Downs Game N Laughin’, a 5-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor bred by the Cullis family’s Plane Tree Farm, staged a huge upset in the Lightning City Stakes, the opening day feature at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, Dec. 13. (more) Broadway Producer takes center stage in Jennings Handicap Sovereign Stable and Gatsas Thoroughbreds’s Broadway Producer was just too much horse for his Maryland-bred rivals as he powered to victory in the Saturday, Dec. 13, feature at Laurel Park, the $50,000 Jennings Handicap. (more) Gonna Dash first stakes winner for Great Notion James F. Lewis’s juvenile filly Gonna Dash easily defeated colts in her stakes debut in the $75,000 Charles Town Hall of Fame Cup Stakes on Dec. 6 (more) Slots help finally on way Maryland horsemen breathed a huge sigh of relief on Tuesday evening when Question 2 on the state's ballot, the constitutional amendment authorizing slot machines to fund education, as well as support the Maryland racing industry, passed. (more) Maryland-bred tops Keeneland session on Nov. 11 A Maryland-bred mare, Concern Nacca, sold for $450,000 to top the Tuesday, Nov. 11 session of the Keeneland November sale. (more) MD-bred first-time starter captures Christopher Elser Memorial Not Up for Love, a Not For Love colt making his first career start for Stuart Grant’s The Elkstone Group, rallied to a length and a half victory in the Christopher Elser Memorial on Sunday, Nov. 16 at Philadelphia Park. (more) Sweet Goodbye says adios in Northern Dancer Stakes William R. Harris’s homebred Sweet Goodbye led from start to finish in the $50,000 Northern Dancer Stakes for Maryland-breds on Nov. 15 at Laurel Park. (more) Good Night Shirt completes perfect season in Colonial Cup-NSA1 In a stretch battle royal, Good Night Shirt denied Preemptive Strike an upset in the $150,000 Colonial Cup-NSA1 at Springdale Race Course on Sunday, Nov. 16. (more) Guelph stars at Pine Mountain Among the Maryland-bred steeplechase ranks, multiple Grade 1 winner Good Night Shirt reigns supreme. But Guelph, champion Maryland-bred steeplechaser of 2005, is continuing to build on her sterling resume. (more) Triple Dip upsets Noel Laing Triple Dip, a 5-year-old Storm Broker gelding bred in Maryland by High Mountain Farm LLC, upset more accomplished rivals with a whisker-close score in the $40,000 Noel Laing Hurdle Stakes, featured event at the Montpelier hunt races in Montpelier Station, Va., on Saturday, Nov. 1. (more) Lycurgus triumphs in Mister Diz Stakes Toby Roth’s Lycurgus hadn’t raced on dirt since last spring, but when the $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes was moved to the sloppy main track from the turf, the 5-year-old Not For Love gelding proved the off going is just as much to his liking. (more) Sales Tax wins All Brandy Stakes on disqualification William M. Backer’s Sales Tax was declared the winner after first-place finisher Ten Bolts was disqualified to second in the $50,000 All Brandy Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares on Nov. 1 at Laurel Park. (more) Steve’s Double adds second stakes win in a row Steve’s Double, the champion Maryland-bred 3-year-old male of 2007, was winless throughout the early part of this season. But he has come on like gangbusters in his last two starts. (more) Good Night Shirt great at Far Hills Reigning steeplechase champion Good Night Shirt made it look easy Saturday, Oct. 18, winning his fifth consecutive Grade 1 stakes with a powerful tally in the $250,000 Grand National Hurdle Stakes at the Far Hills Races. (more) Recap of Maryland Million races Leo-Sag Stable, Corrigan and Levesque’s Cuba made it look easy as he powered to victory in the $300,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic on Oct. 4. The 23rd annual event drew a crowd of 24,442, the fifth largest in the history of the Maryland Million, on a picture perfect fall afternoon at Laurel Park. (more) CandyLand Farm leads the way at F-T sale The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale is the major marketing avenue for Maryland-bred and -sired yearlings. A total of 189 Maryland-bred yearlings were cataloged for this year's sale, held Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, and 158 walked through the ring. The results paralleled the national trend, with a dramatic downturn. (more) Cayman Condo wins Delaware Certified Stakes Cayman Condo, a 5-year-old Maryland-bred Partner’s Hero gelding, graduated to the ranks of stakes winners with a four and three-quarter-length romp in the $75,000 Delaware Certified Stakes on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Delaware Park. (more) DISTAFF TOPS MARYLAND MILLION UNDERCARD The $300,000 Maryland Million Classic headlines Saturday’s Maryland Million but the race with the most quality is the $150,000 Maryland Million Distaff, the 10th race on the 12-race card. (more) SATURDAY’S MARYLAND MILLION WILL FEATURE 113 STARTERS The 23rd Maryland Million, a festive homecoming for Marylanders and the offspring of Maryland sires, attracted 113 entrants to the 12-race program that will be presented this Saturday, Oct. 4, at Laurel Park. First post is 12:15 p.m. (more) Andiamo finds first stakes win at age 7 Andiamo, a 7-year-old Rubiano gelding bred by the late noted Maryland breeder Bayard Sharp, scored by a neck in the inaugural running of Presque Isle Downs’s $100,000 Lake Erie Stakes on Sept. 20, to earn his first stakes win. (more) Good Night Shirt wins third Grade 1 stakes of season Harold A. Via Jr.’s Good Night Shirt, tracing his own hoofprints that lead to a championship season in 2007, returned to Belmont Park on Sunday, Sept. 21, and successfully defended his title in the second running of the Grade 1, $150,000 Lonesome Glory Steeplechase (more) Steve’s Double adds rich stakes win at Louisiana Downs Steve’s Double, the champion 3-year-old Maryland-bred male of 2007, returned to the winner’s circle in style on Saturday, Sept. 20, (more) Wonder Mon captures Deputed Testamony Stakes Foard Wilgis and David Picarello’s ZWP Stable homebred Wonder Mon was a distant seventh racing down the backstretch but came flying down the lane to easily capture the $50,000 Deputed Testamony Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-breds on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Laurel Park. (more) MARYLAND MILLION ATTRACTS 152 PRE-ENTRIES A total of 152 horses, the offspring of Maryland stallions, have been pre-entered in the 12 races which comprise the 2008 Maryland Million. (more) Mr. Keeper preps for Maryland Million with Oliver’s Twist Stakes victory William M. Backer’s homebred Mr. Keeper let the others do their thing before he split horses and drew off to a convincing victory in the $50,000 Oliver’s Twist Stakes for 2-year-old Maryland-breds at Laurel Park on Sept. 13. (more) P V Lightening stars in Owners Day Handicap at Delaware Park Dave Chappell, Bill Pershin and Michael Sutherland’s P V Lightening posted an upset score in the $100,000 Delaware Thoroughbred Horsemen Association (DTHA) Owners Day Stakes at Delaware Park on Saturday, Sept. 6. (more) Miss Charm City on her way to Maryland Million after winning Gin Talking Stakes Miss Charm City seized the lead from Graceful Ginger as the pair raced into the turn and sped away to victory in the $50,000 Gin Talking Stakes for Maryland-bred 2-year-old fillies at Laurel Park on Saturday, Sept. 6. (more) MD-bred wins Canadian Juvenile Stakes Quiet Approach, a Cuvee colt whose family traces back decades at Alan Kline’s Honey Acres Farm in Boyds, Md., starred in the $50,000 Canadian Juvenile Stakes on Sept. 1. at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta. (more) Silver Knockers a bridesmaid no more The 4-year-old Maryland-bred filly Silver Knockers has competed in top-class company for the last two seasons, and last year finished third behind Dream Rush and Graeme Six in the Grade 1 Prioress Breeders’ Cup Stakes. (more) Five Steps captures Taking Risks Stakes Timonium’s $50,000 Taking Risks Stakes, a Maryland Fund event for 3-year-olds and up, traditionally attracts classy old performers, and this year’s edition, on Labor Day (Sept. 1), was no exception. (more) All Giving wins Alma North Stakes All Giving aired by six and a half lengths in Timonium’s traditional showcase for Maryland-bred fillies and mares, the $50,000 Alma North Stakes, on Aug. 30. (more) Domestic Dispute gets his first winner, then his second, on same day Freshman sire Domestic Dispute, standing at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md., made headlines when two of his daughters found the winner’s circle on Aug. 30. (more) Anofficerandalady builds on proud history The 4-year-old Officer filly Anofficerandalady was born in Maryland, but her achievements resonate in several states. (more) Trouble Maker makes it look easy with Saratoga win The father/son team of Albert and Randy Cohen celebrated yet another milestone victory when their homebred 5-year-old mare Trouble Maker carried their Hickory Plains colors to victory in the $80,000 Old Red Stakes on Aug. 21 at Saratoga. (more) Essenceofthemoon shines in Charles Town Juvenile Stakes Maryland-breds swept all three stakes for 2-year-olds presented as Charles Town’s Juvenile Showcase on Aug. 23. (more) Letmeaskuaquestion wires Rachel’s Turn Stakes, topping Maryland Stallion Station trifecta Horses standing at Maryland Stallion Station in Glyndon, Md., sired the top three finishers in the $50,000 Rachel’s Turn Stakes for West Virginia-bred accredited 2-year-old fillies on Aug. 23 at Charles Town. (more) Onearmedbandit takes off with Miss Shenandoah Stakes: No Armistice gets first stakes winner No Armistice, a son of Unbridled standing at Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Md., was represented by his first stakes winner when Onearmedbandit surged to a five and a half-length victory as 2-5 favorite over seven rivals in the $100,000 Miss Shenandoah Stakes (more) La Chica Rica captures Charles Town Distaff Sprint Stakes La Chica Rica, a 5-year-old Maryland-bred daughter of former Maryland sire Disco Rico, scored by a length and a half as 1.90-1 second choice over eight rivals in the $100,000 Charles Town Distaff Sprint Stakes (more) Seeyouinthecity gallops in Finney Stakes See You Stable’s homebred Seeyouinthecity said “See you” to fellow Maryland-bred 3-year-olds, leading from start to finish in the $50,000 Humphrey S. Finney Stakes (more) Maryland Million, Maryland-bred Fund stakes highlight Maryland’s fall racing season Registered Maryland-breds and Maryland Million eligible runners will compete for $2.23 million in stakes purses during the Laurel Park fall meet that begins on September 4. (more) Kosmo’s Buddy cranks it up Kosmo’s Buddy, a 3-year-old filly from the first Maryland-sired crop of Outflanker, graduated to the ranks of stakes winners with a length and a quarter victory in the $60,000 Crank It Up Stakes on Saturday, Aug. 2, over the Monmouth Park turf. (more) Heros Reward wins Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Handicap Heros Reward’s victory in the 36th running of the $100,000 Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Handicap at Penn National on Friday, Aug.1, brought the 6-year-old Maryland-bred one step closer to a potential start in the inaugural running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint-G1 in October. (more) Maryland-bred/sired horses at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Yearlings sale A Not For Love colt hammered down for $100,000 topped the eight Maryland-breds sold at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Yearlings sale held July 14 and 15 in Lexington, Ky. (more) A Reel Buster pulls off shocker in Punch Line Stakes A Reel Buster, a 5-year-old Maryland-bred gelding, set every fraction en route to victory in his stakes debut, (more) Willsboro Point notches first stakes win in French Colonial Stakes at Belmont Park The consistent Maryland-bred 3-year-old gelding Willsboro Point (by Point Given) joined the ranks of stakes winners with a hard-driving length and a half victory in the $75,000 French Colonial Stakes last Thursday, July 10, at Belmont Park. (more) Five Steps comes back in stride in R.R.M. Carpenter Jr. Memorial Five Steps, rested since his runner-up performance in the Maryland Million Classic last October, returned to action with an allowance score at Charles Town on June 22, then came right back to a frontrunning five and a quarter-length score in the $100,000 R.R.M. Carpenter Jr. Memorial Stakes at Delaware Park on Saturday, July 12. (more) Smart and Fancy stars in Light Hearted Stakes Smart and Fancy was dispatched as the .60-1 favorite in Delaware Park’s $100,000 Light Hearted Stakes on Sunday, July 13, and she did not disappoint her backers, (more) Seeking Daylight’s first stakes winner Seeking Daylight, a Grade 2-winning son of Seeking the Gold standing at Maryland Stallion Station in Glyndon, was represented by his first stakes winner from his first crop when Dance Hall Days captured the $70,000 Serena’s Song Stakes last Sunday, July 13, at Monmouth Park. (more) Maddy’s Lion roars Maddy’s Lion, a 6-year-old Maryland-bred son of Maryland sire Lion Hearted, roared down the stretch in the six-furlong Mr. Prospector Stakes on July 5 at Monmouth (more) Domestic Dispute filly best in show Six Maryland-bred yearlings stood in the middle of the horse show ring at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium on the afternoon of June 29, as top Maryland trainer Mike Trombetta, the judge for this year's 74th annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association yearling show, made his final selections. (more) Domestic Dispute filly named grand champion at MHBA Yearling Show A Domestic Dispute filly, Strike a Blow Lass, bred and owned by Barbara Smith’s Dragon’s Lair Farm of Lothian, Md., was named grand champion among the 73 horses exhibited at the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s 74th annual Yearling Show on Sunday, June 29 at the Timonium Fairgrounds. (more) Maryland-bred colt tops second session at OBS sale A Maryland-bred Gulch colt who is a grandson of this state’s 2003 broodmare of the year sold for $170,000 to top the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company June sale of 2-year-olds and horses of racing age, held June 17 and 18 in Ocala, Fla. (more) Smart and Fancy becomes nine-time stakes winner The accomplished Maryland-bred race mare Smart and Fancy overcame a poor start to win Colonial Downs’s $60,000 Buckland Stakes by four lengths as the 8-5 favorite. (more) Heros Reward stars in Woodbine stakes Heros Reward, the 2007 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year and a champion in three of last year’s MD-bred divisions, is proving still more sensational on the race track this season. (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred is a winner Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, the monthly magazine published by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, took honors in several categories at the American Horse Publications annual contest. (more) MHBA officers elected Jim Steele has been elected to a third term as president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) Declan's Moon retires to Merryland Farm Maryland-bred Eclipse winner to become "star in residence" at Josh and Mike Pons's Hydes, Md., establishment. (more) Directors face challenging environment The Maryland Horse Breeders Association has helped to shape the Thoroughbred industry not just statewide, but also regionally and nationally. (more) Hartigan makes it two in a row in Pearl Necklace Stakes After an early afternoon downpour forced management to move turf races to the muddy main track and three fillies scratched out of the $60,000 Pearl Necklace Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday, May 31, Fitzhugh LLC’s Hartigan had it all her own way, (more) MHBA election results Three newcomers and two incumbents gained election to the MHBA Board of Directors in this year’s annual election. (more) Great Notion’s first winner Great Notion, a stakes-winning and Grade 1-placed son of Elusive Quality standing at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md., was represented by his first winner from his first crop when the filly Cherubini scored at first asking on May 25 at Churchill Downs. (more) Guelph captures Valentine Stakes at Fair Hill Guelph went wire to wire to win the Valentine Memorial Sport of Queens Hurdle Stakes on Saturday, May 24, at Fair Hill. (more) For Kisses rallies to win Monmouth Beach Stakes Buckingham Farm’s homebred For Kisses, by leading Maryland sire Not For Love, rallied from last on the outside before taking command in late stretch and posting a two-length win in the $70,000 Monmouth Beach Stakes at Monmouth Park on Sunday, May 25. (more) Come Fly Away soars in Shine Again Stakes With nowhere to go as the field raced around the turn, Bill and Vicki Poston’s Come Fly Away found a narrow opening along the rail and bounded through to victory in the $50,000 Shine Again Stakes (for Maryland-bred fillies and mares who had never won a sweepstakes) on Saturday, May 24, at Pimlico. (more) Guelph also stars at Nashville Good Night Shirt wasn’t the only Maryland-bred champion steeplechaser in the winner’s circle at Nashville on May 10. (more) Good Night Shirt now 2-for-2 this season in Grade 1 company Good Night Shirt—the Eclipse Award-winning steeplechaser of 2007—is on course to repeat that title this season, following a near-flawless victory in the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase-NSA1 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on May 10. (more) Meyerhoff homebreds finish first and third in Pimlico’s Hilltop Stakes Robert E. Meyerhoff homebreds Hartigan and Inventive ran first and third in the $50,000 Hilltop Stakes on May 10 at Pimlico. (more) Dicey D J wins Hookedonthefeelin Stakes Dicey D J took command entering the stretch in the $50,000 Hookedonthefeelin Stakes on May 3 at Pimlico and drove to an authoritative three-length score as 0.9-1 favorite in the five-furlong turf event for Maryland-bred 3-year-old fillies. (more) Trombetta to judge MHBA Yearling Show Trainer Mike Trombetta will serve as judge for the 74th annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show, to take place Sunday, June 29 at Timonium Fairgrounds. (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred shines in Preakness competition The best story, as well as the outstanding photograph, from the 2007 Preakness—as selected by a Maryland Jockey Club panel of judges—appeared in the MHBA’s monthly publication, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred. (more) Victory by MD-bred Sheeler highlights opening day at Pimlico H. Neil Glasser’s Sheeler rallied from off the pace to win the $50,000 Star de Naskra Stakes for Maryland-bred 3-year-olds, the opening day feature at Pimlico on April 17. (more) Lexi Star shines in Geisha Stakes After appearing a beaten horse with a quarter of a mile to the finish line, Stephen Quick’s homebred Lexi Star passed the leaders in the final jump to win the $60,000 Geisha Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares on April 19, opening Saturday of the Pimlico spring meet. (more) First Maryland-bred 2-year-old winner of 2008 The No Armistice filly Onearmedbandit became this season’s first Maryland-bred 2-year-old winner while scoring in a maiden special weight at Laurel Park on April 11. (more) Eclipse Award-winning MD-bred Good Night Shirt wins season’s debut Good Night Shirt, the Maryland-bred who earned the Eclipse Award as the nation’s champion steeplechaser of 2007, captured the $100,000 Georgia Cup-NSA1 at the Kingston Downs Atlanta Steeplechase on April 12 in his first outing this season. (more) Preemptive Strike, Maryland-bred champion, returns to winner’s circle Polaris Stable’s Preemptive Strike, the champion Maryland-bred steeplechaser of 2004, returned to the winner’s circle with a three and three-quarter-length score in the Imperial Cup Hurdle Stakes in Aiken, S.C. on March 22. (more) MHBA Yearling Show purse premium award winners for 2007 $40,000 distributed among top race track money-earners of 2007 (more) Maryland-breds at OBSC sale Six Maryland-breds sold—all for six-figure prices—at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company’s March sale of selected 2-year-olds in training, on March 18 and 19 in Ocala, Fla. (more) All Giving romps in Conniver Stakes Concepts Unlimited Stable and Catherine J. Smith’s All Giving won the March 15 $60,000 Conniver Stakes at Laurel Park in a runaway, galloping to a five and a half-length score over eight Maryland-bred filly and mare rivals. (more) Maryland’s breeder, broodmare, stallion of the year Breeder of the Year: Dr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Bowman; Broodmare of the Year: Blue Sky Princess, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wright; Stallion of the Year: Not For Love, standing at Northview Stallion Station, Chesapeake City, Md. (more) MARYLAND-BRED CHAMPIONS OF 2007 Heros Reward was named 2007 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion older male, sprinter and turf runner, in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) Maryland-bred Good Night Shirt wins steeplechase Eclipse Award Good Night Shirt, a 7-year-old son of Concern described by Thoroughbred Times as “Maryland-bred to the core,” was named champion steeplechaser of 2007 in the Eclipse Awards ceremony held Jan. 21, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (more) Ah Day romps in Fire Plug Stakes King T. Leatherbury’s Ah Day gave Marylanders another “Ah” moment as he stormed to victory, while in hand, to defend his title in the $80,000 Fire Plug Stakes for older horses on Jan. 19 at Laurel Park. (more) Moon Catcher brings $1.35 million at Keeneland January sale Moon Catcher, a 4-year-old Maryland-bred from the last Maryland-sired crop of Malibu Moon, sold for $1.35 million at the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. (more) Smooth Bid wins Winsham Lad Handicap Maryland-bred Smooth Bid shot between horses in the upper stretch and drew clear to a two and a quarter-length victory in the $50,000 Winsham Lad Handicap at Sunland Park on Saturday, Jan. 12. (more) Silmaril joins ranks of Maryland-bred millionaires Stephen Quick and Christopher Feifarek’s Silmaril rallied to a dramatic victory in the $80,000 What a Summer Stakes on Jan. 12 at Laurel Park, pushing her lifetime earnings over the $1 million dollar mark. (more) Ask the Moon captures Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Stakes Millicent Johnsen’s Ask the Moon took the lead at the top of the stretch and drew away to win the $50,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Stakes on Dec. 22. (more) Apple Special wins Maryland Juvenile Championship Stakes Morgan Wayson Jr.’s Apple Special—who missed by only a length while finishing fourth in the hard-fought Maryland Million Nursery last October—made up for that earlier disappointment with a decisive score in the $50,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship Stakes on Dec. 29 at Laurel Park. (more) Lexi Star gallops in Geisha Handicap Stephen Quick’s homebred Lexi Star rushed to the lead and traveled the rest of the way at her own leisure, galloping to a seven and a quarter-length victory in the $60,000 Geisha Handicap (more) Steve’s Double wins Tenacious Handicap at Fair Grounds Steve’s Double, bred in Maryland by Jess Sweely’s Acorn Hill Farm, became a two-time stakes winner with his victory in the Tenacious Handicap on Dec. 1 at Fair Grounds. (more) Digger takes the Jennings Handicap for third MD-bred stakes score of 2007 Lawrence Roman’s Digger, the only 3-year-old in the field, defeated a strong array of older rivals to win the $60,000 Jennings Handicap, a Maryland Fund race for 3-year-olds and up on Dec. 1 at Laurel Park. (more) Fire Hero wins Maryland Million Starter Handicap Sanford Robbins’s Fire Hero was the popular winner of the $50,000 Maryland Million Starter Handicap, which kicked off the Fall Festival of Racing on Nov. 24 at Laurel Park. (more) Grand Champion captures Fall Highweight Handicap Grand Champion, a 4-year-old Maryland-bred gelding by Two Punch, emerged the head winner of a three-way blanket finish in the $100,000 Fall Highweight Handicap at Aqueduct on Nov. 22. (more) Medallist moves to Northview Medallist, a 6-year-old Grade 2-winning son of Touch Gold, has moved to Northview Stallion Station near Chesapeake City, Md., for 2008 (more) Good Night Shirt soars toward Eclipse Award Good Night Shirt, a 6-year-old Maryland-bred son of former Maryland stallion Concern—all but clinched the Eclipse Award as the champion steeplechaser of 2007 with a spectacular victory in the Colonial Cup Steeplechase-NSA1 (more) Dattts Awesome captures All Brandy Stakes DATTT Stable’s 3-year-old Dattts Awesome shipped to Maryland with black type as her goal and left after securing the win in the Nov. 17 $50,000 All Brandy Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares. (more) Rollicking Caller annexes Veterans Stakes at Zia Park Maryland-bred Rollicking Caller continues to have a banner season at age 6 in New Mexico. (more) Your Flame in Me wins Lady Tak Stakes at Aqueduct Your Flame in Me, making her first start since having ankle surgery in the spring, easily defeated six foes to win the $75,000 Lady Tak Stakes on Nov. 10 at Aqueduct (more) Headsandtales upsets field in Find Handicap Skeedattle Associates’s Headsandtales slipped through along the rail on his way to an upset victory in the $50,000 Find Handicap for Maryland-breds on the turf at Laurel Park on Nov. 10. (more) New addition to Maryland Stallion Station Greek Sun, a 6-year-old graded-winning son of Danzig, is set to enter stud in 2008 at Maryland Stallion Station in Glyndon, Md. (more) Digger dominates in Northern Dancer Stakes Lawrence Roman’s Digger won as 1-9 shot should, quickly charging away from the gate to open a comfortable lead and galloping along unchallenged the rest of the way to win the $50,000 Northern Dancer Stakes for Maryland-bred 3-year-olds on Nov. 3 at Laurel Park. (more) Maryland-bred wins International Gold Cup Seeyouattheevent, a 6-year-old bred in Maryland by David Wade, dominated his rivals by eight lengths to win the $50,000 International Gold Cup Timber Stakes on Oct. 20 at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va. (more) Izzy Speaking captures Christopher Elser Memorial Izzy Speaking, dispatched as 2-5 favorite in a field of four for the $50,000 Christopher Elser Memorial Stakes on Oct. 28 at Philadelphia Park, performed as expected (more) Tessa Blue soars to victory in Inside Information Stakes Breeders’ Cup Stakes Tessa Blue, the pro tem leader of the current Maryland-bred 3-year-old filly division, starred before an international audience on Oct. 26 at Monmouth Park, powering to a 12 1/2-length victory in the $250,000 Inside Information Breeders’ Cup Stakes (more) Anofficerandalady takes P.G. Johnson Stakes at Meadowlands Anofficerandalady delivered a shocker at the Meadowlands on Oct. 20, drawing clear by a length to win the $55,000 P.G. Johnson Stakes. (more) Heros Reward wins Grade 2 stakes at Woodbine Heros Reward, a 5-year-old Maryland-bred gelding owned by Robert Haynes’s Rob Ry Farm and Jayne Marie Slysz and trained by Dale Capuano, lived up to his name in a trip to Canada last weekend. (more) Maryland-bred wins graded stakes at Keeneland Steve’s Double, a Maryland-bred gelding sold for $200,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-year-olds in training sale, staged a $26 upset in the $200,000 Perryville Stakes-G3 on Oct. 13 at Keeneland. (more) EVIL STORM TRIUMPHS IN MARYLAND MILLION CLASSIC Old Coach Farm’s Evil Storm stunned his opposition with a powerful sixth to first run that ended in an impressive victory in the $300,000 Maryland Million Classic, the headliner on a full card of stakes races at Laurel Park. (more) Maryland-breds make strong mark at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling sale A Maryland-bred son of Malibu Moon, consigned by breeder Frank P. Wright with Bill Reightler as agent, was the most expensive colt—and the second highest-priced offering overall—at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling sale, held Oct. 1 to 3 at the sales pavilion at Timonium Fairgrounds. (more) Tessa Blue adds to her dam’s incomparable record Two days after her yearling Malibu Moon colt made headlines at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling sale, Frank P. Wright’s broodmare Blue Sky Princess had another major claim to fame. (more) Casanova Jack builds his reputation in Oliver’s Twist Stakes Harold Greenberg’s homebred Casanova Jack demonstrated his proclivity for the turf with a smashing victory in the $45,000 Oliver’s Twist Stakes, the second of two stakes for Maryland-bred juveniles contested on Sept. 29 at Laurel Park. (more) Meyerhoff legacy grows in Gin Talking Stakes Robert E. Meyerhoff added to his unsurpassed list of homebred Maryland-bred stakes winners when Hartigan defeated 2-year-old state-bred filly rivals in the $45,000 Gin Talking Stakes on Sept. 29 at Laurel Park. (more) Maryland-bred stars at Albuquerque The 6-year-old gelding Rollicking Caller joined the ranks of Maryland-bred stakes winners with a victory in the $75,000 New Mexico State Fair Handicap on Sept. 23 at Albuquerque. (more) Good Night Shirt wins Grade 1 steeplechase at Belmont Park Good Night Shirt, a 6-year-old son of Concern who was named Maryland-bred champion steeplechaser of 2006, notched his second consecutive Grade 1 win in the inaugural $150,000 Lonesome Glory Hurdle Stakes-NSA1 on Sept. 22 at Belmont Park. (more) New Maryland Million rewards Maryland Million Ltd. has announced a new rewards program to start November 1. (more) Five Steps fires in Formal Gold Stakes at Meadowlands Five Steps, a 6-year-old Maryland-bred son of Maryland sire Yarrow Brae, soared to his third straight win in the $65,000 Formal Gold Stakes on Sept. 15 at the Meadowlands. (more) Digger triumphs in Deputed Testamony Stakes Lawrence Roman’s Digger ran a race all of his own in the $50,000 Deputed Testamony Stakes for Maryland-bred 3-year-olds on Sept. 15 at Laurel Park, spurting to the front at the start and then gradually separating from the others until he crossed under the finish line many, many lengths the best. (more) First stakes winner for Regal American Regal American, a son of Quiet American standing at At Last Farm in Aquasco, Md., got his first stakes winner when Tommie’s Star prevailed in the Mister Diz Stakes on Sept. 8 at Laurel. (more) Silmaril preps for Maryland Million with graded win at Delaware Maryland-bred star Silmaril prepped for next month’s Maryland Million Distaff with an impressive last-to-first score in the $200,000 Endine Handicap-G3 on Sept. 8 at Delaware Park. (more) Tommie’s Star sprints to victory in Mister Diz Stakes Elaine Bassford’s Tommie’s Star bolted to the lead and his advantage held up until the finish line, as he won by a diminishing nose in the $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes for Maryland-breds on Sept. 8 at Laurel Park. (more) P. Kerney wins Taking Risks Stakes P. Kerney was sent off as the 2-5 favorite in the Taking Risks Stakes for Maryland-breds, 3 & up, on Sept. 3 at Timonium, and he performed as expected, (more) Somethinaboutbetty stars in Alma North Stakes Somethinaboutbetty, an accomplished stakes performer from the stable of nationally leading trainer Todd Pletcher, topped a competitive edition of the Alma North Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares on Sept. 1 at Timonium. (more) Jet Run leaves impressive trail in two juvenile starts Jet Run—a 2-year-old full brother to Maryland-bred star Water Cannon—has zoomed to the fore in only two starts. (more) P V Lightening strikes in Finney Stakes P V Lightening, a son of the accomplished Maryland-bred race mare McKilts, drew off to a two-length score in the $50,000 Humphrey S. Finney Stakes, a Maryland Fund stakes for 3-year-olds on Aug. 18 at Laurel Park. (more) Sales Tax: Maryland’s juvenile filly star Sales Tax is the early leader of the Maryland-bred 2-year-old filly division, with back-to-back stakes wins, including the $60,000 Junior Champion Stakes on Aug. 19 at Monmouth Park. (more) Mr Mutter wins Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Trainer King T. Leatherbury was caught off guard when Penn National decided to switch its $50,000 Pennsylvania Governor’s Cup Handicap from turf to dirt. (more) Twixt Stakes goes to Paying Off Morgan Wayson Jr.’s Paying Off, the most seasoned performer among eight starters in the $50,000 Twixt Stakes for Maryland-bred 3-year-old fillies on Aug. 11 at Laurel Park, took top honors. (more) MHBA to co-sponsor seminar on Thoroughbred investment The Maryland Horse Breeders Association is among several groups co-sponsoring a panel discussion on the risks and potential rewards of investing the Thoroughbreds, to be presented by Naden/Lean LLC on Sept. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Center Club in Baltimore. (more) Steele reelected MHBA president The MHBA board of directors also reelected Ann Merryman as vice-president, and chose William K. Boniface to serve as secretary-treasurer. (more) Andrea’s Pic wins Sissy Woolums Stakes at Colonial Downs Andrea’s Pic rallied to a two and a quarter-length victory as 6-5 favorite in the $40,000 Sissy Woolums Memorial Stakes on Aug. 3 at Colonial Downs. (more) City Number scores in Better Bee Stakes at Arlington City Number, a 4-year-old Polish Numbers gelding bred in Maryland by John O’Meara, scored a hard-fought head victory in the $45,000 Better Bee Stakes on Aug. 4 at Arlington International. (more) Five Steps wins stakes at Charles Town Maryland-bred Five Steps, a lightly raced 6-year-old son of Maryland sire Yarrow Brae, earned his first career stakes victory while capturing the $50,000 HBPA and WVRC Stakes on Aug. 5 at Charles Town. (more) One Eyed Joker captures Claiming Crown Emerald Stakes One Eyed Joker was the champion Maryland-bred turf runner at the age of 3. But the classy old gelding—now 9—inspired few backers when he went to the post for the $100,000 Claiming Crown Emerald Stakes (more) Seeking Daylight has first winner Seeking Daylight, a Grade 2-winning son of Seeking the Gold standing at Maryland Stallion Station in Glyndon, got his first winner from his first crop when the 2-year-old filly Dance Hall Days aired (more) Sales Tax takes Tippett Stakes at Colonial Downs Making her second career start, and posted at odds of 18.6-1, William M. Backer’s homebred Sales Tax drew off to a two-length score over eight 2-year-old filly rivals in the Tippett Stakes on July 28 at Colonial Downs. (more) Ready’s Image: Md.-bred ranks number one among nation’s 2-year-olds Ready’s Image, bred by David and JoAnn Hayden at their Dark Hollow Farm in Upperco, Md., established himself as the number one juvenile in the nation while romping to a four-length score in the Grade 2 Sanford Stakes on July 26 at Saratoga. (more) Andrea’s Pic becomes stakes winner Andrea’s Pic, a 4-year-old Housebuster filly bred in Maryland by her owner, Paula Haughey’s PTK LLC, joined the ranks of stakes winners with a two-length victory in the Somethingroyal Stakes (more) Smart and Fancy adds fourth stakes win in a row The aptly named Not For Love filly Smart and Fancy got her fourth stakes win in a row when she charged to the wire for a length and a-half victory in the Light Hearted Stakes on July 15 at Delaware Park. (more) Maryland-bred Moon Catcher glows with class in winning Delaware Oaks-G2 Moon Catcher, a Maryland-bred daughter of Malibu Moon, gave a valiant performance while scoring by a head in the Grade 2 Delaware Oaks on July 14 at Delaware Park. (more) Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sale indicates continuing strength of Maryland breeding Maryland horses made a strong showing at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sale, held July 16 and 17 in Lexington, Ky. (more) Final Maryland Million deadline: July 31 Reminder: In order to be eligible for the Maryland Million, a horse must be nominated no later than July 31 of his or her 2-year-old year. (more) Farm workers invited to apply for scholarships Individuals employed on Maryland Thoroughbred farms or veterinary clinics as well as on the backstretch and at training centers—and enrolled in college this fall—are eligible to apply for financial assistance (more) Manfuso reelected to Breeders’ Cup board Maryland owner/breeder Robert T. Manfuso was reelected to another three-year term on the board of directors of Breeders’ Cup Ltd. (more) Maryland-breds finish one-two in Tremont Stakes at Belmont Maryland-breds combined for a $70 exacta in the 115th running of the venerable Tremont Stakes for 2-year-olds on July 1 at Belmont Park. But the spotlight was on Ready’s Image (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred wins national awards Articles published in the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s monthly magazine, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, took first and second place in the news reporting category (for publications with circulation under 15,000) in the American Horse Publications contest for 2006. (more) In memoriam: Marge Dance Marguerite Finney (Marge) Dance, former senior editor of The Maryland Horse magazine and its successor publication, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, died on June 24 following a lengthy illness. (more) Heezafrequentflyer wins second stakes in a row Heezafrequentflyer, a 3-year-old gelding by deceased Maryland sire Aaron’s Concorde, got his second consecutive added-money victory at Charles Town when he set the pace and prevailed by a length and a quarter in the Red Legend Stakes on June 23. (more) Silmaril gets up in time for 10th stakes win It took every inch of the stretch for Stephen E. Quick and Christopher Felfarek’s Silmaril to reach the front and win the $95,000 Skipat Stakes, the closing day feature at Pimlico. It was the 10th added money score for the 6-year-old mare. (more) Moon Catcher snares first stakes score CJZ Racing Stable and Tim Ritchey’s locally-based Moon Catcher couldn’t be caught when taking the $175,000 Susan’s Girl Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Delaware Park on June 16. (more) Maryland stalwart Waquoit dead Waquoit, who made his mark as one of the region’s most consistent and solid sires, was euthanized on June 14 at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md., due of complications from infirmities of old age. The son of Relaunch was 24. (more) Election of MHBA board members Current MHBA president James B. Steele Jr. is among the five members elected to the board of directors as announced at the MHBA’s annual general membership meeting held on June 14 at the Vista Room at the Timonium Fairgrounds. < (more) Preakness-winning trainer Tom Albertrani serves as judge for MHBA’s 73rd annual Yearling Show Seventy-nine yearlings were exhibited in the 73rd annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show, presented by Farm Family Insurance, on June 24 at Timonium Fairgrounds. Serving as judge was Tom Albertrani, a New York-based trainer whose many accomplishments include sending out Bernardini to a near-undefeated championship campaign—including a victory in the Preakness—in 2006. (more) Smart and Fancy adds seventh stakes victory Smart and Fancy, a 4-year-old Maryland-bred daughter of Not For Love, notched her seventh career stakes win in the Turf Amazon Handicap on May 28 at Philadelphia Park. (more) Marias Golden Rose scores in Pearl Necklace Stakes Marias Golden Rose carried on a remarkable legacy for her owner/breeders, John and Virginia Friedman, while scoring by two and a half lengths in the Pearl Necklace Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies on June 2 at Pimlico. (more) Maryland Million raises purses for 2-year-old events Maryland Million Ltd. has announced an additional increase to the 2007 Maryland Million Day purses. (more) Tom Albertrani to judge MHBA Yearling Show Tom Albertrani, who trained Bernardini to win last year’s Preakness and earn the Eclipse Award as the nation’s champion 3-year-old, will serve as judge of the 73rd annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show. (more) Katie’s Love shines in Maryland Fund stakes at Pimlico While Declan’s Moon was gathering press clippings competing against the elite in California—and earning the Eclipse Award as the nation’s champion 2-year-old male in 2004—his close relative Katie’s Love typically appeared as a footnote. (more) Heezafrequentflyer wins Charles Town’s Jiva Coolit Stakes Maryland breeder Deborah Butts, who with her husband, David, operates Windy Willows Farm in Union Bridge, has one of the top 3-year-olds now in competition at Charles Town. (more) MHBA’s annual general membership meeting June 14 at 4 p.m. in the Vista Room at the Timonium Fairgrounds. (more) Maryland-bred nabs Grade 1 steeplechase Good Night Shirt, champion Maryland-bred steeplechaser of 2006, scored by five lengths in the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase-NSA1 on May 12 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn. (more) Murmur Farm Maryland Million Starter Handicap goes to Fire Hero Team West Side Stables’s Fire Hero ended the Preakness Day card at Pimlico, on May 19, with a wide, swooping ride under jockey Mario Pino to win the $50,000 Murmur Farm Starter Handicap (more) La Chica Rica captures Whimsical Stakes Maryland-bred La Chica Rica stole off to the lead and never looked back, upsetting three other filly and mare foes in the $95,000 Whimsical Stakes (more) Heros Reward stars on Preakness day undercard Heros Reward, a 5-year-old Maryland-bred gelding by Maryland-based sire Partner’s Hero, joined the ranks of stakes winners (more) Rock Slide’s first winner Reprinted, with permission, from Daily Racing Form (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred article judged best Preakness story of 2006 For the second time in the past four years, an article written by Sean Clancy and published in Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred will receive the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC)’s David F. Woods Award for the best Preakness story of the year. (more) Your Flame in Me wins Xtra Heat Stakes Robert Goldsmith’s homebred Maryland-bred Your Flame In Me shot from the gate and quickly left her three foes in her wake on the way to a smashing, nine-length victory in Pimlico’s six-furlong Xtra Heat Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on April 28. (more) Md.-bred brings $210,000 at Keeneland 2-year-olds in training sale Rosy Wreath, a bay filly by Hennessy out of Royal Feat (by Kingmambo) bred in Maryland by Frank P. Wright, brought $210,000 at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds in Training sale on April 17. (more) First Md.-bred 2-year-old winner of 2007 Ready’s Image (More Than Ready—Clever Phrase, by Clever Trick) became the first Maryland-bred 2-year-old winner of 2007 (more) Parker’s Storm Cat gets first winner with first starter Parker’s Storm Cat (by Storm Cat), standing at the Pons family’s Country Life Farm in Bel Air, Md., got his first winner when the first starter from his initial crop of 2-year-olds when Henry's Touch (more) Smart and Fancy wins stakes at Aqueduct Smart and Fancy, a 4-year-old Maryland-bred daughter of Not For Love, added to her already impressive resume (more) Spring Festival of Racing showcases dramatic upsets by Md.-breds My Girlie, Heart Throbbin’ events held April 21 at Pimlico (more) TOBA to sponsor clinic May 20 at Timonium The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association will sponsor a Pedigree and Conformation Clinic on Sunday, May 20 in the sales pavilion at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. (more) Spring Festival of Racing to highlight opening Saturday at Pimlico Opening Saturday of the Pimlico spring meet (April 21) will once again showcase the Spring Festival of Racing, offering a unique grouping of stakes restricted to Maryland-bred and/or Maryland Million eligible runners. (more) Laila’s Punch keeps punching in Smart Halo Stakes Morris Bailey’s Laila’s Punch won a three-way thriller in the March 31 $90,000 Smart Halo Stakes at Laurel Park. (more) MHBA names Breeder, Broodmare, Stallion of the Year The Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) has announced the following award winners for 2006. (more) MHBA Annual Awards Dinner: April 17 in Westminster The Maryland Horse Breeders Association will honor its 2006 Maryland-bred champions and other leading achievers at its Annual Awards Banquet, to take place Tuesday, April 17, at The Inn at Roop’s Mill in Westminster. (more) Another stakes winner for powerful Meyerhoff/Small duo: Etude Owner Fitzhugh LLC (Robert E. Meyerhoff) and trainer Richard Small have an emerging star in Etude, who galloped to victory in the $100,000 Private Terms Stakes for 3-year-olds on March 24 at Laurel Park. (more) Smart and Fancy tops Md.-bred trifecta in stakes at Aqueduct Maryland-breds finished one-two-three in the $65,000 Break Through Stakes on March 23 at Aqueduct. (more) Maryland Million purses increase Maryland Million Ltd. has announced that the purse for the Maryland Million Classic will increase to $300,000 for 2007. In addition, the value of both the Maryland Million Ladies and Maryland Million Turf will rise to $200,000. (more) Harrison elected president of Maryland Million Wayne A. Harrison has been elected president of Maryland Million Ltd., after having served since 2003 as the organization’s vice-president. He succeeds Michael Pons. (more) First winner for Maryland stallion M Eighty Piginapoke, bred in Maryland by Arden Acres Ltd., won at Laurel Park on March 11 in his second start for owner Tuscany Farm LLC and trainer Casey Randall. (more) Raise the Bluff captures stakes at Santa Anita Maryland-bred Raise the Bluff scored by a determined half-length in the $75,000 Santana Mile Handicap on March 11 at Santa Anita. (more) Silmaril scores come-from-behind victory in Conniver Stakes Silmaril rallied from last to win the $75,000 Conniver Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares, on March 10 at Laurel Park. (more) Maryland-bred champions of 2006 Les Arcs was named Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion older male, sprinter and turf runner, in the annual poll conducted by the MHBA. (more) Maryland horses give strong showing at Calder sale Three Maryland-sired or Maryland-bred juveniles sold for impressive figures at the Fasig-Tipton Calder Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training sale on March 6. (more) Call Me Clash scores frontrunning victory in the Horatius Stakes Gerard L. Artz?s Maryland-bred Call Me Clash led almost from start to finish to win Laurel Park?s March 3 Horatius Stakes, his first stakes score. (more) Maryland-bred wins listed stakes in Dubai Parole Board, a 5-year-old Dynaformer gelding bred in Maryland by Dan Ryan, scored a hard-fought three-quarter-length victory in the listed Jebel Ali Mile at Dubai?s Jebel Ali Race Course on Feb. 16. (more) Spring Festival of Racing to highlight opening Saturday at Pimlico Opening Saturday of the Pimlico spring meet (April 21) will once again showcase the Spring Festival of Racing, offering a unique grouping of stakes restricted to Maryland-bred and/or Maryland Million eligible runners. (more) Lexi Star romps in Maryland Racing Media Association Handicap Stephen E. Quick?s homebred Lexi Star, a Maryland-bred daughter of Maryland stallion Crypto Star, led almost from start to finish in the $100,000 Maryland Racing Media Handicap on Feb. 24 at Laurel Park. (more) Maryland-breds on Triple Crown trail Five Maryland-breds are among this year?s early nominees to the Triple Crown. (more) Ah Day named Maryland-based Horse of the Year Ah Day, the consistent campaigner bred, owned, and trained by King T. Leatherbury, will be honored by the Maryland Racing Media Association as Maryland-based horse of the year for 2006. (more) Fantasticat?s first foal Grade 2 Super Derby winner Fantasticat?s first foal, a chestnut colt out of Mullingar (by Roy), was born on Jan. 30 at Shamrock Farms in Woodbine, Md. (more) Maryland-breds on Experimental Handicap Three Maryland-breds received a weighting on the fillies division of the 2006 Experimental Handicap: (more) Quicks celebrate two stakes wins within one-week span When Lexi Star emerged from the pack, pushed ahead at the furlong marker and drew away to win the $100,000 Nellie Morse Stakes for older fillies and mares at Laurel Park on Jan. 27, she completed a rare feat for Maryland breeder/owners Stephen and Sue Quick. (more) Maryland-bred Ramazutti wins Gulfstream?s Grade 2 Mac Diarmida Handicap Ramazutti, a 5-year-old gelding bred in Maryland by William P. Beatson, made headlines with his victory in the Grade 2 Mac Diarmida Handicap on Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park. (more) RACING INDUSTRY REQUESTS $30 MILLION PURSE ENHANCEMENT Maryland's racing industry has asked the state legislature for a $30-million enhancement to purses and breeders funds in each of the next two years, to soften the blow from competitive forces in surrounding states. (more) First Maryland-bred of 2007 Maryland?s first foal of 2007 (based on current reports) is a Smoke Glacken filly out of Roses for Alyse (by Java Gold), born Jan. 8 at Hickory Plains Farm in Monrovia. (more) First-crop foals by Maryland sires Dance With Ravens, Gators N Bears (more) Ah Day impressive in 4-year-old debut with surprising victory in Fire Plug Stakes Ah Day, the stellar local performer bred, owned and trained by King T. Leatherbury, returned to his winning ways when he beat a nice band of older sprinters in the $100,000 Fire Plug Stakes, (more) Silmaril dominates foes in What a Summer Stakes Steven Quick and Christopher Feifarek?s homebred Silmaril punched her ticket to the Grade 2 Barbara Fritchie Handicap next month (more) La Reine?s Terms to stand at Glade Valley La Reine?s Terms, an 11-time stakes winner who earned $804,591 during a career that spanned eight years, will stand his first full season at his place of birth, Glade Valley Farms in Frederick, Md., in 2007. (more) Laila?s Punch wins Marshua Stakes in third career start Morris Bailey?s Laila?s Punch, a Maryland-bred daughter of Two Punch, stamped herself as a filly to watch with an impressive victory in Laurel Park?s Marshua Stakes (more) Roaring Lion takes Maryland Juvenile Championship Stakes Roaring Lion, a son of Maryland sire Lion Hearted bred and owned by Eddie and Binnie Houghton?s Buckingham Farm LLC, survived two assaults to win the Maryland Juvenile Championship Stakes (more) Welcome Inn upsets Spectacular Malibu in Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Richard Golden?s homebred Welcome Inn performed a suspenseful upset in the Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Stakes on Dec. 30 at Laurel Park. (more) Heart Throbbin? picks up the beat in Dancing Count Stakes rainer King Leatherbury claimed Heart Throbbin? for $40,000 in September on behalf of Charles D. Stanley?s One & Won Stable. On Jan. 1, the gelding paid back his connections in full (more) Easy Red wins Jennings Handicap After an extended wait in traffic while racing around the far turn, Dumbarton Farm?s homebred Easy Red angled out, charged between runners in midstretch and drove to victory in the $75,000 Jennings Handicap on Dec. 9 at Laurel Park. (more) MHBA?s Holiday Open House: Dec. 22 Please join us for a Holiday Open House on Dec. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Maryland Horse Breeders Association office, (more) Lexi Star wins Justakiss Stakes at Delaware Park Stephen Quick?s homebred Lexi Star captured the Justakiss Stakes at Delaware Park on Nov. 19, showing the way by three and three-quarters lengths as Maryland-breds accounted for a $435.60 trifecta. (more) Forty Crowns upsets Ah Day in Northern Dancer Stakes Forty Crowns, a Not For Love gelding bred by the late Allaire duPont, broke into the ranks of stakes winners with an easy nine and a half length-score in the $75,000 Northern Dancer Stakes for Maryland-breds on Nov. 18 at Laurel Park. (more) MHBA to offer ?Behind the Scenes? seminar at Laurel Park Never seen Thoroughbreds train? Always wanted to chat with the trainers? Ever wondered what a race track looks like from the announcer?s perspective? (more) CHEROKEE'S BOY TO STAND AT MARYLAND STALLION STATION Millionaire Cherokee?s Boy, the 2005 Maryland-bred horse of the year who has won more than a dozen stakes, will begin a new career at Maryland Stallion Station in Glyndon, Md., in 2007. His stud fee has been set at $2,500 live foal. (more) Tartlet scores in Mountaineer Park stakes Tartlet, a 4-year-old gelding bred in Maryland by the late William M. Rickman Sr. from his home stallion Zignew, won the $125,000 Mountaineer Mile Handicap on Nov. 11 at Mountaineer Park. (more) Livermore Valley takes Seton Hall Stakes at Meadowlands aryland-bred Livermore Valley skimmed the rail and won the head bob with New Hope Seven to capture the $64,000 Seton Hall University Stakes on Nov. 11 at the Meadowlands. (more) Somethinaboutbetty wins Rokeby Rose Stakes at Aqueduct Somethinaboutbetty, a 3-year-old Maryland-bred daughter of Forestry, scored by a length in the Rokeby Rose Stakes on Nov. 8 at Aqueduct. (more) Sticky stars in All Brandy Stakes Trainer Richard Small sent three runners owned and bred by Robert E. Meyerhoff (Fitzhugh LLC) to the post for the $75,000 All Brandy Stakes on Nov. 4 at Laurel Park, and met one of them back at the winner?s circle. (more) Private Scandal strikes again in Find Handicap Private Scandal put his head down at the finish line and beat Legal Control by a nose in the $75,000 Find Handicap for Maryland-bred 3-year-olds and up on the turf on Nov. 4 at Laurel Park. (more) Ah Day takes Japan Racing Association Stakes for his sixth stakes win of 2006 Maryland-bred Ah Day scored a commanding victory in the $100,000 Japan Racing Association Stakes for 3-year-olds on Oct. 28 at Laurel Park. (more) Five Maryland stallions earn high marks for popularity Maryland?s most popular stallions gave a strong showing during the 2006?with five horses in this state bred to more than 100 mares. (more) MARYLAND MILLION RECAP DUE AND NAPRAVNIK TAKE DOWN THE MARYLAND MILLION CLASSIC (more) Maryland-bred brings second-highest price at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling sale The three-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling sale, which had a record 1,053 horses catalogued, concluded on Wednesday, Oct. 4, with a 6 percent decline in average, a 9.5 percent rise in median and a 31.6 percent ratio of RNAs. (more) Manfuso trades jobs?temporarily?with County Executive Robert T. (Bob) Manfuso, proprietor of one Maryland?s largest Thoroughbred breeding and training facilities, Chanceland Farm in West Friendship, switched jobs with Howard County Executive James N. Robey for a few hours on Sept. 26. (more) MHBA to sponsor Breeders? Cup trip MHBA members and guests are invited to attend the 2006 Breeders? Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs as part of a four-day trip to Kentucky, from Nov. 2 to Nov. 5, sponsored by the MHBA. (more) Napravnik guides Maryland-bred to victory in Battle of the Sexes Laurel Park?s $60,000 Battle of the Sexes Turf Handicap on Sept. 23 wasn?t won by a female horse, but it was won by a female rider. Anna (Rosie) Napravnik guided Jack M. Queen?s homebred Bingobear, (more) Livermore Valley takes Monmouth?s Mongo Queen Stakes Livermore Valley, a 3-year-old Maryland-bred filly who campaigns as a second-generation homebred for Robert G. Hahn, is now a two-time stakes winner at the 2006 Monmouth Park meet. (more) Call for Governor?s Agriculture Hall of Fame nominees The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is accepting nominations of farmers and farm families for the Governor?s Agriculture Hall of Fame, (more) Number of Maryland-sired foals rises The number of live foals conceived in Maryland in 2005 rose 2.4 percent from the previous year?s figure, (more) Celtic Innis gets second stakes win in a row Maryland-bred Celtic Innis prevailed by a neck in the $100,000 Vincent A. Moscarelli Memorial Stakes on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Delaware Park. (more) Your Flame in Me sizzles in Gin Talking Stakes The Gin Talking Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, one of two Maryland Fund stakes added to the calendar this fall, was forced off the Laurel Park turf (more) Clifton Park aces Oliver?s Twist Stakes The inaugural running of the Oliver?s Twist Stakes for Maryland-bred 2-year-olds, on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Laurel Park, went to a colt from the final crop of longtime leading Maryland sire Allen?s Prospect. (more) Point Determined?s half-brother sells for $385,000 at Keeneland A half-brother to Maryland-bred 3-year-old star Point Determined sold for $385,000 on the first day of the Keeneland September Yearling sale, September 11. (more) Betty Shea Miller, former MHBA secretary-treasurer, dies at age 90 Betty Shea Miller, who served as the MHBA?s secretary-treasurer throughout much of the 1980s, died on September 12. (more) Cherokee?s Boy gets 14th career stakes win Cherokee?s Boy, who campaigns as a homebred for Foard Wilgis and David Picarello?s ZWP Stables, added to his towering list of accomplishments (more) Irish Osprey wins Humphrey S. Finney Stakes Jim Moran, who bred and sold this year?s overseas Maryland-bred sensation Les Arcs, celebrated a victory closer to home when his Irish Osprey edged favorite Ah Day to win the $75,000 Humphrey S. Finney Stakes (more) Procreate captures the Mister Diz Stakes The $75,000 Mister Diz Stakes, for Maryland-breds 3 & up, on the opening day of Laurel Park?s fall meeting, Sept. 6, showcased the talents of the 8-year-old gelding Procreate, owned by Thomas McClay and Harry Nye. (more) Scheing E Jet wins Alma North Stakes The Alma North Stakes, a Maryland Fund race for fillies and mares that is one of the traditional highlights of Timonium?s eight-day meet, heralded a new stakes performer? Hargett Farms?s 3-year-old Scheing E Jet. (more) P. Kerney soars in Taking Risks Stakes P. Kerney made light work of the Taking Risks Stakes, the Maryland Fund race headlining Timonium?s Sept. 4 Labor Day card. (more) First 2-year-old Maryland-bred stakes winner of the season Naseem, a daughter of Point Given out of Student Wife, by Seattle Slew, bred by Bertram Linder, Caesar Kimmel and Philip Solondz, became the first Maryland-bred 2-year-old to win a stakes in 2006 (more) Raise the Bluff stars in Emerald Derby Winning a horse race is always a difficult task. Winning a nine-furlong stakes race after a bad start against a talented field is amazing. [Maryland-bred] Raise the Bluff did just that (more) Promenade Girl wins Molly Pitcher Breeders? Cup Handicap-G2 Howard and Sondra Bender?s homebred 4-year-old filly Promenade Girl (Carson City?Promenade Colony, by Pleasant Colony) became a graded stakes winner (more) Timonium Fair Meeting Opens Aug. 26 Live racing shifts to Timonium on Saturday, Aug. 26 for eight days at the Maryland State Fair. (more) Maryland-breds finish one-two in Saratoga stakes Second in Command, a 6-year-old son of Silver Deputy bred in Maryland by Richard L. Golden, won going away by two and a quarter lengths (more) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FUNDRAISER September 5, Gramercy Mansion (more) Pasture Walk and Pasture Planning for Horse Owners Maryland Cooperative Extension in conjunction with Howard and Carroll County Soil Conservation Districts, Natural Resource Conservation Service and Mid Atlantic Farm Credit will hold a Pasture Walk and Pasture Planning Workshop for horse owners on Saturday, Sept. 16. (more) Celtic Innis captures stakes at Colonial Downs E. Allen Murray?s Celtic Innis rallied from just off the pace to score by two and a quarter lengths in the $60,000 Chesapeake Stakes at Colonial Downs on Saturday, August 5. (more) Legal Control rallies for close victory at Mountaineer Fitzhugh LLC?s Legal Control, a 4-year-old gelding bred in Maryland by Robert E. Meyerhoff, stalked a pair of pacesetters in Montaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort?s $85,000 West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker?s Cup Stakes (more) Cherokee?s Boy wins West Virginia Governor?s Cup ZWP Stable?s 6-year-old Cherokee?s Boy, the 2005 Maryland-bred horse of the year, added to his already glittering record (more) Sentimental win on other side of globe July 30, 2006, Daily Racing Form. By CINDY DEUBLER A German-based 3-year-old colt winning a Group 2 race in France after selling in England may not appear to have any connection to Maryland. But the colt means the world to Douglas Brown and his family's Little Man Farm, a small breeding operation in Keymar, Md. The colt, Flashing Numbers, is the first horse Brown and his family ever sold. (more) Seminar on asset management set Sept. 7 The Baltimore County Office of the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, in conjunction with the Harford, Carroll, Cecil, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel county extension offices, has designed a one-day seminar on asset management for horse farm owners and their families. (more) Maryland-bred export stars in Philippines Maryland-bred Please Do, a 2-year-old filly by Crowd Pleaser?One More Flag, by Dixieland Band, won the Japan Airlines Friendship Trophy Race, (more) LOTTERY JOINS FORCES WITH MARYLAND MILLION The Maryland Lottery has joined in to promote this year?s Maryland Million?in a big way. (more) Steele elected MHBA president James B. Steele Jr. was elected president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) at the July 19 meeting of the association?s board of directors. (more) Maryland Receives Grant to Explore Feasibility of an Animal Quarantine Facility The Maryland Department of Agriculture today received a $42,500 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to conduct a feasibility study for an animal quarantine facility in proximity to Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport. (more) MDA seeks nominees for Governor?s Agriculture Hall of Fame The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is accepting nominations of farmers and farm families for the Governor?s Agriculture Hall of Fame. (more) Declan?s Moon returns at Hollywood Park Maryland-bred Eclipse Award winner Declan?s Moon lost his undefeated status?but only by a nose (more) Maryland-bred a superstar in England Les Arcs, a 6-year-old gelding bred by James Moran?s Elk Manor Farm of North East, Md., is in the midst of a phenomenal campaign in England. (more) SMART AND FANCY captures Delaware Park's Beautiful Day Stakes July 11, 2006, Delaware Park. Park Avenue Racing Stable's Maryland-bred SMART AND FANCY won the $50,000 Beautiful Day S by one and a half lengths. Bred in Maryland by Dr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Bowman, the 3YO Not For Love filly is out of Substiture Teacher, by Shelter Half. (more) Md.-breds P. Kerney, Cherokee?s Boy battle to wire in Charles Town Stakes The $75,000 Crying For More Stakes on Saturday, July 8 at Charles Town spotlighted two determined Maryland-breds, P. Kerney and Cherokee?s Boy. (more) Latest edition of Maryland Thoroughbred Industry Handbook now available The 2006-2007 edition of the Maryland Thoroughbred Industry Handbook is being mailed (more) Maryland-bred stars at Royal Ascot The 6-year-old Maryland-bred gelding Les Arcs made international headlines with his victory, at odds of 33-1, in the Golden Jubilee Stakes-G1 on June 24 at Royal Ascot. (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred takes several AHP awards Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association?s monthly magazine, earned several major kudos in the American Horse Publications contest for material published in 2005. (more) Louis Quatorze colt pinned grand champion at MHBA Yearling Show Tim Ritchey, who selected Preakness and Belmont winner Afleet Alex at an auction sale in Maryland, put his knowledge to the test once again at the Maryland Horse Breeders Association?s 72nd annual Yearling Show on June 25 at Timonium. Ritchey?s mission was to find the best racing prospect from a group of 89 Maryland-bred yearlings. This time he spent a soggy day in the horse show ring. After close inspection, he selected as grand champion a bay son of Louis Quatorze out of the Dehere mare Carna. The champion is owned by his breeder, Cary W. Jackson of White Hall, Md.; he was shown by Marshall Silverman. (more) Polish Miner?s first winner Polish Miner, a son of Danzig standing at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md., got his first winner from his first crop when his 2-year-old daughter Red Hot Lady scored first time out on June 13 at Delaware Park. (more) Maryland-bred stakes schedule expands The Maryland Fund stakes schedule has expanded, with two new stakes for 2-year-olds. The races are set for September 16 at Laurel Park. (more) Dave?s Friend, Maryland-bred millionaire, gone at 31 Dave?s Friend, the humbly bred gelding who for several years in the 1980s ranked as the leading Maryland-bred runner of all time, was euthanized on June 14 (more) Cherokee?s Boy becomes Maryland?s newest millionaire Cherokee?s Boy joined the elite company of Maryland-bred millionaires when he finished second in Delaware Park?s Brandywine Stakes on June 10. (more) Two incumbents, three new candidates elected to MHBA board Incumbents Christy Clagett and Ann Merryman and new candidates Laurie Calhoun, Becky Davis and Brice Ridgely gained election (more) RAISE THE BLUFF DOESN'T DECEIVE IN PEPSI-COLA HANDICAP AUBURN, Wash. (June 4, 2006) ? Maryland-bred Raise the Bluff established himself as the top sophomore male at Emerald Downs on Sunday when coming from off the pace to win the $55,000 Pepsi-Cola Handicap. (more) Royal Descent Upsets Field in Pearl Necklace Stakes BALTIMORE, 06-03-06---Dismissed by the Pimlico crowd at 24-1, M K Stable?s Royal Descent got up in the drive to win the $75,000 Pearl Necklace Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies on the yielding turf. The race remained on the grass this afternoon, although three other races were switched to the main track. Five fillies scratched out of the Pearl Necklace before post time, leaving a field of five. (more) Tim Ritchey to judge Yearling Show Tim Ritchey, the Mid-Atlantic-based trainer who sent out Afleet Alex to spectacular victories in the 2005 Preakness and Belmont Stakes, has been named to judge this year?s Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show. (more) Off The Glass Scores Easily In Murmur Farm Starter Handicap ???? BALTIMORE, 05-20-06---Joseph Cuppy III?s Off The Glass took what appeared to be a leisurely tour of the Pimlico main track when he won the first of nine stakes races on today?s Preakness day card with ease. Off The Glass galloped to a seven-length victory in $50,000 Murmur Farm Starter Handicap at 1-1/16 miles for Maryland Million nominees. (more) Dynamic Deputy Dazzles in Shine Again Stakes ???? BALTIMORE, 05-27-06----Fitzhugh LLC?s Dynamic Deputy ran down the speed before they reached the furlong marker and drew away to a commanding victory in today?s feature at Pimlico, the $50,000 Shine Again Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares. The race was restricted to runners which had never won a stakes. (more) Point Dume Wins at Turf Paradise Bob and Shenen Dietrich?s Point Dume won Turf Paradise?s GERRY HOWARD MEMORIAL on May 2. (more) Maryland-bred Hunt Cup winner Northwood Stable?s Maryland-bred Bug River won the Maryland Hunt Cup (more) Maryland Million announces new 2-year-old deadline?June 30 Maryland Million Ltd. has permanently extended the nomination deadline for 2-year-olds to June 30. (more) Spring Festival of Racing puts spotlight on Maryland-breds Maryland-breds took center stage in the Spring Festival of Racing on April 22 at Pimlico, (more) Somethinaboutbetty Scores in Country Life Farm Stakes Runnin Cardinal Stable & C.E. Glasscock?s Somethinaboutbetty raced to the lead under jockey Mike Luzzi and held her advantage throughout to win the $125,000 Country Life Farm Stakes. (more) Pagan Moon Sprints Clear in Maryland Stallion Station Stakes W.S. Reightler, D.R. Reuwer, Jr & A.B. Ridgely?s Pagan Moon splashed to victory in the $125,000 Maryland Stallion Station Stakes for 3-year-olds at Pimlico on April 22. (more) Plata Steals Off to Win Northview Stallion Station Stakes Twin Oaks Stable, R.T. Manfuso and K. M. Voss?s Plata stole to the lead and clicked off soft fractions to snare victory in the Northview Stallion Station Stakes on April 22 at Pimlico. (more) Ah Day Romps in Federico Tesio Stakes The Jim Stable?s Ah Day was a convincing winner of the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for 3-year-olds. (more) Maryland-bred El Viento named champion in Puerto Rico El Viento, a son of El Corredor sold by his Maryland breeders Charles and Cynthia McGinnes for $150,000 at the 2004 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern Fall Yearling sale, has been named last year?s champion imported 2-year-old colt in Puerto Rico. (more) In memoriam: Douglas R. Small, former MHBA president Douglas R. Small, a longtime owner, breeder, and trainer who served as president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association from 1980 to 1982, died on April 3 at Strathmore Stud, his Monkton farm. (more) Thoroughbred and Standardbred industries reach milestone agreement Maryland?s Thoroughbred and Standardbred industry groups have reached a 15-year agreement destined to have a significant impact on the future of racing in this state. (more) Spring Festival of Racing offers unique opportunities for Maryland-breds and Maryland Million nominees Three stakes restricted to registered Maryland-bred and/or Maryland Million-eligible runners will highlight the Spring Festival of Racing on April 22, opening Saturday at Pimlico. (more) Dress Grey Outsteps Her Filly Rivals in Smart Halo Stakes LAUREL, MD. 04-01-06-- Robert and Linda Newton?s Maryland-bred Dress Grey wrested the lead before the first marker and sped away from eight other 3-year-old fillies to win the $75,000 Smart Halo Stakes by 8-1/2 widening lengths, the co-feature on today?s ten race card at Laurel Park. (more) MHBA Yearling Show premium award winners for 2005 Each year $40,000 is allocated from the Maryland-bred Fund, to be divided among the exhibitors of highest-earning 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds who participated in the Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show. (more) Our Peak and Napravnik Surprise in Private Terms Stakes Maryland-bred Our Peak, a 73-1 longshot with leading local rider Rosie Napravnik working the reins, came charging down the middle of the track to nip Ah Day in the shadow of the finish line and win the $85,000 Private Terms Stakes on March 25 at Laurel Park. (more) P. Kerney Posts Upset in Northern Wolf Stakes Clark & Heyman?s Maryland-bred P. Kerney charged to the lead in the $60,000 Northern Wolf Stakes and stole the race, galloping to an impressive 5-1/4 length victory in the seven furlong test for 3-year-olds and up, the co-feature on Laurel Park?s Saturday card. (more) Spirited Game Leads Throughout in Conniver Stakes LAUREL, MD. 03-11-06---Wirth Brothers? Spirited Game sprinted to the lead and went unchallenged the rest of the way as she cruised to a 1-1/4 length victory in the $75,000 Conniver Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares. (more) MARYLAND MILLION DAY?OCTOBER 14 Maryland Million Day, the marquee event of the fall racing season, is scheduled for Saturday, October 14 at Laurel Park. (more) Ah Day Catches Speedsters to Win Horatius Stakes LAUREL, MD. 03-04-06---The Jim Stable?s Ah Day ran down the speed in deep stretch to win today?s feature at Laurel Park, the $75,000 Horatius Stakes for 3-year-olds. (more) MARYLAND-BRED BRINGS $2 MILLION AT FASIG-TIPTON CALDER A colt bred in Maryland by David and JoAnn Hayden?s Dark Hollow Farm and Kildare Investments sold for $2 million at the Fasig-Tipton Calder Selected 2-year-olds in Training sale on Feb. 28. (more) ATTENTION ALL MARYLAND HORSEPEOPLE We urge your support on an issue that is intended to increase purses and enhance the Maryland-bred Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006. (more) Sticky and Her Entrymate Run 1-2 in MD. Racing Media Handicap LAUREL, MD. 02-25-06---Fitzhugh LLC?s Sticky appeared to be beaten at the top of the lane, but she erupted in deep stretch to win today?s feature at Laurel Park, the $85,000 Maryland Racing Media Handicap for fillies and mares. Dynamic Deputy, her entrymate, finished second. Both horses are trained by Richard Small. (more) Innocent Appeal Makes a Successful Stakes Debut Innocent Appeal, a 3-year-old filly bred in Maryland by Connie Scherr, made a successful stakes debut in the $50,000 EL PASO TIMES HANDICAP on February 11 at Sunland Park. Dispatched at second-highest odds of 17.4-1 in the field of seven, Innocent Appeal rallied to a length and a half victory for owner/trainer Robert Cappellucci, who had claimed her from the breeder for $12,500 in her next to last start. (more) Point Dume Dominates Stakes at Turf Paradise Bob and Shenen Dietrich?s Point Dume dominated Turf Paradise?s $25,000-added HONOR THE HERO STAKES on February 10. After forcing the early pace, the 5-year-old gelding drew clear to capture the six and a half-furlong race by a hefty seven and three-quarters lengths. Final time was 1:15.48. It was the fifth win in 28 career starts for the Maryland-bred, who boasts $157,513 in earnings. (more) EQUINE HERPES VIRUS FORUM At Cecil County Fairgrounds in Elkton, Md. (more) Maryland-bred champions of 2005 Timonium, Md.?Cherokee?s Boy was named 2005 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year, as the unanimous choice in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) Celestial Legend is Narrow Winner in Wide Country Stakes LAUREL, MD. 02-11-06---Menard & Shultz?s Maryland-bred Celestial Legend got up in the very last jump to win the one-mile, $75,000 Wide Country Stakes for three-year-old fillies at Laurel Park. The victory extended her unbeaten streak to six, which includes four straight stakes wins at four different distances. (more) Promenade Goes All Out To Win Nellie Morse Stakes LAUREL, MD. 01-28-06---Sondra Bender?s Promenade Girl lived up to her role as odds-on favorite when she caught front running Princess Pelona in deep stretch to win today?s feature at Laurel Park, the $85,000 Nellie Morse Stakes for fillies and mares.? (more) Celestial Legend Remains Unbeaten, Takes Marshua Stakes LAUREL, MD. 01-07-05---Menard and Shultz?s Celestial Legend quickly assumed command, then toyed with her competition on her way to a 12-length victory in the $75,000 Marshua Stakes today at Laurel Park. The win marked her fifth straight tally in as many starts and her third added money score.? (more) Vegas Play Makes His Own Luck to Win Maryland Juvenile Championship LAUREL, MD. 12-31-05---Harry and Tom Meyerhoff?s Vegas Play won an eventful running of the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship for state-bred 2-year-olds today at Laurel Park.?? (more) Great Seneca Stays Unbeaten With Dancing Count Score LAUREL, MD. 01-01-05---Carey Miller?s Great Seneca lived up to top billing as he pounded out an impressive victory in the $75,000 Dancing Count Stakes for newly-turned 3-year-olds at Laurel Park. The Dancing Count is the first of 19 added money races conducted during the winter meeting, which ends April 15.? (more) Somethinaboutbetty Takes MD Juvenile Filly Championship LAUREL, MD. 12-26-05---Runnin Cardinal Stable and C.E. Glasscock?s Somethinaboutbetty took the lead early under jockey Mike Luzzi and was kept to her task to the wire as she galloped to victory in the $75,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship for registered state-bred 2-year-olds at Laurel Park.?? (more) Magical Broad Turns the Trick in Squan Song Stakes LAUREL, MD. 12-17-05---Fitzhugh LLC?s Magical Broad didn?t get much play at the betting windows today, but she turned out to be a serious player when she powered to victory in the $50,000 Squan Song Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares, the feature race this afternoon at Laurel Park.? (more) Christmas Stocking Stuffer: $100,000 Cherokee Frolic Stakes CRC Publicity MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (December 10, 2005) -- Michael Dubbs' 2-year-old filly Christmas Stocking won the inaugural running of the $100,000 Cherokee Frolic Stakes at Calder on Saturday, the first of two turf stakes on the card. Jockey Rafael Bejarano rode her to the three-quarters of a length victory over Sprightly. It was a neck back to Warrior Girl in third. (more) Promenade Girl Captures Geisha Handicap LAUREL, MD. 12-10-05---Sondra Bender?s Promenade Girl ran down the lone speed and drew off to win today?s feature at Laurel Park, the $75,000 Geisha Handicap for Maryland-bred fillies and mares.? (more) Maryland Horse Park Advocacy Group November 28, 2005. For Immediate Release Contact: Robert S. Dodd A citizens group including Gambrills residents, conservationists, farmers, equestrians, and agricultural business interests have organized to advocate for the horse park planned by the Maryland Stadium Authority on the site of the one-time Naval Academy Dairy Farm. (more) Private Scandal Circles Up From Last To Win Find Handicap LAUREL, MD. 10-29-05---Under a patient ride, jockey Mario Pino brought Paul Pompa Jr.?s Private Scandal from far off the pace to win the $50,000 Find Handicap over the grassy going at Laurel Park.? (more) Larrupin Gal Takes All Brandy Stakes LAUREL, MD. 10-29-05---Ryehill Farm?s Larrupin Gal settled comfortably back in last place, then when asked to go, got the jump on post time favorite Lucrezia and charged to victory in the $50,000 All Brandy Stakes for fillies and mares.? (more) Gotaghostofachance Arises In Sport Page ?Belmont Park. Oct?29, 2005. ? Ross McLeod and Charles Ming's Gotaghostofachance slipped through between horses Saturday afternoon to tally a half-length victory in the Grade 3, $281,500 Emirates Airline Sport Page Handicap, the seven-furlong first race on Belmont Park's Breeders' Cup Day card. Trained by Roger Stein and ridden by Jon Court, Gotaghostofachance was pinched back at the start and fought traffic later on, but was able to angle out and get up to win in 1:23. (more) Unbeaten Celestial Legend captures the $50,000 Holly Stakes Monmouth Park, October 28, 2005. Celestial Legend [$3.40, $3.20, $3.20] took the lead at the top of the stretch and drew away to a three and a half-length victory in the $50,000 Holly Stakes for two-year-old fillies, the featured seventh race on Friday night at the Meadowlands. (more) Clagett's Sound Moon wins Tri-State Futurity October 22, 2005. Charles Town, West Virginia. Hal C.B. Clagett's homebred Sound Moon won the $50,000 Tri-State Futurity by a convincing 3 1/2 lengths. (more) Point Dume captures Mr. Pappion Stakes at Turf Paradise October 18, 2005. Point Dume, a 3-year-old son of Malibu Moon bred in Maryland by B. Wayne Hughes won Turf Paradise's $23,000 Mr. Pappion S by two and a half lengths. (more) Play Bingo Roars to Victory in Maryland Million Classic LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Erdenheim Farm?s Play Bingo went from last to first to win the $250,000 Maryland Million Classic. One week after seven and a half inches of rain hit Laurel Park in a two-day period, forcing the postponement of the 20th annual event, 21,653 fans attended on a bright and sunny afternoon in central Maryland. Handle figures on the live card topped $5 million with a record $5,049,426 on the 12-race Laurel card shattering last year?s record of $4,642,444. (more) Marley Hart Scores In Maryland Million Distaff Starter Handicap LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Ramon Dominguez won his fifth race of the afternoon when he guided JWD Racing LLC & Hunting Ground Farm?s Marley Hart to victory in today?s finale, the $50,000 Maryland Million Distaff Starter Handicap. Dominguez surpassed Edgar Prado?s record of four Maryland Million scores set in 1998. (more) La Reine?s Terms Makes Triumphant Return In Maryland Million Turf LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Sondra Bender?s La Reine?s Terms became the oldest horse to ever win a Maryland Million race when the 10-year-old Private Terms offspring scored a comeback victory in the $150,000 Maryland Million Turf, a race he won in 2002. (more) Valley of the Gods Wins as Choice in Maryland Million Distaff LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---David O?Neill?s Valley Of The Gods carried jockey Harry Vega to victory as the favorite in the $150,000 Maryland Million Distaff. The filly won on short rest. She won a stakes race last Saturday at Philadelphia Park, also with Vega in the saddle. (more) Creve Coeur Wins Maryland Million Nursery Via Disqualification LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05--- Eugene Ford?s Creve Coeur was elevated to first today in the $125,000 Maryland Million Nursery when the judges determined that X Marks The Spot, who crossed the finish line first, bothered him as they raced down the home stretch. (more) Sarah's Prospect Has it All His Way in Maryland Turf Sprint LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Michael Gill?s Sarah?s Prospect was the easiest kind of winner in the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint. (more) Saay Mi Name Romps in Maryland Million Sprint LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Owner-trainer Wayne Bailey?s Saay Mi Name, the post time favorite, turned out to be a convincing winner of the $150,000 Maryland Million Sprint. (more) Surf Light Upsets Field in Maryland Million Ladies LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Country Life Farm?s home-bred Surf Light led them start to finish to win the grassy $150,000 Maryland Million Ladies. (more) Smart and Fancy Takes Maryland Million Lassie LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Win & Place Stable?s Smart And Fancy rallied down the lane to outfinish Racing Bridgett and take top prize in the $125,000 Maryland Million Lassie but only after the judges ruled on a claim of foul against the winner and made the race official. (more) Sticky Proves Most Determined in Maryland Million Oaks LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Fitzhugh LLC?s Sticky and jockey Jozbin Santana just wanted it more than Lexi Star and jockey Abel Castellano as they got up in the final jump to win the $150,000 Maryland Million Oaks. (more) Dixie Colony Defends Title in Baltimore Sun Maryland Million Starter Handicap LAUREL, MD. 10-15-05---Debra Kachel?s Dixie Colony, the defending champion, was relentless in pursuit, steadily advancing on the pacesetters until he caught them entering the stretch and drove to a 1-1/2 length victory in the $50,000 Maryland Million Starter Handicap. (more) MARYLAND MILLION HIGHLIGHTS Looking ahead to Saturday, October 15 (more) MARYLAND MILLION DRAW ATTRACTS 109 ENTRANTS LAUREL, MD. 10-12-05---Neither rain nor sleet nor dark of night should prevent the presentation of 20th Maryland Million Day at Laurel Park on Saturday. The program for the offspring of Maryland stallions was postponed last weekend because of seven and a half inches of rain at the track, but this morning 109 horses were entered to run and all systems are on go. (more) MARYLAND MILLION UPDATES 20TH ANNUAL EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 15 (more) MARYLAND MILLION RESCHEDULED Maryland Million to be run on Saturday, October 15, 2005 (more) MARYLAND MILLION RESCHEDULED Maryland Million to be run on Saturday, October 15, 2005 (more) MARYLAND MILLION POSTPONED MARYLAND MILLION POSTPONED--LAUREL RACING CANCELLED FOR OCTOBER 8, 2005 (more) PREEMPTIVE STRIKE GOES ALL THE WAY IN SATURDAY?S STEEPLECHASE AT THE MEADOWLANDS October 1, 2005. Polaris Stable?s Maryland-bred Preemptive Strike broke on top and was never headed, winning the $75,000 Somerset Medical Center Steeplechase, race for cancer awareness, at the Meadowlands on Saturday night by five lengths. (more) Magical Gem takes The Delaware Certified Stakes October 2, 2005. Mary Eppler Racing Stable?s Magical Gem won the Delaware Certified Stakes at Delaware Park today. Ridden by Ramon Dominguez, the 4-year-old son of Clever Trick won by a length and he covered the six furlongs in 1:10.89 over a fast track. The Maryland-bred trained by Mary Eppler returned $11.20 as the third choice in the field of seven. Fear the Cape, ridden by Joe Rocco, finished second and it was 3-lengths further back to the even money favorite, Scary Bob with Jose Caraballo, in third. (more) Ebony Star Takes Delaware Certified Distaff For Immediate Release - OCTOBER 2 William Rickman?s Ebony Star easily won the Delaware Certified Distaff Stakes at Delaware Park. Ridden by William Otero, the 3-year-old daughter of Zignew won by 2 ?-lengths and she covered the six furlongs in 1:10.71 over a fast track. The Maryland-bred trained by John Zimmerman returned $5.00 as the second choice in the field of four. Weeks, ridden by Ramon Dominguez, finished second and it was 8-lengths further back to the even money favorite, True Gold with Jose Caraballo, in third. (more) Honorable Man Scores in Charles Hadry Stakes LAUREL, MD. 09-10-05---Wirth Brothers? Honorable Man charged by the field ?as if they were standing still? and drew away to win today?s feature at Laurel Park, the $100,000 Charles H. Hadry Stakes. (more) Promenade Girl Struts in Twixt Stakes LAUREL, MD. 09-07-05---Sondra Bender?s Promenade Girl trounced a field of fellow 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies in the opening day feature at Laurel Park, the $75,000 Twixt Stakes.?? Under jockey Jeremy Rose, Promenade Girl left the gate from the outside post in the one-mile feature and cruised (more) MARYLAND MILLION PRE-ENTRY BOOKS AVAILABLE (Timonium, MD - August 29, 2005) Pre-entry books are out for the Maryland Million Day's 20th Anniversary Celebration on October 8th at Laurel Park. . Purses and nominator awards have been increased to more than $1.5 million, making it the richest sire-stakes program in the country. Deadline for pre-entries is Wednesday, September 28th. All horses must be pre-entered to qualify as starters. (more) Yankee Wildcat Repeats In Mister Diz Stakes BALTIMORE, 08-20-05 --- Mrs. Frank Wright?s Yankee Wildcat (Forest Wildcat - Yankee Maid by Miswaki), without a win since taking the Mister Diz Stakes last year, defended his title with a resounding victory over seven other Maryland-breds on the firm turf at Pimlico. (more) Learning Romps in Humphrey S. Finney Stakes BALTIMORE, Md. 8-13-05---Richard Granville?s Learning (Lear Fan - Northern Flair by Caveat) took control of the pace right from the start and led the rest of the way to register a handy three-length score in today?s feature, the $50,000 Humphrey S. Finney Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-breds at Old Hilltop. (more) LOVE MATCH UPSETS TAYLOR MADE MATCHMAKER STAKES Sunday,?August?7,?2005 OCEANPORT, N.J. - Maryland-bred Love Match led all the way to upset the $150,000 Taylor Made Matchmaker Stakes (G3). Going off at 27-1, Love Match took the lead from the start and never let go, sailing to a one-length victory over Cat Alert, a 9-1 chance. Emerald Earrings, 6-1, was a half-length farther back in third, a head in front of Spotlight, the even-money favorite in the field of 10 fillies and mares. (more) LIVERMORE VALLEY WINS COLLEEN STAKES BY 4 1/2 LENGTHS Saturday,?August?6,?2005 OCEANPORT, N.J. - Conover Stable's Livermore Valley bided her time early,? roared into contention in midstretch, then just kept on rolling to the wire as she scored a four and a half-length victory in the $60,000 Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park Saturday. (more) Saay Mi Name wins Colonial Downs' Chesapeake Stakes New Kent, VA---August 06 Wayne Bailey's Saay Mi Name posted an overpowering 1 ?-length upset victory in the $60,000 Chesapeake Stakes Saturday at Colonial Downs. (more) Bonus money to be issued on faster basis August 7, 2005, Daily Racing Form. By Lucy Acton. The opening of the Pimlico summer meeting on Aug. 12 will be the beginning of a new era for the Maryland-bred Fund. Distribution of bonus checks has been speeded up. From now on, breeders, owners, and stallion owners will receive their checks within weeks of a race. And the owner bonus program has been expanded to include all maiden races. (more) MARYLAND HORSE PARK SITE PROPOSALS RECEIVED BALTIMORE, MD. (Monday, August 1, 2005) The Maryland Stadium Authority today announced the receipt of six (6) site proposals for a proposed Maryland Horse Park. By the 2:00 p.m. deadline today, site nominations were received from: (more) CHEROKEE'S BOY GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE IN SALVATOR MILE OCEANPORT, N.J. (7/24/05) - Z W P Stable's Cherokee's Boy (Citidancer - Cherokee Wonder by Cherokee Colony) took command early and never looked back, winning the $150,000 Grade 3 Salvator Mile at Monmouth Park on Sunday by a length and a quarter. (more) Maryland Fund to speed up payments How can the Maryland Fund best support breeding and racing in Maryland, with or without an additional revenue source? (more) Procreate scores in Claiming Crown Rapid Transit Stakes CANTERBURY (7/17/05) -- Thomas McClay and Harry Nye's Procreate (Mt. Livermore - Broad Smile by Broad Brush) took the lead soon after the start of the $93,000 Claiming Crown Rapid Transit S. and went on to 1 1/2-length score under Castillo. (more) Cherokee?s Boy rallies to win Skip Away Stakes OCEANPORT, NJ (7/2/05) ? Cherokee?s Boy (Citidancer - Cherokee Wonder by Cherokee Colony), bred and owned by Z W P Stable Inc. of Maryland, posted his second consecutive victory by winning the Skip Away Stakes worth $70,000 at Monmouth Park on Saturday. (more) PERKINS AWARDS COLT TOP HONORS (Timonium, Md.) ? Well-known trainer and racing manager Ben Perkins, Sr. has selected some great racehorses as babies. His job yesterday was to find the best prospect from a group of 106 Maryland-bred yearlings. To do that he spent the day in the horse show ring at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, instead of the sales barns. After close inspection he selected the bay son of Lady Tiara by Cryptoclearance as the Grand Champion. The colt was bred and owned by Cary W. Jackson, and shown by Paul Randall. (more) Lunachick adds to farm's luster June 05, 2005. Daily Racing Form. By Lucy Acton. Maryland's Glade Valley Farms has long held a reputation for breeding solid, classy runners. And a 3-year-old filly named Lunachick is building on that history. (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Wins General Excellence Award Cited for excellence in its editorial content and its photography, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred walked away with six separate awards at the 2005 American Horse Publications (AHP) competition, held on June 11 in Seattle. (more) Legal Control Wins Decision In Deputed Testamony Stakes BALTIMORE, 06-11-05---Rivals Legal Control (Thunder Gulch - Miss Legality by Skip Trial) and Monster Chaser were co-favorites at the start of the $50,000 Deputed Testamony Stakes and only a head apart at the end of the 1-1/16 mile test for 3-year-old Maryland-breds. (more) Cherokee's Boy Takes Brandywine DELAWARE PARK (6/11/05) -- Z W P Stable's Cherokee's Boy (Citidancer - Cherokee Wonder by Cherokee Colony) won the $100,000 Brandywine Handicap at Delaware Park today. (more) Celtic Innis wins Coronado's Quest Stakes OCEANPORT, N.J. (6/11/05) -- Celtic Innis (Yarrow Brae - Harp Innis by Phone Trick) won the $60,000 Coronado's Quest Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. (more) Frost Princess Scores In Pearl Necklace Stakes BALTIMORE, 6-4-05 ---Trainer Ham Smith wasn?t sure which of the two fillies he started in today?s $50,000 Pearl Necklace Stakes was best, but he found out quickly enough when Frost Princess (Waquoit - Harvest Moon by Majestic Light) powered to an impressive, 1-1/4 length victory. (more) Lunachick unchallenged in Vallejo ALBANY, CA (5/29/05) - Lunachick (Partner's Hero - Bearing Testamony by Deputed Testamony) broke alertly unlike her previous start in the Winners' Foundation Stakes and cruised to victory in the $55,412 Vallejo Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday. (more) Silmaril Upsets Favorite In Pimlico Distaff Breeders' Cup BALTIMORE, Md. 5-20-05---Stephen E. Quick & Christopher J. Feifarek?s Silmaril (Diamond - Kattebuck by Spend A Buck) won one for the hometown crowd as she ran down the 1-5 favorite Ashado in deep stretch to win the $150,000 Grade III Pimlico Distaff Breeders? Cup for fillies and mares at 1-1/16 miles on the main track. (more) Gabianna Surprises In The Very One Stakes BALTIMORE, Md. 5-20-05---Vision Realty Stables' Gabianna (Deerhound - Gabby's Love by Perkin Warbeck) brought Pimlico Special Day to a surprise ending when the 88-1 shot charged to victory in the finale, the $75,000 The Very One Stakes for fillies and mares going 5 furlongs over the soggy turf. (more) Albert's Crossing rallies to win timber stakes Percy Warner (May 14, 2005) -- Irvin Naylor's Albert's Crossing (Valley Crossing - Quiet Gold by Gold And Myrrh) stalked the pacesetter in the opening mile of the $48,500 Mason Houghland Memorial Timber Stakes and rallied in the lane to capture victory at Percy Warner on Saturday. (more) POLISH PRIDE TAKES QUICK CARD STAKES Delaware Park (May 14, 2005) Mrs. Frank P. Wright?s Polish Pride (Polish Numbers - Fittingly Proud by Fit To Fight) was victorious in the $53,300 Quick Card Stakes at Delaware Park on May 14. (more) Maryland Horse Park feasiblity study BALTIMORE, MD. (Wednesday, May 11, 2005) The Maryland Stadium Authority announced today that it will conduct feasibility studies in connection with a proposed Maryland Horse Park. These studies will be undertaken in furtherance of the recommendations of the Department of Agriculture?s Maryland Horse Industry Board and with the support of the Department of Business and Economic Development. The horse park will be designed for use by the citizens of Maryland as well as to create an attractive tourism destination for out-of-State visitors. (more) 'Champ,' Davies in rhythm in Hunt Cup By Kent Baker, Sun Staff, Originally published May 1, 2005. Problems in previous race forgotten as they team to overhaul Bug River. (more) Maddalena conquers rivals in Legal Light Stakes Delaware Park (4/30/05) ? Maddalena (Good And Tough ? Two Foxie by Fair Skies), bred by Alan Hilburg of MD, was ridden to victory in the $75,300 Legal Light Stakes at Delaware Park on Saturday. (more) Toughkenamon wins first stage of jump Triple Crown MIDDLEBURG, Va. (04-23-05)-- Armata Stable's Toughkenamon (Maria's Mon - Azulejos by Buckfinder) roared past favorite Paradise's Boss between the final two to win the $75,000 Temple Gwathmey hurdle stakes (Gr. II) -- first leg of the Steeplechase Triple Crown -- at the Middleburg Spring Races Saturday. (more) Celtic Innis Surprises In Maryland Stallion Station Stakes BALTIMORE, 04-23-05---E. Allen Murray, Jr.?s Celtic Innis (Yarrow Brae - Harp Innis by Phone Trick) pulled off a mild upset to take the first ever $100,000 Maryland Stallion Station Stakes. (more) Only In Philly Proves Best In Country Life Farm Stakes BALTIMORE, 04-23-05---Erdenheim Farm?s Only in Philly (by Polish Numbers) battled co-favorite Hear Us Roar into submission and then drew away to win the first running of the $100,000 Country Life Farm Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-bred or Maryland Million nominated fillies. (more) Silmaril Charges To Victory In Northview Stallion Station Stakes BALTIMORE, 04-23-05---Quick and Feifarek's Silmaril (Diamond - Kattebuck by Spend a Buck) won in workmanlike fashion in the inaugural running of the $100,000 Northview Stallion Station Stakes for 3-year-old and up fillies and mares who are Maryland-breds or Maryland Million nominated. (more) Preemptive Strike leads field in Georgia Cup Hurdle Stakes Atlanta Steeplechase (April 16, 2005) ? Preemptive Strike (Roanoke ? Mirkwood by Far North), bred by Klobia S. Carroll of Maryland, held the lead for a victory in the fourth race ? the $75,000 Georgia Cup Hurdle Stakes at the Atlanta Steeplechase on Saturday, April 16. (more) PROCREATE SCORES UPSET VICTORY IN YANKEE AFFAIR STAKES AT GULFSTREAM GULFSTREAM PARK (April 9, 2005) ? Procreate (Mt. Livermore ? Broad Smile, by Broad Brush) was ridden to victory by E.L. King, Jr. in the Yankee Affair stakes worth $50,000 on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. (more) FORESTIER TOPS FIELD IN CLASSY MIRAGE AQUEDUCT (April 8, 2005) ? Maryland-bred filly Forestier (Forestry ? D?Youville Nurse by Dr. Blum) drew away from the field of six to a victory in the $60,000 Classy Mirage stakes on Friday at Aqueduct. (more) One Additional Horse Shows Clinical Signs of Equine Herpesvirus-1, Precautionary Measures Remain in Place, Situation Remains Isolated to One Barn ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 7, 2005) ? Facility managers who are handling a neurologic equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) or ?rhino? incident at a Columbia, Md. horse stable reported today that one additional horse is showing clinical signs similar to those experienced by the five previously reported horses, including three that were euthanized.? The horse that is showing symptoms today is located in the same barn as the others and is currently being treated.? The two other horses in the same barn that were showing signs of illness are doing well. There remains no reason to believe that the virus has moved beyond the single barn. (more) April 5 Update on Equine Health Concern in Howard County ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 5, 2005) - The Maryland Department of Agriculture has received a definitive diagnosis of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) or "rhino" as the cause of equine illness at the Columbia, Md. facility. The virus, which causes upper respiratory infection, can also cause neurological disease, which the three euthanized horses experienced. The two other horses in the same barn that were showing signs of illness are doing well and no additional horses are showing any abnormal symptoms. (more) Update on Equine Health Concern in Howard County ANNAPOLIS, MD - March 28, 2005 - As part of its response to an equine health concern at a barn in Columbia, Md., the Maryland Department of Agriculture reports that the situation is stable and that every measure is being taken to determine the illness that caused three horses to be humanely euthanized. The incident is limited to a total of five horses, including those euthanized, that were housed in very close proximity to one another in one area of one barn. The two additional horses are being treated for various symptoms and are clinically stable. (more) 'Moonshine' shows old form, wins Laurel's Private Terms March 27, 2005, LAUREL PARK--The real Malibu Moonshine (Malibu Moon - Time To Coast by Coastal; bred by Andrea Lematta of Florida) showed up yesterday at Laurel Park, driving to a narrow victory in the $50,000 Private Terms Stakes. (more) Munificence takes second stakes race of the season March 19, 2005, DELTA DOWNS-- John R. Murrell?s 3-year-old gelding Munificence (Allen's Prospect - See Jane by Polish Numbers, bred by Finale Farms & Mr. & Mrs. David Moose) won his second added-money event of the season on Saturday night in the $50,000 Sportsman?s Paradise Stakes at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel. (more) Dixie Talking Lights Up Cicada March 19, 2005, AQUEDUCT -- Skeedattle Stable?s Dixie Talking (Dixieland Band - Gin Talking by Allen's Prospect, bred by Skeedatte Associates), a Maryland invader dismissed at 27-1, rallied widest of all Saturday afternoon to take the 13th running of the Grade 3, $109,800 Cicada for three-year-old fillies at seven furlongs. (more) SPRING FESTIVAL PLANNED FOR PIMLICO Timonium, MD, March 14, 2005. The Maryland Horse Breeders Association and the Maryland Million Ltd. have teamed up to offer three $100,000 stakes races on April 23, 2005 -- the opening Saturday at Pimlico Race Course. The exciting new event will celebrate Maryland's Thoroughbreds by offering purses and premiums topping $600,000. (more) Thatswhatimean captures China Doll Stakes at Santa Anita March 12, 2005, SANTA ANITA ? Maryland-bred Thatswhatimean (Belong To Me- Lucinda K by Red Ransom) topped a field of seven to earn victory in the $85,300 China Doll Stakes for three-year-old fillies at Santa Anita on March 12, 2005. (more) Thunderdoll Remains Undefeated March 12, 2005 - A field of six fillies went postward in the $40,000 Sam Houston Oaks stakes at Sam Houston Race Park, but none could top the undefeated 3-year-old powerhouse known as Thunderdoll. (more) Chrusciki And Fogelsonger Drive To Victory In Conniver Stakes March 12, 2005---Nancy Lee Farms's Chrusciki helped jockey Ryan Fogelsonger complete a reversal of bad racing luck when she carried him to victory in today's feature, the $50,000 Conniver Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares. The race was marred, however, by a spill involving three horses racing at the back of the field. (more) Declan's Moon out of Derby March 11, 2005. Declan's Moon, the reigning divisional champion and the early favorite for the 131st Kentucky Derby, is off the Triple Crown trail after being diagnosed with a knee chip that is not career-threatening but will sideline him through the summer. (more) Horse racing: Better Talk Now whistling toward Dixie March 9, 2005: The top Maryland-based racehorse, Better Talk Now, is being pointed to a return to action near his home again. That's Saturday, May 21, Preakness Day at Pimlico where the gelding is likely to make his 2005 debut in the $200,000 Dixie Stakes. (more) Declan's Moon Shows No Weaknesses on Road to Derby March 7, 2005, NY Times: By the end of 2004, Declan's Moon was clearly the best 2-year-old male in the nation. He had just completed a 4-for-4 season with a victory in the Hollywood Futurity on Dec. 18, beating the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Wilko. In the process, he clinched the Eclipse Award as the country's top 2-year-old colt or gelding. It was an impressive feat, but guaranteed nothing about his future. (more) Parole Board probable favorite for U.A.E. Derby after Al Bastakiya win Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed al Maktoum?s Maryland-bred Parole Board stamped himself as the probable favorite for the $2-million United Arab Emirates Derby (UAE-G2) on Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) day with a 5 3/4-length win over Duque De Enghien in the $150,000 Al Bastakiya, a race that is the second leg of the United Arab Emirates Triple Crown, on Saturday at Nad al Sheba. (more) Declan's Moon cruises, controls Santa Catalina Stakes March 5, 2005, ARCADIA, Calif. - Declan's Moon, born and raised in Maryland, reaffirmed yesterday that he's the leading Kentucky Derby contender with a leisurely, picture-perfect victory in the $200,000 Santa Catalina Stakes at Santa Anita Park. (more) Maryland-bred champions of 2004 February 28, 2005. Timonium, Md.?Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old male Declan?s Moon was named 2004 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) SUPPORT SLOTS AND THE HORSE INDUSTRY Call to action! The Horse Industry needs you! Opponents to slots will be out in force on Wednesday February 16th for the House Ways and Means Committee Hearing at 1pm. We need to send the message to our representatives and the public that the industry is united in supporting legislation that will allow us to compete on a level playing field again. (more) Maryland Horseman's party set for Sunday, March 6 The Maryland Horseman's Party needs your support to continue to "Make the Best Better" for our Maryland 4-H Horse Program. This year's event will be a Bull and Oyster Roast featuring a silent auction (tickets only cost $25) and will be held Sunday, March 6 at Wilhelm's in Westminster. (more) Grade 3 Old Hat Goes to Maryland-bred Maddalena February 5, 2005. Gulfstream Park. Maddalena was headed for the first time in her career, but not long enough as the brilliant 3-year-old filly swept past stablemate Portsea to post a 7 1/4?length victory in the $100,000 Grade 3 Old Hat Stakes Saturday at Gulfstream Park. (more) Retired MHBA general manager Snowden Carter dies Snowden Carter, 83, who retired in 1986 after a long career as general manager of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and editor of The Maryland Horse magazine, died of heart failure at his home in Owings Mills, Md., on February 3. (more) MUNIFICENCE DOMINATES IN TRIPLE SEC STAKES! FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2005. VINTON, LA. ? John R. Murrell?s Maryland-bred 3-year-old colt Munificence kept his brief career record perfect at three wins in as many starts on Friday night by dominating four rivals in the $50,000 Triple Sec Stakes at Delta Downs Racetrack, Casino & Hotel. (more) Silmaril Proves Up To The Task In Nellie Morse Stakes LAUREL, MD. 01-29-05---Jockey Ryan Fogelsonger knew he had the horse, but had to wait until there was room to go. Three-sixteenths of a mile from the wire, Fogelsonger drove Maryland-bred Silmaril through a narrow opening and on to victory in today?s co-feature at Laurel Park, the $75,000 Nellie Morse Stakes for older fillies and mares. (more) Eclipse Finalists Top Experimental January 25, 2005. Jay Em Ess Stable?s Eclipse Award winner Declan?s Moon (Malibu Moon) and Eclipse finalist and Breeders? Cup Juvenile hero Wilko (Awesome Again) have been named the 126-pound co-highweights on the 2004 Experimental Free Handicap, released yesterday by The Jockey Club. (more) 2004 Eclipse 2YO Male: Declan's Moon January 25, 2005. By Tom LaMarra, The Blood-Horse. Jay Em Ess Stable shelled out $125,000 for Declan's Moon at the 2003 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic September yearling sale. A year and a few months later, the gelding has banked $507,300, and the stable has the recipient of the Eclipse Award in the 2-year-old male category. (more) 'Star' and 'Moon' rise from humble Md. roots January 25, 2005. By Tom Keyser, Sun Staff Brice and Mary Anne Ridgely paid little for Vee Vee Star but have gotten a lot out of her and her son, Declan's Moon, the top 2-year-old male of 2004. (more) Gone In A 'Wink,' Maddy?s Lion Wires Five Others January 17, 2005, Aqueduct, NY. Dennis J. Federico?s Maryland-bred Maddy?s Lion lead at every call Monday afternoon, and drew off to score a 6 ?-length victory over favored More Smoke in the 21st running of the $80,400 Jimmy Winkfield - the six-furlong feature on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (more) Angela's Love Wins Gulfstream Stakes 1/9/2005, Associated Press. Angela's Love, with champion European rider Kieren Fallon aboard, took the lead before the first turn and never relinquished it to win the $60,000 Marshua's River Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Sunday. (more) Laurel Again Open With Completion Of Dirt Track January 10, 2005. By John Scheinman. Special to The Washington Post Dawn had yet to break yesterday when the announcement crackled over the loudspeakers on the Laurel Park backstretch -- an announcement not heard there in seven months. (more) In shadow of Native Dancer Inspired by the legendary stallion, Maryland Stallion Station has opened across the road from his longtime home. Don Litz looked over the crowd and then looked over the valley. He took a deep breath. Finally, his dream was realized. (more) Dixie Talking Takes Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship BALTIMORE, 12-30-04---Dixie Talking was unraced at the beginning of December and a stakes winner at year?s end when she beat seven other state-bred fillies in today?s $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship. (more) Legal Control Goes On Cruise Control In Maryland Juvenile Championship BALTIMORE, 12-31-04---Legal Control was overlooked in the betting but proved to be much the best in today?s $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Championship at Pimlico. (more) MARYLAND MILLION TO INCREASE PURSES (Timonium, MD ? December 23, 2004) The Maryland Million Day purses will be increased by $300,000 for the 2005 event. In addition to the event day purse hike there will be another $300,000 spent on other racing opportunities next year. With this increase the Maryland Million program is the richest state sire stakes program in the country. Modeled after the Breeders? Cup, the Maryland Million program is designed to promote Maryland stallions, and to reward the people who breed to those stallions. (more) Perilous Night Gallops In Squan Song Stakes BALTIMORE, 12-26-04---Perilous Night tracked the pacesetters down the backstretch and through the turn, then angled three wide into the stretch and charged to victory in today?s $50,000 Squan Song Stakes for Maryland-bred older fillies and mares at Pimlico. (more) Pimlico: Aggadan prevails Baltimore, MD. December 18, 2004. Few horses are capable of stretching out from six furlongs to 1 1/8 miles in consecutive starts. Maryland-bred Aggadan, however, proved up to the challenge. (more) Unbeaten Declan's Moon Wins Showdown For National Title INGLEWOOD (Dec. 18, 2004) - A decisive victory in Saturday's $449,500 Hollywood Futurity established unbeaten Declan's Moon as the nation's leading 2-year-old and as the probable winter-book favorite for the 2005 Kentucky Derby (more) Maryland Horse Radio Debuts Don't Miss Maryland Horse Radio's Debut Week Finally a daily show on the Horse Industry in Maryland! Maryland Horse Radio, hosted by Stan Salter is off and running -- Monday through Friday, 10 to 11 am on WBIS-AM 1190 beginning December 13. (more) Smoking Wise takes Charles Town's Snow White Stakes Dec. 11, 2004, Charles Town, WV. Larry E. Knight Sr.'s Smoking Wise, a Maryland-bred 2-year-old filly, captured Charles Town's $50,000 SNOW WHITE S by three lengths. (more) Silmaril Is A Popular Winner Of Pimlico's Geisha Handicap BALTIMORE, 12-11-04---Silmaril lived up to the prediction of her trainer and the hopes of favorite players at Pimlico when she drove to a popular victory in today?s $100,000 Geisha Handicap for Maryland-bred fillies and mares. (more) Golden Malibu Leads At Every Pole In Toddler Stakes BALTIMORE, 12-04-04 Golden Malibu has developed into a nice little filly, winning her second straight added-money test in today?s $40,000 Toddler Stakes. (more) Play Bingo Scores In Northern Dancer Stakes BALTIMORE, 11-27-04---Play Bingo had something to prove and he did it emphatically in today?s $100,000 Northern Dancer Stakes at Pimlico. (more) Easy Winner Declan's Moon Set For Title Bid In Futurity Hollywood Park, 11-20-2004. Unbeaten Maryland-bred Declan's Moon and Victor Espinoza head for wire in the $100,000 Hollywood Prevue Stakes (GIII). Up next is the $250,000 Hollywood Futurity (GI) on December 18, a race that could decide the Eclispe Award for champion two-year-old. (more) Hear Us Roar Narrowly Prevails In Selima Stakes BALTIMORE, 11-20-04---Maryland-bred Hear Us Roar remained unbeaten in three starts and undefeated at Pimlico as she survived a thrilling stretch duel to take the $100,000 Selima Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. (more) Irish Colony Pulls Upset In Charles H. Hadry Stakes BALTIMORE, 11-20-04---A prep race here on November 5th was an indicator of good things to come as Irish Colony repeated his closing tactics to beat some heavy hitters in the $100,000 Charles H. Hadry Stakes. (more) Two Punch Gal Wins Politely Stakes BALTIMORE,11-13-04---Two Punch Gal showed she had a little bit of class as she turned back four rivals to win her first stakes attempt, the $75,000 Politely Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies today at Old Hilltop. (more) Aggadan Powers To Victory In Challedon Stakes BALTIMORE, 11-06-04---Maryland-bred Aggadan appeared to be going nowhere fast in today?s $75,000 Challedon Stakes, but when jockey Eibar Coa set him down to business around the far turn, the chestnut picked it up, caught his rivals and went on to an impressive victory. (more) Kiss Me Katie wins Meadowlands Witches Brew Stakes October 30, 2004. Meadowlands, NJ. Charles Reed and Joe and Danny Muldoon's Maryland-bred KISS ME KATIE captured the $60,000 Witches Brew S by a nose. (more) Monster Chaser Is Halloween Treat In Rollicking Stakes BALTIMORE, 10-30-04---Monster Chaser turned the tables on What?s Up Lonely and three other 2-year-old Maryland-breds in the $75,000 Rollicking Stakes at Pimlico. (more) Golden Malibu Triumphs In Heavenly Cause Stakes BALTIMORE, 10-30-04---Golden Malibu won the $75,000 Heavenly Cause Stakes for 2-year-old Maryland-bred fillies in very workmanlike fashion this afternoon at Pimlico. (more) Maryland-breds Gold Mitten, Preemptive Strike and Underbidder all score at Far Hills Far Hills, NJ. October 23, 2004. It was a good day in steeplechasing for Maryland-breds. Kinross Farm's GOLD MITTEN, Polaris Stables' PREEMPTIVE STRIKE and Timber Bay Farm's UNDERBIDDER all won $50,000 stakes races at the Far Hills Breeder's Cup Day. (more) Hickory Plains' Jazzy JJ captures Tri-State Futurity October 23, 2004, Charles Town, WV. Jazzy JJ, a 2-year-old daughter of Jambalaya Jazz, won the $70,000-added Tri-State Futurity for trainer Hamilton A. Smith and owner/breeders Albert H. and Randy L. Cohen. (more) Governor appoints Young Farmers Advisory Board October 19, 2004. ANNAPOLIS, Md. ? Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., recently appointed 12 members to the newly established Young Farmers Advisory Board. The 12-member Board will address obstacles and opportunities for young and beginning farmers in Maryland. (more) Move To Strike Wins Sonny Hine Stakes By A Nose BALTIMORE, 10-16-04---Move To Strike appeared to be on his way to an easy victory in the $50,000 Sonny Hine Stakes, but in deep stretch Wimplestiltskin erupted into a furious drive and forced the stewards to call for a photo to determine the winner. (more) Maryland's stallions are light in darkness State industry's troubles not reflected in its sires, who remain region's best . (more) Russian delegation at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale, will attend Maryland Million ANNAPOLIS, MD (Oct. 6, 2004) - The Maryland horse industry is gaining a strong international reputation. This week, the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) is hosting its largest number of international racehorse buyers since it began a program eight years ago to increase international purchases of Maryland racehorses. The MDA is hosting nearly 20 buyers representing Russia, the Ukraine and Korea. (more) Ribbon Cane takes Timonium's Alma North September 4, Timonium, MD. Ribbon Cane easily outran a field of Maryland-bred fillies and mares to win the $50,000 Alma North Stakes by a whopping seven lengths. (more) Perfect Moon takes Del Mar's El Cajon Stakes September 4, 2004, Del Mar, CA. Maryland-bred Perfect Moon captured Del Mar's $75,000 El Cajon Stakes by 4 1/2 lengths, bringing his earnings to $421,600. (more) Pimlico Meet Extended as Laurel Work Continues Pimlico Race Course will remain open for live racing until at least Nov. 2 while work continues on the racing surfaces at Laurel Park. (more) Class Concern Upends Richetta In Humphrey S. Finney Stakes BALTIMORE, 09-11-04---Class Concern beat five other Maryland-breds, including the 1-5 favorite Richetta, in the $75,000 Humphrey S. Finney Stakes at Pimlico. (more) Maryland-breds on a roll Slots or no slots, Maryland continues to produce runners of exceptional quality. That point was underscored last week when two Maryland-bred colts rose up and won Grade 2 stakes within a three-day span. (more) New Bolton Center to hold Salmonella lecture On Tuesday, October 5, 2004, 7:30 pm, the Friends of New Bolton Center will hold a lecture titled "Salmonella in the Equine Community: New Bolton Center's Experience & What You Need to Know" (more) Our New Recruit wins Del Mar's Pirate's Bounty H in 1:08.25 9-06-2004. DEL MAR, Calif. - Maryland-bred Our New Recruit ran the fastest six furlongs of the Del Mar meet winning the Pirate's Bounty Handicap on Monday. (more) Love of Money Pays Off in Pennsylvania Derby 9/6/2004, Philadelphia Park. Making his stakes debut, Maryland-bred Love of Money put Pollard's Vision away in the stretch and romped to a smashing 8 1/2-length victory in the $750,000 Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) at Philadelphia Park Monday. (more) Declan's Moon wins Del Mar Futurity Wednesday, September 8, 2004, DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- One trainer pulled his horse from the Del Mar Futurity because he didn't want to challenge heavily favored Roman Ruler. Not Ron Ellis. The trainer was rewarded when Maryland-bred Declan's Moon prevailed by a neck over Roman Ruler on Wednesday, posting a record time in the $250,000 race for 2-year-olds. (more) Tres Touche Is Tres Bien In NY Turf Writers Cup September 2, 2004, Saratoga Race Course. ?Barracuda Stable?s Tres Touche, second in this race a year ago, lead from start to finish under jockey David Bentley on Thursday afternoon to win the 63rd running of the Grade 1, $102,949 New York Turf Writers Cup Steeplechase Handicap for older horses at two miles and three-eighths over National Fences by a length over Cherokeeinthehills. (more) Tam's Terms wins Delaware Park's Leader of the Band Stakes August 28, 2004. Sondra and Howard M. Bender's 6-year-old Tam's Terms brought his lifetime earnings to $245,140 with a six-length victory in Delaware Park's Leader of the Band Stakes. (more) Gotaghostofachance takes Monmouth's Lamplighter Stakes August 28, 2004. Phillip J. Torsney's Maryland-bred Gotaghostofachance took charge from the start and drew out through the stretch to beat Tap Day by nearly four lengths in the Lamplighter. (more) RICHETTA GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE IN TWIN LIGHTS Saturday, August 21, 2004. Oceanport, N.J. - In the $60,000 Twin Lights Stakes, transferred from the turf to the sloppy main track, Maryland-bred Richetta grabbed the lead in the first turn and never looked back, posting better than a four-length win over Grinch. (more) Foufa's Warrior Upends Cherokee's Boy In Find Handicap BALTIMORE, 08-21-04---Foufa?s Warrior beat 1-5 favorite Cherokee?s Boy in a thrilling renewal of the $75,000 Find Handicap at Pimlico Race Course. The test for registered Maryland-breds had been carded for the turf but scratched down to five after officials ordered the race switched to the main track. (more) True Sensation Relishes The Off-Track In All Brandy Stakes BALTIMORE, 08-14-04---True Sensation beat three other Maryland-bred fillies and mares in today?s $75,000 All Brandy Stakes. The race, which was originally carded for the turf, was contested in pouring rain and over the muddy main track at Pimlico. (more) Chrusciki captures Monmouth's $100,000 Lady's Secret August 8, 2004, Monmouth Park. Chrusciki, a 4-year-old daughter of Polish Numbers, out of Threshold of Hope (At the Threshold) bred in Maryland by William L.S. Landes III, won the $100,000 Lady's Secret Stakes for owner Nancy Lee Farms and trainer Ferris Allen III. (more) Angela's Love romps in Grade 3 at Ellis Park August 8, 2004, Ellis Park. Maryland-bred ANGELA'S LOVE, by NOT FOR LOVE, out of Goldgorian's Alden (John Alden) capped a huge day for trainer Dale Romans when she ran away to a 4 3/4-length romp Saturday in the signature event of the Ellis Park meet, the Grade 3 Gardenia Handicap. (more) Ameri Brilliance wins Mountaineer Park's West Virginia Chairman's Cup H August 8, 2004. Mountaineer Park. Maryland-bred Ameri Brilliance won the $85,000 West Virginia Legislature Cup H by 1 1/2 lengths setting a new track record. Bred by Marshele E. Bassford Burgess, the 5-year-old gelding is by Ameri Valay, out of Seeking Brilliance, by Seeking The Gold. Owned by Elaine Bassford, trained by Ben Feliciano Jr.. (more) Yankee Wildcat Upsets Rivals In Mister Diz Stakes BALTIMORE, 08-07-04----The last time he raced at Pimlico, Maryland-bred Yankee Wildcat set the five furlong track record. Today, he merely blew away his opposition to win the $75,000 Mister Diz Stakes. (more) Maryland Horse Forum to Lay Groundwork for Future of Equine Industry ANNAPOLIS, MD (Aug. 5, 2004) - Today, nearly 250 leaders in Maryland horse racing, recreational and competitive riding, training, boarding stables, veterinary services, agriculture, tourism and support industries are gathering to lay the groundwork to strengthen the equine industry well into the future. Initiated by Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., and developed by a committee of the Maryland Horse Industry Board, the forum provides a way for participants to identify solutions to challenges facing the equine industry. (more) He Loves Me Takes Twixt Stakes For Fifth Added Money Score Of The Year BALTIMORE, 07-31-04---He Loves Me loves Pimlico. She proved it again today on the opening day of the summer meet with a methodical score in the $100,000 Twixt Stakes for 3-year-old registered Maryland-bred fillies. (more) PIMLICO TO HOST 2004 MARYLAND MILLION Due to construction delays at Laurel Park because of severe rain in central Maryland, the 2004 Maryland Million Day will be conducted at Pimlico Race Course (more) MTHA BOARD MEETING July 29, 5:30 p.m. (more) Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred named top state/regional publication For the second year in a row, Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred received the prestigious General Excellence Award (more) Update on Equine Neurologic Cases in Montgomery County FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE , ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 8, 2004) - The single Montgomery County farm affected by equine neurologic illness earlier this year is no longer under quarantine. (more) WILLIAM K. BONIFACE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF MHBA William K. Boniface has been elected president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, succeeding Dr. R. Thomas Bowman, (more) ?KITTEN? SPRINGS BUCKLAND UPSET (New Kent, VA---July 3, 2004). Brick House Farm?s Spring Kitten sprung an upset at 14-1 in the $50,000 Buckland Stakes at Colonial Downs on Saturday. (more) TWO PUNCH COLT TOPS THE 70TH YEARLING SHOW Monday June 28, 2004 (Timonium, Md.) ? Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard is good at multitasking. He judged more than 130 Maryland-bred yearlings at the Maryland State Fairgrounds yesterday while also winning a race at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Virginia. (more) The date has been set! Bonita Farm?s newly acquired stallion, Kentucky Derby winner Go For Gin is due to arrive Tuesday July 6th at 9am. (more) GOODALL NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Timonium, MD ? May 28, 2004), Cricket Goodall has been named Executive Director of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) Bronze Abe captures Delaware Park's Local Thriller S Samuel Bayard?s Maryland-bred Bronze Abe, a 5-year-old TWO PUNCH filly out of Buckles n Kinks, cut all the fractions (:22.09 for the quarter, :44.45 for the half, 1:09.58 for 6 furlongs) in the $50,000 Local Thriller Stakes at Delaware Park on Monday, June 21. (more) FRISKY SPIDER CAPTURES RESTORATION ON MONMOUTH TURF; Saturday, June?19, 2004. OCEANPORT, N.J. - Frisky Spider made a memorable turf debut at Monmouth Park Saturday as he led every step to capture the $60,000 Restoration Stakes by nearly a length in the fast time of 1:33 4/5 for the mile. (more) Slew Valley upsets in King Edward Breeders' Cup TORONTO, June 19...Maryland-bred Slew Valley, expertly ridden by Jim McAleney, collared Shoal Water in the final sixteenth and outbattled his rival to the wire, scoring a neck victory in Saturday's featured $324,300 King Edward Breeders' Cup at Woodbine. (more) Love You Madly Upends Favorite In Skipat Stakes BALTIMORE, 05-29-04---Maryland-bred Love You Madly turned the tables on the overwhelming favorite and won today?s $50,000 Skipat Stakes at Pimlico. French Jeanette, the 7-10 favorite, finished last. (more) Slew's Valley Fights Way to Connaught Cup 5/30/2004 Woodbine report. Rich Meadow Farm's Slew Valley, with Jim McAleney aboard, outbattled Le Cinquieme Essai and favored Shoal Water down the stretch to capture the $164,400 Connaught Cup (Can-III) Sunday at Woodbine. (more) Maryland-bred He Loves Me takes Pearl Necklace BALTIMORE, 05-31-04---He Loves Me, the overwhelming favorite, ran to form and won today?s $75,000 Pearl Necklace Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies. (more) Tres Touche wins Iroquois 05/08/2004. Barracuda Stable?s Tres Touche finally got to the finish line first in a Grade I steeplechase, charging past pacesetter Preemptive Strike on the backstretch, and galloping off to a 20 3/4-length win in the $100,000 Iroquois Steeplechase Saturday. (more) Frisky Spider wins Francis "Jock" LaBelle Memorial Stakes at Delaware May 1, 2004, Delaware Park. Carol R. Dender and Martin Friedman's Frisky Spider won Delaware Park's $75,000 Francis "Jock" LaBelle Memorial Stakes . Trained by Robert J. Durso, the 3-year-old colt ran the six furlongs in 1:11.16 (more) He Loves Me Proves Best In Caesar's Wish Stakes BALTIMORE, 04-24-04----He Loves Me was relentless in pursuit, tracking undefeated Plata to the top of the lane before muscling her way to the lead and to victory in this afternoon?s feature at Pimlico, the $75,000 Caesar?s Wish Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies. (more) Move To Strike Dominates In Star De Naskra Stakes BALTIMORE, 04-25-04---Move To Strike charged to the lead and kept his opponents at bay to win this afternoon?s $75,000 Star De Naskra Stakes at Pimlico. The race was restricted to 3-year-old Maryland-breds. (more) Bug River wins Maryland Hunt Cup 04/24/2004, Glyndon, MD. After biding his time for nearly three miles, Northwood Stable's Bug River (Blair Waterman) emerged from a scramble for the lead late to win Saturday's $65,000 Maryland Hunt Cup at Glyndon, Md. (more) Bug River wins Maryland Hunt Cup, other results 04/24/2004, Glyndon, Maryland. After biding his time for nearly three miles, Northwood Stable's Bug River (Blair Waterman) emerged from a scramble for the lead late to win Saturday's $65,000 Maryland Hunt Cup at Glyndon, Md. (more) Water Cannon Pounces To Win Federico Tesio Stakes BALTIMORE, 04-17-04---With a perfectly timed finish, jockey Ryan Fogelsonger and Maryland-bred Water Cannon caught frontrunning filly Pawyne Princess just yards from the wire to win the $100,000 Federico Tesio Stakes this afternoon at Pimlico (more) Make Me a Champ wins Grand National April 17, 2004. At the Grand National in Butler, Md., Irv Naylor's Make Me A Champ, with Chris Gracie aboard, defeated Wood Whistle (Blair Waterman) for trainer Bruce Miller in the $30,000 Grand National timber stakes. (more) Bronze Abe Battles To Win Skipat Stakes BALTIMORE, 05-31-03---Samuel F. Bayard?s Maryland-bred Bronze Abe raced tenaciously from the starting gate to the finish line to win the $75,000 Skipat Stakes over seven filly and mare rivals this afternoon at Pimlico. (more) ASTRID GUTSY WINNER OF THE MY JULIET May 26, 2003. Devil Eleven Stable's Maryland-bred Astrid had shown in the past that she can be a pretty tough customer when she makes the lead. (more) Private Chef Rallies To Win Will Rogers Under Espinoza INGLWOOD, Calif. (May 24, 2003) - Maryland-bred Private Chef rallied from last to win Sunday's $112,600 Will Rogers Stakes by three-quarters of a length under jockey Victor Espinoza at Hollywood Park. (more) Pickupspeed Pounces In Jennings Handicap BALTIMORE, 6-7-03?Jockey Ryan Fogelsonger picked up the mount when P Day scratched out of the $100,000 Jennings Handicap, then picked up the fortunes of owner Sondra Bender and trainer Larry Murray with a rousing victory aboard Maryland-bred Pickupspeed t (more) Tagg to judge MHBA Yearling Show May 20, 2003. Barclay Tagg, trainer of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide, will join the distinguished roster of trainers to judge the Grand Champion Maryland-bred yearling. (more) Dr. Brendler Upsets The Field In The Citgo Dixie May 17, 2003. Francis J. O?Toole?s Maryland-bred Dr. Brendler, the longest shot in the field of six, delivered a $39.40 shocker in the 102nd running of the Grade II $200,000 Citgo Dixie for three years olds and up over the soft turf course at Old H (more) Shine Again Takes The Genuine Risk May 11, 2003. Despite conditions that kept fans and Track Announcer Tom Durkin in a literal fog, Maryland-bred Shine Again caught frontrunning favorite Carson Hollow in the stretch and drew off to win the $150,000 Genuine Risk Handicap (Gr. 2) by four len (more) MID-ATLANTIC THOROUGHBRED WINS TOP AWARD Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred is tops among state and regional publications! (more) YEARLING SHOW PURSE AWARD WINNERS May 9, 2003. A most impressive bunch, it includes one repeat winner (Magic Weisner), and a possible Preakness starter (Cherokee?s Boy). (more) YEARLING SHOW PURSE AWARD WINNERS May 9, 2003. (Timonium, MD). Winners of the MHBA 2002 Yearling Show Purse --- $20,000 to the top four earners in 2002 among contestants in the 2001 Yearling Show, and $20,000 to the top four earners in 2002 among contestants in the 2000 show (more) MIRACLE RECOVERY FOR TAM?S TERMS IN DA HOSS 6/28/2003. Maryland-bred Tam?s Terms and jockey Horacio Karamanos delivered one of the most impressive performances in Colonial Downs history in the $50,000 Da Hoss Stakes on Saturday, overcoming a disastrous start to win by a length. (more) Tam?s Terms Scores In Henry S. Clark Stakes BALTIMORE, 5-3-03?Sondra Bender?s Tam?s Terms extended his turf record to a perfect four for four with a galloping 2-3/4 length victory in today?s $75,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes at Pimlico. (more) YEARLING SHOW RESULTS Judge Barclay Tagg pinned a daughter of Not For Love as the grand champion at the Maryland Horse Breeders Association?s 69th Annual Yearling Show, (more) Maryland-bred Lord Kenneth wins Gold Cup May 5, 2003. Kinross Farm's Maryland-bred Lord Kenneth won a three-horse battle through the homestretch to win Saturday's $50,000 Virginia Gold Cup by a neck over Make Me A Champ at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va. (more) Oh Say Vicki captures Betsy Ross Stakes July 4, 2003. Maryland-bred Oh Say Vicki won Monmouth Park's $50,000 Betsy Ross Stakes for breeder/owner Charles J. Reed, running the five furlongs on the turf in :55.2. (more) LITTLE SILVER STAKES TO IMPOLITE July 6, 2003. Oceanport, N.J. - Ray Noble's Maryland-bred IMPOLITE took control out of the gate and never looked back, taking the $50,000 Little Silver Stakes by a length at Monmouth Park on Sunday before a crowd of 13,447. (more) Quest of Fate takes Philadelphia Park's Legal Justice Handicap July 12, 2003. Maryland-bred Quest of Fate won the $38,300 Legal Justice H by half a length for owner/breeder Everett Ayres. (more) ROCKET MAN BIT TWICE BY BABY SHARK July 12, 2003. Maryland-bred Baby Shark returns to Calder Race Course to take his second consecutive Rocket Man Stakes during the track's Summit of Speed on Saturday, July 12. (more) Perfect Moon Tops 'Star in Juvenile Championship July 19, 2003. Maryland-bred Perfect Moon spoiled the stakes debut of highly regarded Ruler's Court in the $102,500 Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III) at Hollywood Park Saturday with a crafty ride from Patrick Valenzuela. (more) Foufa's Warrior Sets Course Record in Kent Breeders' Cup July 20, 2003. Sondra Bender's Foufa's Warrior set a new course record while capturing the $250,000 Kent Breeders' Cup at Delaware Park today. (more) Race Industry Comes Together To Tell Horsepeople What Happened with with Slots May 6. Maryland Horse Council Quarterly Meeting will feature a panel discussion on The 2003 Maryland Legislative Session: Slots -- Hot, then not! What happened? What is the plan for the future? (more) Love Sam Surprises In Star De Naskra Stakes April 27, 2003. Giddy-Up-Go-Stable?s Maryland-bred Love Sam showed his penchant for Pimlico with a scorching 7 1/4 length victory in today?s $60,000 Star De Naskra Stakes, his second win in two tries at the meeting. (more) River Cruise Sails In Twixt Stakes LAUREL, MD. 07-24-03---Sondra Bender?s homebred River Cruise led every step of the way to win the $75,000 Twixt Stakes, the opening day feature at Laurel Park. (more) Grace Bay Emerges As A Force In Caesar's Wish Stakes April 26, 2003. Steven Newby?s Maryland-bred Grace Bay might be experiencing a 3-year-old growth spurt as she trounced the field, including the 3-5 favorite, in the $75,000 Caesar?s Wish Stakes over the muddy going at Pimlico. (more) River Cruise takes $75,000 Twixt Stakes July 24, 2003. Howard and Sondra Bender's Maryland-bred RIVER CRUISE, by Mid-Atlantic leading sire NOT FOR LOVE, led every step of the way to post a resounding victory in The $75,000 Twixt Stakes, the opening day feature, at Laurel Park on Thursday. (more) Soldera wins Ascot's October Club Treehouse Turst EBF Valiant S July 25, 2003, Ascot, England. Maryland-bred Soldera, a 3-year-old daughter of Polish Numbers bred by Morven Stud Ltd, won the October Club Treehouse Trust EBF Valiant S in impressive style. (more) Clap Happy, pride of family operation David Moose runs a landscaping business in Baltimore County, Md., but he also has a keen eye for a horse. How else do you explain what's happened with Moose's 11-year-old mare Clap Happy (by Greinton), who now is the dam of four stakes horses from five fo (more) Ghostly Numbers Repeats In Mister Diz Stakes LAUREL, MD. 07-26-03---Ghost Breeding?s Ghostly Numbers burst to the front as soon as the gate flew open and led the rest of the way to the finish line in winning the 5-1/2 furlong, $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes for Maryland-breds this afternoon at Laurel Par (more) Magic Weisner has new full brother Magic Weisner, the 2002 Preakness runner-up and Maryland-bred horse of the year, has a full brother born just before midnight on April 23 (more) Maryland-bred tops OBSC session A Maryland-bred daughter of the Maryland-based stallion Larrupin topped the second session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training (more) Maryland's newest millionaire Shine Again, a two-time Maryland-bred champion bred and raced by Allaire duPont, pushed past the million-dollar mark in earnings (more) Special Maryland-bred Bonus beginning with Pimlico Spring Meet The Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced the special Maryland-bred $5,000 Bonus for maiden allowance winners beginning with the Pimlico Spring meet will extend throughout the year (more) 'Willa' Makes Her Move, While Shine Again Is Second Again August 1, 2003, Saratoga, NY: Peter G. Angelos? Willa On the Move responded to the slop and the right-handed urging of jockey Edgar Prado and held off fierce stretch runs by favored Shine Again and Smok?n Frolic to win the 12th running of the Grade 3, $ (more) P Day Romps In Baltimore Breeders' Cup April 19, 2003. Adam Russo?s Maryland-bred P Day, arguably the most popular horse currently racing in Maryland, romped to victory over six rivals in the $125,000 Baltimore Breeders? Cup Handicap (Grade III) to the delight of the crowd. (more) WEST NILE VIRUS ALERT First Maryland Case of Equine West Nile Virus in 2003 Confirmed , Vaccination of All Equine Animals Encouraged (more) Maryland-bred Naughty Prince wins Block House Stakes April 19, 2003. Contrarian Stable's Naughty Prince, a maiden winner earlier this year, outran Ice Bullet to win the $30,000 Century BMW Block House Stakes at Tryon, N.C. Saturday. (more) Finally Here arrives in Grade 3 Duchess Stakes TORONTO, August 9, 2003...Maryland-bred Finally Here, ridden by Patrick Husbands, outbattled favoured Winter Garden and jockey Chantal Sutherland down the stretch to win the Grade 3 $177,250 Duchess Stakes for three-year-old fillies, Saturday at Woodbine. (more) Cherokee's Boy Takes The Tesio April 19, 2003. From start to finish, no horse challenged ZWP Stable?s Maryland-bred Cherokee?s Boy, so he galloped to an easy win in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for Visa Triple Crown hopefuls at Pimlico. (more) Crossing Point Dispatches Foes In Dave's Friend Stakes Saturday, August 09, 2003. LAUREL, MD---Nancy Clark and Fred Heyman?s Maryland-bred Crossing Point broke with the pack but quickly squirted away and was never challenged in winning today?s $50,000 Dave?s Friend Stakes at Laurel Park. (more) Baby Shark sets NTR in West Virginia Legislature Chariman's Cup Handicap August 9, 2003, Mountaineer Park. Edward Turner's Maryland-bred Baby Shark captured his second consecutive added money event with a length victory in Mountaineer Park's $85,000 West Virginia Legislature Chairman's Cup Handicap. (more) Trainer Jones Ponies Elusive Sara for Goldfinch Stakes Opener April 18, 2003. After less than a length eluded trainer J. Larry Jones from getting in the winner?s circle at Prairie Meadows in last year?s Goldfinch Stakes with a filly named Don?t Countess Out who later upped the throttle for a 6-furlong track record h (more) Shamrock Isle wins Atlanta Cup April 12, 2003. Maryland-bred Shamrock Isle wins the $50,000 Atlanta Cup (more) Love Happy Continues Winning Ways In Fire Plug Stakes April 12, 2003. Edward Turner?s Maryland-bred Love Happy won his fifth race in a row today, this time annexing the $75,000 Fire Plug Stakes as his rider pleased. (more) ACTION ALERT The American Horse Council is requesting that we contact our representatives regarding our health insurance coverage. (more) Secret Firm Dead Graded stakes-winning sprinter Secret Firm died of an apparent heart attack in his stall at Elberton Hill Farm in Darlington, Md., on March 26. (more) MARYLAND MILLION PRE-ENTRY BOOKS AVAILABLE (Timonium, MD ? August 15, 2003) The pre-entry books for Maryland Million Day 2003 are now available. All horses must be pre-entered by Wednesday, October 1st qualify as starters in the eleven-race program. (more) PERFECT MOON WINS BEST PAL STAKES August 17, 2003, Del Mar, CA. Annabelle Stute and The Hat Ranch?s Perfect Moon proved his recent victory in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship was no fluke today as he won the $150,000 Best Pal Stakes in convincing fashion under jockey Patrick Valenzue (more) Certantee Races To A Popular Score In Find Handicap Friday, August 22, 2003, Laurel Park. Maryland-bred Certantee and jockey Horacio Karamanos carried the colors of Sondra Bender to a thrilling victory in today?s $75,000 Find Handicap, the closing day feature of the summer meeting at Laurel Park. (more) Maryland breeding: New York Hero has roots elsewhere Don't be misled by the name. New York Hero, the colt who vaulted several spaces ahead on the Triple Crown trail with his victory in the Grade 2 Lane's End Stakes on March 22, is totally a product of Maryland breeding. (more) Board elects 2003-'04 officers Bowman to continue as President (more) SPECIAL MARYLAND-BRED BONUS OFFERED THIS SPRING AT PIMLICO $5,000 to the owner of a registered Maryland-bred who wins a Maiden Special Weight race at the 2003 Pimlico spring meet. (more) LONGSHOT NEW YORK HERO WINS 32ND LANE?S END STAKES March 24, 2003. Paraneck Stable?s Maryland-bred New York Hero, named for the heroes of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center disaster, came to Kentucky and pulled off the biggest win of his career, taking Saturday?s $500,000 Lane?s End Stakes (more) Undercover Blows Them Away In Gala Lil Stakes March 22, 2003. Gasparilla Stable and Farish?s Undercover stormed to victory as the overwhelming favorite in today?s $75,000 Gala Lil Stakes at Laurel Park. (more) LEGISLATIVE LEADERS PROCEED WITH STUDY OF SLOTS A legislative committee headed by House Ways and Means chairman Sheila E. Hixson (D, Montgomery County) has embarked on a series of meetings (more) Cruise Along Sails In Pimlico's All Brandy Stakes BALTIMORE, 09-06-03---The powerful team of owner Sondra Bender and trainer Larry Murray won its fifth stakes race of the year in Maryland as Cruise Along beat nine other Maryland-bred fillies and mares in the $75,000 All Brandy Stakes at Pimlico. (more) Finally Here takes Arlington Park's Smart Deb Arlingtaon Heights, Ill., Sept. 13, 2003. Pop-A-Top LLC's Finally Here took the lead in the stretch and was first home by a neck in the $47,850 Smart Deb Stakes. (more) Conservation Upsets Foufa?s Warrior In Finney BALTIMORE, 09-13-03---The last time Barclay Tagg was at Pimlico Race Course, he saddled Funny Cide to a near record performance in winning the Preakness Stakes?. This afternoon he returned to Old Hilltop from his New York-base as Conservation upset odds-o (more) Impolite takes second stakes at Monmouth Park Oceanport, NJ- Ray Noble?s IMPOLITE dueled three wide then drew clear down the stretch to post a 1 1/4 length win on a turf course listed as firm over stable mate Six Pack Sally at Monmouth Park in the Joseph Buckelew Stakes. (more) RIDE TO ANNAPOLIS ON MARCH 17 COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE HORSE INDUSTRY (more) P Day Wins Nod In Harrison Johnson Handicap March 15, 2003. Adam Russo?s Maryland-bred P Day bounced back from a dull effort in the mud here in February to win a thrilling edition of today?s $75,000 Harrison E Johnson Memorial Handicap. (more) Gazillion Wins As Expected In Conniver Stakes March 9, 2003. Lucy Kessler?s Maryland-bred Gazillion and jockey Ramon Dominguez patiently stalked the pacesetters, then charged between tiring horses at the top of the lane to score a popular victory in the $60,000 Conniver Stakes. (more) MARYLAND-BRED CHAMPIONS 2002 Preakness Stakes-G1 runner-up Magic Weisner was the unanimous choice as 2002 Maryland-bred horse of the year in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) Cherokee's Boy Dominates In Deputed Testamony Stakes March 3, 2003. ZWP Stable?s Cherokee?s Boy jumped on the Triple Crown trail by trouncing a small field of Maryland-bred rivals in the $75,000 Deputed Testamony Stakes this afternoon at Laurel Park. (more) Second In Command Second To None In Best Turn February 22, 2003. In keeping with the spirit of the day, Richard L. Golden?s Maryland-bred Second In Command simply let it flow, and under jockey Jean-Luc Samyn, the Silver Deputy colt got to the lead and poured it on in the stretch. (more) Ellen Moyer's response to slots bill Letter from Ellen Moyer to Michael Busch, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates (more) Thoroughbred as state horse A hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. February 13 regarding legislation that would designate the Thoroughbred as Maryland's state horse. (more) Boxer Girl Delivers Knockout Punch In Jameela Stakes Feb. 1, 2003. The Bayard Sharp Trust?s Boxer Girl out-stepped five Maryland-bred fillies, including the 4-5 favorite Coquettish, to win this afternoon?s $60,000 Jameela Stakes. (more) MHBA launches marylandthoroughbred.com The Maryland Horse Breeders Association today launched its expanded and comprehensive new website, marylandthoroughbred.com. (more) Eye on Annapolis At noon on January 8, 2003, both Houses of the Maryland General Assembly convened to open their annual 90 day Session. (more) Tom Bowman Elected President Tom Bowman of Chestertown, Md. has been elected to succeed Michael Pons as president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) Undercover Captures Maryland Racing Media Handicap LAUREL, MD. 02-21-04---Mario Pino and the chestnut mare Undercover overwhelmed a small band of rival Maryland-bred fillies and mares in today?s $75,000 Maryland Racing Media Handicap at Laurel Park. (more) Water Cannon Upsets Capac In Miracle Wood Stakes LAUREL, MD 02-28-04---Maryland-bred Water Cannon put the damper on the VISA Triple Crown hopes of Capac when he scored a narrow victory in the $40,000 Miracle Wood Stakes, while the much vaunted favorite tired to fifth. (more) Jorgie Stover Upsets In Harrison Johnson Memorial Handicap LAUREL, MD. 03-13-04---Jorgie Stover and jockey Kaymarie Kreidel were overlooked in the wagering, but they teamed up for a front-running, upset victory in today?s $75,000 Harrison Johnson Memorial Handicap at Laurel Park. (more) Preemptive Strike takes The NSA G3 Carolina First Carolina Cup Camden, SC, March 27, 2004. Maryland-bred Preemptive Strike, a 6-year-old son of Roanoke, out of Mirkwood (Far North), captured the $50,000 Carolina First Carolina Cup, Saturday's feature at Camden. (more) MARYLAND-BRED WINS $ 2 MILLION GOLDEN SHAHEEN Nad Al Shea, March 27, 2004. Maryland-bred Our New Recruit ($28.60) ran down Breeders? Cup sprint winner Cajun Beat to win today?s $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in United Arab Emirates. (more) Love at first sight for Angela?s Love FLORENCE, KY . . . March 27, 2004 . . . Marylan d-bred Angela?s Love loved her first encounter with the Turfway Park track Saturday, gliding home under jockey Mark Guidry to win the 32nd running of the $50,000 Fairway Fun Stakes. (more) Water Cannon Advances In Private Terms Stakes LAUREL, MD. 03-27-04---Water Cannon put visions of the Preakness squarely in the minds of those who watched the Maryland-bred gelding trounce a field of six 3-year-olds in this afternoon?s $60,000 Private Terms Stakes at Laurel Park. (more) ABC 2 SHINES THE LIGHT ON ONE OF MARYLAND'S OLDEST TRADITIONS ABC 2 debuts Maryland Horse Breeders Thoroughbred Weekly Sunday, September 21 at 11:30 a.m. (more) TAM'S TERMS CAPTURES MEADOWLANDS JOHN HENRY STAKES October 3, 2003. In the $50,000 John Henry Stakes, Maryland-bred Tam's Terms wore down last year's Meadowlands Cup winner Burning Roma in deep stretch to post a three-quarter length win. (more) MARYLAND MILLION DAY 2003 Article by Sean Clancy October 11, 2003, Laurel Park. (more) Maryland-bred Lord Kenneth captures timber stake at Great Meadow October 18, 2003. At Great Meadow, Virginia, on Saturday, Kinross Farm's Lord Kenneth captured the $35,000 International Gold Cup timber stakes to give him a sweep of the timber classics over the course (more) Richetta Doesn't Disappoint In Heavenly Cause Stakes LAUREL, MD. 11-01-03---Higgins and Bowman Stable?s Richetta was a handy winner of today?s $60,000 Heavenly Cause Stakes at Laurel Park, winning comfortably by 1-1/4 lengths. (more) Gazillion And Prado Win Stefanita Stakes LAUREL, Md. 11-15-03---Cool, calm and collected, jockey Edgar Prado kept Lucy Kessler?s Gazillion down on the rail but in close striking position and then drove the filly to a hard fought victory in the $75,000 Stefanita Stakes. (more) Richetta Rises To The Occasion In Selima Stakes LAUREL, MD. 11-15-03---Higgins and Bowman Stable?s Richetta turned what was expected to be a contested heat into a stroll around Laurel Park with a commanding victory in the $100,000 Selima Stakes for 2-year-old fillies. (more) Ironton Holds On To Win Northern Dancer Stakes LAUREL, MD. 11-22-03---Tim Cunningham?s Ironton wrested the lead down the backstretch in the $75,000 Northern Dancer Stakes for 3-year-old Maryland-breds and held onto it to register a narrow score at the wire. (more) Cruise Along Cruises to Impressive Geisha Victory LAUREL, MD. 12-07-03---Sondra Bender?s Cruise Along pulled away from a solid field of Maryland-bred fillies and mares in dominating fashion to win the $100,000 Geisha Handicap at Laurel Park. (more) Worldly Pleasure Pulls Upset In Politely Stakes LAUREL, MD. 12-13-03---Worldly Pleasure, who is owned by her trainer John Alecci, upset a nice field of 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies in the $60,000 Politely Stakes, the co-feature on today?s nine race card at Laurel Park. (more) Acrolect Beats State-Breds In Challedon Stakes LAUREL, MD. 12-20-03---The owner and trainer were nowhere to be found, but Acrolect showed up and trounced a field of Maryland-breds in today?s $60,000 Challedon Stakes at Laurel Park. (more) Search For A Cure Wins Thriller In Squan Song LAUREL, MD. 12-27-03---Lou Ulman?s Search For A Cure joined the ranks of stakes winners with a thrilling victory in the final jumps to win the $50,000 Squan Song Stakes this afternoon at Laurel Park, beating 10 other Maryland-bred fillies and mares. (more) Bronze Abe Shines In What A Summer Stakes LAUREL, MD. 01-17-04---The old white mare is still what she used to be as Maryland-bred Bronze Abe bounced to the lead and battled head-to-head almost to the finish line to win the $75,000 What A Summer Stakes this afternoon at Laurel Park. (more) White Mountain Boy Takes Goss L. Stryker Stakes LAUREL, MD. 02-07-04---Michael Gill?s White Mountain Boy prevailed to win a three way thriller in the $75,000 Goss L.Stryker Stakes for Maryland-breds sophomores this afternoon at Laurel Park. (more) Silmaril Surprises In Jameela Stakes LAUREL, MD. 02-15-04---All eyes and most of the wagering were fixed on 8-5 favorite Forestier and a pair of 2-1 shots She?s A Rebel Too and Sea Of Promises, but it was the homebred filly Silmaril who blew by the top three and won today?s $75,000 Jameela S (more) MARYLAND-BRED CHAMPIONS OF 2003 Mrs. Richard C. duPont?s homebred Shine Again was named 2003 Maryland-bred horse of the year in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. (more) Spirited Game Surprises In Smart Halo Stakes BALTIMORE, MD. 04-04-04---Lightly raced Maryland-bred Spirited Game was relentless in pursuit as she raced far off the pacesetters in seventh place and then passed every one of them to win today?s $50,000 Smart Halo Stakes. (more) |
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