Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ late-running Aloha West delivered an epic performance in getting his first stakes win in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Sprint-G1 at Del Mar on Saturday, Nov. 6. The 4-year-old son of Hard Spun surged down the stretch and caught Dr. Schivel at the wire to prevail by the slimmest of noses on the world’s biggest stage.
Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Aloha West and Korea Racing Authority’s Knicks Go, the only two Maryland-bred contenders at this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships, held at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, Calif., made history Saturday, Nov. 6, as they each won their races to mark the first time two Maryland-breds won on the same Breeders’ Cup card.
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association is excited to introduce Erin Swope, one of two new full-time staff members, who has taken on the role of bookkeeper in our finance department. Erin, a 23-year-old native of Westminster, graduated in December 2020 from Towson University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in finance. On top of her time in the MHBA office, she spends her mornings at Pimlico exercising racehorses for trainer Mary Eppler.
Along with Erin, the MHBA is proud to introduce Becky Remsberg, another new full-time staff member, who has been hired as our administrative assistant and public outreach coordinator. Becky, a 24-year-old native of Fallston, received her associate’s degree in agricultural business management from the Institute of Applied Agriculture at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2017 and recently graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science and Technology.
The Jockey Club has released Report of Mares Bred (RMB) statistics for the 2021 breeding season and Maryland is ranked sixth among the top-10 states and provinces, with 778 mares reported bred by 25 stallions. Maryland stallions averaged 31.1 mares per book.
After attendance was limited last year due to Covid-19 restrictions, the 36th annual Maryland Million Day reflected a return to normalcy as fans were welcomed back for an exciting day of racing on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Laurel Park, where Maryland-breds captured 10 of the 12 races.
Corrales Racing LLC’s Air Token pulled away down the stretch to secure his first official stakes victory by two and a quarter lengths in the $100,000 Maryland Million Sprint on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Laurel Park.
Bird Mobberley LLC’s Buff My Boots wasn’t going to let anyone by her as she pinned her ears and charged across the wire first in the $100,000 Maryland Million Lassie, for 2-year-old fillies, to win her first stakes by a half-length on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Laurel Park.
On a mission seeking redemption, Vivian E. Rall’s homebred Epic Idea found a spot between horses and powered down the stretch to win the $100,000 Maryland Million Ladies by a half-length over Maldives Model on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Laurel Park.
If Hello Beautiful was aware of the pressure going for a record-tying third Maryland Million win, she certainly didn’t show it as she led gate-to-wire in the seven-furlong $100,000 Maryland Million Distaff at Laurel Park on Saturday, Oct. 23.
Bell Gable Stable LLC’s Somekindofmagician has proven he’s only getting better with age as the hard-knocking 7-year-old gelding won a three-horse photo by a nose to secure a long-awaited victory in the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf at Laurel Park on Saturday, Oct. 23.
A Maclean’s Music colt out of the winning Malibu Moon mare Make Amends led the Maryland-bred contingent at this year’s Keeneland September Yearling sale in Lexington, Ky., selling for $500,000.
Read more ...Intrepid Daydream earned her first career stakes victory on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Pimlico, when she won the Shine Again Stakes by one and a half lengths.
Read more ...Double Crown came from off the pace to pull the upset in the Polynesian Stakes on Sunday, Sept. 10 at Pimlico, winning by four and a half lengths at 6-1.
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