Breeding
Anna’s Bandit delivers first Maryland foal of ’23
Anna’s Bandit, an 11-time stakes winner of more than $800,000, delivered Maryland’s first foal of 2023, a colt by Tapit.
True Valour retired to stand at Northview
True Valour, a multiple graded stakes winner on the turf, has been retired and will stand stud at Maryland’s Northview Stallion Station.
Maryland sire Imagining euthanized
Maryland sire Imagining was euthanized August 23, Anchor and Hope Farm said, the result of complications from colic.
Bandbox colt named champion of MHBA yearling show
In the 88th annual Maryland Horse Breeders’ Association (MHBA) yearling show, a Bandbox colt, a Hillwood Stable homebred, took top honors.
Anchor & Hope’s exciting lineup includes Gun Runner brother Fortune Ticket
Anchor and Hope Farm’s exciting roster of young stallions includes Fortune Ticket, a full-brother to Gun Runner, and several others.
Peace and Justice: Sire’s offspring versatile, precocious
No Pennsylvania sire had more two-year-old winners last year than did Peace and Justice, and the stallion’s just getting rolling, says his owner.
Galawi to stand at Northview
Galawi, a regally bred but lightly raced son of Dubawi, will stand stud at Maryland’s Northview Stallion Station for the 2022 season.
Engage to stand at Northview
Engage, a mutliple graded stakes-winning sprinter, will stand at Northview Stallion Station for 2022, the farm announced.
Md-breds steal Breeders’ Cup spotlight
Knicks Go flew early, Aloha West flew late, and Maryland-breds stole the show on Breeders’ Cup Saturday with a pair of wins.
Report of mares bred shows Midlantic declines
While the just-released report of of mares bred showed essentially flat national numbers, the MId-Atlantic saw a 15% drop.
Md Million: New sires hoping for fast starts
This year’s Maryland Million could mark coming-out parties for several first-crop stallions seeking to get a leg up in the race to see who’s next.
First winner for sire Blofeld
Maryland-based sire Blofeld had his first winner Oct. 16 when Crabs N Beer scored at Delaware Park.
Sire Holy Boss has first winner
Freshman sire Holy Boss had his first starter and first winner Wednesday at Delaware Park as Show’em Who’s Boss romped.
John McKee and Fiber Sonde’s “great cross”
The combination of his sire Fiber Sonde and mares by Indian Charlie has been a major factor in John McKee’s recent success – and that looks to be continuing.
Anchor and Hope trying to “keep Maryland racing on the rise”
With a roster of five, including two that already have stakes winners, Anchor and Hope Farm offers the most exciting young stallion roster in Maryland.
First foal a filly for Force the Pass
Stallion Force the Pass, who stood for a single season in Maryland before being sold to Saudi Arabia, had his first foal, a filly, February 4.
On Breeding: Paynter’s pretty pictures
In our latest On Breeding column, the top two Midlantic-breds of 2020 both are sons of Paynter. What’s their secret?
Sire Peace and Justice “on his way”
With a stakes winner and several other promising runners on the track, young Pennsylvania sire Peace and Justice looks to be on the way up.
On Breeding: Midlantic sire stats
In our latest On Breeding column, a look at the region’s sires: who’s the leader, which have the most blacktype runners, and which are up-and coming?
Peace and Justice moves to Blackstone
Young sire Peace and Justice, a son of War Front whose first crop are two-year-olds, will move for 2021 to Pennsylvania’s Blackstone Farm.
