Maryland Breeding
Midlantic-breds thrive over Belmont weekend
Horses bred in Maryland and Pennsylvania took six races at Belmont Park last weekend, including four stakes, two graded.
MHBA election results released, three new members added
The Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) elections saw three newcomers added to the board and two incumbents holding their seats.
Sabrina Moore: Love of horses “can take you pretty far”
From daring barrel racer to budding breeder and pinhooker, 26-year-old Sabrina Moore has had a racing journey driven by her and her mother’s love for horses.
Kobe’s Back joins Bonita stallion roster
Millionaire Kobe’s Back, who made every start in his career in stakes company, has joined the Bonita Farm stallion roster for 2018.
Multiple G1 winner Dortmund among new Maryland sires
Dortmund, who won a pair of Grade 1 races including the Santa Anita Derby, headlines the list of new sires standing in Maryland for 2018.
Alliance, half-brother to Tepin, to stand at Maryland’s Bonita Farm
Alliance, an unraced half-brother to champion Tepin by top sire Harlan’s Holiday, will enter stud duties in 2018 at Maryland’s Bonita Farm.
Heritage Stallions partners to split
Louis Merryman and Drs. Tom and Brooke Bowman, the partners in Heritage Stallions, have announced they will split into two breeding operations.
Maryland-bred Ginger N Rye takes Saratoga’s Smart N Fancy
Maryland-bred Ginger N Rye stormed to an impressive victory in the Smart N Fancy Stakes at Saratoga, the first stakes win by a Midlantic-bred on the Saratoga flat this year.
Chanceland pair take top MHBA Yearling Show honors
At Sunday’s 83rd annual MHBA Yearling Show, a pair of horses from Chanceland Farm took the highest honors.
Cathryn Sophia tabbed as Md-bred Horse of the Year
Cathryn Sophia earned laurels as the top Maryland-bred runner of 2016, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced today.
Best description of Cathryn Sophia? Racehorse
Talent is one thing; wanting to win’s another. The talented Cathryn Sophia, said her trainer admiringly, was “a racehorse.”
Family connections mean “everything” in Laurel Park stakes wins
A trio of state-bred stakes at Laurel Park showed how patience and feel — and connections — mean everything in the breeding game.
Bonita Farm adds Norumbega to stallion roster
Maryland’s Bonita Farm has added Grade 2 winner Norumbega to its stallion roster for 2017.
Good calls land Dancing Rags in Breeders’ Cup
Dancing Rags is the lone Maryland-bred in this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup, and the first Grade 1 winner for her breeder, David DiPietro.
Sagamore filly earns MHBA Yearling Show honors
A big group of horses came out for the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s 82nd annual yearling show, and a Sagamore Farm filly took top honors.
Komlo, M & D wave the Maryland flag with two stakes wins
Veteran trainer Bill Komlo and M & D Stables – his daughter and son-in-law – teamed up to win both Maryland-bred stakes today at Pimlico.
In Focus: Mid-Atlantic Day at Pimlico
The closing Saturday at Pimlico features five stakes, and we provide an in-depth look at them.
Over 100 nominated to Pimlico closing weekend stakes
Phlash Phelps, Monster Sleeping, and Middleburg are among 122 nominees to Pimlico’s two Maryland-bred and three Virginia-bred stakes closing weekend.
Top Maryland sire Not for Love dies
Longtime leading Maryland sire Not for Love has been euthanized after a bout with colic.
John Servis to judge MHBA Yearling Show
Trainer John Servis — conditioner of Kentucky Oaks winner Cathryn Sophia — will judge the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s annual yearling show.
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