Maryland Breeding
Great Notion colt takes top honors at MHBA Yearling Show
A Great Notion colt took the top spot and the Merryman family dominated at Sunday’s 91st annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show.
Md-breds Mindframe, Romeo take Churchill stakes
Maryland-breds thrived in Kentucky, with Mindframe winning the G1 Stephen Foster and 2yo Romeo upsetting the Bashford Manor.
Future Is Now, Romeo settle for minor spoils in Spa stakes
A pair of Maryland-breds, multiple graded winner Future Is Now and 2yo Romeo, settled for minor spoils in Saratoga stakes Thursday.
Md-bred Future Is Now seeks Incontinental repeat
Maryland-bred Future Is Now, who earned her first graded win last year in the Intercontinental, will return to Saratoga Thursday to defend it.
Romeo takes aim at Tremont
Maryland-bred Romeo, a dazzling debut winner by 10 lengths in early May, will dive into the deep end in the Tremont at Saratoga June 5.
Allard considering next move for Quint’s Brew
Trainer Ned Allard is considering three options for Maryland-bred Quint’s Brew, winner of the General George and twice second in graded company.
Maryland racing stakeholders nervously eye the future
The starting gate issues that plagued Pimlico’s opening weekend felt eerily symbolic to some Maryland racing stakeholders.
MTH: Takethemoneyhoney wins thriller in Serena’s Song
Four-year-old Md-bred Takethemoneyhoney made her first foray into stakes a winning one when she took a thriller in the Serena’s Song.
Md-bred Mindframe in time in Churchill Downs
Maryland-bred Mindframe had a breakthrough victory Saturday, taking the Grade 1 Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard.
Midlantic-breds in Kentucky Derby day stakes
Several Midlantic-bred horses are slated to tackle undercard stakes on Kentucky Derby day. Here’s the scoop.
Midlantic-breds to tackle Wood Memorial, other Big A stakes
Horses bred in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania will tackle Saturday’s Wood Memorial, Carter, and other Aqueduct stakes.
Quint’s Brew pointing to G2 Carter
Maryland-bred Quint’s Brew, a flashy winner of the General George last out, will next tackle the G2 Carter at Aqueduct April 5.
Md-bred Beautiful Blome takes shot at Busanda
White Clay Creek Stakes winner Beautiful Blome, a Maryland-bred, will take a swing in Saturday’s Busanda at Aqueduct, a Kentucky Oaks points race.
Post Time heads strong Midlantic Cigar Mile day group
Post Time is among four Midlantic-breds in Saturday’s Grade 2 Cigar Mile at the Big A, while two others are in the Remsen.
Grade 3 winner Warrant to stand at Murmur Farm
Warrant, a Grade 3 winner by Consitution, will stand at Maryland’s Murmur Farm in 2025 after having stood in Pennsylvania in 2024.
VIDEO: Maryland racing highlights
Maryland-connected horses had plenty of racing success this past weekend, both at home and on the road. Here are Maryland racing highlights.
“Enjoying the ride” as Post Time posts final pre-BC move
Maryland-bred Post Time completed his major Breeders’ Cup prep Saturday, and his connections are enjoying the ride.
The story of Post Boy, the great Maryland horse
In the nation’s early days, horse racing was its only organized sport, and one of its biggest stars was Post Boy, called “the great Maryland horse.”
Midlantic mares bred declines amid continuing national fall
The latest report of mares bred shows continuing declines in the region and nationally as the foal crop continues to drop.
Maryland-breds fared well at Fasig-Tipton yearling sale
The average value of Maryland-breds sold at Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton yearling sale was up over 8% from 2023, helping the sale to hold its own.
