Maryland Breeding
Anchor and Hope announces 2021 stud fees
Maryland’s Anchor and Hope Farm announced stud fee reductions for 2021 for its roster of four stallions.
Breeders’ Cup: Md-bred Knicks Go dominates Dirt Mile
Knicks Go, a Maryland-bred, simply ran his rivals off their feet to post a dominant win in track-record time in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland.
Breeders’ Cup: For breeder Sabrina Moore, a second try for Knicks Go
Knicks Go ran second in the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and will try it again in Saturday’s Mile. As in 2018 breeders Angie and Sabrina Moore will be there.
Stallion Force the Pass to Saudi Arabia
Force the Pass, a son of Speightstown who stood stud in Maryland in 2020, has been sold and will continue his stud career in Saudi Arabia.
Opinion: What time is it?
The Gmax timing system in use at numerous tracks offers many advantages — but still has issues getting the final time correct. This is a big problem.
Heir Port is first winner for sire Mosler
Two-year-old Heir Port’s victory Sunday at Monmouth Park gave sire Mosler, standing at Maryland’s Country Life Farm, his first winner.
Bernardini filly takes MHBA Yearling Show
A filly by Bernardini was named Grand Champion at the 86th annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show Saturday in Timonium.
Mare Uniformly Yours paying increasing dividends
Uniformly Yours, winless as a runner, has turned into a Maryland-based goldmine, throwing multiple stakes winners and a $500,000 weanling.
First Irish War Cry foal arrives
The first foal by multiple graded winner Irish War Cry was born Feb. 12; the Pennsylvania-bred colt is out of a Cape Cross mare.
First foal of Long River arrives
Regally bred young stallion Long River had his first foal this month, a colt out of an American Lion mare.
Monday Morning Qb may seek Withers score
Monday Morning Qb, winner of Laurel Park’s Heft Stakes in December, may hop the Derby trail in the Feb. 1 G3 Withers at Aqueduct.
Parade of Colors helps breeder Williamson march on
After a lifetime in racing, breeder Jay Williamson is still excited about the patriotically-named offspring of his mare Parade of Colors.
Maryland Stallion Showcase set for Nov. 30
The Stallion Showcase will take place prior to racing on November 30 at Laurel Park and feature stallions from numerous Maryland farms.
Miss J McKay back in action in Stewart Manor Stks.
Excluded from the Breeders’ Cup, Miss J McKay will instead try her hand in the $100k Stewart Manor Stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday.
Laurel route sends Md-bred Sharing to Breeders’ Cup win
Trainer Graham Motion skipped bigger races to run Sharing in the Selima at Laurel, which paid off when she won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.
Miss J McKay pointed to Breeders’ Cup
Anne Arundel County Stakes winner Miss J McKay, a Maryland-bred, is headed to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, her trainer said.
Raging Whiskey is first stakes winner for sire Bourbon Courage
Raging Whiskey’s win in the Capote Stakes at Los Alamitos gave sire Bourbon Courage, standing in Maryland, his first stakes winner.
On breeding: No headache for Hangover Kid
First crop stallion Hangover Kid has only six named two-year-olds — but at least one of them looks to be a real runner, in On Breeding.
On breeding: Help is on the way in Maryland
The MHBA may be cause for optimism that Maryland’s new stallions are going to have a major impact, in on breeding.
Miss J McKay gives sire Hangover Kid first winner
Favored Miss J McKay dominated at first asking to break her maiden today at Laurel Park and give her sire, Hangover Kid, his first winner.
