Tag: Country Life Farm

Heir Port is first winner for sire Mosler

by Frank Vespe | Aug 11, 2020 | Breaking, Breeding, Maryland, MD Breeding | 0 |

Two-year-old Heir Port’s victory Sunday at Monmouth Park gave sire Mosler, standing at Maryland’s Country Life Farm, his first winner.

Divining Rod to stand at Maryland’s Country Life Farm

by Press Release | Dec 5, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |

Divining Rod, a Grade 3 winner who was third in the 2015 Preakness, will stand at stud at Country Life Farm for the 2018 season.

Country Life Farm’s Mary Jo Pons passes

by The Biz | Jan 3, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |

Mary Jo Pons, 87, the matriarch of Country Life Farm, passed away Sunday at age 87.

Corvus remains Maryland Million Nursery winner

by The Biz | Dec 16, 2015 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories | 8 |

The Maryland Racing Commission voted yesterday to uphold a stewards’ decision not to disqualify Maryland Million winner Corvus for an isoxsuprine positive.

Racing Commission to determine Maryland Million Nursery winner

by Frank Vespe | Dec 2, 2015 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories | 4 |

Corvus’ win in the Maryland Million Nursery has been appealed to the Racing Commission after he tested positive for isoxsuprine but was not disqualified.

Maryland Million: “Signature day” can boost young sires

by Frank Vespe | Oct 13, 2015 | Breaking, Breeding, Business, Maryland, MD Breeding, MD Business, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories | 0 |

For young sires in particular, Maryland Million success can catch the eyes of the region’s breeders and help propel a stallion.

Maryland sire Friesan Fire has first winner

by The Biz | Jul 13, 2015 | Breaking, Breeding, Maryland, MD Breeding | 0 |

Maryland stud Friesan Fire, the 2009 Kentucky Derby post-time favorite, sired his first winner when Morning Fire scored at Parx this weekend.

Matt McCarron named Merryland’s trainer

by The Biz | Feb 27, 2015 | Breaking, Breeding, Maryland, MD Breeding, MD Racing, Racing | 0 |

Matt McCarron will be the new head trainer at the Pons brothers’ Merryland Farm.

Hall of Famer Cigar passes

by The Biz | Oct 8, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding | 2 |

Cigar, the Maryland-bred colt whose 16-race win streak captivated the nation, has died at age 24.

Country Life Farm to add Super Ninety Nine for 2015

by The Biz | Sep 15, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding | 0 |

Country Life Farm will add Grade 3 winner Super Ninety Nine to its stallion roster for 2015.

Brice Ridgely, bred Declan’s Moon, passes

by The Biz | Aug 5, 2014 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding | 0 |

Brice Ridgely, the Maryland breeder who bred champion Declan’s Moon, has passed away.

Today in Racing History: Cigar

by The Biz | Feb 11, 2014 | Breaking, Features, Regionwide | 0 |

Today in Racing History, Cigar won the fourth of his 16 straight victories and the second in his unbeaten 1995 Horse of the Year campaign.

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