Hard-hitting sprinter Call Paul – a multiple graded winner – and promising juvenile Pink Caddy are half-siblings whose lineage didn’t presage greatness.
Seven different sires won the seven primary Maryland Million stakes, with Friesan Fire’s son Forest Fire narrowly prevailing in the Classic.
Though Maryland saw the number of mares bred to state stallions grow by almost 16 percent, that number declined in every other mid-Atlantic state.
Pennsylvania-bred, Delaware-certified Tisdale — with plenty of Maryland in his background too — is a three-year-old with a bright future.
For young sires in particular, Maryland Million success can catch the eyes of the region’s breeders and help propel a stallion.
From Afleet Alex to Zensational, Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Yearling Sale in Timonium aims to have horses for every taste, and budget.
Maryland stud Friesan Fire, the 2009 Kentucky Derby post-time favorite, sired his first winner when Morning Fire scored at Parx this weekend.
At the Maryland Million post draw, you couldn’t shake the feeling that this old event is becoming new all over again.