The winners of the 2021 Renaissance Awards for top Maryland-breds will be announced virtually over a period of six days starting Feb. 28.
In voting that was no surprise to anyone, Maryland-bred Knicks Go was the overwhelming choice as Horse of the Year.
Maryland-bred star Knicks Go concluded his career Saturday with a second-place finish in the G1 Pegasus World Cup.
Likely horse of the year Knicks Go is favored in what will be the final race of his career, Saturday’s G1 Pegasus World Cup.
With a spectacular 2021 campaign, Knicks Go became the first horse to be named the Top Midlantic-bred in back-to-back years.
Maryland-bred Knicks Go, the likely horse of the year, on Sunday had his final tuneup prior to Saturday’s G1 Pegasus World Cup.
The Eclipse Award finalists have been named, among them contenders Knicks Go and Aloha West and apprentice jock finalists John Hiraldo and Charlie Marquez.
There was controversy aplenty, and some locals human and equine made very good, indeed. Here are some of the top stories of 2021 in Maryland racing.
Knicks Go, the Maryland-bred Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, will make one more start, the Pegasus World Cup, which trainer Brad Cox calls “bittersweet.”
Breeders’ Cup winners Knicks Go and Aloha West, both Maryland-breds, head the latest Top Midlantic-bred Poll.