2014 Maryland-Bred Hall of Fame Class
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Maryland Horse April 2014 Official publication of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association; Vol. 79, No. 4 2014 Maryland-bred Hall of Fame class MARYLAND HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION INC. 30 East Padonia Road Breeders’ Cup Classic-G1 Timonium, MD 21093 winner Concern and National P.O. Box 427 Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Timonium, MD 21094 Fame member Tuscalee are 410-252-2100 Fax 410-560-0503 the newest inductees to the www.marylandthoroughbred.com Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame, as selected by a BOARD OF DIRECTORS Joseph P. Pons Jr. committee of racing industry President members for the Maryland Donald H. Barr Horse Breeders Association 1 Vice-president and Maryland Racing Media Milton P. Higgins III Association. Secretary-treasurer The two join the 12 select- Cricket Goodall ed for the inaugural class last Executive director year: Broad Brush, Challe- Richard F. Blue Jr., R. Thomas don, Cigar, Find, Gallorette, Bowman*, Rebecca B. Davis, Jameela, Politely, Safely Kept, John C. Davison, David Twixt and Vertex and jumpers DiPietro, James T. Dresher Jr., Elkridge and Jay Trump. Michael J. Harrison, R. Larry The induction of Concern Johnson, Edwin W. Merryman, Stidham & Associates Wayne L. Morris*, Suzanne and Tuscalee add two local Moscarelli, Tom Mullikin, heroes who filled their careers William S. Reightler Jr., with impressive milestones. Robert B. White Robert Meyerhoff’s home- *president appointed bred Concern became the first Maryland-bred to win the Directors Emeritus (served 18 years) Breeders’ Cup Classic when J. William Boniface, R. he captured the nation’s rich- Thomas Bowman, King est race as a 3-year-old in 1994. T. Leatherbury, Donald P. Trained by Richard Small and Litz Jr., Robert T. Manfuso, based in Maryland, Concern Ann Merryman, Michael was one of the most exciting Pons, Katharine M. Voss horses in competition, as the Advisory Council son of Broad Brush routinely (past MHBA presidents) dropped far back early, then J. William Boniface, William K. produced last-to-first runs. He Boniface, Frank A. Bonsal, captured four graded stakes R. Thomas Bowman, William while earning $3,079,350. G. Christmas, Hal C.B. Clagett The Classic at Churchill III, Kimball C. Firestone, King Downs culminated Concern’s Homebred Hall of Famers: Robert Meyerhoff’s Concern (top) T. Leatherbury, Dr. Robert 14-start sophomore season. and Alfred Smith’s Tuscalee are this year’s inductees to the Leonard, J.W.Y. Martin Jr., Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame. Michael Pons, James B. Steele He competed at 10 tracks that Jr., Katharine M. Voss year, and recorded his first stakes win in Oaklawn Park’s and Grade 3 New Orleans Oklahoma Equine Thorough- strong and durable while Grade 2 Arkansas Derby in Handicap, and was third in bred Stallions in Washington. making 89 starts and winning April. His 10 stakes placings the Oaklawn Handicap-G1 Tuscalee, bred and cam- 39 times (two of his wins came included the Grade 1 Preak- and Pimlico Special-G1 (both paigned by Alfred Smith, on the flat at hunt meets). ness, Travers, Haskell and Su- to Cigar). He added anoth- was a fixture at steeplechase Trained throughout his career per Derby. er $511,900 and at one point meets for 10 seasons, from by Joe (Leiter) Aitcheson Sr. Concern was the first during the year ranked as 1963 to 1972. When he retired and ridden primarily by the Maryland-bred to earn $2 mil- Maryland’s all-time leading at age 12, he had won more trainer’s Hall of Fame son Joe lion in a single season while earner (surpassing his sire). American steeplechase races Aitcheson Jr., Tuscalee won a amassing $2,541,670, and was Concern entered stud at than any horse in history (37). dozen stakes, and carried as runner-up for the 3-year-old Northview Stallion Station During his season of 1966, much as 167 pounds to victo- Eclipse Award to Horse of in Maryland as the richest when named champion stee- ry. He was inducted into the the Year Holy Bull. Concern stallion to stand in the state. plechaser by the Thorough- National Thoroughbred Rac- earned his own titles when Before being moved to Okla- bred Racing Associations, he ing Hall of Fame in 2013. named Maryland-bred Horse homa for the 2004 season, Con- broke the North American A ceremony celebrating of the Year as well as champi- cern sired 10 stakes winners, record for steeplechase victo- this year’s inductees will be on 3-year-old. including two-time Eclipse ries in a single season with 10. held this spring. R In his first four starts at 4, Award-winning steeplechaser Both records still stand. For more on all the Hall of Concern notched wins in the Good Night Shirt. Now 23, the Tuscalee, a son of Mary- Fame horses, see mdthoroughbred Grade 1 Californian Stakes Hall of Famer is a pensioner at land stallion Tuscany, proved halloffame.com. ner in 2013 for new connec- Tough Broad, sold privately tions Chalk Racing and trainer by Meyerhoff in 2009, was re- MHBA 2013 Bruce Brown. The now 6-year- tired in September and began old took the Around The Cape a stallion career in California. Breeder of the Year: Stakes at Belmont Park in May, While three of Meyerhoff’s his only win of the season. stakes stars did their winning Robert E. Meyerhoff Both horses are out of 2013 for other owners, one flew Broodmare of the Year Peril- the flag proudly. Broad Rule, ous Night. trained by Small for Meyer- Veteran Richard’s Kid hoff, won January’s Fire Plug and began their racing careers added another stakes win to Stakes. The now 6-year-old in the familiar blue and yel- 2 his lengthy career when he returned to win the same race low diamonds. Only Broad stormed off with the Grade in 2014. Rule still races for Meyerhoff 3 Cougar II Handicap at Del Meyerhoff’s long past in and trainer Dickie Small, but Mar in his fourth start in the racing also resulted in Mary- the horses are still paying div- race. Second in 2009 and third land Breeder of the Year idends. in 2010, he skipped 2011 while awards for 1986, 1992-96, Half-brothers Delaunay racing in Dubai but returned 1999, 2000, 2009 and 2010. No and Night Officer enjoyed to win the 2012 and 2013 ver- other breeder has won more strong seasons with the for- sions. The son of Lemon Drop than seven. R mer winning three of five Kid and the Broad Brush mare starts for owner Maggi Moss and trainer Tom Amoss. The son of Smoke Glacken’s start- ed his year with back-to-back stakes wins at Fair Grounds 2013 MHBA Eleven times Robert Mey- and then added the Grade 2 erhoff has been here, recog- Churchill Downs Stakes on the Broodmare of the Year: nized as Maryland’s leading Kentucky Derby-G1 under- breeder after another standout card. The now 7-year-old later Perilous Night year by racehorses he bred. finished second in the Iowa His 2013 reads like a how- Sprint Handicap and fourth to manual with four stakes in the Alfred Vanderbilt-G1, Five foals, five starters, the fifth mare so recognized winners, 28 wins and more before missing the rest of the five winners. Broodmares for Meyerhoff, also honored than $1.3 million from 174 year. Claimed from Meyerhoff don’t get much better than with Illeria (2001), Dynamic starts by his Maryland-breds. and Small for $32,000 in 2012, Per il ous Night, Maryland’s Star (1999), Fara’s Team (1994) Some Pennsylvanians added Delaunay was nearing $1 mil- Broodmare of the Year for and Chic and Sassy (1993). to the numbers, but stick to lion in career earnings (almost 2013. He bred and owned two-time the Old Line State. Meyer- half of it in 2013) after finish- The daughter of Corona- Broodmare of the Year Tough hoff’s Marylanders included ing first and second in his first do’s Quest represents another Broad (2010 and 2009) for the stakes winners Broad Rule, two starts of 2014. excellent chapter in the Thor- majority of her life. Delaunay, Night Officer and Younger brother Night oughbred book written by Perilous Night raced 20 Richard’s Kid. Officer, a son of Officer, was owner/breeder Robert Mey- times, finishing with four All were bred under Mey- claimed for $50,000 in 2012 erhoff during more than 50 wins, four seconds, four thirds erhoff’s Fitzhugh LLC banner and graduated to stakes win- years in the business. She’s and more than $129,000. She captured the 2004 Squan Song Night Officer joined his safety sake and we are con- total to $914,585 and become Stakes at Pimlico, and joined older brother as a stakes win- stantly vigilant about his ev- Not For Love’s richest runner. the broodmare band the next ner in 2013, capturing the ery move. Northview has Maryland’s lifetime lead- year. Her first foal, Exciting Around The Cape Stakes (a been blessed to have him with ing sire on both the general Night, sold for $200,000 as a turf sprint) at Belmont. us all these years.” and juvenile sires lists, Not yearling at Keeneland and Perilous Indian, Perilous Seven Not For Love off- For Love had total progeny won twice in France. Stakes Night’s last foal, won three spring won or placed in stakes earnings of nearly $65 million horses Delaunay and Night times in his 3-year-old cam- in 2013, led by Eighttofastto- through 2013, with his 2-year- Officer followed and were paign for Meyerhoff and train- catch.