Sharing Lands Top Prize at Renaissance Awards
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Maryland Horse® March 2020 Official publication of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association; Vol. 85, No. 3 Sharing lands top prize at Renaissance Awards MARYLAND HORSE BREEDERS By Tom LaMarra ASSOCIATION INC. at Goucher College 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, MD 21204 The Maryland-bred filly P.O. Box 427 Sharing and her connections Timonium, MD 21094 took home top honors during 410-252-2100 www.marylandthoroughbred.com the third Renaissance Awards dinner at which the Maryland BOARD OF DIRECTORS racing and breeding commu- Michael Harrison DVM nity recognized excellence in President 2019. David Wade The event, Feb. 11 at the 1 Vice-president Guinness Open Gate Brew- Kent Allen Murray ery outside Baltimore, cel- Secretary-treasurer ebrated the achievements Cricket Goodall Executive director of human participants and Maryland-bred horses. It was George Adams*, Richard F. launched in 2018 as a coopera- Blue Jr., Richard Hackerman, tive venture among the Mary- Christy Holden, Michael land Horse Breeders Associa- Horning, TK Kuegler, Louis Merryman, Sabrina Moore, D. tion, Maryland Thoroughbred David Moose, Larry Murray, Horsemen’s Association and William Reightler, Thomas Maryland Jockey Club, the Rooney*, James B. Steele, three organizations that have Theresa Wiseman partnered to move the indus- *president appointed try forward in the state. Directors Emeritus Sharing, owned by Eclipse you Maryland for recognizing raising the purse of the Se- (served 18 years) Thoroughbred Partners and her. Winning here in Mary- lima,” Motion said. “That is J. William Boniface, Gainesway Stable, was voted land was special. We’re hop- why we went there, and that R. Thomas Bowman, King T. Horse of the Year, champion ing for a fantastic 2020 with is how we got to the Breeders’ Leatherbury, Donald P. Litz turf runner and champion her.” Cup with her. It’s an incred- Jr., Robert T. Manfuso, Ann 2-year-old filly. Bred by Saga- After Sharing, by Speight- ibly exciting time in Mary- Merryman, Michael Pons, more Farm, she won three of stown out of the Pleasantly land with more exciting times Katharine M. Voss four starts last year including Perfect mare Shared Account, ahead.” Advisory Council the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile broke her maiden at Saratoga Hunter Rankin, president (past MHBA presidents) Fillies Turf-G1 at Santa Anita Race Course on dirt in her sec- of Sagamore Farm, said the J. William Boniface, Park and the Selima Stakes at ond start, her connections de- decision to sell Sharing wasn’t William K. Boniface, Frank A. cided to try her in the $200,000 Bonsal, R. Thomas Bowman, Laurel Park. an easy one. William G. Christmas, Hal “We’re super-excited Selima on the grass. Train- “I’d be lying not saying C.B. Clagett III, Kimball C. about her,” said Brian Spear- er Graham Motion said the this is a little bittersweet, but Firestone, King T. Leatherbury, man of Eclipse Thoroughbred $100,000 increase in the purse we chose to sell her,” Rankin J.W.Y. Martin Jr., Joseph P. Partners, which purchased for the Laurel stakes was the said. “Aron Wellman (of Pons Jr., Michael Pons, James Sharing for $350,000 at the deciding factor. Eclipse) offered me a little B. Steele Jr., Katharine M. Fasig-Tipton New York Sara- “I can’t say enough about piece and I said, ‘No.’ Well, Voss, Robert B. White toga yearling sale. “Thank the Maryland Jockey Club that was smart. But what a Sharing 2019 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Champion Turf Horse Ch.f., 2017, by Speightstown—Shared Account, by Pleasantly Perfect. Bred by Sagamore Farm. Owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck). Trained by H. Graham Motion. Foaled at Sagamore Farm, Glyndon. $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf-G1 Benoit Photography $200,000 Selima special filly she is. I’m very In other awards, Great No- The Broodmare of the Year am, a Golden Lad colt owned proud of our staff responsi- tion, who sired 55 winners award went to Taft Lil Queen, by Joe Besecker and trained ble for the whole thing, and and accounted for $3.1 mil- owned by Charles and Cyn- by Hugh McMahon. Laddie thanks for recognizing her.” lion in earnings last year, was thia McGinnes. By Irish Open, Liam, bred by Hillwood Sta- Sagamore Farm, the selected Stallion of the Year. Taft Lil Queen is the dam of bles, won three of five starts leading breeder of Mary- His top earner was No Guts nine winners from nine foals, including his final race of the land-breds by earnings in No Glory Farm’s Anna’s Ban- including four stakes winners year, the Maryland Juvenile 2 2019, won the Breeder of the dit, who won nine of 11 starts, and one stakes-placed runner. Futurity. Year award. Horses bred by seven stakes. Great Notion Her final foal, Pete’s Play Call, Purchased by Besecker as the farm earned more than $2 stands at Northview Stallion won the Bonapaw Stakes at a yearling for $14,500 at the million. Station, which is owned by Fair Grounds last year. 2018 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic “Maryland is a special Richard Golden. “She was more than December mixed sale, Laddie place,” Rankin said. “We’re “We’d like to thank all the well-deserved of this hon- Liam brought $450,000 from in Florida in the winter and breeders in the state – they or and we appreciate it very DJ Stables at the same auction we go to Kentucky, but we’re deserve the credit for this much,” Charles McGinnes, a few days after his Juvenile based here – this is home. I’d award,” said Golden’s son, who owns Thornmar Farm Futurity victory. The colt was like to echo what Graham Michael. “We’d also like to with his wife. part of Besecker’s dispersal, said earlier: What happens in thank all the people at North- The champion 2-year-old and is training in New York Maryland is very important.” view.” male of 2019 was Laddie Li- with Gary Contessa. Jerry Dzierwinski (2) The team behind Sharing (from left) trainer Graham Motion, The team behind the campaign of champion 2-year-old Brian Spearman of Eclipse Thoroughbreds and Hunter Rankin of Laddie Liam accept the prizes (from left) Veronica Singleton, Sagamore Farm accept the awards for Horse of the Year, champion Jeff Matty Jr., Hugh McMahon and (right) Barry Duncan, 2-year-old filly and champion turf horse of 2019. along with Northview Stallion Station’s Paul O’Loughlin. Laddie Liam 2019 Maryland-bred Champion 2-Year-Old Male B.c., 2017, by Golden Lad—Buffgirl, by Quiet American. Bred by Hillwood Stables. Owned by Joseph E. Besecker. Trained by Hugh I. McMahon. Foaled at Dark Hollow Farm, Upperco. $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Futurity 3rd Maryland Million Nursery Jim McCue “It’s a bittersweet moment seemed poised for a produc- champion older male based Hall Thoroughbreds, the that he’s not with us any- tive 4-year-old year. on three stakes wins and a daughter of Majestic Warrior more,” McMahon said. Las Setas, the champion close third in the Pimlico earned $201,892 last year with Alwaysmining, owned 3-year-old filly owned by Special-G3. Trained by Rod- a stakes victory and a third by Runnymoore Racing and Wayne Harrison, Bob Man- ney Jenkins for Hillwood in the Gallant Bloom Handi- trained by Kelly Rubley, was fuso and trainer Katy Voss, Stable, the son of Curlin is a cap-G2 at Belmont Park. She is voted champion 3-year-old won three early stakes before half-brother to Las Setas – giv- trained by Graham Motion. male based on three stakes racing in the Black-Eyed Su- ing Tanca two champions. Hillwood accounted for 3 victories that landed him san-G2. Bred by Manfuso and Ellen Charles’ Hillwood 75 starts, 92 percent of them a berth in the Preakness Voss, Las Setas, by Seville Stable, which won the Mary- in Maryland, and $765,528 in Stakes-G1. Bred by Poppet (Ger) out of the Polish Num- land Owner of the Year award, earnings in 2019. Pitts, the gelding by Stay bers mare Tanca, returned late co-owns with Richard Gold- “I’d like to thank the train- Thirsty returned later in 2019 in 2019 after a break. en the older female champi- ers and the entire staff who to finish second in the Native Manfuso and Voss al- on of 2019, Majestic Reason. made all of this possible last Dancer Stakes at Laurel and so bred Cordmaker, voted Bred by Golden’s Sycamore year,” said Eveline Kjelstrup, Alwaysmining 2019 Maryland-bred Champion 3-Year-Old Male Dk.b./br.g., 2016, by Stay Thirsty—What Will Be, by Anees. Bred by Avla Pitts. Owned by Runnymoore Racing. Trained by Kelly Rubley. Foaled at Hitchcock Plains, Fallston. $125,000 Federico Tesio $100,000 Miracle Wood $100,000 Private Terms 2nd Native Dancer Jim McCue 3rd Easy Goer Las Setas 2019 Maryland-bred Champion 3-Year-Old Filly B.f., 2016, by Seville (Ger)—Tanca, by Polish Numbers. Bred by Robert T. Manfuso and Katharine M. Voss. Owned by Wayne A. Harrison, Robert T. Manfuso and Katharine M. Voss. Trained by Katharine M. Voss. Foaled at Chanceland Farm, West Friendship. $125,000 Weber City Miss $100,000 Wide Country $100,000 Beyond the Wire Jim McCue the assistant to Jenkins who trainees won 62 races in Mary- the Jerome Stakes in January McCarthy won 14 stakes accepted the award on behalf land in 2019 and another 40 at Aqueduct Racetrack. in Maryland with 14 hors- of Hillwood Stable.