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PAThoroughbred February 2019 pabred.com NEWSLETTER PA-BRED REMINDERS • Early registration: Warrior’s Reward offers Within 365 days of foaling •Yearling registration: great value and potential Dec. 31 of yearling year • Stallion registration: Feb. 15 of year breeding by Emily Shields • Broodmare domicile: Dec. 1 or 14 days after a public sale or entering state if being bred back to PA-sire VISIT PABRED.COM • Racing and breeding news • PA-Bred entries/results • Rules, regulations, forms CONTACT INFORMATION Brian N. Sanfratello Executive Secretary [email protected] Vicky Schowe Asst. Exec. Sec. 701 E. Baltimore Pike, Ste. E Kennett Square, PA 19348 Phone: 610-444-1050 www.pabred.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS Roger E. Legg, Esq., President Gregory C. Newell, PE, Vice President Robert Graham, Secretary THOMAS LEE P. David Charlton, Treasurer Bolstered by an exceptional breeders’ award “He can produce any kind of runner on any Richard D. Abbott program, the stallion market in Pennsylvania has kind of surface,” said Donald Brown, managing Elizabeth B. Barr gained considerable momentum lately. Yet an- partner of Warrior’s Reward. “He’s had Breeders’ Douglas Black other top prospect has been added to the region Cup horses, he’s had graded stakes winners, Peter Giangiullio, Esq. for 2019, with Warrior’s Reward coming in from and he’s had horses in claimers that go long and Kathryn Goldenberg Kentucky to settle at WynOaks Farm near Delta. short. They dirt, they turf. He’s capable of getting Dr. Y. Jerry Kolybabiuk The stallion’s $4,500 fee looks paltry anything.” Deanna Manfredi compared to what he offers: a solid pedigree, a Warrior’s Reward, by Medaglia d’Oro and Elizabeth Merryman Grade 1-winning record, and average earnings out of the Seeking the Gold mare For All You Do, Henry R. Nothhaft per starter of $47,553. With just five crops on the is the sire of Puerto Rican champion 3-year- Thomas N. Reigle track to date, Warrior’s Reward has progeny earn- old Exclusivo, 2018 Grade 3 winner Warrior’s Barbara Rickline Dale Schilling, V.M.D. ings of over $17 million. Although $3.4 million of Club, and stakes winners Medal of Courage and that was earned by juveniles, Warrior’s Reward is Yockey’s Warrior. The most notable runner he had adept at siring horses of all types. the past year is Axelrod, who won the Indiana Warrior’s Reward continued from page 1 Derby-G3 and the Smarty Jones Stakes after Barbara Wheeler, who owns WynOaks Now that the impressively built stallion has placing in the Affirmed Stakes-G3 at Santa Farm with her husband, Chip, said, “We are moved from Kentucky to Pennsylvania, Brown Anita. He finished second in the Pennsylvania absolutely excited about having him. He’s going has opted to do something a bit different with Derby-G1 at Parx before trying the Breeders’ to be a great addition to the Pennsylvania the horse’s stud fee, officially listed as: “$4,500 Cup Classic-G1, ultimately earning $710,080 breeding program. He is a well-established Live Foal stands and nurses. Special consider- during the year. stallion, especially after the accomplishments ation for mares foaling in Pennsylvania.” Other stakes winners by the 13-year-old his offspring had this year.” Brown explained, “The way the Pennsylva- stallion include T Rex Express, Battle Sta- Warrior’s Reward had previously been nia breeding program works, there is a reward tion, Requite, Strawberry Baby and Warrior- standing at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, for stallion owners here in the state when there scmoutoplay. He also sired 2015 stakes where he entered stud in 2011 for a fee of are offspring that race here. We thought that winners at Belmont Park, Gulfstream Park, and $15,000 after a successful racing career. He people who race in Pennsylvania should get a Woodbine Racetrack. His Tencendur ran in the broke his maiden first out at Gulfstream Park, discount, because we have a chance of getting 2015 Kentucky Derby-G1 after finishing second then won an allowance race at Churchill Downs that money back down the road. If we have a in the Wood Memorial Stakes-G1. Warrior’s four months later before embarking on a slew lot of offspring on the ground in Pennsylvania, Reward has had 65 percent winners from of stakes starts. Warrior’s Reward finished sec- the return could be more than the $4,500 if starters, and was ranked 38th on the 2018 ond or third in the Jim Dandy Stakes-G2, Dwyer someone gets a really nice runner.” General Sires List ahead of the likes of Tiznow, Stakes-G2 and Northern Dancer Stakes-G3, but For Brown, the draw lies in Warrior’s Re- Bodemeister and Awesome Again. the best was still to come. ward’s pricing. “I love the value in him,” he said. Bringing Warrior’s Reward to Pennsylvania As a 4-year-old in 2010, Warrior’s “He’s a proven stallion that ranks anywhere was a lightning fast process. “We were shop- Reward won an allowance race before taking from 30th to 40th in the overall general sire ping for a stallion and had put the word out,” Aqueduct’s Carter Handicap-G1, defeating the rankings, and at his price point he’s simply a Brown said. “We got a list of names. Warrior’s likes of Musket Man and future standout sire value. You usually have to pay a lot more to go Reward was on it, and I knew immediately Munnings. He then placed in two more graded to a stallion in that range.” that’s who we wanted, that was the one. The stakes events before trying the Breeders’ Cup Warrior’s Reward will be one of two horse was only on the market about 24 hours.” Sprint-G1 at Churchill Downs; Warrior’s Reward stallions at WynOaks this season; Weigelia also Warrior’s Reward has been shuttling the finished fifth of 12 and has the distinction of stands there. Wheeler is looking forward to that Southern Hemisphere season in Australia and defeating future grass titan Wise Dan in that prospect, and joked, “It will make things a little was not scheduled to arrive in Pennsylvania race. Warrior’s Reward retired with four wins busier to have both of them, but we’re okay until Dec. 20. “We are planning and hoping to and 11 top three finishes from 17 starts for with that!” do a stallion viewing with him on Jan. 5,” Brown earnings of $565,716. said. A few words from the Executive Secretary There’s never been a better time to any PA-Bred or PA-Sired horse. This It’s not breed in Pennsylvania! 50% PA-Sired, $250,000 winning bonus will be divid- too late to PA-Bred Breeder Awards for all maiden ed as follows: $200,000 to the owner pick your next races, 1st through 3rd, run in Penn- and $50,000 to the breeder. Penn- champion and sylvania (25% for all other PA-Breds) sylvania continues to breed the best share in one and the PA-Bred program has paid horses in the country, finishing 2018 of the best breeding programs in the an average of $30 million the last six with 14 graded stakes wins, behind country. Go to our website and view or years, offering 400 restricted races and only Kentucky and Florida. Hopefully, download a copy of our 2019 Stallion 22 restricted stakes annually. How’s when you read this, Pennsylvania will and Boarding Farm Directory or give us that for stability! have another Eclipse Award winner. Our a call for a free copy. Go PA!!! We are happy to announce that two finalists are the Best A Luck-bred we will again offer a 2019 Pennsylva- Shamrock Rose and Brushwood-bred nia Derby bonus that will be open to Unique Bella. Good luck to both! Contact Final 2018 PA-Bred Stakes Results Information: ALL BREEDING FUND STAKES WILL INCLUDE A 25% PA-SIRED BONUS FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD. State Horse Racing Commission Harrisburg, PA • 717-787-1942 Sat., April 28 $100,000 Lyman S, 3 & up, 7 fur. Parx 1st-Grasshoppin, 2nd-Driven to Compete, 3rd-Red Razzo Parx Racing Bensalem, PA • 215-639-9000 $100,000 Foxy J. G. S, 3 & up, fillies & mares, 7 fur. 1st-Power of Snunner, 2nd-Trace of Grace, 3rd-Formal Class Hollywood Casino at 1 Penn National Race Course Sat., June 2 $100,000 Lyphard S, 3 & up, fillies & mares, 1 ⁄16 mi., turf Grantville, PA • 717-469-2211 Penn 1st-Imply, 2nd-Great Soul, 3rd-Advert Presque Isle Downs & Casino $100,000 Danzig S, 3YO, 6 fur. Erie, PA • 866-374-3386 1st-Smooth B, 2nd-Midnight Poker, 3rd-Tudox Expectations Pennsylvania HBPA $100,000 New Start S, 3YO fillies, 6 fur. Grantville, PA • 717-469-2970 1st-Bronx Beauty, 2nd-Smokinpaddylassie, 3rd-Dixie Serenade Sun., July 8 $100,000 Leematt S, 3 & up, 1 mi. Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association PID 1st-Beyond Smart, 2nd-Fast and Accurate, 3rd-Bern’James Bern Bensalem, PA • 215-638-2012 $100,000 Northern Fling S, 3 & up, fillies & mares, 1 mi. 1st-Rose Tree, 2nd-War Baby, 3rd-Imply 1 Sat., July 21 $100,000 Crowd Pleaser S, 3YO, 1 ⁄16 mi., turf Parx 1st-Sweet Bye and Bye, 2nd-Smooth B, 3rd-Wait for It $100,000 Marshall Jenney S, 3 & up, 5 fur., turf 1st-Fielder, 2nd-Spartianos, 3rd-Hollywood Talent 1 THE PA-BRED PREMIUM Sat., Aug. 4, $100,000 Robellino S, 3 & up, 1 ⁄16 mi. EARN MORE! Penn 1st-Someday Jones, 2nd-Saratoga Jack, 3rd-Monongahela Sun., Aug.