MARYLAND Maryland Horse Breeders Association Officers Michael Harrison DVM President David Wade Vice-President Kent Allen Murray Secretary-Treasurer Board of Directors George Adams* Maryland Horse Richard F. Blue Jr. Richard Hackerman Christy Holden Breeders Association Michael Horning TK Kuegler Louis Merryman Sabrina Moore he Maryland Horse Breed- horse enthusiasts of all kinds. Maryland’s Day at the Races; and D. David Moose ers Association (MHBA) The MHBA publishes a weekly mdthoroughbredhalloffame.com Larry Murray has been the leading horse e-mail bulletin and a monthly which showcases full biographies T William Reightler industry advocate in the state newsletter, Maryland Horse, as of the Maryland-bred Hall of since its founding in 1929. It well as Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Fame horses. Thomas Rooney* functions as an informational magazine. The MHBA helped innovate, James B. Steele resource for horse breeders In addition, the MHBA main- and now administers, several Theresa Wiseman and owners, for the media, for tains several websites: Maryland state-oriented incentive pro- *president appointment national, community and gov- Thoroughbred.com, a resource grams. Both the Maryland-Bred ernmental organizations and for for news and information on Race Fund, created by statute in Cricket Goodall the general public. Maryland breeding and racing; 1962 for Thor oughbreds foaled Executive director As a service organization, the MidAtlanticTB.com, which car- in Mary land, and the Maryland MHBA provides industry infor- ries regional news, information Million, chartered in 1985 for P.O. Box 427 mation, educational opportuni- on the magazine, and access to Thor oughbreds conceived in Timonium, Maryland 21094 ties and legislative representation the digital edition of Mid-Atlantic Mary land, were the first pro- Phone: (410) 252-2100 to its membership, who include Thoroughbred; marylandmillion. grams of their kind anywhere in breeders, owners, trainers and com for news and events about the U.S. Y www.marylandthoroughbred.com The Maryland Fund: Maryland-bred awards he Maryland Fund was cre- and 6) an allocation for purses/ second or third in any race in a member of the Maryland ated by the General Assem- bonuses for Maryland-sired Maryland. Breeder awards are 30 Racing Com mission. Under the Tbly in 1962. Maryland was the horses. percent of a horse’s share of the direction of the commission, first state to develop a legis lated Currently, the Maryland Fund purse; stallion awards are 10 per- the actual implementation of incentive program to en cour age receives slightly less than 1 per- cent. In stakes races the award is the fund, including maintaining the improvement of Thor ough- cent of the total mutuel handle based on the first $100,000 of the Maryland-bred registry and bred breeding and racing. and breakage from Laurel and the gross purse. computing and distributing all In Maryland, there are six Pim lico (the state’s two major bonus awards, is performed by In order to earn a breeder the MHBA. categories through which mon- tracks), and receives approxi- award, the horse must be reg- ies for Maryland-breds are made mately 1.5 percent of the mutu- istered as a Maryland-bred. In Breeder and stallion award available: 1) purse money for el handle and 5.0 percent of order to earn a stallion award, percentages are evaluated on a races for registered Maryland- the breakage at Timon ium (the the horse must be registered as a bi-annual basis on the advice breds; 2) awards for owners of state’s only minor track). Maryland-bred, and the sire must of the Maryland Fund Advisory registered Maryland-breds fin- Committee. Owner award per- Owner awards are paid by be registered with the MHBA, in ishing first, second or third; 3) addition to having been standing centages are determined by a awards for breeders of regis- the purse account to the owners separate agreement. (For Mary- of all registered Maryland-breds­­ in Mary land at the time the horse tered Maryland-breds finishing was conceived. land Million day, breeder and first, second or third; 4) awards when they finish first, second stallion award percentages are for stallions who sire registered or third in any race other than The Maryland Fund program determined annually.) Awards are Maryland-breds finishing first, stakes, paid at 30 percent of the is administered by the Maryland paid as soon as practical. second or third; and 5) bonus horse’s share of the purse. Racing Commission with the The stakes program is awards for the highest-earning Breeder and stallion awards assistance and advice of the planned on a meet by meet basis 2 and 3-year-olds shown at the are paid for the registered Mary- Maryland Fund Advisory Com- and is based on projected track annual MHBA year ling show land-bred who finishes first, mit tee chaired by David Hayden, handles for the coming year. Y 122 Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred MARCH 2020 Maryland Fund Bonuses earned in 2019 $10,000 or more Stallion Breeder Stallion Breeder Name bonus bonus Total Name bonus bonus Total R. Larry Johnson 48,949 160,863 209,812 Redeemed Syndicate 25,629 — 25,629 Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds LLC — 167,763 167,763 Dragon’s Lair Farm LLC — 25,377 25,377 The Elkstone Group LLC — 167,079 167,079 Two Legends Farm & MARYLAND Robert T. Manfuso & Katharine M. Voss — 146,481 146,481 Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds — 24,633 24,633 Marathon Farms Inc. 8,943 127,755 136,698 Bonita Farm Stallion Partnership 24,631 — 24,631 Sagamore Farm LLC — 107,943 107,943 Country Life Farm & Fifteen Moons LLC — 24,483 24,483 Barak Farm — 104,727 104,727 Country Life Farm & Mrs. J.W.Y. Martin Jr. — 24,402 24,402 Hillwood Stables LLC — 100,758 100,758 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman — 24,342 24,342 Thornmar Farm/Mr. & Mrs. Charles McGinnes — 83,475 83,475 Wayne Morris & Juanita Morris — 24,174 24,174 Spendthrift Farm LLC — 76,641 76,641 Heritage Stallions Inc. 18,533 5,112 23,645 Great Notion Syndicate 76,548 — 76,548 Joan Everett & W. Dale Everett — 23,580 23,580 Dr. & Mrs. A. Leonard Pineau — 71,490 71,490 Mr. & Mrs. K. Holt, Theodore Montuori & Mrs. Frank P. Wright — 67,302 67,302 Richard Palumbo — 23,292 23,292 Ann Biggs Jackson — 65,670 65,670 Nicanor Syndicate 16,635 6,453 23,088 Anchor & Hope Farm Inc. — 64,059 64,059 Orientate Syndicate 22,213 — 22,213 Not For Love Syndicate 58,190 — 58,190 Imagining Syndicate 22,147 — 22,147 Nancy Lee Farms — 55,206 55,206 Bourbon Courage Syndicate 21,730 — 21,730 Country Life Farm & Spendthrift 52,741 — 52,741 Mrs. Janon Fisher III — 21,717 21,717 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman & John E. Williamson III — 21,684 21,684 R. Larry Johnson — 52,605 52,605 Little Man Farm — 21,465 21,465 Bandbox Syndicate 52,184 — 52,184 James A. Blackwell — 21,414 21,414 Friesan Fire Syndicate 52,134 — 52,134 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman & Fitzhugh LLC — 51,585 51,585 Dr. Brooke Bowman — 21,285 21,285 Country Life Farm — 50,247 50,247 Cordelia Stables LLC — 20,412 20,412 Avla Pitts — 48,468 48,468 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Rebecca Davis & Harry Kassap LLC — 45,912 45,912 R. Larry Johnson — 19,902 19,902 Glenangus Farm LLC — 44,520 44,520 Lorna Baker & Tom Michaels — 19,695 19,695 Timothy J. Rooney — 44,055 44,055 Robert Atkinson & Mary Atkinson — 19,632 19,632 Stronach Group LP 42,964 — 42,964 Tritap Syndicate 19,582 — 19,582 Paul L. Fowler Jr. — 42,546 42,546 Mary B. Boskin — 19,581 19,581 Seville Syndicate 42,220 — 42,220 Country Life Farm & Fleet and Fancy LLC — 19,518 19,518 Robert Gerczak 2,892 38,772 41,664 Linda Zang — 19,500 19,500 Kevin P. Morgan — 41,328 41,328 Charles C.D. McGill — 19,491 19,491 Carol Ann Kaye — 40,080 40,080 Michael & Debbie Horning — 19,386 19,386 Freedom Child Syndicate 40,041 — 40,041 Country Life Farm & Moon Map Broodmare LLC — 19,176 19,176 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Quin Bowman & Thomas L. Teal — 19,035 19,035 Rebecca Davis — 38,949 38,949 Cal Nation Syndicate 18,908 — 18,908 Richard F. Blue Jr. — 37,638 37,638 Estate of Howard M. Bender — 18,732 18,732 Fred T. Lewis DVM — 36,645 36,645 Donna M. Miller — 18,369 18,369 Dark Hollow Farm — 36,294 36,294 Sinatra Thoroughbred Racing & Breeding — 17,964 17,964 Hamilton Smith, Fred A. Greene Jr. & Linda Oliff Rohleder — 17,643 17,643 Deborah Greene — 35,286 35,286 D Hatman Thoroughbreds — 17,286 17,286 Michael J. Harrison DVM — 35,262 35,262 Tim Shaw — 17,091 17,091 David Baxter — 34,926 34,926 Frederick T. Lewis Jr. DVM — 17,067 17,067 Golden Lad Syndicate 34,748 — 34,748 The University of Maryland — 16,929 16,929 Bowman & Higgins Stable — 34,533 34,533 AS Rennklub LLC — 16,863 16,863 Willow Oaks Stable LLC — 32,979 32,979 Steven T. Newby — 16,362 16,362 Estate of Earl Barnhart — 32,811 32,811 Mrs. J.W.Y. Martin Jr. — 16,248 16,248 Hickory Ridge Farm — 32,166 32,166 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Rebecca Davis& Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds LLC & Adena Springs — 16,119 16,119 Ellen Charles — 31,302 31,302 William Bayne — 15,957 15,957 Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton Smith — 30,432 30,432 Lion Hearted Syndicate 15,784 — 15,784 Patricia & Richard Beck — 29,988 29,988 Richard Blue Sr.