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Maryland Horse May 2012 Official publication of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association; Vol. 77, No. 5 Dear Owner, Breeder and Stallion Owner: Maryland Bred Fund bonuses are for Maryland-bred horses. Fund. You can bet on it, you The Maryland Bred Fund is designed to reward you for your can take that to the bank. for commitment to foaling, raising and racing your horses in Mary- within two weeks of the race land. the Maryland Horse Breeders First things first, your horses must be foaled in Maryland. Association sends out bonus Inside And they have to be registered as Maryland-bred with the checks. Action Andy: track record setter .... 2 Maryland Horse Breeders Association. They have to race in In short, the Maryland Juveniles at OBS March sale ........... 2 Maryland. If you meet those qualifications, and as an owner Bred Fund rewards owners, Maryland bonuses explained ....... 1 you have a winner of a maiden, allowance or selected claiming breeders and stallion owners Maryland-bred stakes winners ... 5 race, you are going get a bonus check from the Maryland Bred for racing success in the state. Maryland foal report ..................... 7 Created by the General As- Maryland Fund Report ................. 6 sembly in 1962, the Maryland Maryland Fund Stakes Recap MARYLAND BRED FUND PROGRAM Bred Fund is the oldest state- Bold Affair ................................ 4 INCENTIVES/BONUSES bred fund in the country. Cur- Sneaky Lil ................................. 4 rently, it pays winning owners Maryland’s leading sires ................ 8 Paid by Maryland Bred Fund to registered Maryland-breds at Maryland tracks, valid through 12/31/12 a 17.5 percent bonus on top 1 Maryland’s top earners ................... 8 of the purse for victories in MHBA membership form .............. 8 *Bonus percentages are evaluated maiden, allowance and claim- Southern States credits ................... 6 and subject to change semi-annually ing races of $20,000 or more. Williamson collection ...................... 3 Breeders get the same payout, OWNER BONUSES for registered MD-breds MARYLAND HORSE BREEDERS (as noted in Pimlico Condition Book) but for a win in any race at a ASSOCIATION INC. Maiden Maryland track, or for finish- 30 East Padonia Road Allowance 1st place only ing second, third or fourth in Claiming ($20k+) Paid at 17.5%* of winner’s share of purse Timonium, MD 21093 } stakes races. P.O. Box 427 BREEDER BONUSES for registered MD-breds Timonium, MD 21094 Specifically, a victory in a Maiden $41,000 allowance/optional 410-252-2100 Allowance Fax 410-560-0503 Claiming ($20k+) 1st place only claiming race at Laurel or Claiming (under $20k) Paid at 17.5%* of winner’s share of purse Pimlico can mean $4,000 ad- www.marylandthoroughbred.com Starter } ditional to an owner or $8,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Stakes (capped at $100k) 1st through 4th Paid at 17.5%* of horse’s share of purse additional to an owner/ R. Thomas Bowman Maryland Million stakes % are calculated separately President breeder – if the winner is a A. Brice Ridgely STALLION BONUSES for registered MD-breds Maryland-bred. Vice-president (Stallions must be registered with MHBA each year, prior to progeny racing) Of course we think you Milton P. Higgins III Maiden special Maiden (other than msw) are already a winner if you Secretary-treasurer Allowance 1st place only own a Maryland-bred, but Cricket Goodall Claiming ($20k+) Paid at 8.75%* of winner’s share of the purse now you can see– in print – the Executive director Claiming (under $20k) Starter approximate amount of the Donald H. Barr, Amy H. } Daney, Rebecca B. Davis, James Stakes (capped at $100k) 1st through 4th bonus that you will receive T. Dresher Jr., Michael Paid at 8.75%* of share of purse when you enter. It has been Harrison, JoAnn Hayden, Maryland Million stakes % are calculated separately added in black and white in R. Larry Johnson, Ann MARYLAND MILLION maiden special weight award program the condition book. So with a Merryman, Suzanne $2,500 owner award bonus for MD Million nominated/certified* horses, 1st place only quick glance, as an owner or Moscarelli, Tom Mullikin, $125 award to nominator of any MD Million nominated horse born before 2009 E. Allen Murray, William S. $125 award to nominator of MD Million nominated/certified* horse’s sire breeder you can determine the Reightler Jr., Hamilton Smith, *Starting with the crop of 2009, horses sired by a fully nominated Maryland stallion are automatically certified for the program amount of the check you will Robert P. White Maryland-bred and Maryland Million eligibility be getting from the Maryland Directors Emeritus can be checked online at MarylandThoroughbred.com Bred Fund. J. William Boniface, King T. Eligibility/registration questions may be directed to Most of you have gotten Leatherbury, Donald P. Litz Jr., Anne Pennington at 410-252-2100 x114 Robert T. Manfuso, Michael or email [email protected] these checks in the past when Pons, Katharine M. Voss your Maryland-bred has won, Paid by Maryland Bred Fund and you will continue to get checks for winning efforts in the fu- We think you made the right choice to breed, own and race a ture. Maryland-bred. We look forward to sending these bonus checks Having the bonus payout listed in print started with this out as much – well almost as much – as you look forward to get- spring’s Pimlico condition book. The amount to be paid from ting them. It is our job and we take it very seriously. the Maryland Bred Fund to the winning owner (and the same Best of luck with your Maryland-bred horses. And make sure amount to the breeder) is shown next to the purse amount. we know where to send those checks! The Maryland Bred Fund bonus program has always paid these bonuses, but now it is displayed in the condition book. Sincerely, The Maryland Horse Breeders Association sends Maryland Cricket Goodall Bred Fund checks to the owners, breeders and stallion owners, MHBA Executive Director as described in detail above, every two weeks. Action Andy sets Juveniles in the 2 track record spotlight at Making his third start OBS sale of the year on March 10, Rob- ert Gerczak’s Action Andy Three Maryland-bred half-brother to recent Gulf- proved once again his affinity juveniles sold at the Ocala stream Park maiden special for Tampa Bay Downs by set- Breeders’ Sales Company’s weight winner Town Flirt 1 ting a track record for 6 ⁄2 fur- March Sale of Selected Two- (sold as a 2-year-old in 2010 longs in 1:15.47, slicing .57 of a Year-Olds in Training on for $200,000), the Medaglia second off the previous mark. March 13 and 14, with two d’Oro colt will be managed Facing six others as the bringing six figures. by WinStar, whose horses even-money favorite in the A Medaglia d’Oro colt are based with Bill Mott and sixth race, a handicap in out of Open Flirt (by A.P. Todd Pletcher. which he was assigned top trained runner accounted for Indy) sold for $125,000. The “We’re thrilled to be as- weight of 121 pounds, Action Tampa Bay’s Super Stakes and colt failed to reach his re- sociated with WinStar,” said Andy gave backers a scare Pelican Stakes in his two prior serve in the ring, but Win- David Hayden on establish- when the field headed into outings. In getting his third Star Farm made an offer ing a relationship with the the far turn. Stalking the early win in as many tries this year, shortly after and purchased Kentucky-based operation. pace (:22.90, :45.02, 1:08.98), he increased his lifetime earn- a half-interest, with David “The colt is a big, two-turn the son of Gators N Bears be- ings to $206,870. and JoAnn Hayden’s Dark horse – he’s going to mature gan to drift back as the lead- Bred in Maryland by Carol Hollow Farm, Arnold and to 16.2 hands.” ers rounded the turn. Moving Kaye, Action Andy is the first Susie Davidov and David Also sold by Niall Bren- through along the rail, Action foal out of Love Me Twice (by and Alena Schwaber taking nan Stables for Dark Hollow Andy, with Daniel Coa up, Not For Love), a half-sister to the other half (each have a Farm, Dorsey and Christine rallied down the stretch and stakes winners Baltimore Bob one-sixth interest). Brown and Arnold Davi- drove past pacesetting Tom- ($377,217, Da Hoss S, etc.), Dark Hollow bred the dov, was a Stormy Atlantic my’s Memory late, winning Balti more Belle ($359,064, colt in partnership with Ar- filly out of stakes winner by a length and a half. Maryland Million Oaks, etc.) nold Davidov, Alice Wolf Touchnow (by Pleasant Tap). Five times Action Andy and Gabianna ($136,610, The and the Schwabers, and sent West Point Thoroughbreds has won at Tampa Bay from Very One S). Baltimore Belle Open Flirt’s bay son through Inc. purchased the filly for seven starts over the past two finished second in Laurel the sale with the Niall Bren- $100,000 and will send her to seasons – he also has two sec- Park’s Conniver Stakes later nan Stables consignment. A trainer Graham Motion. R onds. The Carlos A. Garcia- that same hour. R Jay Williamson: A passion for collecting by Muffy Fenwick It all started 38 years ago Williamson has devoted with a stop at the post office. much of his life to horses. He There, Jay Williamson, an began working at Charles avid horseman and longtime Town in the 1950s, “when the employee at the Maryland starting gate was still pulled Jockey Club tracks, spotted by horses.” His career has a mounted poster of a multi- continued ever since, with colored profile of a horse mid- only a brief hiatus at the Sol stride.