A Publication of the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association PAThoroughbred pabred.com September 2018 pabred.com Issue 54 REPORT Twin Ponds Farm Finds Its Market PHBA supports Twin Ponds Farm is a lush training center hidden off the main research with thoroughfare, tucked back behind larger buildings along the road. “I New Bolton grant should put a big sign out front: In Page 10 Page 4 support of Pennsylvania-Breds!” says longtime horseman Richard PA-Bred Simoff of his growing operation. yearlings selling at Keeneland and Another Good FT Midlantic Year for Page 18 Nothhaft “Horse racing has taken me 2018 PA-Bred some places that I certainly Stakes Schedule would have never imagined,” said Hank Nothhaft. It rings as Page 7 Page 24 an ultimate understatement. Retirement for Unique Bella PA-Bred Horses of the Year Unique Bella and Page & Page McKenney McKenney retired due to injuries PA-Bred Horses of the Year head into retirement sooner than expected, but leave fans many A Letter from Executive memories to savor. Secretary Brian Sanfratello Page 12 Page 14 Join us for a fun day of racing at PARX on Saturday, September 1, 2018 featuring $1 MILLION in purses! 5 - $100,000 stakes & an incredible undercard with increased purses Maiden Special Weight $76,000 A1X $78,000 & all other undercard races are DOUBLE purses! $100,000 PA-Bred Stakes: Banjo Picker Sprint S., 3 & up, 6 fur. Roanoke S., 3 & up, 1-1/16 mi. Power By Far S., 3 & up, llies & mares, 5 fur., turf Dr. Theresa Garofalo Memorial S., 3 & up, llies & mares, 6 fur. Mrs. Penny S., 3 & up, llies & mares, 1-1/16 mi., turf First post 12:55 p.m.! Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association • www.pabred.com 701 East Baltimore Pike, Suite E, Kennett Square, PA 19348 • 610.444.1050 Welcome home Smarty Jones Photo: Kim Pratt The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association is pleased to announce the return of Smarty Jones, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, for the 2019 breeding season! #21 on the Lifetime Active Sire List $36 Million Lifetime Progeny Earnings Twin Ponds Farm Finds Rising Market for PA-Breds by Emily Shields The sign for Twin Ponds Farm trained at the track for years, earned $2.6 mil- ter they pay the day rate for the trainer and the lion with 2,728 career starts. He “retired” off percentage of the purse to the jockey,” he said. appears abruptly off Lewisville the track to the farm, and is more than happy “You absolutely have to breed to Pennsylvania Road in Oxford. Like many other with his decision. stallions if you have mares here, because you farms in Pennsylvania, the lush As a racetrack trainer, Simoff’s best runner earn twice as much money.” was High Justice, a stakes-winning gelding by Although no stallions stand at Twin Ponds, training center is hidden off the Turkoman. Simoff campaigned him to a 7-1 Simoff has a growing broodmare operation. He main thoroughfare, tucked back victory in the Breeders’ Cup Nick Shuk Memo- recently purchased property next door to his behind larger buildings along the rial Handicap at Delaware Park in 1994. But farm with the goal of moving his mares and now, he would prefer to stay home. foals over; they currently reside in one field road. The sprawling property is its “I sell my homebreds,” Simoff explained, on the far property of the farm, and in peace- own tranquil world, with a training “because it’s too much with the track. I’d have ful space in the infield of the training track. “I track, a red and white main barn, to leave here and spend all day training over should put a big sign out front: In support of there. I’d rather stay on the farm and get the Pennsylvania-breds!” Simoff joked. and acres of fields for broodmares breeders awards from afar.” The training track is a central necessity to and their foals. Simoff is an unrepentant fan of the Penn- Simoff’s operation, which is focused mainly on Twin Ponds is longtime horseman Richard sylvania-bred bonus system. “I’ve got to be getting horses ready to race. “People at the Simoff’s foaling and training operation. Simoff making more money than some owners do af- continues on page 6 PA THOROUGHBRED REPORT 4 UPTOWNCHARLYBROWN STUD LLC Graded Stakes-Winning Owner! 2YO RACING PARTNERSHIPS START AT ONLY $825 & UP! Dixie Serenade, owned by Uptowncharlybrown Stud LLC wins the Grade 3 Victory Ride Stakes at Belmont giving her owners a purse of $87,000. How’s that for a $825.00 investment? Ranked Top 1% in Owner’s Standings 2017/2018: #132/19,800 2018 Wins: 42% 36 Starts: 15-7-2 AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START: $13,947 GREAT COMMUNICATION WITH OUR PARTNERS! Uptowncharlybrown Stud, LLC Tel: (732)241-6606 • www.utcbstud.com TWIN PONDS continued from page 4 trackSo ready Many to buy have only oneWays question,” goingXXXX to be well paced, XX I’ll sell itX for $10,000 XXX XXX Simoff explained. “ ‘How soon can they run?’” and get it back in incentives. But if they’re go- XXXXSimoff’s methods X mean XX that once XXXa horse ing XXX to ship or something, XX they XX have to goXX for XX X is galloping in a solid line and is focused on $20,000.” their work of running, they are ready to sell. “If There are between 35 and 40 horses in they are zigzagging around, they aren’t ready,” training at Twin Ponds at any one time. 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With so many options and the volor as essum expe utesequias saeceptate simolupta a aceper- quicareer. occusae nisitia sit, lure of Pennsylvania’s breeder incentives, Si- destibus, officie nemquam re odi natur si omnimagnit ipis eos eum The future seems unlimited for horses bred moff is nothing but confident that the future of debiscil ipsam sitiberum fugita nes utesequias destibus, officie nem- quiasit ionseque et lique magnimi by Simoff. “I have two El Padrinos this year, racing in the Keystone State will be bright. n Proudly Representing Horsemen At ProudlyCharles TownRepresenting and Presque Horsemen Isle Downs At Penn National and Presque Isle Downs President: Sandee Martin Vice Pres: Jose Martinez President:SandeeExec Dir: Todd Martin Mostoller Exec Dir:Todd Mostoller Pennsylvania HBPA • P.O. Box 88 • Grantville, PA 17028 • Phone: (717) 469-2970 PA THOROUGHBREDRACING REPORT REPORT 6 Regrouping year is latest good one for Nothhaft by Emily Shields “Horse racing has taken me some places that I sylvania-bred Finest City.