Tale of Two Maryland-Breds
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Maryland Horse® July 2020 Official publication of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association; Vol. 85, No. 7 Tale of two Maryland-breds Double Crown, Ournationonparade MARYLAND HORSE BREEDERS make most of new opportunities ASSOCIATION INC. 321 Main Street By Sara Gordon Reisterstown, MD 21136 P.O. Box 427 Timonium, MD 21094 410-252-2100 Standing on a flower bed www.marylandthoroughbred.com in the parking lot of Gulf- stream Park, Dean Reeves BOARD OF DIRECTORS watched his 3-year-old colt Michael Harrison DVM Double Crown storm down President the stretch to take the $75,000 1 David Wade Roar Stakes, finishing a half- Vice-president length ahead of graded stakes Kent Allen Murray winner Green Light Go. Shin- Secretary-treasurer ing as a beacon of hope, Dou- Cricket Goodall ble Crown became the first Executive director Maryland-bred to win a stakes race since mid-March, when Richard F. Blue Jr., Ellen M. the coronavirus (Covid-19) Charles, Michael S. Golden pandemic brought racing DVM, Christy Holden, nearly to a halt across the Michael Horning, Louis Merryman, Sabrina Moore, country. King Lauren A. Leonard Pineau VMD, But it wasn’t the first time William Reightler, Thomas J. Double Crown’s tenacity had racehorse. It was the first time performance, Rhodes didn’t Rooney, James B. Steele, given those around him a that he really showed us he expect what came next. Theresa Wiseman glimpse into his successful fu- was going to be more than av- “By about 6 o’clock [that Directors Emeritus ture. During his time with erage,” said Rhodes, a mem- night], my phone started ring- (served 18 years) Cary Frommer at the Aiken ber of the training track’s ex- ing. The first telephone call I J. William Boniface, Training Track in Aiken, S.C., ecutive committee, chairman took was from Dean Reeves, R. Thomas Bowman, King T. the son of Anchor and Hope of the buildings and grounds who said he wanted to make Leatherbury, Donald P. Litz Jr., Farm’s Bourbon Courage and committee, and director of an offer on the horse. I said, Ann Merryman, Michael Pons, Katharine M. Voss the Two Punch mare Two Co- Aiken Equine Rescue. ‘well let me think about it and lumbus, unnamed at the time, Named after Rhodes’ drink I’ll get back to you,’ ” Rhodes Advisory Council captured the second race in of choice, a double Crown said. “[After I] hung the (past MHBA presidents) last year’s Aiken Trials. The with a twist of lime, the bay phone up, it rang about five J. William Boniface, following week, Jim Rhodes colt bred by Tom and Chris more times that night and I fi- William K. Boniface, Frank A. and his wife Debbie bought Bowman and their daughter nally quit answering it.” Bonsal, R. Thomas Bowman, him and sent him to Lacey William G. Christmas, Becky Davis broke his maiden With only two horses Hal C.B. Clagett III, Kimball C. Gaudet at Laurel Park to pre- at Laurel last September. Bat- claimed away from him in his Firestone, King T. Leatherbury, pare for his first race. tling down the stretch against time as an owner, both of J.W.Y. Martin Jr., “About two weeks before fellow Maryland-bred Ourna- which he bought back, Joseph P. Pons Jr., Michael the trials, [Frommer] had him tiononparade, Double Crown Rhodes’ lack of experience Pons, Katharine M. Voss, breezed out of the gate, and won the 6-furlong race by a with selling racehorses led Robert B. White this sucker lit up like he was a neck. Thrilled with his horse’s him to consult with Frommer. “I’m impatient as hell, but tiononparade, I just think he’s they’ll pay you back in divi- had a tough go of it lately.” dends if you give them a little With both horses Triple time,” he said. Crown-nominated, Reeves And Double Crown has plans to run Double Crown in certainly delivered. Since both the $75,000 Carry Back Stakes horses were moved down to at Gulfstream July 4, and pos- Florida with trainer Kathy Rit- sibly Ournationonparade too, vo, Double Crown made his who he hopes to stretch out to first start of 2020 in an allow- 7 furlongs or a one-turn mile. ance at Gulfstream Park in Long-term, if Double Crown April that included older run- runs well in his next start, a ners. After being impeded by two-turn stakes race will be Ournationonparade, who lost the target. Rick Buckley Irad Ortiz Jr. after clipping “Maryland-breds are the Ournationonparade won the Maryland Million Nursery last fall. heels past the quarter pole, best kept secret out there,” Double Crown managed a said Reeves, who has cam- After sorting through 10 inter- trainer Bernie Houghton at strong comeback to finish sec- paigned the likes of Breeders’ ested parties, Reeves came Sylmar Farm in Christiana, ond. Just three weeks later, he Cup Classic-G1 winner Mucho away as the new owner of Pa. The son of Cal Nation out proved himself further in the Macho Man. “There really are Double Crown. And soon af- of the Leading the Parade Roar as he captured his stakes some nice horses up there and ter that, he purchased Ourna- mare Parade of Colors made debut and became his sire’s I’ve actually got another one, tiononparade too. his first start for his new con- second stakes winner. As of Muchacho [a two-time winner “I watched the race and nections a month after his ca- June 11, he’d earned $83,865. in training at Fair Hill with when I looked at it, I thought, reer debut, breaking his maid- Corby Caiazzo]. I’m going to ‘I can’t tell which is the better en in the $100,000 Maryland Ournationonparade has be one that’ll continue to look horse.’ They both looked very Million Nursery at Laurel by made four starts as a 3-year- 3 old, including a third in the for Maryland-breds and al- good in their stride, when 3 ⁄4 lengths as the even-money ways watch those races.” they changed leads and in the favorite. With that win, Our- Hutcheson Stakes in February way they went through the nationonparade became his and fourth in the Roar. The For Rhodes, the change in race,” said Reeves, who owns sire’s first stakes winner. chestnut gelding has earned ownership has done nothing Reeves Thoroughbred Racing Reeves’ hopes of running $80,363. to curb his pride in Double with his wife Patti. “We start- Double Crown and Ourna- “It just seems like in his last Crown and appreciation for 2 ed looking at the winner, Dou- tiononparade back in the two or three races, Ournation- Reeves Thoroughbred Racing. ble Crown, but after talking Nursery were dashed when a onparade hasn’t gotten the “They send me texts and with Jay Stone and Leslie small bone chip was discov- right trip or hasn’t gotten the pictures all the time and Huddleston and some other ered in Double Crown’s right right track, but I think he’s go- they’ve invited me to any race [associates], I decided I was hind leg. After having the ing to be fine,” said Reeves. that he’s in. They’re allowing just going to try and buy them bone chip removed, Double “He may be a bit more of a us to enjoy the ride and it’s a both.” Crown was given time off to miler, where I think Double very good feeling,” he said. Bred and originally owned recover and save his debut for Crown is probably going to be “It’s an industry of develop- by Jay Williamson, Ournation- Reeves until his 3-year-old more of a two-turn horse. I ing friendships and relation- onparade got his start with season. still feel good about Ourna- ships and I believe in that.” R Maryland-bred Stakes Winners Sharing wins sophomore debut in Tepin Stakes Eclipse Thoroughbred streak to four in the $100,000 Partners and Gainesway Sta- Tepin Stakes May 23 at Chur- ble’s reigning Maryland-bred chill Downs. Horse of the Year Sharing Nearly seven months after kicked off her 3-year-old sea- her victory in the Breeders’ Coady Photography son by extending her win Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf-G1, Sharing faced 12 others in the she increased her earnings to her maiden a month later in based in Maryland before Tepin. Manny Franco settled $787,340. a 7-furlong off-the-turf maid- being sold for $550,000 to her a couple of lengths off the “It’s great seeing her back en special weight at Saratoga. Sam-Son Farm at the 2018 pace in fourth in the 1-mile to her form from last year,” Her victorious stakes debut Keeneland November breed- turf test, off opening fractions Franco said. “She’s very classy in the $200,000 Selima Stakes ing stock sale. Three of the of :24.16 and :48.39. but it makes your job easier at Laurel Park in September four are winners, including Moving up on the outside when you have nice horses served as the final preparation stakes winner Riley’s Choice of pacesetter In Good Spir- underneath you.” before her Breeders’ Cup run. and stakes-placed I’m Pretty its into the final turn, Shar- By mid-June, she was on to The daughter of Speights- Strong. ing grabbed the lead in the even bigger things as Motion town bred by Sagamore Farm Sharing was sold as a stretch and turned back Grade sent her to England’s Royal is out of the Breeders’ Cup yearling to Eclipse Thorough- 1-winning Breeders’ Cup Ascot meeting and a start in Filly and Mare Turf-G1 win- bred Partners for $350,000 at competitor Abscond to win the Coronation Stakes June 20 ner Shared Account, who is Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga select by a half-length in 1:36.26.