Maryland Horse® August 2017 Official publication of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association; Vol. 82, No. 8 Chanceland sweeps yearling show championships MARYLAND HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION INC. at Goucher College 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, MD 21204 P.O. Box 427 Timonium, MD 21094 410-252-2100 www.marylandthoroughbred.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS Robert B. White President Lawrence Murray 1 Vice-president Richard F. Blue Jr. Secretary-treasurer Cricket Goodall Executive director Brooke Bowman DVM, Rebecca B. Davis, John C. Davison, David DiPietro, Harry Kassap*, Louis Merryman, Sabrina Moore, D. David Moose, Kent Allen Murray, Hunter Rankin, William Reightler, James B. Steele, David Wade, Theresa *Wiseman *president appointed Bob Manfuso and Katy Voss’ Noble Mission (GB) colt is their fourth champion in the past seven years. Directors Emeritus (served 18 years) If you attended the Mary- Noble Mission (GB) and the purse premiums for racetrack J. William Boniface, land Horse Breeders Associ- Speightstown mare Island performances. R. Thomas Bowman, King T. ation’s 83rd annual yearling Bound as champion while a Eclipse Award and clas- Leatherbury, Donald P. Litz show – and maybe even if you bay daughter of Bullsbay and sic-winning trainer Romans Jr., Robert T. Manfuso, Ann didn’t – you heard the cheers the Mineshaft mare Sheave Merryman, Michael Pons, judged each class with the Katharine M. Voss from the far side of the ring as won the reserve title. The two help of his partner Tammy the results of the champion- Chanceland-raised yearlings Fox, and liked what he saw. Advisory Council ship class were announced. topped the day’s other class “I was very impressed with (past MHBA presidents) “Whooooooo,” went the winners – a Bandbox colt bred the whole event,” he said. “It J. William Boniface, William K. Boniface, Frank A. Bonsal, call from Sally Eck and the and owned by Hillwood Sta- was a lot more stressful than R. Thomas Bowman, William Chanceland Farm crew as bles and a Mojave Moon filly I expected because you could G. Christmas, Hal C.B. Clagett the Howard County farm bred and owned by Bonita feel the importance for every- III, Kimball C. Firestone, King swept the champion and re- Farm. The day featured its body. But it was a lot of fun. I T. Leatherbury, J.W.Y. Martin serve champion honors at the usual four classes and 113 en- know how much work goes Jr., Joseph P. Pons Jr., Michael Show June 25 at the Timo- tries all competing for ribbons, into raising a horse, so you Pons, James B. Steele Jr., nium Fairgrounds. Judge Dale trophies, grooms’ awards, take it seriously and make a Katharine M. Voss Romans chose a bay colt by prize money and $40,000 in good decision. The pride of Class I: Ellen Charles (second right) accepts the trophy from MHBA president Willie White for her homebred Bandbox colt; Jesus Guitaris (above) takes the grooms award with Cliff and Mary Cornwall’s Super Ninety Nine colt. the daughter of regional stal- lion Bullsbay (who has stood in Pennsylvania and Mary- land) is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Cathryn Sophia. “She’s big and strong , built correct, moved well,” said Ro- mans. “She just looked like class.” When he found out her breeding, Romans was even more confident in his opinion. “It makes me think I might have done something right,” 2 he said. “It was very close to which one was going to be the champion and which one was going to be the reserve. That’s Class II: Bob Manfuso (second left) and Katy Voss (far right) with their class-winning a nice, nice filly and he’s a Noble Mission colt; handler A.J. Hesketh-Tutton was the grooms award winner. Presenting are very nice colt too.” (from left) Bill Reightler (groom’s award), Jim Steele (trophy) and Ariel Ronayne (ribbons). Manfuso paid credit to ev- eryone at Chanceland, which the Maryland breeder is sec- lengths. That physical image out of Roadtohanna (whose won its seventh championship ond to none. It’s very impres- and a foaling date were all Ro- sister won the 2016 show) fin- and duplicated the 1-2 finish sive.” mans had to go on, but the colt ished fifth. of 1992. The champion caught Ro- brought plenty of pedigree “He was kind of a pick of “They’re both solid horses mans’ eye, but was tough for too. Noble Mission, a Group all the guys on the farm,” said and I’d like to say we’re smart anyone to ignore. 1 winner, European champi- Chanceland’s Tommy Cash- but I think we’re more fortu- “The colt just has that on and full-brother to Euro- man, who led the colt in the nate to have a good team smooth Northern Dancer-type pean superstar Frankel (GB), ring for the final. “He looks working for us,” he said. “It’s look that I like in a horse,” said stands at Lane’s End Farm in like a little speedball. We were absolutely exciting to be hon- Romans. “He’s a young horse Kentucky. Dam, Island Bound, kind of hoping he would get ored like that. It’s just a credit (foaled April 18) so he’s got won a Grade 3 stakes and four in there and get some recog- to our crew. They have a pas- time to grow up. I don’t know other races for Manfuso. Her nition. The little colt is proud sion about the business. It’s if any of that (Northern Danc- two other foals, a 2014 Tiznow of himself. He walks like he’s more than a job. They take a er blood) is there but that’s colt who sold for $500,000 as going somewhere, which you lot of pride, an incredible what it looks like.” a yearling and a 2015 Animal like to see.” amount of pride, in their The colt traces to Northern Kingdom filly, have yet to Barely outdone , the reserve work.” Dancer on the sire side via No- race. champion is a long, tall classic Manfuso said the colt will ble Mission’s sire Galileo (Ire), The colt won Class II, for bay with a tiny star between likely be offered in a fall sale whose sire Sadler’s Wells was colts and geldings by sires her eyes. Bred by Manfuso, she while the filly will be kept to by Northern Dancer. standing outside of Maryland, won the day’s final class, for race. Regardless, both were Bred by Chanceland part- by edging three from Dark fillies by non-Maryland sires, headed back to the fields at ners Bob Manfuso and Katy Hollow Farm – Bodemeister and returned quickly for the Chancelance for a month. Voss, the bay colt strolled colts out of Plum and Safe championship round. Again, “They’ll go back out in the ring with a purpose and Journey and a Tapizar colt out Romans had no pedigree in- the field tonight and proba- brought plenty of flash with of Red’s Round Table. Saga- formation, but tapped one of bly the first of August we’ll four white socks of varying more Farm’s Super Saver colt the program’s standouts as start breaking them under Class III: Bonita Farm’s homebred filly by home stallion Mojave Christy Claggett was selected the grooms award winner of Moon, handled by Kim Boniface, with Bill Boniface accepting the Class III for the Great Notion filly bred and owned by blue ribbon and trophy from Joe Clancy and Michelle Jennings. Sweet Spirits Stables. Bill Reightler presents the check. 3 Class IV: Bullsbay filly was the second class winner of the day for Chanceland Sallyellen Hurst took home the Class IV grooms award Farm. John Price (center) and Frank Vespe of The Racing Biz (second right) showing her homebred El Padrino filly. presented the trophy and ribbon to Katy Voss and Bob Manfuso. saddle,” said Cashman of the Fire colt from Chanceland, a No matter, they looked benefited just from coming. I 15 Chanceland yearlings who Tritap colt owned and co-bred good when it came time to like the history of the whole took part in the show. “They’ll by Jay Williamson and two show. The class winner is thing too.” get a little vacation now and colts by Super Ninety Nine. a homebred from the Ops get ornery and then we’ll start Smile mare A Queen’s Smile In Class III, for fillies by all over again.” and a half-sister to four win- Special Thanks Maryland-based sires, Bonita The filly won Class IV, ners. Her best friend, out of Farm finished first and third which included four Chance- the Meadow Monster mare he MHBA extends spe- with daughters of Mojave T land horses in the final five. Rhythmically, belongs to own- cial thanks to the show’s spon- Moon and Etched who were The interloper was the run- ers/breeders Monica and John sors: Fasig-Tipton Midlantic, so close they shared a stall for ner-up, an El Padrino filly Ryan of New Jersey. Gegorek & Co. PA, Harford the day. bred and owned by Sallyellen Like Chanceland, Bonita County, Heritage Stallions, and Hugh Hurst. “That’s my fault,” said has been a long-time partici- William Hess DVM, Komlo & Ellen Charles’ Hillwood Bonita’s John Boniface as the pant at the show. Associates, Larking Hill Farm, Stables won the opening fillies happily shared a flake “It’s exciting to win and to Maryland Jockey Club, Mary- class, for colts and geldings of hay. “I didn’t come down have someone recognize your land Million Ltd., Maryland by Maryland-based sires, here yesterday and organize.