Maryland Horse M A Breeders Association RYL Officers Joseph P. Pons Jr. A President ND Donald H. Barr Vice-President Milton P. Higgins III Secretary-Treasurer Board of Directors Donald H. Barr Richard F. Blue Jr. R. Thomas Bowman* Maryland Horse Rebecca B. Davis John C. Davison David DiPietro James T. Dresher Jr. Breeders Association Michael J. Harrison Milton P. Higgins III R. Larry Johnson he Maryland Horse Breed- horse enthusiasts of all kinds. Maryland’s Day at the Races; and Edwin W. Merryman ers Association (MHBA) The MHBA publishes a weeklye mdthoroughbredhalloffame.com Wayne L. Morris* Thas been the leading horse e-mail bulletin and a monthly which showcases full biographies Suzanne Moscarelli industry advocate in the state newsletter, Maryland Horse, as of the Maryland-bred Hall of since its founding in 1929. It well as Mid-AtlanticThoroughbred Fame horses. Tom Mullikin functions as an informational magazine. The MHBA helped innovate, Joseph P. Pons Jr. resource for horse breeders In addition, the MHBA main- and now administers, several William S. Reightler Jr. and owners, for the media, for tains several websites: Maryland state-oriented incentive pro- Robert B. White national, community and gov- Thoroughbred.com, a resource grams. Both the Maryland-Bred *president appointment 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 Fax: (410) 560-0503 breeders, owners, trainers and com for news and events about the U.S. Y www.marylandthoroughbred.com The Maryland Fund he Maryland Fund was cre- Currently, the Maryland Fund Breeder and stallion awards a member of the Maryland ated by the General Assem- receives slightly less than 1 per- are paid for the registered Mary- Racing Commission. Under the Tbly in 1962. Maryland was cent of the total mutuel handle land-bred who finishes first, direction of the commission, the first state to develop a legis- and breakage from Laurel and second or third in any race in the actual implementation of lated incentive program to Pim lico (the state’s two major Maryland. Historically, the the fund, including maintaining en cour age the improvement of tracks), and receives approxi- breeder award has been at least the Maryland-bred registry and Thor ough bred breeding and rac- mately 1.5 percent of the mutu- twice the amount of the stallion computing and distributing all ing. el handle and 5.0 percent of award. In stakes races the award bonus awards, is performed by In Maryland, there are six the breakage at Timon ium (the is based on the first $100,000 of the MHBA. categories through which mon- state’s only minor track). the gross purse. Breeder and stallion award ies from the fund are made Approximately 55 percent is In order to earn a breeder percentages are determined on available: 1) purse money for designated for purses and owner award, the horse must be reg- a bi-annual basis on the advice races for registered Maryland- awards. The remaining percent- istered as a Maryland-bred. In of the Maryland Fund Advisory breds; 2) awards for owners age is distributed in the form order to earn a stallion award, Committee. Owner award per- of registered Maryland-breds of breeder awards and stallion the horse must be registered as a centages are determined by a finishing first, second or third; awards. (Maryland Million day’s Maryland-bred, and the sire must separate agreement. (For Mary- 3) awards for breeders of regis- awards are based upon a separate be registered with the MHBA, in land Million day, breeder and tered Maryland-breds finishing formula.) addition to having been standing stallion award percentages are first, second or third; 4) awards Owner awards are paid to the in Mary land at the time the horse determined annually.) Awards are for stallions who sire regis- owners of all registered Mary­­land- was conceived. distributed at intervals of several tered Maryland-breds finishing breds when they finish first, sec- The Maryland Fund program weeks. first, second or third; 5) bonus ond or third in any race (includ- is administered by the Maryland The stakes program is awards for the highest-earning ing all maiden claiming races) Racing Commission with the planned on a meet by meet basis 2 and 3-year-olds shown at the other than stakes, starter races or assistance and advice of the and is based on projected track annual MHBA year ling show claiming races in which the horse Maryland Fund Advisory Com- handles for the coming year. Y and 6) an allocation for purses runs for a claiming price of less mit tee chaired by David Hayden, for Maryland-sired horses. than $10,000. 124 Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred MARCH 2014 Maryland Fund Bonuses earned in 2013 $10,000 or more ND Breeder Owner Stallion Breeder Owner Stallion A Name bonus bonus bonus Total Name bonus bonus bonus Total Bender & Bender LLC $112,913.25 — $598.50 $113,511.75 Mr. & Mrs. John C. Friedman $19,452.00 — — $19,452.00 Sagamore Farm LLC 80,344.50 19,152.00 — 99,496.50 Dance With Ravens Syndicate — — 19,405.02 19,405.02 RYL A Fitzhugh LLC 64,195.00 20,149.50 — 84,344.50 Scipion Syndicate — — 18,785.39 18,785.39 Thornmar Farm 69,913.75 — — 69,913.75 Domestic Dispute Syndicate — — 18,729.76 18,729.76 M Dark Hollow Farm & Margaret & John Crane 18,000.00 — — 18,000.00 Herringswell Stable 59,240.00 — — 59,240.00 Dark Hollow Farm 12,462.00 5,187.00 — 17,649.00 Not For Love Syndicate — — 57,855.77 57,855.77 Dark Hollow Farm Rickman Racing LLC 30,765.75 20,748.00 1,995.00 53,508.75 & Hillwood Stable LLC 9,690.00 6,982.50 — 16,672.50 Janet Wayson 47,333.00 — — 47,333.00 No Guts No Glory Stable — 16,359.00 — 16,359.00 K.T. Leatherbury Assoc. Inc. 43,746.50 — — 43,746.50 Cornelia S. Gibson 15,981.00 — — 15,981.00 Outflanker Syndicate — — 43,294.27 43,294.27 Wilbur D. Everett & Joan Everett 15,576.00 — — 15,576.00 Country Roads Ltd. 33,915.75 6,683.25 — 40,599.00 John Foster 15,528.00 — — 15,528.00 Marathon Farms Inc. 27,918.00 — 10,688.01 38,606.01 Nancy Lee Farms 13,663.50 1,596.00 — 15,259.50 Robert T. Manfuso Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman & Katharine M. Voss 30,381.75 7,980.00 — 38,361.75 & Dr. Brooke Bowman 14,958.00 — — 14,958.00 Glade Valley Farms Inc. 36,765.00 — — 36,765.00 Fantasticat Syndicate — — 14,725.78 14,725.78 Howard M. Bender — 35,910.00 — 35,910.00 Bowman & Higgins Stable Bowman & Higgins Stable 32,886.00 2,693.25 — 35,579.25 & Patricia L. Chapman 14,500.00 — — 14,500.00 Mary B Boskin 24,147.00 9,675.75 — 33,822.75 Cordelia Stables LLC 9,828.00 4,189.50 — 14,017.50 William R. Harris 25,122.00 6,982.50 — 32,104.50 The Jim Stable — 13,965.00 — 13,965.00 Charles Reed & Michael Zanella 31,500.00 — — 31,500.00 Mrs. J.W.Y. Martin Jr. 13,807.50 — — 13,807.50 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman James J. Allman & Rebecca Davis 28,257.75 — — 28,257.75 & Virginia N. Allman 13,714.25 — — 13,714.25 Great Notion Syndicate — — 28,010.38 28,010.38 John T. Crane Jr. 13,680.00 — — 13,680.00 Two Punch Syndicate — — 27,840.51 27,840.51 ZWP Stable 4,630.50 — 8,929.76 13,560.26 Non Stop Stable & ZWP Stable 19,388.00 7,980.00 — 27,368.00 Raintree Thoroughbred Farm 13,500.00 — — 13,500.00 Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman 26,458.50 — — 26,458.50 At Last Farm LLC 13,480.25 — — 13,480.25 Bonita Farm 24,058.25 1,695.75 — 25,754.00 Cordelia Stables LLP 9,486.00 3,990.00 — 13,476.00 Michael J. Harrison DVM 20,614.50 4,588.50 — 25,203.00 Dr. Fred T. Lewis 13,236.00 — — 13,236.00 Hickory Plains LLC 18,054.00 6,783.00 — 24,837.00 Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds LLC 12,897.00 — — 12,897.00 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Holt Wayne L. Morris & Juanita Morris 12,888.00 — — 12,888.00 & Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vogel 24,511.75 — — 24,511.75 George Swope 12,688.00 — — 12,688.00 Brice Ridgely 22,044.00 — — 22,044.00 Lucy M. Kessler 8,415.00 3,990.00 — 12,405.00 Louis Quatorze Syndicate — — 21,747.51 21,747.51 Carol A. Kaye 12,199.25 — — 12,199.25 Shamrock Farms — — 21,425.91 21,425.91 Lana Wright 12,171.00 — — 12,171.00 Vivian E. Rall 13,119.75 7,481.25 — 20,601.00 Gretchen B. Mobberley 8,853.00 3,192.00 — 12,045.00 David DiPietro 16,344.00 4,189.50 — 20,533.50 Sally Thomas & Ferris Allen 11,984.25 — — 11,984.25 Country Life Farm Gators N Bears Syndicate — — 11,319.76 11,319.76 & B.