A Publication of the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association PAThoroughbred pabred.com July 2019 pabred.com Issue 64 REPORT PA-Bred Yearlings Selling 2018 PA-Bred at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July Champions Breeders’ Cup and Eclipse Award- Page 15 winning sprinter Shamrock Rose is named Horse of the Year, Champion 3-Year-Old Female and Page 3 Female Sprinter in a year of stellar News on performances by PA-Breds. Social Media If you didn’t catch the notes the first time, including a new series about the next generation working in the breeding and racing industry, visit the PA Bred Facebook Page Jump Start’s Page 16 2019 PA-Bred Life and Legacy “He deserves all the recognition he Stakes Schedule can get,” said Jump Start syndicate shareholder Hank Nothhaft. “From a and Stakes sire standpoint, he was the biggest Recaps undiscovered gem in the country.” Page 9 Page 17 A Plethora of PA-Bred Stakes Winners Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes A Letter from Executive winner Monongahela led the Secretary Brian Sanfratello Page 22 charge of 10 PA-Bred stakes winners in less than a month. Page 13 Join the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association for an action-packed card featuring 5 - $100,000 stakes and $1 Million in PA-Bred purses! Banjo Picker Sprint Stakes, 3 & up, 6 fur. Roanoke Stakes, 3 & up, 1-1/16 mi. Marshall Jenney Handicap, 3 & up, 5 fur., turf Dr. Theresa Garofalo Memorial Stakes, 3 & up, llies & mares, 6 fur. Mrs. Penny Stakes, 3 & up, llies & mares, 1-1/16 mi., turf Winner will be chosen on August 3, 2019 at Parx during PA Day at the Races! Buy your ticket at PA Day or click here to purchase tickets now! Generously donated $20/ticket by the NTRA! Proceeds benet the PHBA, PAC & Turning For Home Pennsylvania-bred 2018 Champions HORSE OF TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY THE YEAR AMY FARAH FOWLER B, F, Foaled March 5, 2016 3-YEAR-OLD FEMALE Astrology—Run Cat Run, by Sir Cat & FEMALE SPRINTER Bred by Blackstone Farm LLC SHAMROCK ROSE Three wins and three seconds in six THREE-YEAR-OLD MALE starts and the richest PA-Bred juvenile filly B, F, Foaled March 17, 2015 of the year with $154,900, she captured First Dude—Slew’s Quality, NAVY COMMANDER the Mrs. Henry by Elusive Quality CH, G, Foaled April 8, 2015 D. Paxson Me- Bred by Best A Luck Farm LLC Poseidon’s Warrior—Glenmary Lane, morial Stakes by Fairbanks at Presque Isle Bred by Swilcan Stables LLC Downs and was second in the A five-time winner from 11 starts at 3, Colleen Stakes his biggest score came in Monmouth Park’s at Monmouth Long Branch Stakes, leading gate-to-wire 1 Park as well to win by 3 ⁄4 lengths. as the Mark McDermott and Fitz Dixon Jr. Memorial Juvenile at Presque Isle, the latter CO-CHAMPION two against the boys. MALE SPRINTER TWO-YEAR-OLD MALE ARMY MULE CALL PAUL B, R, Foaled May 29, 2014 B, C, Foaled January 26, 2016 Friesan Fire—Crafty Toast, Friesan Fire—Avani Force, by Forestry Bred by Crafty Prospector by Beatrice Patterson & Vicky Schowe Bred by Hope Hill Farm Never off the board in five starts at five He won both his starts, each less than different tracks, with three wins and earn- a second off the track record, and earned The 2018 Eclipse Award Champion Female ings of $279,500 to top all PA-Bred juve- $266,400 before being retired. First out Sprinter capped off her year with a thrilling niles, he led throughout to win the Sarato-ga was a 6-fur- victory in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Special Stakes-G2 in his stakes debut, long Gulfstream Sprint-G1 at Churchill Downs, her fourth dominated the Park allowance consecutive stakes win, a streak which 1 Pennsylvania by 7 ⁄2 lengths started in the Malvern Rose at Presque Nursery at Parx in 1:08.87, Isle Downs, followed by the La Lorgnette at by 5 lengths, followed by 1 Woodbine and the Grade 2 Raven Run at and in between a 6 ⁄4-length Keeneland. Racing exclusively in stakes in finished third romp in Aque- her seven starts – with a second in the Ci- in the Grade duct’s Grade 1 Carter Handicap at 7 fur- cada at Aqueduct and a third in the Weber 1 Champagne longs in 1:20.94, the latter earning him a City Miss at Laurel – she earned the most of and Grade 3 114 Beyer Speed Figure, the highest in the any PA-Bred in 2018 with $848,076. Nashua Stakes. nation for an older sprinter in 2018. PA THOROUGHBRED REPORT 3 TURF FEMALE STEEPLECHASER FAHAN MURA SENIOR SENATOR CH, M, Foaled March 7, 2014 B, G, Foaled March 28, 2010 English Channel—Celtic Cross, by Domestic Dispute—Queen Kennelot, Giant’s Causeway by Awesome Again Bred by Michael J. Moran Bred by Charles D.C. McGill CO-CHAMPION MALE SPRINTER He came back from a serious injury suffered when falling in the previous year’s FIELDER Maryland Hunt B, G, Foaled March 28, 2014 Cup to win his Sidney’s Candy—Karakorum Fugitive, only two starts by Ten Most Wanted Winner of seven of 11 starts, she con- of the year – his Bred by HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC cluded her season with a victory in the Grade second consecu- tive Grand Na- Five wins from nine starts included the 3 Robert J. Frankel Stakes at Santa Anita, tional Timber Stakes and a second Maryland 5-furlong Marshall Jenney Stakes over the where she earlier won the Swingtime Stakes Hunt Cup.. Parx turf, and a three-race win streak earlier at a mile on the turf in 1:32.77. Her first ca- reer stakes win came in the Osunitas at Del in the year. He was also third in the Laurel PA PREFERRED FEMALE Dash at Laurel Park in the fall, rallying late to Mar during the summer after starting her season with four straight wins, all at Santa miss winning by a half length. DIXIE SERENADE Anita. With $365,665 earned in 2018, she B, F, Foaled March 25, 2015 placed fifth on the top PA-Bred earners’ list. Uptowncharlybrown—Moonlight Serenade, TURF MALE • OLDER MALE by Malibu Moon Bred by Fantasy Lane Stable SPRING QUALITY 2018 earnings: B, G, Foaled March 17, 2012 $221,750 Quality Road—Spring Star, Won Victory by Deputy Minister Ride Stakes-G3, Bred by George Strawbridge Jr. OLDER FEMALE Belmont Park; 2nd Jose Flores UNIQUE BELLA Memorial Stakes at Parx; 3rd New GR/RO, F, Foaled March 2, 2014 Start Stakes at Penn National Tapit—Unrivaled Belle, by Unbridled’s Song Bred by Brushwood Stable PA PREFERRED MALE The two-time Eclipse Award winner – (co-award winners) 2017 Champion Female Sprinter and 2018 Champion Older Dirt Female – her season Winner of his first Grade 1 in one of MIDTOWNCHARLYBROWN ended in July, but not until she added two the most exciting races of the year, the CH, H, Foaled April 3, 2014 more Grade 1 wins to her record – the Clem- Manhattan on Belmont Stakes Day in which Uptowncharlybrown—Torchwood, by ent L. Hirsch and Beholder Mile – as well nine horses were separated by less than 2 SpeightstownBred by Godric LLC as the Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes, and a lengths, he went into the race off a second 2018 earnings: second in the Grade 1 Apple Blossom from in the Fort Marcy-G3, and was third in the $164,080 four starts to become a millionaire. She was Sword Dancer-G1 at Saratoga. He was the Won Fabulous the third richest PA-Bred of the year with top-earning PA-Bred male of 2018 with Strike Stakes at $680,000. $684,785 from five starts, all graded stakes. Penn National PA THOROUGHBRED REPORT 4 PA PREFERRED MALE LEADING BREEDING FUND LEADING TOTAL (co-award winners) RECIPIENT (Horse) BREEDING FUND RECIPIENT SMOOTH B IMPLY WYNOAKS FARM LLC $245,375 CH, M, Foaled February 6, 2013 E Dubai—Allude, by Orientate STALLION OF THE YEAR JUMP START $457,341 in Breeder and Stallion Awards LIFETIME B, C, Foaled February 2, 2015 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Weigelia—Katarica Disco, by Disco Rico Bred by St. Omer’s Farm and RONNIE & BETSY WynOaks Farm LLC For the fourth year in a row, Jump Start HOUGHTON led all Pennsylvania stallions in Stallion 2018 earnings: $214,778 Awards, his total in 2018 was $225,292. Won the Danzig Stakes at Penn National; AWARD OF MERIT 2nd Crowd Pleaser at Parx, LEADING OVERALL BREEDER City of Laurel Stakes at Laurel Park MCCAULLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA-BREDS EQUINE LLC BROODMARE OF THE YEAR BLACKSTONE FARM SLEW’S QUALITY $1,928,068 in purses earned Dam of Shamrock Rose An unraced daughter of Elusive Quality Oh Baby! Send Us owned throughout her broodmare career by Thomas and Lori Fackler’s Reddick, Fla.- Your Photos based Best A Luck Farm, an operation that regularly foals in Pennsylvania, she is the Share your photos of PA-bred foals dam of 2018 Eclipse Award-winning Cham- on PHBA social media! pion Female Sprinter Shamrock Rose. Email [email protected] for more details. THOROUGHBRED MAKEOVER TOP PA-BRED B K’S ANGUS Bred by Briter Farm B K’s Angus was trained by Lauren Lind- say to compete in the 2018 Thoroughbred Makeover at the Kentucky Horse Park. To- gether they finished 13th in Eventing, mak- ing them the leading points earner of all PA- Breds entered in the Makeover. PA THOROUGHBRED REPORT 5 2018 Iroquois Stakes Winners Barlar LLC Imply Lyphard Stakes (Penn National) Plum Pretty Stakes (Parx Racing) Malvern Rose Stakes (Presque Isle Downs) Best A Luck Farm LLC Shamrock Rose La Lorgnette Stakes (Woodbine) Lexus Raven Run Stakes (GII) (Keeneland) Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) (Churchill Downs) Blackstone Farm LLC Amy Farah Fowler Mrs.