Over $1 Million In Virginia Breeders Fund Awards To Be Distributed From 2021 Victories

The Virginia Thoroughbred Association announced that $975,000 in Virginia Breeders award monies will be distributed to breeding farms in the state whose horses reached the winners circle in 2021 at any track in North America. That $975,000 figure is up $25,000 from 2020.

Adding in $75,000 in Virginia Stallion awards — up $25,000 from 2020 as well — a total of $1,050,000 in bonus monies will be distributed via the Breeders Fund. A total of 46 different breeders will share in the prize pool, which comes from 161 winning Virginia-bred horses that accumulated purse earnings of $2,916,905. The bonus averaged 32 percent of each winning purse. As recently as 2019, that figure was 19 percent.

The Virginia Breeders Fund is generated by one percent of every dollar wagered in Virginia on live racing and via OTB and ADW betting. Each year, the Virginia Racing Commission approves how the money in the Fund is allocated. A large portion is set aside for payments to breeders of registered Virginia-breds that win a race at any track in North America. There is a $25,000 cap on any single award.

Morgan's Ford Farm, based in Front Royal, led the charge with $126,694 from 15 wins. Chess Chief, who scored a pair of stakes wins, and Bella Aurora, who connected in a single stake, were both key. The former, a 6-year-old Into Mischief horse, scored a maximum $25,000 award in winning the New Orleans Classic and a $19,027 bonus in the Tenacious Stakes. Both were held at Fair Grounds. Bella Aurora won the Interborough Stakes, good for $17,441 while Supply and Demand, with three wins in New York, produced over $32,000 in awards.

Mr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III finished second in awards with $113,855 led by several key contributors — Passion Play, Virginia Beach and Attachment Rate. Passion Play's victories in the Bert Allen and Edward P. Evans Stakes each returned a $19,027 award as did Virginia Beach's win in the Camptown Stakes. Attachment Rate, a former Kentucky Derby participant, captured an $11,035 payday for winning a February allowance at Gulfstream.

Knockgriffin Farm did not have any five-digit award winners but did have 14 overall. Multiple victors Vincent Van Gogo and Gimme Some Mo collected three each and Mucho Mas and Mo Clare's each had a pair. The combined total of $72,346 was good for third in the standings. Gimme Some Mo's $9,944 award from a Churchill Downs claimer was tops and Shastee's maiden special weight $8,562 bonus score at Gulfstream was next best.

Audley Farm Equine's bonus tally of $69,353 came from just five wins, but three were $100,000 stakes. Determined Kingdom prevailed in the Jamestown, Tasting the Stars was best in the Nellie Mae Cox, and Urban Fairytale finished first in the Brookmeade. Each provided an extra $19,027 on top of purse money earned.

With Repo Rocks' three wins and American Dubai's two, Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin took fifth place with $69,166. She had seven triumphs in all but benefitted most from American Dubai's dominating 7-length allowance win at Oaklawn with a $106,000 purse. Repo Rock's hat trick of wins all took place in New York — a maiden special weight at Belmont followed by two winning allowance efforts at Aqueduct.

Carlos Moore and Gillian Gordon-Moore's bonus of $55,443 was good for sixth among breeders. All came from Steve Asmussen trained Boldor, who prevailed in three stakes last year — the Sam's Town at Delta Downs, the King Cotton at Oaklawn and the Punch Line at Colonial.

Quest Realty's $49,799 figure came from six different horses, two of which reached the winners circle three times each — Drosselmoon and Stay Out. Another trio had their picture taken twice — Jestful, Point of Grace and Stay In.

The William Backer Revocable Trust reached the $40,000 level thanks to Shaaz's late season win in a $67,000 maiden special weight at Santa Anita. The Uncle Mo colt, a Bob Baffert trainee, was making his first lifetime start.

Tango Charlie's three wins in 2021 helped Morgan's Ford Farm and Godolphin reach $38,361 in bonus earnings. The 4-year-old Hard Spun gelding took a maiden claimer at Oaklawn followed by claiming wins at Ellis Park and Churchill. Oviatt Class chipped in with a maiden special weight victory at Del Mar, good for a $13,318 check.

Rounding out the top ten was Lazy Lane Farms with $37,659 from nine wins. Forloveofcountry was best on three different occasions while Dublin Yinz Money and Sing Along Suzy won twice each.

A total of $75,000 in stallion awards were distributed among six owners with 11 winners and combined purse earnings of $250,920.

Horses sired by Smallwood Farms' Friend or Foe won three and took $39,248 of the stallion reward pool. Mr. Buff led the way again with two stakes scores in New York — the Stymie and Jazil. The 8-year-old gelding has amassed $1.4 million from 17 lifetime wins.

Goodluckchuck, sired by Anne Louise Bonda's Big Picture, won three races to produce a $14,481 bonus. The 6-year-old gelding won an allowance at Charles Town, a claimer at Timonium and a starter optional claimer at Laurel.

Third largest award went to Lady Olivia at North Cliff, whose $8,967 bonus came courtesy of Heart Light's maiden special weight win at Colonial on Aug. 2. The 3-year-old Cosa Vera filly was best by a nose.

Other awards were received by Leanne Hester (Gone Clubbing), Ruxton Farm (Fierce Wind) and the late Sara Collette (Xenodon).

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Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: Li’lbito’charm Earned A Lot Without A Stakes Start

The conventional road to a big check in Pennsylvania's lucrative incentive program involves entering and winning state-bred stakes races, but there are plenty of horses that have brought in serious money without ever entering the gate in a stakes contest.

There is no better example of this than Li'lbito'charm, who earned her connections $144,546 in 2021 through the end of October racing exclusively below the stakes level. That placed her 11th among Pennsylvania incentive earners through October, and all ten of the horses in front of her reached their spots in part with stakes earnings.

The daughter of Smarty Jones had a career season in 2021, winning six of 15 starts and finishing in the money in five additional starts, all coming at Parx Racing.

That steady campaign of wins and placings meant Li'lbito'charm generated incentive earnings in nearly all of her starts last year.

That included $67,041 for breeder Nick Polydoros. As a Pennsylvania-bred and -sired horse, Li'lbito'charm was eligible for a 40 percent purse bonus for races run in her home state.

Li'lbito'charm is out of the Polydoros-bred stakes-placed Dixieland Heat mare Li'lbito'sunshine, whose seven foals to race are all winners. She is a half-sister to stakes winner Sunshine Included and stakes-placed Sunshine's Son Bob.

Li'lbito'charm changed hands through the claim box three times in 2021, landing most recently with owner Ylliehus 5 Star and trainer Ralph Riviezzo.

The mare's multiple owners divided an owner bonus of $30,744 through the end of October, which was the third-biggest payout in that column at that point of the year. For races at Parx, Pennsylvania-breds are eligible for a 40 percent purse bonus, meaning the mare's frequent wins and top-three finishes saw a significant boost because of where she was born.

Finally, Li'lbito'charm raised $16,760 in stallion awards for Patricia Chapman, the owner of sire Smarty Jones. Registered Pennsylvania-breds by Pennsylvania sires generate a 10 percent bonus on purse earnings for top-three finishes run within the Keystone State.

Smarty Jones, the fan-favorite dual classic winner, will stand the 2022 season at Equistar Training and Breeding in Annville, Pa. He generated $43,774 in stallion awards last year through the end of October, ranking him seventh in that category.

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Ontario Mare Purchase Program Receives $200,000 Funding Boost

Ontario Racing's Thoroughbred Improvement Program Committee has approved an additional $200,000 for its innovative Mare Purchase Program, bringing the total to $700,000.

An enthusiastic response by Ontario breeders to the program has nearly exhausted the initial $500,000 commitment.

The Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale begins on January 11, and the committee wants to provide more Ontario breeders with the opportunity to maximize their investment at the sale.

“The main focus of this program is to give Ontario horsepeople the opportunity to buy a better mare, and higher quality stock,” said David Anderson, Breeder Representative on the Board of Ontario Racing and member of the Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) Committee. “There are people who still want to buy horses, and this will help them.”

Ontario residents who purchase an in-foal broodmare are eligible for a rebate of 50 percent of the purchase price to a maximum of $25,000 CAD.

In-foal mares must be purchased for a minimum purchase price of $10,000 USD, with no maximum, and be purchased at an Ontario Racing-recognized public auction. There is a maximum distribution of $75,000 CAD to any one individual, partnership, corporation or other ownership group.

“This is one of the best breeder programs in North America, and the world. We want more people to know about it, and participate in it,” said Anderson.

The program operates on a first-come, first-served basis, and purchasers must submit their application within 30 days of the purchase date. Breeders interested in accessing this funding can download the application form here.

Mares must meet the Mare Residency Program criteria. Copies of registration papers and a paid invoice from the recognized sale the in-foal mare was purchased from, are also required.

Breeders are also eligible for a $2,500 (CAD) incentive for all enrolled mares who are then bred to a registered Ontario Sire in 2022.

In addition to the Keeneland Sale, remaining Ontario Racing recognized public auctions are the OBS Winter Mixed Sale, and the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale.

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Maryland-Bred Fund Introduces New Breeder Incentives For 2022

As the New Year approaches, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced today that the Maryland-Bred Fund will implement additional incentives that have been approved by the Maryland Racing Commission.

In addition to increasing breeder and stallion bonuses on all stakes races in Maryland, there will be two new plans to incentivize and reward breeders of Maryland-sired horses:

  • Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, an additional 10 percent breeder bonus (for a total of 40 percent, with the existing 30 percent), to all Maryland-sired and Maryland-bred maiden winners in Maryland.
  • Beginning with Maryland-bred foals of 2023 (2-year-olds of 2025), there will be a tiered breeder bonus system. The proposed percentages for that system are 35 percent breeder bonus to Maryland-sired and Maryland-bred and 25 percent to Maryland-bred (or 40 percent more for Maryland-sired/Maryland-bred) paid for first, second, and third, on all overnight races.

Additionally, beginning on Jan. 1, 2022:

  • The bonus percentages for all stakes in Maryland (except Maryland Million Day) will be breeder 30 percent and Stallion 10 percent paid for first, second, third.

“The purpose of these latest programs is to incentivize mare owners to breed to Maryland stallions,” said Cricket Goodall, executive director of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. “We have a great stallion roster already and some new stallions are coming to Maryland for the upcoming season. Our goal is, and will always be, to reward everyone who breeds, foals and races in Maryland.”

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