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Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: Admiral Abe Continues Rewarding His Owners

For all the incentives in the Pennsylvania program geared toward breeding and standing stallions in the Keystone State, the bonuses for racing those horses on their home turf are just as lucrative.

Owners of Pennsylvania-breds that race at Parx Racing, Penn National, or Presque Isle Downs can earn “owner bonuses,” paying out extra money on a percentage of overnight purses. Over $3 million has been paid out in owner bonuses this year, with Admiral Abe bringing in the most for owner Stefcon Racing.

Admiral Abe, a 5-year-old Midshipman gelding, has made $50,592 in owner bonus earnings in 2021, racing exclusively at Parx.

Pennsylvania-breds earn a 40 percent owner bonus on their share of the purse, paid for by the racetrack, for overnight races at Parx. Overnight races at Presque Isle are eligible for a 30 percent owner bonus, while races at Penn National net a 20 percent bonus. Restricted stakes races for horses bred and sired in Pennsylvania are also eligible for a 25 percent owner bonus.

Admiral Abe was bred in Pennsylvania by White Diamond Inc. and Five Ring Stables. He was claimed by Ed Stefanski and Bill Conlin's Stefcon Racing for $25,000 in January 2020; a transaction that was later named Outstanding Claim of the Year by the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association.

Though the accolade was for the 2020 racing season Admiral Abe has rewarded his new owners in 2021 with his best season to date, winning five of 11 starts and earning $265,972. Adding the owner bonus, the money the gelding has brought in this season exceeds $300,000.

Racing for trainer Robert Mosco, Admiral Abe shook off a rusty trip in his 2021 debut to win his next two starts, both one-turn allowance races at Parx. The springtime months saw him take another pair of Parx allowances, both at 5 1/2 furlongs.

Admiral Abe has found his best form in the second half of the year, highlighted by a front-winning score over the slop in the Marshall Jenney Handicap on Aug. 23. He then proved that his form could carry over to the grass, switching surfaces to finish third in the G3 Turf Monster Stakes.

Ninetypercentbrynn sits in second on the list by Pennsylvania owner bonus earnings, bringing in $32,560 for LC Racing on top of the $153,760 she made in purse earnings.

The 3-year-old Weigelia filly has won three of 10 starts in 2021, and she has finished fourth or better each time she has entered the starting gate this season, which helped her compile owner bonus money.

After finishing second in three straight races, Ninetypercentbrynn broke her maiden at Parx in June, and she immediately followed up with a Parx allowance score in July. After running fourth in the Mrs. Penny Stakes and Plum Pretty Stakes, trainer Robert Reid Jr. moved Ninetypercentbrynn to Penn National for her most recent start on Oct. 19, where she overcame traffic trouble to win by 2 1/2 lengths.

Ninetypercentbrynn was bred in Pennsylvania by her owner, LC Racing.

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PR Back Ring Keeneland November: From Weanlings To Winners

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The latest issue of the PR Back Ring is now online, ahead of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.

The PR Back Ring is the Paulick Report's bloodstock newsletter, released ahead of, and during, every major North American Thoroughbred auction. Seeking to expand beyond the usual pdf presentation, the Back Ring offers a dynamic experience for bloodstock content, heavy on visual elements and statistics to appeal to readers on all platforms, especially mobile devices.

Here is what's inside this issue…

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Lead Feature, presented by Pyrois Media: Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills ranks the 20 best Keeneland November weanlings by on-track performance since 2014, a five-year span, ending with the 3-year-olds of 2021.
Stallion Spotlight presented by New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.: Chris Bernhard of Hidden Lake Farm discusses Fog of War, a Grade 1-winning son of War Front whose first foals arrive in 2022.
Toast To Vino Rosso presented by Spendthrift Farm: Tanya Gunther of Glennwood Farm reflects on breeding Breeders' Cup Classic winner and Spendthrift Farm sire Vino Rosso, and spotlights the two Vino Rosso weanlings the consignment will offer in Book 1 of the Keeneland November Sale.
Lesson Horses presented by John Deere Equine Discount Program: Bernard McCormack of Cara Bloodstock describes what the first broodmare he owned taught him about life.
Ask Your Veterinarian presented by Kentucky Performance Products: Dr. Katy Dern of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital explains why broodmares are so prone to colic, and the common causes.
Indiana Weanling Spotlight presented by Indiana Thoroughbred Alliance: Putting the spotlight on an Indiana-bred filly by the red-hot sire Not This Time, and the state-bred program where her buyer can reap the benefits.
Pennsylvania Leaderboard presented by Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: A rundown of Pennsylvania's leading stallion award incentive earners with five crops of racing age or fewer.
American Graded Stakes Standings presented by Muirfield Insurance: Catching up with the leading breeders by North American graded stakes winners following the Breeders' Cup.
First-Crop Sire Watch: Stallions whose first crops of weanlings are represented in the Keeneland November Sale, including the number of horses cataloged and the farm where the stallion is currently advertised.

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Ontario Breeding Program Sees Growth In 2021

Over the last four weeks, The Jockey Club released its annual statistics for the North American breeding industry and Ontario showed positive gains across the board.

The number of Ontario-sired live foals reported to The Jockey Club through Oct. 4 was up 2.6 percent over last year, the number of stallions registered in the province increased by 12.5 percent and the number of mares reported bred through Oct. 18 was up 13.9 percent. Ontario was the only jurisdiction with positive gains in all three categories.

“Ontario, in terms of growth on the breeding side, is the number one jurisdiction in North America,” said David Anderson, Breeder Representative on the board of Ontario Racing and member of the Thoroughbred Improvement Program (TIP) Committee. “I just got back from the fall sales and quite honestly that's all everyone wants to talk about, are our programs. I think they are innovative and they are forward thinking, and we're going to bolster our numbers and bolster our quality going forward.”

Among the programs drawing interest from breeders and owners are the 2021-22 Mare Recruitment (MRP) and Purchase Programs (MPP), and the new for 2021 Ontario Sire Heritage Series and Sales Credit Program.

The Mare Recruitment and Purchase Programs offer breeders incentives totaling $800,000 for bringing new in-foal mares to the province. The MRP offers all breeders a $5,000 (CDN) incentive for every new mare brought to the province to foal in 2022, while the MPP gives Ontario residents a rebate of up to 50 percent, to a maximum of $25,000 (CDN), on the purchase price of an in-foal mare from an Ontario Racing recognized public auction. Mares enrolled in both programs are then eligible for a $2,500 (CDN) incentive if they are bred to a registered Ontario Sire in 2022.

“Last time we did the program was two years ago and we exhausted all the funding, we had to turn people away. And we got 129 new mares in the province, of which 79 of them bred back to Ontario sires,” said Anderson. “I think there's a lot of potential here in the province of Ontario going forward.”

The Ontario Sire Heritage Series saw Ontario Sired three-year-old colts and geldings and three-year-old fillies accumulate points in a trio of $80,000 legs at Woodbine and Fort Erie Racetracks over five, six and seven furlongs. The $100,000 finals, the Lake Ontario and Ashbridges Bay Stakes at 1-1/16 miles, are slated for Friday, Nov. 19 at Woodbine Racetrack with Reload offspring Red River Rebel and Sunsprite leading the way in the colt/gelding and filly point standings. A total of $70,000 in bonuses will go to the top three point earners in each division.

In addition, owners with registered Ontario Bred horses competing in claiming races at Woodbine and Fort Erie Racetracks earned credits for the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (CTHS) Ontario yearling and mixed sales each time their horse visited the winner's circle this season.

“Hopefully with some of the new programs, like the new Heritage Series, it's going to create new demand for the Ontario Sired horse,” said Peter Berringer, president of the Ontario division of the CTHS. “You have to be optimistic when the numbers show we've stabilized, and increased slightly, and are trending in the right direction.”

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Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: For The Dreamers Paces State’s Juveniles

Pennsylvania's crop of 2-year-olds has begun to stretch its legs on the racetrack, and they've proved that a precocious starter can provide a fast and bountiful return on investment through state incentive programs.

In just two career starts, the juvenile For the Dreamers has earned $41,664 in incentive money based on his status as a Pennsylvania-bred and -sired runner, leading his class through the end of August.

For the Dreamers, a gelding by Talent Search out of the Uptowncharlybrown mare Avery's Smile, emerged as one of Pennsylvania's fastest-starting 2-year-olds, after running second by a neck on debut in a 4 1/2-furlong Parx maiden special weight on June 28. He then graduated in impressive fashion with a drawing-away 4 1/4-length score in a five-furlong July 21 maiden special weight at the same track.

For the Dreamers races as a homebred for Uptowncharlybrown Stud, and he is trained by Edward Coletti Jr.

The majority of For the Dreamers' Pennsylvania incentive earnings have come in the form of breeders' awards, of which he has made $23,520 in just two starts.

In the case of For the Dreamers, being both Pennsylvania-bred and -sired meant breeder Uptowncharlybrown Stud received a 50 percent bonus on the purse earnings for races run in the Keystone State. With a win and a second in maiden special weight company, both with purses of about $55,000, For the Dreamers' breeder stood to benefit nicely, even if the gelding wasn't a first-out winner.

Uptowncharlybrown Stud also picked up $13,440 in owner bonuses through For the Dreamers, in which the owner of a registered Pennsylvania-bred picks up a 40 percent purse bonus through the racetrack for running at Parx.

Rounding out the bonus money generated by For the Dreamers was the $4,704 that went to Glenn Brok of Diamond B Farm in stallion awards as the owner of sire Talent Search. Through the end of July, Talent Search had brought in $44,487 in stallion awards, the fifth most among Pennsylvania stallions up to that point.

Dance Code, the horse that beat For the Dreamers in his debut start, sat in third on the incentive earnings list through Aug. 31, with $18,900 in Pennsylvania-connected earnings for his connections. The Honor Code colt races for owner Richie's World Stables, and he was bred in Pennsylvania by Blackstone Farm.

Dance Code has raced once in Pennsylvania, winning on debut before venturing out to the East Coast, where he finished third in the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes in Saratoga. For his first win at Parx, Dance Code picked up $10,080 in owners bonuses and $8,820 in breeders' awards.

Dr. Steve made just one start before the end of August, but he made it count, finishing second on the list with $21,600 in incentive earnings.

The Jump Start colt won a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight on debut at Parx as a homebred for Dr. Stephen Morrone, Dan Kimball and John Spendolini.

The partnership that owns and bred Dr. Steve brought in $18,000 in breeders' awards, while Northview Stallion Station, which stood the late Jump Start, earned $3,600 in stallion awards.

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