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Knicks Go Named Maryland’s 2020 HOTY

Presented virtually the week of Feb. 22, the fourth annual Renaissance Awards, a collaborative effort between the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Maryland Jockey Club, was highlighted by Knicks Go (Paynter) earning the title of Maryland Horse of the Year and champion older horse for the 2020 season. Owned by Korea Racing Authority and trained by Brad H. Cox, the grey capped off an impressive year with a victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Keeneland in November. He is only the fifth Maryland-bred to win a Breeders' Cup race.

Other Divisional champions:

Champion 2-year-old male: Jaxon Traveler (Munnings).

Bred by Dr. and Mrs. A. Leonard Pineau; owned by West Point Tbreds & Marvin Delfiner; trained by Steven M. Asmussen.

Champion 2-year-old filly: Street Lute (Street Magician).

Bred by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman and Dr. Brooke Bowman; owned by Lucky 7 Stables; trained by John J. Robb.

Champion 3-year-old male: Field Pass (Lemon Drop Kid).

Bred by Mark Brown Grier; owned by Three Diamonds Farm; trained by Michael J. Maker.

Champion 3-year-old filly and champion turf runner: Sharing (Speightstown).

Bred by Sagamore Farm; owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck); trained by H. Graham Motion.

Champion older female: Never Enough Time (Munnings).

Bred and owned by R. Larry Johnson; trained by Michael J. Trombetta.

Champion sprinter: Laki (Cuba).

Bred by Tom Michaels and Lorna Baker; owned by Hillside Equestrian Meadows; trained by Damon R. Dilodovico.

Also earning an award, Angie Moore, breeder of 2020 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year and champion older male Knicks Go, was crowned the Maryland Breeder of the Year, while Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds LLC and Hillwood Stable LLC's Love's Reason, dam of 2019 Maryland-bred champion older female Majestic Reason, won Maryland Broodmare of the Year and Northview Stallion Station's Great Notion took home the title of Maryland Stallion of the Year for the fifth consecutive year.

Other award winners for 2020 include Robert Bone, Maryland Owner of the Year; Claudio Gonzalez, Maryland Trainer of the Year; Trevor McCarthy, Maryland Jockey of the Year. Edgar Gallegos was honored as the Pimlico Backstretch Worker of the Year, while Antonio Lopez Salazar earned the title of Laurel Backstretch Employee of the Year, and jockey Victor Carrasco was recognized as the MTHA's Unsung Hero.

To watch the video announcements for each category, visit www.MarylandThoroughbred.com.

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Finalists Announced For 2020 Maryland Thoroughbred Industry Renaissance Awards

The fourth annual Renaissance Awards, a cooperative effort between the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Maryland Jockey Club, will look a bit different this year as the top Maryland owner, trainer and jockey, Maryland stallion, broodmare and breeder, as well as the champion Maryland-breds of 2020 will be presented virtually this month. Special awards will be presented to Pimlico and Laurel Backstretch Employees of the Year as well as to an industry Unsung Hero.

The Renaissance Awards were created to recognize the best of Maryland racing and breeding from the previous year. Finalists will be highlighted the week of Feb. 15, with champions and industry award winners announced throughout the week of Feb. 22, via the Maryland Horse Breeders Association's social media accounts and website.

The following are finalists in the award categories.

(Award finalists listed alphabetically)

Maryland-bred champion 2-year-old male: After Five (bred by Mary E. Eppler Racing Stable Inc. and A. Leonard Pineau; owned by Breeze Easy LLC); Jaxon Traveler (bred by Dr. and Mrs. A. Leonard Pineau; owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner); Singlino (bred by Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds LLC; owned by John E. Worsley)

Maryland-bred champion 2-year-old filly: Juror Number Four (bred by Classic Thoroughbred XXIX; owned by Cash is King LLC and LC Racing LLC); Miss Nondescript (bred and owned by Barak Farm); Street Lute (bred by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman and Dr. Brooke Bowman; owned by Lucky 7 Stables)

Maryland-bred champion 3-year-old male: Field Pass (bred by Mark Brown Grier; owned by Three Diamonds Farm); Fiya (bred by Ann W. Merryman; owned by Robert Masiello); Monday Morning Qb (bred by Bowman and Higgins Stable and Cary Frommer; owned by Cash is King LLC and LC Racing LLC)

Maryland-bred champion 3-year-old filly: Hello Beautiful (bred by Hillwood Stables; owned by Madaket Stables LLC, Mark Frasetto, Mark Parkinson, K-mac Stables and Magic City Stables); Project Whiskey (bred by Dark Hollow Farm; owned by Cash is King LLC and LC Racing); Sharing (bred by Sagamore Farm; owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable [Antony Beck])

Maryland-bred champion older male: Harpers First Ride (bred by Sagamore Farm; owned by MCA Racing Stable LLC); Knicks Go (bred by Angie Moore; owned by Korea Racing Authority); Laki (bred by Tom Michaels and Lorna Baker; owned by Hillside Equestrian Meadows)

Maryland-bred champion older female: Blamed (bred by Sagamore Farm; owned by Cleber J. Massey); Majestic Reason (bred by Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds LLC and Ellen Charles; owned by Hillwood Stable LLC and Richard L. Golden); Never Enough Time (bred and owned by R. Larry Johnson)

Maryland-bred champion sprinter: Fiya (bred by Ann W. Merryman; owned by Robert Masiello); Laki (bred by Tom Michaels and Lorna Baker; owned by Hillside Equestrian Meadows); Whereshetoldmetogo (bred by David H. Wade; owned by Madaket Stables LLC, Ten Strike Racing, Michael E. Kisber and Black Cloud Stable LLC)

Maryland-bred champion turf runner: Field Pass (bred by Mark Brown Grier; owned by Three Diamonds Farm); Fiya (bred by Ann W. Merryman; owned by Robert Masiello); Sharing (bred by Sagamore Farm; owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gainesway Stable [Antony Beck])

Owner of the Year: Robert Bone, Men's Grille, Michael Scheffres

Trainer of the Year: Claudio A. Gonzalez, Brittany Russell, Mike Trombetta

Jockey of the Year: Trevor McCarthy, Sheldon Russell, Jevian Toledo

Breeder of the Year: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Angie Moore, Sagamore Farm

Broodmare of the Year: Barouchka, Love's Reason, Over the Moon, Uniformly Yours

Stallion of the Year: Bourbon Courage, Golden Lad, Great Notion

MTHA Unsung Hero Award: Victor Carrasco

Pimlico Backstretch Employee of the Year: Edgar Gallegos

Laurel Backstretch Employee of the Year: Antonio Lopez Salazar

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Preakness Stakes Bonus Offered To Maryland-Bred And -Sired Runners

The Maryland Horse Breeders Association will offer a series of bonuses for runners bred or sired in the state that perform well in October's Preakness Stakes, potentially totaling $500,000.

If a horse that's both Maryland-bred and -sired wins the Preakness on Oct. 3, the winner's owner and breeder will each receive a bonus of $225,000, and the owner of the winner's sire will receive $50,000.

For a Preakness winner that's Maryland-bred, but not Maryland-sired, the owner and breeder will each earn a $225,000 bonus.

A Preakness winner that's Maryland-sired, but not Maryland-bred, would earn the winning racehorse owner $225,000 and the stallion owner $50,000.

Finishing second for horses in any of the above categories would earn their connections 20 percent of the winner's bonus – $45,000 for owners and breeders, and $10,000 for stallion owners. Running third in the Preakness would earn 10 percent – $22,500 for owners and breeders, and $5,000 for stallion owners.

Past Maryland-bred Preakness winners include Deputed Testamony (1983), Kauai King (1966), and Challedon (1939). Last year's race featured the Maryland-bred multiple stakes winner Alwaysmining.

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Maryland-Bred Yearling Show Champion Brings Six Figures At Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase

This year's Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show champion, a Bernardini filly out of the Not For Love mare Mystic Love, sold for $100,000 at Fasig-Tipton's Selected Yearlings Showcase, held Sept. 9-10 in Lexington, Ky.

The second foal for her multiple stakes-winning dam Mystic Love, the bay filly was consigned by Bill Reightler for GreenMount Farm and purchased for $100,000 by Frank Brothers, agent for StarLadies and Mathis. She was offered as Hip 267 at the Yearlings Showcase.

Bred by GreenMount in partnership with Godolphin, the filly won Class IV (for Maryland-bred fillies by out-of-state sires) at the yearling show, before going on to be crowned champion by judge Michael Matz. She was shown by Sabrina Moore, co-owner and manager of GreenMount, who also accompanied the filly to the sale.

“She was a nice mover,” Matz said following the yearling show. “She just had an overall look. I thought she was well-made and pretty well balanced.”

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