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The breeding game is rooted in patience, but any long-term strategy is best balanced out with some short-term yields, and a high-performing Pennsylvania-bred and -sired juvenile can provide just that.

Through the first 10 months of the year, no 2-year-old displayed that better than Notice of Action, a Hoppertunity colt who brought in a combined $178,800 in state incentive awards to his various connections through Oct. 31. That made him the second-highest earner of Pennsylvania incentives in 2023 through that time period, trailing only the 4-year-old Twisted Ride at $178,944.

Notice of Action went unbeaten in three starts through the end of October, all at Parx Racing, running for owner Andy Hawthorne and trainer Bobbi Anne Hawthorne.

The colt put the Pennsylvania-bred juvenile ranks on notice in his debut, a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight on Aug. 21, where he led at every point of call and drew away to win by four lengths.

After an eye-popping debut, Notice of Action rocketed up the class ladder to test the Prince Lucky Stakes, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for Pennsylvania-bred and -sired juveniles on Sept. 23. He was never far off the pace in the Prince Lucky under jockey Andy Hernandez, and after drawing clear in the stretch, he fended off a late charge from Lost and Confused to prevail by a half-length.

Notice of Action closed out the run with a six-furlong allowance optional claiming race on Oct. 25, where he decimated the field by five lengths.

In addition to the purse money, Notice of Action earned the Hawthornes $12,000 in owner bonuses. Depending on the track within the state, owner bonuses can tack on a boost of up to 40 percent on an overnight race's purse.

Notice of Action was bred in Pennsylvania by Bryan Minnich, out of the unraced Jump Start mare Be a Gem. His three-race winning streak earned Minnich $67,920 in breeders' awards.

For horses bred and sired in Pennsylvania, breeders earn a 50 percent bonus on purse earnings for maiden races run within the state. Runners bred in the state but sired by a horse standing elsewhere are eligible for a 25 percent bonus. For all other races within the Keystone State, runners bred and sired in Pennsylvania can earn a 40 percent bonus, while those by out-of-state sires earn their breeders a 20 percent bonus.

The colt also earned Northview Stallion Station, owner of sire Hoppertunity, $16,080 in stallion awards.

The owner of a Pennsylvania-based stallion at the time of a foal's conception is eligible for stallion awards generated by that foal. Stallion owners receive 10 percent of the purse earned when a registered Pennsylvania-bred and- sired runner finishes in the top three in any pari-mutuel race within the state.

NOTICE OF ACTION wins the Prince Lucky Stakes for 2yo PA Breed horses. Great ride by Andy Hernández at @letsgoracingpa

NOTICE OF ACTION se lleva la victoria en el Prince Lucky Stakes para dosañeros nacidos en Pennsylvania, la primera de 10 clásicos que se correran hoy en PARX pic.twitter.com/EmImAw8DSK

— Agentes305 (@agentes305) September 23, 2023

Another six-figure earner of Pennsylvania incentives was Aoife's Magic, who brought in a combined $138,600 awards through the end of October.

The daughter of Smarty Jones won both of her starts in that timeframe, both at Parx, taking a maiden special weight by 10 3/4 lengths, then winning the Imply Stakes by 4 1/4. David Dotolo trains Aoife's Magic for owner A and J Racing Stable.

Aoife's Magic was bred in Pennsylvania by Mohns Hill Farm, which picked up a $45,120 breeder's award for the filly's first two wins. Patricia Chapman, owner of champion Smarty Jones, earned $10,680 in stallion awards from her success.

Leading 2-Year-Old Earners Of 2023 Pennsylvania Incentives, Through Oct. 31

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Though it closed its Pennsylvania branch at the close of the 2020 breeding season, Northview Stallion Station still has a massive presence in the Keystone State's breeding program through the sons and daughters of the stallions that resided there.

Through the end of September, Northview Stallion Station leads all entities by Pennsylvania stallion award earnings, with $314,838. Coming in second was WynOaks Farm at $159,062.

The owner of a Pennsylvania-based stallion at the time of a foal's conception is eligible for stallion awards generated by that foal. Stallion owners receive 10 percent of the purse earned when a registered Pennsylvania-bred and -sired runner finishes in the top three in any pari-mutuel race within the state.

Leading the way among the Northview stallions is the late Jump Start, who tallied $108,115 in stallion awards through the first nine months of 2023. Jump Start was a perennial leader among Pennsylvania stallions by award earnings for nearly a decade, giving him a deep pipeline of runners to continue earning.

His top earner of stallion awards through the first three quarters of 2023 was Hey Mamaluke, who brought in $7,350 for Northview. The 7-year-old mare has won twice in 2023, and once in Pennsylvania. After taking an allowance optional claiming race in March at Aqueduct, Hey Mamaluke has bounced between several states in the Mid-Atlantic, returning to her home state to win a rained-off-the-turf edition of the Power By Far Stakes by a head on June 26 at Parx Racing.

Hey Mamaluke races as a homebred for Joe Capriglione, and she is trained by Patricia Farro.

Northview was also helped greatly by Uncle Lino, a Grade 1-placed stakes-winning son of Uncle Mo who entered stud in 2017. His slate of Pennsylvania-sired runners have reaped $99,846 in stallion awards.

The biggest earner among them is One More Scoop, a 4-year-old gelding who has contributed $12,720 in stallion awards. One More Scoop has won four times this year, twice each at Parx Racing and Penn National.

The centerpiece of his 2023 resume is a half-length victory in the Fabulous Strike Stakes, a six-furlong race on Aug. 18 at Penn National where he sat in second, stalking the leader, before moving in the stretch and getting up in the final jumps. Kathleen Damasi trains One More Scoop for owner Shooting Star Stable.

Rounding out the trio of Northview stallions who made the top 10 by stallion award earnings was Hoppertunity, who had cashed in $58,625 through September.

The Grade 1-winning son of Any Given Saturday's top earner of stallion awards was Notice of Action, bringing in $11,880.

Owned by Andy Hawthorne and trained by Bobbi Anne Hawthorne, the 2-year-old colt is unbeaten in three starts at Parx, two of which came before the end of September. After breaking his maiden by a front-running four lengths on Aug. 21, Notice of Action made a successful jump in competition, holding on to win the 6 1/2-furlong Prince Lucky Stakes by a half-length on Sept, 23.

The final class of Northview-sired runners from the operation's former location in Peach Bottom, Pa., were born in 2021, making them 2-year-olds of 2023. While the pipeline for runners might have reached its end, the farm figures to continue having a presence at or near the top of this list as those last runners mature and continue to run and win at high levels.

Leading Stallion Owners By 2023 Pennsylvania Stallion Awards, Through September

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Once Weigelia finally usurped longtime leader Jump Start's position at the top of Pennsylvania's pecking order by state stallion incentive earnings, he hasn't looked back. Even so, there might be someone nipping at his heels.

Weigelia, a 22-year-old son of Safely's Mark owned by Wyn Oaks Farm, has amassed $142,133 in Pennsylvania stallion awards through Aug. 31; just over $10,000 more than second-place Uptowncharlybrown at $131,713.

The owner of a Pennsylvania-based stallion at the time of a foal's conception is eligible for stallion awards generated by that foal. Stallion owners receive 10 percent of the purse earned when a registered Pennsylvania-bred and -sired runner finishes in the top three in any pari-mutuel race within the state.

The leading contributor to Weigelia's coffer in 2023 is Disco Ebo, who earned $16,996 in stallion awards through Aug. 31.

Disco Ebo has been a top earner of Pennsylvania incentive monies across the various ways a state-bred can make money for their connections, despite the fact that the 4-year-old filly hasn't run since mid-April.

Owned by the partnership of Cash is King and LC Racing, Disco Ebo won her first three starts of the season, all at Parx Racing, culminating in a 6 3/4-length drubbing of the Penn's Landing Stakes on March 7. She then finished second in the Unique Bella Stakes at Parx on April 24 in her last start to date.

The Robert E. Reid Jr. trainee has been training consistently toward a return at Parx Racing, most recently breezing four furlongs in :47.69 seconds on Oct. 17, making her the third-fastest at the distance among 27 that day.

Another familiar name has also kicked in plenty to Weigelia's stallion incentive earnings this year, in Beren.

Another Reid trainee, this time for St. Omer's Farm and Christopher J Feifarek, Beren started the year with a pair of allowance wins at Parx, with a third in the Grade 3 General George Stakes at Laurel Park sandwiched in between. Though this season hasn't seen as many high profile wins as followers have become used to seeing from Beren, she has finished in the money in the Page McKenney Handicap and the Banjo Picker Sprint Stakes, both at Parx.

Uptowncharlybrown's bid to surpass Weigelia has been led by Marion Grace, a 3-year-old filly who has tallied $7,672 for her sire.

Owned and trained by Jacinto Solis, Marion Grace started her season with a maiden claiming victory at Parx Racing, and she picked up two more claiming victories at the same track later in the year. Originally campaigned as a homebred by Uptowncharlybrown Stud, the owner of the namesake stallion, Marion Grace has been claimed twice this year, joining the Solis barn for a $25,000 tag after finishing second by a neck in a July 26 Parx claiming race.

Leading Pennsylvania Sires By 2023 State Incentive Earnings, Through Aug. 31

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Disco Ebo set the early pace among Pennsylvania incentive award earners for the 2023 season, and Weigelia filly has maintained that advantage through the early summer months, bringing in $193,952 to her various connections for her Keystone State roots.

That figure was compiled with Pennsylvania breeder's awards, stallion owner's awards, and owner's bonuses through July 31, creating one of the country's most lucrative incentive structures.

Disco Ebo earned her spot at the top of the list over the course of four starts, all at Parx Racing.

On Jan. 24, Disco Ebo took a four-wide trip through to a powerful stretch drive to prevail in a six-furlong race by two lengths under jockey Frankie Pennington. The same rider was aboard on Feb. 15 when Disco Ebo led at every point of call in a 5 1/2-furlong race to win easily by 6 3/4 lengths.

Disco Ebo then entered stakes competition for the first time this season, easily going wire-to-wire in the Penn's Landing Stakes on March 7 to win by a widening 6 3/4 lengths.

The filly suffered her first and lone defeat of 2023 thus far in the Unique Bella Stakes on April 24, getting clear early, but ultimately relenting to Morning Matcha to finish second. She has not raced since the Unique Bella, but she has been working toward a return at Parx.

Robert Reid Jr. trains Disco Ebo for the partnership of Cash Is King and LC Racing. Because the filly was both bred and sired in Pennsylvania, she was eligible for a 40 percent owner bonus on her purse earnings for races at Parx. In Disco Ebo's four starts, her owners earned an additional $28,560 because of her status in the Pennsylvania-bred program.

Disco Ebo was bred in Pennsylvania by Stephen and Susan Quick's St. Omer's Farm, which earned $67,984 in breeder's awards for the filly's four starts. Horses bred and sired in the Keystone State are eligible for a 40 percent purse bonus on non-maiden races.

The filly earned WynOaks Farm, the home of sire Weigelia, $16,996 in stallion's awards. Registered Pennsylvania-breds by a state-resident sire earn a 10 percent bonus on purse for first-through-third efforts at tracks within the state.

Over the course of three seasons on the track, Disco Ebo has won eight of 17 starts and earned $488,444. Three of those victories have come in stakes company – one each at two, three, and four.

Disco Ebo is out of the winning Disco Rico mare Katarica Disco, who is the dam of 10 winners from 11 foals to race.

The cross between Weigelia and Katarica Disco has proven especially effective, also producing Smooth B, a multiple stakes winner and earner of $772,267; stakes winners Fat Kat and Fore Harp, Grade 2-placed Disco Rose, and stakes-placed Pink Princess.

Leading Earners Of 2023 Pennsylvania Incentives, Through July 31

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