The quickest and easiest way to reap the benefits of the Pennsylvania-bred and -sired is to run in, and win, stakes races. However, it is far from the only way to bring in generous rewards. Miss Dillingham brought in $82,210 in rewards for her various connections through the end of […]
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Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Miss Dillingham Rewards Her Connections Without Stakes Earnings
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Blackstone Farm Takes Command Among Keystone State’s Breeders
The incentive structure for breeders in Pennsylvania is among the strongest in North America, and few farms have taken advantage of it over the past few years quite like Blackstone Farm. Through the end of July, the Pine Grove, Pa.-based operation led the state by breeder’s awards compiled by their […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Nimitz Class Gets Hot At Penn National For Owner/Breeder Coulter
Whether it’s on the Triple Crown trail or the state-bred circuit, a Thoroughbred’s 3-year-old season is often among their highest-earning campaigns on the racetrack. In Pennsylvania, that high-earning season can lead to high earnings for several horsemen and women involved with the horse, if that horse was born and sired […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Empress Irene Propels Miller To Front Of Breeder Award Race
The Pennsylvania breeding program offers one of the country’s most generous state-bred incentive structures, meaning a breeder can find plenty of money in their mailbox with a few good runners born in the Keystone State. Through the first four months of 2022, Richard Miller of Mountain Springs Stable experienced this […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Fortheluvofbourbon Posting A Lucrative Campaign In 2022
Fortheluvofbourbon has been one of Pennsylvania’s best around one turn over the past few years, and his success has proven lucrative for several connections tied to the horse in 2022. The 5-year-old gelding by Bourbon Courage was Pennsylvania’s leading earner of state-bred incentives through the end of April, raking in […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Jump Start, Uncle Lino Racking Up Stallion Awards In Early 2022
The race for leading sire by Pennsylvania stallion award earnings looks through the end of March like it often does at the end of the year, featuring the stalwart Jump Start with a comfortable lead. However, the race percolating below the surface showcases a young stallion on the rise. Uncle […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Empress Irene Sets The Early Pace Among Incentive Earners In 2022
It doesn’t take long for a Pennsylvania-bred to generate serious money for their connections in the state’s incentive program, as evidenced by Empress Irene’s early bonus earnings through the first two months of the year. The 4-year-old daughter of Emperor Tiberius went unbeaten in three starts in January and February […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Disco Ebo Provided Six-Figure Rewards For Keystone State Connections In 2021
A good 2-year-old can produce a quick financial turnaround for their owner, but that’s just the beginning of the story in Pennsylvania. The state-bred and -sired program in the Keystone State piles stellar incentive monies on top of the state’s already strong purse structure, making it pay to not only […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Jump Start Led Stallion Award Earners Once Again In 2021
The dominance of the late Jump Start in Pennsylvania’s sire ranks has made his presence at the top of the year-end list practically an inevitability, and his returns have only improved with time. In 2021, Jump Start led all sires by Pennsylvania stallion award earnings for a seventh consecutive season, […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Beren Tops State Incentive Earners In 2021
With a campaign that saw him not afraid to travel or test deep waters, multiple stakes winner Beren finished last year as the leading earner of Pennsylvania incentive awards for his connections. The now-4-year-old son of Weigelia generated a combined $288,815 in Pennsylvania-bred stakes purses, breeder awards, stallion awards, and […]