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 […]
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Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Empress Irene Sets The Early Pace Among Incentive Earners In 2022
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 […]
March 29, 2022 – Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale
Forward Pass: Life Before And After His Kentucky Derby Promotion Over Dancer’s Image Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills takes a look back at the life of Forward Pass – the first horse to be promoted to first in the Kentucky Derby following a post-race drug test – his stud career, and […]
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 […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: Blackstone Farm Leads Keystone State’s Breeders In 2021
The proverbial “mailbox money” of breeder’s awards might seem like the easiest check to earn in the Thoroughbred industry, but the reality is those awards are the fruits of incredible time and effort on the part of the people bringing up the horses. Still, if the time and effort is […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard: 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 […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: A New Generation Of Sires In The Keystone State
The top of the Pennsylvania sire standings hasn’t changed much over the past few years. Once the mighty Jump Start took over the top of the podium six years ago, he has yet to relinquish it, and his rival Weigelia has never been far behind. However, Jump Start’s death in […]
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,” […]
Pennsylvania Leaderboard Presented By Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association: Beren Back On Top By Incentive Earnings
Beren started the year as the leader by Pennsylvania incentive earnings, and the colt regained that position at the end of June after coming home to conquer stakes competition. The 3-year-old Weigelia colt has compiled $163,256 in incentive money for his connections through a combination of Pennsylvania-bred stakes purses, breeder’s […]