Maryland Fan Favorites
Feb 25, 2013 11:43:31 GMT -5
Post by Jon on Feb 25, 2013 11:43:31 GMT -5
2012 Maryland-bred “Fan Favorites”
2/19/13
More than 320 fans of Maryland-bred runners participated in selecting their favorites of 2012 in the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s recently conducted on-line poll. Created to determine the most popular horses to compete in 2012, the “fan favorites” will be recognized along with the Marylandbred champions (announced last week) at the MHBA’s annual awards dinner this spring.
Online voting was open to everyone, but in order to be counted, the entire survey needed to be completed. Sixty-one submissions had to be disregarded.
The favorite runners by division:
Two-year-old male: Alpha Mike Foxtrot
Two-year-old female: Mystic Love
Three-year-old male: King and Crusader
Three-year-old female: Jazzy Idea
Older male: Ben’s Cat
Older female: Bold Affair
Turf runner and sprinter: Colony Club
Steeplechaser: Twill Do
The horse with the most votes was Jazzy Idea, with 145. While the results parallelled the 2012 champions in many categories, there were four differences.
James Riccio’s King and Crusader (Lion Heart—Sugarloaf, by Regal Intention), made news in January by winning tworaces in three days at Aqueduct, including the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes, and got the nod over Bellefire.
The favorite steeplechaser was Twill Do (Yarrow Brae— A Little Wild, by Wild Again). Lucy Goelet’s gelding won his second Maryland Hunt Cup in 2012.The favorite turf runner and sprinter, Alexandra White’s mare Colony Club (Lion Hearted—Wild Shine, by Wild Again), hit the board in four of her six starts, won Monmouth Park’s Klassy Briefcase Stakes, and finished third behind millionaires Ben’s Cat and Heros Reward in Maryland Million Turf Sprint. She also proved she has a substantial fan base with access to the Internet.
marylandthoroughbred.com/newsindex.php?articleid=1448
2/19/13
More than 320 fans of Maryland-bred runners participated in selecting their favorites of 2012 in the Maryland Horse Breeders Association’s recently conducted on-line poll. Created to determine the most popular horses to compete in 2012, the “fan favorites” will be recognized along with the Marylandbred champions (announced last week) at the MHBA’s annual awards dinner this spring.
Online voting was open to everyone, but in order to be counted, the entire survey needed to be completed. Sixty-one submissions had to be disregarded.
The favorite runners by division:
Two-year-old male: Alpha Mike Foxtrot
Two-year-old female: Mystic Love
Three-year-old male: King and Crusader
Three-year-old female: Jazzy Idea
Older male: Ben’s Cat
Older female: Bold Affair
Turf runner and sprinter: Colony Club
Steeplechaser: Twill Do
The horse with the most votes was Jazzy Idea, with 145. While the results parallelled the 2012 champions in many categories, there were four differences.
James Riccio’s King and Crusader (Lion Heart—Sugarloaf, by Regal Intention), made news in January by winning tworaces in three days at Aqueduct, including the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes, and got the nod over Bellefire.
The favorite steeplechaser was Twill Do (Yarrow Brae— A Little Wild, by Wild Again). Lucy Goelet’s gelding won his second Maryland Hunt Cup in 2012.The favorite turf runner and sprinter, Alexandra White’s mare Colony Club (Lion Hearted—Wild Shine, by Wild Again), hit the board in four of her six starts, won Monmouth Park’s Klassy Briefcase Stakes, and finished third behind millionaires Ben’s Cat and Heros Reward in Maryland Million Turf Sprint. She also proved she has a substantial fan base with access to the Internet.
marylandthoroughbred.com/newsindex.php?articleid=1448