Cary Frommer to Serve as Judge at Virginia Yearling Futurity

The 24th Virginia Breeders Fund Yearling Futurity will be held this Sunday at the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds in Warrenton, Virginia with $40,000 in prize money at stake from four divisional classes.

Thoroughbred trainer and pinhooker Cary Frommer, who recently relocated back to Virginia from Aiken, South Carolina, will serve as Futurity Judge.

Frommer will select top yearlings from classes that include Virginia-Bred/Sired Fillies, Virginia-Bred/Sired Colts & Geldings, Virginia-Certified Fillies and Virginia-Certified Colts & Geldings.

All yearlings in the Futurity are automatically eligible to share in a percent of a $5,000 bonus which is awarded to top performers at the completion of their 3-year-old years, based on total earnings. Two bonuses are distributed–one for Virginia-Bred/Sired entrants and another for Virginia-Certified ones.

“I like a nice topline on a horse and sometimes horses grow into their toplines, so babies may not be there quite yet,” Frommer said. “I like to think I can see beyond that a little. I like them to be correct too but they don't have to be flawless. As long as they can run through any conformation flaws and they have fluidity, that's okay with me too.”

She added, “I'm looking forward to it. I enjoyed judging Maryland's before and I'm sure I will like Virginia's. It's what I do for a living–judging yearlings in order to buy them. I'm very comfortable doing it.”