Kappa Kappa (Omaha Beach), winner of the 2025 GII Lexus Raven Run, was named the 2025 Pennsylvania-bred Horse of the Year, as well as champion 3-year-old filly and female sprinter, at the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association's 47th annual Iroquois Awards held May 8.
Racing in 2025 for LC Racing LLC, Cash is King LLC, and trainer Butch Reid's Wellesley Stable, Kappa Kappa won three of five starts during her 3-year-old season.
The full list of award recipients includes:
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Rick Abbott
- 2-year-old filly: Divine Intentions (Divining Rod)
- 2-year-old male: Mailata (Maximus Mischief)
- 3-year-old male: Come Prima (Well Spelled)
- Older female: Candy Reward (Warrior's Reward)
- Older male and male sprinter: Maximus Meridius (Maximus Mischief)
- Turf female: Corinna (Point of Entry)
- Turf male: Fierce and Strong (Hoppertunity)
- PA-Preferred Female: Candy Reward (Warrior's Reward)
- PA-Preferred Male: Ninetypercentmaddie (Weigelia)
- Top PA-Bred Thoroughbred Makeover: Miss Pretender (Mendelssohn)
- PA Broodmare of the Year: Katarica Disco
Additionally, the PHBA recognized State Representative Tom Mehaffie (Dauphin County) with a Legislator Award and Bell Run Rescue, a recent TAA-accredited non-profit dedicated to the rescue, retraining, and rehoming of off-track Thoroughbreds was presented the PHBA Award of Merit.
Warrior's Reward LLC was the leading breeding fund recipient for the second consecutive year, earning $891,519.50. Uptowncharlybrown was recognized with a Stallion Triple Crown Award for finishing as leading stallion for the third straight year, earnings $221,542.45 in stallion awards in 2025.
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