Warrior's Reward

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...

Old Friends Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky, has announced the addition of six graded stakes winners to their farm: Count Again, Delaunay, Mission Impazible, Normandy Invasion, Rainbow Heir and Warrior's Reward. "Without a doubt, this has been a banner year for new arrivals at Old Friends," said John Nicholson, President and CEO of Old Friends. "Having these horses take their place as new residents is further testimony that Old Friends continues to earn its reputation as a longstanding leader in Thoroughbred aftercare. "We remain grateful to the connections of all...

Bucking a nationwide trend, the number of mares bred in Pennsylvania in 2019 was 686, an increase of 12.5% over 2018.  It was the third straight year that the number of horses bred in Pennsylvania has increased. Overall, the number of mares bred in 2019 in the U.S. declined by 3.5%. The growing popularity of the Pennsylvania program is a direct result of the establishment of the Racehorse Development Fund Trust in 2017. The trust guaranteed that the government could no longer raid the Horse Racing Development Fund, which funneled...