A reminder to all Virginia certified residency facilities and owners of outside 2-year-olds: any 2-year-olds wanting to be VA Certified MUST arrive at a participating Virginia facility no later than June 30th.
For participating facilities in Virginia please see the resources section on our web page:
*Please note a VACTP registration form must be submitted within 30 days of the horse’s arrival along with applicable fees. Certification can not be guaranteed if there are any delays. Certified applications can be completed online or by mailing a printed form with applicable fees to our office
The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic two-year-olds in training sale is May 20th and 21st in Timonium, MD. May 20th hips 1-280 will go to the sales ring. Continuing on May 21st hips 281 to the end will finish the sale.
See the file below for all Virginia Bred and Virginia Certified horses listed in the sale.
2023 was another successful year of Virginia racing and on May 3rd we celebrated our champion Virginia bred and certified horses! It was a beautiful evening under the tent at Great Meadow, which was filled with the owners, breeders, and fans of our Virginia horses. Gigante and his breeder, Ann Backer of Smitten Farm, took the evening’s top honors for 2023 Virginia bred Horse of the Year, champion Three-Year-Old colt and Co-breeder of the year.
Ann Backer with Wayne Chatfield-Taylor. Photo by Hannah Jones Photography
Breeder of three Virginia champions in 2023, Audley Farm, also accepted plenty of silver during the evening. Audley accepted honors as Co-breeder of the year along with trophies for Virginia bred two-year-old, older mare and turf sprinter champions.
Audley Farm crew taking advantage of the nice view. Hannah Jones Photography
ANN BACKER & SMITTEN FARM: 2023 Co-Breeder of the Year
AUDLEY FARM EQUINE, LLC: 2023 Co-Breeder of the Year
NEIL MORRIS: 2023 Virginia-Based Trainer of the Year
All photos provided by Hannah Jones Photography
Awards for 2023 Horse of the Year, Virginia based Trainer of the Year, and our Co-Breeders of the YearAwards for our 2023 ChampionsVirginia owners, breeders and fans watching the 150th running of the Kentucky OaksGreat Meadow
