The first appearance of California Chrome in Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred came following his win in Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes-G2.

“His name is California Chrome, but his female family is all Maryland (at least for two generations).” His dam was Maryland-bred mare Love the Chase (by Maryland stallion Not For Love), bred by Bowman and Higgins Stable. His second dam, bred by Tom and Chris Bowman, was Maryland-bred mare Chase It Down (by Polish Numbers).

• The sixth annual report of the top 100 stallions ranked by their progeny’s durability and soundness was released by The Jockey Club and Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Mid-Atlantic sires ranked high – first on the “Lifetime Percentage of Foals of Racing Age Started” was Petionville, with 668 foals of racing age and 85.78 percent starters. The 22-year-old stallion had recently moved to Murmur Farm in Darlington, Md., after standing for a time in Pennsylvania. Eighth on the list was Not For Love (82.41 percent).
  Four stallions made the top 10 “Lifetime Starts per Starter” list, Wiseman’s Ferry (second), Not For Love (sixth), Outflanker (eighth) and Petionville (ninth).
  
  
• Bandbox, owned by Ellen Charles’ Hillwood Stable, took the General George-G3 in his second start off a 17-month layoff, during which time he recovered from surgery to remove a chip from his sesamoid bone and an injury to his suspensory ligament. 
  
  
• The 2014 Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame added Breeders’ Cup Classic-G1 winner Concern and National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame member Tuscalee. 
  Concern’s breeder, Robert Meyerhoff, earned additional accolades when recognized as Maryland’s 2013 Breeder of the Year (for the 11th time). Meyerhoff-bred Perilous Night, the dam of two 2013 Meyerhoff-bred stakes winners (Delaunay and Night Officer), was Broodmare of the Year. And Not For Love took the Stallion of the Year title for a record 11th time in 12 years.
  
  
• Princess of Sylmar was named Pennsylvania’s Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old filly. A finalist for an Eclipse Award, Ed Stanco’s homebred won six of eight starts – four Grade 1s – and amassed $1,539,000 for the year.