b'2019 STATE BREEDERS OF THE YEAR KansasJerry JohnsonJerold F. Jerry Johnson fell in love with horsesthe winning Zen mare Donelikeadinner, in foal to Media at an early age and has long been an advocate forStarguest, for a mere $2,000. In 1998 Donelikeadinner foaled them, especially in the Sunflower State. a filly by the unraced Mr. Prospector horse Mt. Magazine Ive been on the board of directors (of thein Illinois. Bred by Johnson, she became known as Dinner Kansas Thoroughbred Association) for 15 years,Treat. In 2000 Dinner Treat finished third in her first raceand back in the 90s when The WoodlandsThe Woodlands Kansas Thoroughbred Association Futurity. opened, I was in a printing business and weFor her owner, Donelikeadinner also foaled Head Weighter printed the Kansas Thoroughbred Journal about(by Dunhams Gift), Dinner Drums (by Spanish Drums), four years, so Ive been actively involved in theDinner Gift (another Dunhams Gift), and Tall Boy (by Royal Thoroughbred business since 1989, I guess,Roberto). Johnson said. We have a lot of fun with the babies andJohnson donated a number of his broodmares to the raising them. I like that part of it. I like getting the maresbreeding program at Arkansas State University. He currently foaled and seeing the babies and watching them grow and,boards his nine mares in Arkansas and Iowa; they are in you know, see them do well, so thats the thing that keeps youfoal to Goldencents, Gormley, Wicked Strong, Astern, involved in it. Midshipman, Brahms, and Stroll. He has two Iowa-breds that Along with orthodontist Dr. Dick Radke, Johnson provedhave yet to race. Johnson is thrilled to support Brahms, who instrumental in lobbying for successful legislation to establishstands at ASU. The Woodlands racetrack in Kansas City. The oval shut downJohnson shared, And so that was good, but the better more than a decade ago but not before Johnson made something is that hes covered more than 25 mares each of the past important memories. On Sept. 9, 1993, Johnsons homebredtwo years and has been getting mares in foal, and, right now, Gifted Image broke his maiden at The Woodlands. Theit looks like hes got 20 or 21 in foal for the coming year. He Dunhams Gift colt ran fourth in the Woodlands Juvenileadded, Its kind of exciting to see things like that happening. Stakes. Gifted Image then rounded out his juvenile year withThere are two programs at Arkansas State that are making an allowance tally at the track. money for the university. One is the equine program. Isnt At the 1991 Keeneland November sale, Johnson purchasedthat a cool deal?Carly SilverKentuckyWilliam S. FarishPerennially hovering near the top of North1979, not much has changed regarding his philosophy toward Americas breeder standings, William S. Farishbreeding, according to son Bill Farish.grabbed the brass ring as Kentuckys leadingHe has always struck a good balance between breeding breeder for 2019 with a pair of elite runners thatto race and breeding commercially, said Bill Farish. Some captured seven graded stakes between them andpeople breed strictly for the market, but he doesnt do that earned more than $2.6 million. because he wants to be prepared to keep something, if he has Homebred Code of Honor took the top honorsto, and race it. It worked well in the case of Mineshaft and ANNE M. EBERHARDTby winning the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1)Code of Honor and others. Mineshaft, a son of A.P. Indy, and Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) for trainerwas named 2003 Horse of the Year and champion older male.Shug McGaughey. The son of Lanes End stallionWhen William Farish began Lanes End, Europe stood the Noble Mission also won the Xpressbet Fountain of Youthbest stallions. Even as the sire power pendulum swung to Stakes (G2), was third in the Xpressbet Florida Derby (G1),North America, Farish kept an open mind about pedigrees and had his final position in the Kentucky Derby Presentedand didnt let a preponderance of dirt or turf become by Woodford Reserve (G1) elevated from third to secondlimitations, according to Bill Farish.with the disqualification of Maximum Security. He is never afraid to try something. Look what hes done Farishs other star performer was Catalina Cruiser, whowith Noble Mission, said Bill Farish, referring to the multiple now owns a place on the Lanes End stallion roster. The sonEuropean group 1 winner and full brother to champion of Union Rags won three of four starts in 2019, all in gradedFrankel. Breeding to an American speed dirt family is what stakes. Campaigned by Hronis Racing and trainer Johnworked so well with Code of Honor, who is really a special Sadler, Catalina Cruiser scored consecutive victories in thehorse.True North Stakes (G2), San Diego Handicap (G2), and PatWilliam Farish was honored with Eclipse Awards as OBrien Stakes (G2). He retired with seven wins from nineOutstanding Breeder in 1992 and 1999 and was named the starts and earned $711,100. Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund breeder of the Since Farish started Lanes End near Versailles, Ky., inyear in 1992.Eric Mitchell36 TOBA NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER/2020'