b'2019 STATE BREEDERS OF THE YEAR MinnesotaRobert LothenbachAs founder of Imagine! Print Solutions,Mines Made Up, who ran second in the 2019 10,000 Lakes Robert Lothenbach knows a thing or twoStakes at Canterbury Park for William and Lori Townsend. about building successful commercialMinnesota Miracle, who hit the board in the 2019 Minnesota enterprises. So its no surprise that when heDerby, is another Lothenbach homebred. Lothenbach turned to Thoroughbred racing and breeding,purchased Minnesotas granddam, American Slew, by Quiet his Lothenbach Stables has proved a successAmerican, as a yearling. From her he bred the grade 3-winning as well. colt City Attraction and the Street Sense filly Streaming Fire. Lothenbach has bred five stakes winnersBred to First Samurai, Streaming Fire rewarded Lothenbach from star broodmare Appealing Storm (byby foaling the full brothers stakes-placed Minnesota Miracle Valid Appeal). In 2019 her Malibu Moon coltand Blazin Asian, the latter breaking his maiden in 2019 at Captivating Moon won the Buddy Diliberto Memorial StakesCanterbury Park. American Slew also foaled full siblings Dec. 21 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. CaptivatingHomeland Messa and Merri Mesa, both winners in 2019.Moons full sister, Appealing Audrey, won a maiden race atLothenbach acquired American Slews half sister, stakes-Arlington International Racecourse in 2019 and a Fair Groundsplaced Miss Marta, from whom he bred 2019 winner Off allowance in 2020. Sixes. Two of Miss Martas daughters foaled 2019 winners: My Other graded/group stakes winners out of Appealing StormBelonging, by Belong to Me, foaled Stitzy and Raging Gold include Vacare, by Lear Fan, who triumphed in the 2006Digger (both by English Channel); No Retreat, by War Chant, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (G1T); and 2009 Prixfoaled Digger Heels In, by Strong Mandate.Thomas Bryon (G3) victor Abtaal, by Rock Hard Ten. He keptAt the 2013 Keeneland September sale, Lothenbach Stables homebreds Single Solution, by Flatter, who took the 2009 Pinpurchased a yearling Warriors Reward filly, later named Sweet Oak Valley View Stakes (G3T); and 2017 Unbridled SidneyLorraine, for $110,000. In 2019 Sweet Lorraines homebred Overnight Stakes winner Nobodys Fault, by Blame. filly Moms Red Lipstick, by Race Day, blew her competition a Another Appealing Storm daughter is unraced Illinois-bredgoodbye kiss while winning the Sept. 7 Arlington-Washington Jr. Clare, by Yankee Gentleman. Lothenbach foaled Jr. ClaresLassie Stakes. The juvenile finished second next time out in the 2014 Mineshaft colt in Minnesota. The resulting gelding becameNov. 3 Glorious Song Stakes at Woodbine.Carly SilverNew JerseyJohn and Joan BowersJohn and Joan Bowers launched theiroverhead, weve tried to breed halfway decent horses. Roseland Farm on a converted chicken farmThe horses carried us. We didnt breed to fancy stallions that with a single mare purchased in 1974. Theirstood for a lot of money. Weve always kept the mares and bred horses are still going strong to this day. them back. Best known as the breeders of grade 3Weve been married 51 years, and it kept us together.winner Valedictorian and her dam, the gradeA hands-on team, the Bowers foaled out their own mares for 3-winning Smart Strike mare Smart N Classy,many years. the Bowers found themselves back in theWe had a TV camera in the bedroom, the whole nine yards, headlines in 2020 thanks to their KantharosBowers recalled. We even did it before the TV camera, and that colt Royal Urn. A fifth-generation homebredwas pretty hard.out of the King of Kings mare Born to Royaltyone of just twoThe couple eventually purchased a 20-acre operation in Colts mares currently owned by Roselandthe 4-year-old colt postedNeck, N.J., where they produced many of their runners. Their an authoritative victory in the John J. Reilly Handicap July 5mares are now foaled at Janet Laszlows Hunters Run Farm in at Monmouth Park, then followed up with a strong secondWall Township, N.J. in the July 25 Irish War Cry Handicap. Royal Urn was alsoBorn to Royalty has a 2-year-old by Stay Thirsty named competitive in 2019, when he ran third in the Kittens Joy StakesPickin Time in training with Kelly Breen. She foaled a Tonalist at Gulfstream Park and second in the Concern Stakes at Laurelcolt in 2020 and was not bred for 2021. Park. In 2020 the Bowers also have high hopes for a new contender Bowers, 81, credits Roseland Farm for more than justin their boutique stable: the 2-year-old Vancouver colt enjoyment through the decades.Hespuregold. The unraced half brother to Valedictorian is in Its been a good way to stay married, working on the farmtraining with Michelle Nihei in Kentucky.and so forth, he said. With a little money, a lot of luck, and lowClaire Crosby40 TOBA NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER/2020'