b'2020 STATE BREEDERS OF THE YEAR IowaH. Allen PoindexterH. Allen Poindexters successes are as vastmean, its actually 10 miles apart or less, and Ive got about as the scope of his Thoroughbred operation.20 mares there that are in-foal mares without babies on Taking advantage of state-bred programs,their sides. Poindexter leaves 25 to 30 mares in Kentucky Poindexter foals horses everywhere from Iowaat TimandNancy Hamlins Wynnstay Farm; in total, he to New York. In 2020, homebred Flat Outestimates his broodmare band at 70 to 75 head.Speed, co-bred with Wynnstay LLC, postedHe noted, Now, I foal out in a lot of regions. In other five consecutive wins at Prairie Meadows,words, I still have three mares in New York. This year, highlighted by a triumph in the July 5 IowaI didnt foal out in Pennsylvania, but I usually do about Oaks (G3). three in Pennsylvania. This year, I think, I bought a stallion Well, she was just, I meanyou cant teachnamed Isotherm and am standing him at Swifty Farms in it, Poindexter said. Theyre born with it.Indiana, so I bred, like, 15 of my own mares to Isotherm She was just a natural athlete. Retired afterthis year and I will be foaling those out in different bowing a tendon, she is now in foal to Not This Time.regions.She was named 2019 Iowa Thoroughbred Breeders andWith the exception of Isotherm, Poindexter sends his Owners Association (ITBOA) Champion 2-Year-Oldmares to Kentucky stallions. He explained, I want my Filly; that same year, Poindexter homebred Kauai tookIowa-breds to be able to run at Oaklawn or run at Saratoga home ITBOA Horse of the Year and top 3-year-old colt/ or run wherever. That has resulted in commercial success; gelding honors, while his dam, Gizzy, was ITBOAs leadingfor example, last year, he sold a Mendelssohn weanling for broodmare. $300,000 to Amerman Racing.Poindexter maintains two farms in Missouri. HePoindexter appreciates receiving rewards from horses explained, Ive got approximately probably 35 mares andhes bred. He said, Its just mailbox money, adding, I babies here right now at Rogersville, with 12 yearlings.havent bred in Louisiana for probably four years and Im And then Ive got 20 other mares on my other farm here; Istill getting checks. Yeah, its pretty good.Carly SilverKentuckyGodolphinEven against a backdrop of already headyhalf of 2021. Of our 57 individual winners in the U.S. international accomplishments for Sheikhin 2020, 56 were homebreds, Bell noted. Another key Mohammeds Godolphin breeding and racingcomponent of our success is our stallion division, as 12 of operation, 2020 was a standout year.the 19 stakes horses last year were by our Darley division Godolphin-bred horses won 175 races in 2020,stallions, though we also make use of outside stallions which included 21 black-type stakes won by 14when deemed the best match. Two Darley stallionsrunners. The cream of the crop included threehomebred Bernardini and the late Elusive Quality, both North American grade 1 stakes winners: Essentialof whom raced for Sheikh Mohammedhave emerged Quality, Fair Maiden, and Shes a Julie.of late as very influential broodmare sires, giving us both Sheikh Mohammed bin RashidFuture American classic winner Essential QualityMaxfield and Essential Quality.al Maktoum won a pair of grade 1 stakes on his way to earningBell said a redeployment of Godolphins racehorses honors as the years Champion 2-Year-Old Colt.geographically also has created more opportunities for The son of Tapit out of the Elusive Quality mare Delightfulsuccess with a diverse group of trainers: Brad Cox, Mike Quality was undefeated at 2, winning the ClaiborneStidham, Eoin Harty, Bill Mott, and Brendan Walsh.Breeders Futurity (G1) in his second start after breakingTheyre all top horsemen with their own style and give his maiden Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs. Essential Qualityus great options for matching up the right horse for their went on to seal his championship by winning the TVGtraining strengths, as well as extending our access across Breeders Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbredall the major racing jurisdictions, Bell said. Were now Aftercare Alliance (G1).into our second or third year of dividing our 2-year-olds Jimmy Bell, president of Godolphin USA, said thebetween this group, and they and their crews certainly steady flow of talented racing fillies into the breedingdeserve much of the credit for our success. Our pre-program over the years laid the foundation for thetrainers in Kentucky and FloridaNiall Brennan, Dave successes of 2020 and 2021. Scanlon, Eddie Woods, Geoff Mulcahy, and the crew at In 2020, we had 19 horses win or place in stakes, allBridlewood, also play a big role in our program. homebreds, as are all of our 11 stakes winners in the firstEric Mitchell44 TOBA NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER/2021'