b'2020 STATE BREEDERS OF THE YEAR VirginiaLazy Lane FarmBarbara Allbrittons Lazy Lane Farm is a perennialnumbers, obviously, than we have been in the past, but leader in Virginia. The Upperville nursery had aI think theres an incentive there. stellar year. Last year, Lazy Lane-bred Largent talliedShipp added, This has been a nice boost, and its a three stakes wins, highlighted by the December 12way of showing that when you establish a program, you Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (G2T) at Gulfstream Park. Theshould have some money flowing from the wagering gelding finished second by a neck in this years Pegasuspublic back through to the breeders and then also to World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) in January. the owners who put up the money and the time and the In 2020, the farm earned $176,385 in Virginiainvestment to get these horses to the track.breeders bonuses, tops in the state. Their good runnersIn 1988, Lazy Lane purchased multiple grade also included two-time winner Reconvene, who placed1 winner Life at the Top for $1.9 million. Sent to in a listed stake. Along with her late husband, bankingUnbridled, Life at the Top produced winner Life and media mogul Joe Allbritton, Barbara Allbrittonin Seattle. Largent, an Into Mischief colt, was Life campaigned champion and dual classic winner Hanselin Seattles final foal. He sold for $460,000 at the and bred top runners such as the globe-trotting filly2017 Keeneland September Yearling Sale to Eclipse Seeking the Pearl.Thoroughbreds & Twin Creeks Racing. We certainly General Manager Frank Shipp has been at Lazy Lanecould have used all the positive news we could get, since 1982. Well, I think that the fact you can breedShipp said. He was an exciting horse to watch race. a Virginia-bred and be eligible for bonus money, noEven having sold him, we really enjoyed watching his matter where in North America your horse happensraces. He had speed and he carried it, a lot of heart, and to win a race, that helps certainly from the breedersthats what we are after when we try to breed a horse. standpoint, he shared. And were much lower inHe certainly had it in spades.Carly SilverWashingtonDarrin PaulHorses are a family affair for small-time breeder2-year-old in the Angie C. Stakes at Emerald Downs in and owner, Darrin Paul. From a modest start to his2020. operation with the purchase of his first racehorse inWhen breeding, Paul looks for established sires of 1993, Pauls campaign has expanded to include mares,exemplary quality that will complement his mares. foals, yearlings, and fillies.I try and really do a lot of matching up my mares to We breed to race. I do just keep the fillies becausegive them the best shot because I dont have $100,000 growing up with my girls, it was easier to have themmares. Ive got mares that I bought as yearlings that had around the fillies than young colts, Paul said.some success at the track, Paul said. Theres about four Paul has seen wins in prior years in races like theor five things I would check off the list. Conformation, Gottstein Futurity at Emerald Downs in 2016, wherematching up with my mares, Im a big believer in 2-year-old filly Blazinbeauty bested 1-9 favorite Socrossing lines that workathleticism, how they move, Lucky, along with a field of colts, to win by a record sixusually how they raced. At this point Id like a horse lengths.that was proven on the track. Youre just putting one You know you have your days when your kidsmore card in the deck. are born, when you get married, and then that one isFor Paul, the thrill comes from breeding great horses, probably next as far as most fun days Ive ever had,watching them succeed at the track, and getting to Paul said. It was just incredible, unexpected, just asshare that with his wife and two girls. good as it gets. Ive been to championship footballWe all talk about that we never did drugs or did games, (theyre) a lot of fun, but nothing like that. anything crazy. I dont skydive, but when your horse is Other successes include Managingbrianna, a 3-year- rolling down the stretch and comes to take the lead or old filly by Haynesfield who won by six lengths inis ahead and stretching out, its such an adrenaline rush, her first start and ran second in her second start as aits like nothing else, Paul said. Corrie McCroskey56 TOBA NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER/2021'