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A TIP OF THE CAP TO MAPLETON FARM

HMDC’S Dr. George Sikora is off to a front-running effort to repeat as the leading breeder in Ohio, as evidenced on Derby Day. Authoritarian, who bested Lofty Cowtown in the Classen is a Mapleton Farm bred as well as Superwolf. That 3-year-old registered gelding stuck tothe “golden rail” to a 9 1⁄4 win over the 2024 Ohio 2-year-old champion Fortissimo in the 9- furlong Daniel Stearns Gold Cup.

 
 

John Engelhardt
Editor

John is a past president of The Turf Publicists of America, 13-year host of the Winning Ponies podcast and a former executive director of the Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners.

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