Multiple graded stakes winner Horologist has been named 2020 New Jersey-bred horse of the year and champion older female by the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey.
Owned by partners There's A Chance Stable, Medallion Racing, Abbondanza Racing, Parkland Thoroughbreds, Paradise Farms, and David Staudacher, Horologist started her championship campaign in California with trainer Richard Baltas and was later transferred to the care of Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott in June. Under Mott's supervision, Horologist won the Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park and the Beldame Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park. She also finished second in the Nellie Morse Stakes at Laurel Park and was third in the La Troienne Stakes presented by Oak Grove Racing and Gaming (G1) at Churchill Downs.
The daughter of Gemologist out of Cinderella Time (by Stephen Got Even), finished 2020 with $345,334 in earnings. She has won seven of 20 career starts and earned $715,439. Holly Crest Farm bred Horologist in New Jersey.
John Bowers Jr.'s homebred Royal Urn was named champion sprinter and champion older male after his successful campaign that finished with three stakes wins. The son of Kantharos , out of the King of Kings mare Born to Royalty, won the John J. Reilly Handicap and New Jersey Breeders Handicap at six furlongs by a combined six lengths. Royal Urn showed his versatility and stretched out to 1 1/16 miles in the Dan Horn Handicap for his third stakes win of 2020. He finished his championship campaign with $172,250 in earnings under the care of trainer Kelly Breen.
Hope Haskell Jones and Isabelle de Tomaso's homebred Pianzi is the champion 3-year-old after his three consecutive wins from July 17 through Aug. 30. The son of Shanghai Bobby out of Faker (Petionville) broke his maiden in his second start of the year on July 17 by 4 3/4 lengths. Trained by Cal Lynch, Pianzi came back to win consecutive allowance optional claiming races Aug. 8 and Aug. 30, both by two lengths. Pianzi finished 2020 with earnings of $132,815.
Pickin' Time gave breeder/owner Bowers and Breen their second champion as he took home champion 2-year-old honors. Racing in the name of Bowers' Roseland Farm Stable, Pickin' Time had a successful campaign winning three races at distances from 4 1/2 furlongs to a mile. The Stay Thirsty half brother to Royal Urn broke his maiden in his first start July 4 at Monmouth Park going 4 1/2 furlongs. Pickin' Time finished second in the Sapling Stakes at one mile before cutting back to six furlongs to win the Smoke Glacken Stakes at Monmouth. His best race of the year came in the Nashua Stakes (G3) winning the one-mile event over the Aqueduct Racetrack oval by 2 1/4 lengths. Pickin' Time finished his 2-year-old season with earnings of $193,025.
Ballybrit Stables homebred Bramble Bay is the champion turf runner after her three-win season. Bramble Bay won over the Gulfstream Park turf course in May prior to shipping to Monmouth Park and winning the Jersey Girl Handicap at one mile on the turf. The daughter of Bullet Train out of Regal Rose (Empire Maker), is trained by Michael Dini. Bramble Bay earned $119,830 during her championship campaign and has career earnings of $196,988.
Born to Royalty was honored as broodmare of the year in 2020. Bowers owns the 19-year-old mare, who is a daughter of Teenage Queen. Teenage Queen, also owned by Bowers, was named New Jersey's broodmare of the year in 2007. Born to Royalty has produced 10 foals of which nine have started and seven are winners. She has a yearling New Jersey-bred colt by Tonalist .
Hey Chub is the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association of New Jersey's stallion of the year for the fifth time in his career. The 21-year-old son of Carson City out of Donna Doo (Spend A Buck), was a multiple stakes winning New Jersey-bred who hit the board in 30 of his 36 starts and earned $441,755. He sired 13 winners and three black-type performers in 2020, including New Jersey Breeders' Handicap runner-up Chublicious, who has career earnings of $676,753.
