The announcement schedule is as follows:

Monday, Feb. 28 – Maryland-Bred Champion 2-Year-Olds (male, female), 3-Year-Olds (male, female)
Tuesday, March 1 – Maryland-Bred Champion Older Male/Older Female, Turf Runner and Sprinter

Wednesday, March 2 – Maryland-Bred Horse of the Year
Thursday, March 3 – Maryland Jockey of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Owner of the Year
Friday, March 4 – Maryland Broodmare of the Year, Stallion of the Year, Breeder of the Year
Saturday, March 5 – Special recognition of Pimlico and Laurel Backstretch Employees of the Year

The following are finalists in the award categories.

Award finalists (listed alphabetically)

Maryland-bred champion 2-year-old male: Cynergy’s Star (bred by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman and Skeedattle Associates; owned by Bonuccelli Racing); Joe (bred and owned by The Elkstone Group LLC); Local Motive (bred by Wasabi Ventures Stables LLC, Greenspring Mares LLC and Bowman and Higgins Stable; owned by Bird Mobberley LLC)

Maryland-bred champion 2-year-old filly: Buff My Boots (bred by Hope Hill Farm; owned by Bird Mobberley LLC); Luna Belle (bred by Fred A. Greene Jr., Deborah Greene and Hamilton Smith; owned by Deborah S. Greene and Hamilton A. Smith); Runup (bred and owned by James McIngvale)

Maryland-bred champion 3-year-old male: Alwaysinahurry (bred by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Quin Bowman and Rebecca Davis; owned by Mopo Racing); Exculpatory (bred by Anchor & Hope Farm Inc and Finn’s Nickel, LLC; owned by Grace Merryman); Jaxon Traveler (bred by Dr. and Mrs. A. Leonard Pineau; owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and Marvin Delfiner)

Maryland-bred champion 3-year-old filly: Malibu Beauty (bred and owned by ZWP Stable and Non Stop Stable); Princess Kokachin (bred by Nancy M. Rizer and Eric A. Rizer; owned by Eric A. Rizer); Street Lute (bred by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman and Dr. Brooke Bowman; owned by Lucky 7 Stables)

Maryland-bred champion older male: Aloha West (bred by Robert T. Manfuso and Katharine M. Voss; owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners); Cordmaker (bred by Robert T. Manfuso and Katharine M. Voss; owned by Hillwood Stable LLC); Field Pass (bred by Mark Brown Grier; owned by Three Diamonds Farm); Knicks Go (bred by Angie Moore; owned by Korea Racing Authority)

Maryland-bred champion older female: Hello Beautiful (bred by Hillwood Stables, LLC; owned by Madaket Stables LLC, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stable and Magic City Stables, LLC); Kiss the Girl (bred by Classic Thoroughbred XII; owned by Three Diamonds Farm); Miss J McKay (bred by Linda Oliff Rohleder; owned by Madaket Stables LLC, Wonder Stables, Tony Weintraub and Brandon M. Dalinka)

Maryland-bred champion turf runner: Field Pass (bred by Mark Brown Grier; owned by Three Diamonds Farm); Grateful Bred (bred and owned by Gordon Keys); Somekindofmagician (bred by Earl Barnhart; owned by Bell Gable Stable LLC)

Maryland-bred champion sprinter: Aloha West (bred by Robert T. Manfuso and Katharine M. Voss; owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners); Hello Beautiful (bred by Hillwood Stables, LLC; owned by Madaket Stables LLC, Albert Frassetto, Mark Parkinson, K-Mac Stable and Magic City Stables, LLC); Whereshetoldmetogo (bred by David H. Wade; owned by Madaket Stables LLC, Ten Strike Racing, Michael E. Kisber and BTR Racing, Inc.)

Owner of the Year: Bird Mobberley LLC, Robert D. Bone, Hillwood Stable LLC

Trainer of the Year: Dale Capuano, Brittany Russell, Mike Trombetta

Jockey of the Year: J.D. Acosta, Jorge Ruiz, Sheldon Russell, Jevian Toledo

Breeder of the Year: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Angie Moore, Robert T. Manfuso and Katharine M. Voss

Broodmare of the Year: Hello Now, Island Bound, Only Me

Stallion of the Year: Golden Lad, Great Notion

Pimlico Backstretch Employee of the Year: Julio Garcia

Laurel Backstretch Employee of the Year: Antoinette Charles Orellana