Merryman’s Great Notion Colt Takes 91st Annual Yearling Show

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A Great Notion colt owned by Ann Merryman was selected as grand champion at the 91st annual MHBA Yearling Show at the Timonium Fairgrounds June 29.

The show's champion is out of Sista, a winning Two Punch mare Merryman co-bred and trained, then retired to her broodmare band. Sista is the dam of four named foals, including Maryland Million Sprint Turf winner Fiya, who Merryman sold the 3-year-old gelding for $400,000 at the Wanamaker's sale in 2020.

The son of Great Notion took the blue ribbon in the first class of the day, for colts and geldings foaled in Maryland, by Maryland stallions.

“First impression is a powerful thing on a horse, and it's funny, the horse that ended up being the champion, he was one of the first horses I saw,” said Ingordo. “Everybody else after him was either going to be up or down, and he remained at the top. You're looking for athletes, and athletes come in all shapes and sizes.”

Reserve champion was Louis and Grace Merryman's filly by Bourbon Courage, bred in the name of their Anchor and Hope Farm. Heading Class III, the bay filly is out of Fullerene (Quiet American).

Additionally, the winner of Class II was a Global Campaign colt out of Tanca (Polish Numbers), owned and bred by Katherine Voss. A filly by Girvin out of Sexy Reasons (Jump Start) took Class IV for owner/breeder John Davison.

Top sire of the show was Northview Stallion Station's nine-time Maryland stallion of the year Great Notion. All four of his entrants earned ribbons, led by the grand champion.

A total of 35 yearlings were judged by Ingordo at the Timonium Fairgrounds horse show ring and are now eligible for the $40,000 premium award which is split annually, with $20,000 going to the exhibitors of the four show contestants who earn the most money as 2-year-olds in 2026, and another $20,000 divided among the exhibitors of the four highest-earning 3-year-old runners the next year.

 

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