Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Inducts Social Outcast and Youth

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The newest inductees to the Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame are 1950s Sagamore star Social Outcast (Shut Out) and 1970s turf champion Youth (Ack Ack). The selections were made by a committee formed by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and the Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA).

“Social Outcast and Youth are worthy additions to the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame,” said MRMA president Frank Vespe. “Among the best of their generations, they proved over and over that Maryland-breds can compete with any horse, anywhere.”

Considered one of racing’s greatest geldings of the 1950s, Social Outcast was a Alfred G. Vanderbilt/Sagamore Farm homebred who retired as the nation’s second-richest gelding and the richest runner bred in Maryland. Youth was a top French performer who won two North American Grade I races within two weeks to cement his 1976 Eclipse Award as champion turf horse. In addition to the Eclipse, he was also named 1976 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year.

“It is really nice to recognize these stars of the past. As the MHBA celebrates our 90th year, it is a special time to reflect on all of the great Maryland-bred horses that have romped in our fields and raced at our tracks,” said MHBA’s executive director Cricket Goodall. “Each year the new Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame inductees allow us to reminisce and to daydream.”

Both horses will be celebrated during a ceremony on Maryland Pride Day Aug. 17 at Laurel Park. For more information, see www.mdthoroughbredhalloffame.com.

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