Northview Stallion Station to Consolidate Operation, Sell Pennsylvania Division

[Wandering Eyes]

Northview Stallion Station, one of the largest stallion operations on the East Coast, will consolidate its operation and focus on its Maryland division, Northview management announced Monday. Northview’s Pennsylvania property in Peach Bottom, which houses four stallions, is being put up for sale. Northview PA will continue to operate normally until the property is sold or, should it not sell by fall, until Nov. 30, at which time the resident stallions will be moved to the Maryland division.

In a letter to clients late last week, Northview General Manager David Wade and Vice President Michael Golden said, “We have strived to offer Mid-Atlantic breeders some of the best stallions and service in the region. We thank you for your business, your trust, and especially for the relationships we have developed over the years. As happens with most businesses, however, circumstances often change and Northview has made the difficult decision to consolidate our operation and focus on the Maryland division. This will have no effect on the remainder of the 2020 breeding season. While there is no guarantee that an individual or group will purchase the farm with the intention of carrying on our vision, we certainly hope that is the case.”

In the letter, Northview also said the closure of its Pennsylvania division is “unrelated” to the current COVID-19 crisis or the political climate in Pennsylvania, whose governor recently announced plans to use the state’s Racetrack Fund for education initiatives.

Northview PA opened for the 2009 breeding season on 180 acres of farmland in Lancaster County and includes an eight-stall stallion barn, breeding shed, management and booking office, three 20-stall broodmare/foaling barns, and a 12-stall yearling barn.

Among the stallions to stand at Northview PA were Jump Start, the region’s leading sire for much of the past decade. Those currently standing at Northview PA are multi-millionaire Hoppertunity, whose first crop is arriving this year; freshman sires Peace and Justice and Uncle Lino; and veteran sire Medallist, who has been on the Pennsylvania roster since the farm opened. The original farm, Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md., is currently home to six stallions.

The Pennsylvania property will be listed with Patterson-Price Real Estate, one of the largest agricultural real estate companies in the region.

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