Ben’s Cat and Mountain Dew, two remarkable geldings who put on a show year after year to the delight of their legions of fans, are the Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame 2023 inductees after a vote by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and Maryland Racing Media Association.

Speed was the name of the game for the two horses selected for induction into the Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame in 2022. Eclipse Award-winning sprinters Star de Naskra and Smoke Glacken are the newest inductees after a vote by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and Maryland Racing Media Association.

For the first time since the inaugural year in 2013, more than two horses will be inducted into a class of the Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame. Selected for the class of 2021 are national champions Conniver, Devil’s Bag and J. O. Tobin, voted in by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and Maryland Racing Media Association.

The Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame’s newest inductees are Heavenly Cause and What a Summer, two gray distaffers who excelled in their divisions at the national level. The selections were made by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA).

The Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame’s newest inductees are Sagamore Farm notable Social Outcast and turf champion Youth. The selections were made by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA).

The Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame’s newest inductees are European champion El Gran Senor and the brilliant filly Caesar’s Wish. The selections were made by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA).

The Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame’s newest inductees are Dave's Friend and Kauai King, selected by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA).

Timonium, MD (4/27/15) - The Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame’s newest inductees are Awad and Little Bold John, selected by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA).

Timonium, MD (3/14/14) - The Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame’s newest inductees are Concern and Tuscalee, selected by a committee of Maryland racing industry members coordinated by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA).

The inaugural class of the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame will be honored at Pimlico on May 11 with a ceremony at 12:15 in the winner’s circle.

Timonium, MD (4/1/13) - The Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA) today announced the 12-horse inaugural class and operational details of their newly established joint venture, the Maryland-bred Thoroughbred Hall of Fame (MTHOF).

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In January 2013 the Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA) and the Maryland Racing Media Association (MRMA) began collaborating on plans for a hall of fame to illuminate the accomplishments of Maryland-bred Thoroughbreds.