CONGRESSIONALHONOR, PARTNER'S HERO Head To Northview PA

Join MEDALLIST, LOVE OF MONEY, FAIRBANKS To Close Out Roster

11/01/2008- Two of Pennsylvania’s most important stallions will stand the 2009 season at Northview PA in Peach Bottom.

CONGRESSIONALHONOR, whose first foals reach the races in 2009 and PARTNER’S HERO, who tops the Pennsylvania sires list for stallions who stood in the state in 2008, will join MEDALLIST and first-year sire FAIRBANKS at the state of the art complex situated on 180 acres of fertile Lancaster County farm land.

CONGRESSIONALHONOR, a graded stakes-winning half-brother to horse of the year Saint Liam by Forestry, has been one of Pennsylvania’s most popular stallions since entering stud in 2006. He has covered a total of 239 mares in his first three years. His stud fee is $3,500.

PARTNER’S HERO has progeny earnings in excess of $2.6 million and is the sire of seven stakes horses in 2008, topped by Heros Reward, the 2007 Maryland-bred horse of the year who has won three stakes in 2008, including the Gr. 3 Scotts Highlander S. Most recently Heros Reward finished fifth, just two and a quarter lengths behind winner Desert Code and missing fourth by a nose, in the inaugural running of the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. Heros Reward has lifetime earnings of $911,216 from 28 starts. PARTNER’S HERO, a graded stakes-winning sprinter by Danzig is a half-brother to Eclipse Award winning sprinter Safely Kept. He will stand for $2,500.