January 14, 2014 
The late Edward P. Evans (combined with his estate) is once again the leading breeder of Virginia-bred horses by earnings in 2013. Audley Farm in Berryville, who wrestled the title from Evans last year, was second in 2013, followed by Lazy Lane Farm, Morgan’s Ford Farm and partners and Lady Olivia at North Cliff LLC and partners.
Breeders who produced Va-bred earners of $90,000+ are listed below:
Breeder, Starts, Wins, Seconds, Thirds, Total Earnings
Evans Edward P. and the Estate of Edward P. Evans, 519 starts, 80 wins, 70 seconds and 56 thirds, $2,919,659
Audley Farm and Audley Farm Equine LLC, 232, 45, 28 and 36, $1,194,404
Lazy Lane Farms, LLC and Lazy Lane Farms Inc, 234, 35, 24 and 28, $1,140,710
Morgans Ford Farm and partners,191, 26, 17 and 26, $900,687
Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC and partners,143, 20, 18 and 21, $560,079
Firestone Bertram R. Mr. & Mrs., 86, 15, 10 and 9, $283,346
Johnson R. Larry and Legacy Farm, 107,15, 12 and 14, $468,958
William M. Backer and William M. Backer Revocable Trust,114,19,15 and 14, $370,651
Hickory Tree Farm LLC and Hickory Tree Equine, 62, 9, 5 and 8, $239,646
Mr. & Mrs. C.W. McNeely III, 26,1, 7 and 2, $236,917
Hart Farm and Partners, 71, 9, 8 and 8, $216,507
Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III, 113, 12,12 and 12, $212,319
Cox Mr. & Mrs. Sidney B. Cox, Jr., Nellie Mae Cox and Rose Retreat Farm, 32, 7, 2 and 5, $206,702
Chance Farm, 47, 7, 7 and 4, $193,914
Richards Althea D. Richards and partners, 61, 10, 10 and 7, $193,347
Mede Cahaba Stable & Stud, LLC, 89, 4, 13 and 14, $156,496
Moore, Carlos S. E. & Gillian Gordon-Moore, Corner Farm & Partners, 50, 5, 6 and 5, $147,213
Carter James Sumter and partners, 75, 8, 15 and 6, $142,858
English Dr. Sam E. English II, 47, 5, 10 and 8, $139,828
Tucker Anne N. and R.M. Bouse, 27, 4, 5 and 3, $133,723
Ritzenberg Grace E. Ritzenberg, 19, 6, 2 and 1, $118,040
Nicewonder Beverly Carolyn Nicewonder. 20, 3, 4 and 2, $99,443
Susan S. Cooney, 17, 2, 1 and 1, $96,921
Hayes Donna M., 95, 5, 6 and 6, $91,217
Hi Glenn – Great post. Just last night I was talking to Ginger about this, saying that I thought Ned Evans would for sure be the top breeder for 2013. He was such a big force and smart team for breeding. What a loss. What a very big loss.
Enjoy your posts. Full of top information. Best, David