Country Life and Merryland Farms – From Beginning to Winning

NEW Racing Partnership Offering featuring a 2yo NY-bred Early Voting filly, purchased for $80,000 at this week's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-olds in Training Sale. Shares are $8,000 each - call the office to reserve yours and lets go racing at Saratoga!...Congratulations to Wickeddivine (by Divining Rod), who won a $66,000 Allowance on Preakness Day that was sponsored by Old Friends, giving him a home for life after retirement...The popular MD Horse Farm Tour took place on Mother's Day, May 10th and Country Life Farm played host to a big, enthusiastic crowd. We estimate that there were close to 400 people who visited and learned about what we do...Partnership mares are back from KY carrying foals of 2027 by Tiz the Law, Corniche, Kingsbarns, Jimmy Creed and Taiba...Foaling season is over - we delivered 31 foals this year: 19 fillies and 12 colts...

NEW 2-year-old purchase: a NY-bred filly by Preakness winner Early Voting. Come racing at Saratoga with us -shares are $8,000 each at no markup.

Visitors enjoyed seeing the mares and foals up close during the MD Horse Farm Tour on Sunday, May 10th.

Englishman, son of partnership broodmare In It For the Gold, ran a good 2nd in the $750,000 G2 Pat Day Mile at Churchill on Derby Day in just his 3rd start. Pictured breezing at Keeneland – photo by Frances Karon

Gansett, the dam of Quint’s Brew (Mosler’s multiple stakes winning and graded stakes-placed son) delivered a beautiful filly by Cyberknife at 8:05 am on 4/10 as local TV station Fox 45 was on hand doing a live broadcast!

A century of Maryland horse history in a quick 200-page read. Find out more here.

Country Life Farm and Merryland Farm are your source for Racing and Breeding Partnerships, in addition to offering breeding, foaling, breaking and training services. Equipped to handle every aspect of a Thoroughbred's career.

Country Life Farm® and Merryland Farm® Training Center

encompass 113 and 180 acres in Bel Air and Hydes, Maryland, respectively. Country Life Farm® has been the home of the Pons family’s Thoroughbred breeding operation since 1933. Merryland, eight miles south of Country Life, features a 5/8th-mile training track, complete with 6-Stall Starting Gate. The historic training center was purchased by the Pons family in 2001.

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Bay Street	05/24/26	AIK	2	View
Diane Lee	05/24/26	AIK	6	View
Divine Fashion	05/25/26	TDN	8	View
Super Chunk	05/25/26	AIK	7	View
Boffo Kid	05/25/26	AIK	8	View