[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10226]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF QUALITY ROAD, OWNER-BREEDER EDWARD P. EVANS AND 
                 SPRING HILL FARM IN CASANOVA, VIRGINIA

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                         HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Quality Road, the 
winner of the Florida Derby on March 28, 2009. Breaking a track record 
for nine furlongs with his 1:47.72 performance and winning by 1\3/4\ 
lengths, Quality Road emerged the number one seed from the Southeast 
Regional for the Kentucky Derby.
  Quality Road was foaled on March 23, 2006 at Spring Hill Farm. The 
three year-old Virginia Thoroughbred colt gets his speed from his sire, 
Elusive Quality, who was not only a world-class miler, but also sired 
Smarty Jones, the 2004 Kentucky Derby winner and Raven's Pass, last 
year's Breeders' Cup Classic winner. His damsire, Strawberry Road, was 
a worldwide multiple Group I winner, and his dam's full sister, Ajina, 
won the 1997 Breeders' Cup Distaff and Coaching Club American Oaks.
  Located in Casanova, Virginia, Spring Hill Farm is owned by Mr. 
Edward P. Evans and is recognized nationally and internationally for 
its accomplishments in Thoroughbred breeding and racing. Mr. Evans has 
bred leading sires and broodmares in the Thoroughbred industry for more 
than thirty-five years including Horse of the Year Saint Liam.
  The impressive win at the Florida Derby displayed Quality Road's 
ability to win at the 1\1/8\-mile distance and establishes him as a 
formidable contender for the Kentucky Derby.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Edward P. 
Evans and Spring Hill Farm on the accomplishments of an impeccably-bred 
horse, Quality Road. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Quality Road continued success in the 135th running of the Kentucky 
Derby and the first leg of the 2009 Triple Crown Series.

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