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Owners Of Virginia-Bred Or -Sired Horses Earn Nearly $300,000 In 2020 Bonuses Sponsored by: Mr. Buff scored a repeat victory in the Empire Classic on the Empire Showcase card at Belmont on Oct. 24, 2020 Nearly $300,000 in bonus monies was awarded to owners of Virginia-bred and -sired horses in 2020 courtesy of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association s (VTA) Mid-Atlantic Incentive program. A total of 57 owners, whose horses won at tracks in the Mid-Atlantic region, shared $299,574.75. The initiative is just one of three offered annually by the VTA. Almost $1.8 million was awarded in the popular Certified Residency program while another $1 million was doled out to breeders in the Commonwealth via the Virginia Breeders Fund program. ....