Since the program’s inception in 2013, it has produced five racehorses that have collectively earned nearly $100,000, including this winner, Maryland's Best. | Photo: Courtesy Maryland Jockey Club

The University of Maryland Thoroughbred breeding program will be on hiatus until a more sustainable funding model can be developed, the university announced Sept. 5.

“I am very proud of what the program helped achieve in the last five years including the training of our hard-working students and the quality of the horses we produced,” said program coordinator Amy Burk, MS, PhD.

The program trained more than 80 students in equine breeding and sales and helped students land jobs in the breeding industry in both Maryland and Kentucky