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NOV 2011


at the Jim McKay Maryland Million, October 1


MHIB member and lawyer Kath- leen Tabor with retired state stable inspector Beverly Raymond


Kevin Plank’s Sagamore Farm was among the Mary- land Million race sponsors. The farm was represented on race day by (from left): Saga- more Farm account executive at Maroon PR Chris Daley, Sagamore Farm events man- ager Randy Lewis, Director of Sagamore History Project Sue Kenney, Maroon PR owner John Maroon, Maroon PR ac- count executive Kristen Seabolt and Carolyn Maroon.


Sylvia E. Heft’s Eight- tofasttocatch won the $150,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Classic with Sheldon Russell on board for trainer Tim Keefe (Sandy Spring).


A “Touch of Class” for Rutledge & Shiraz During the 2011 Maryland Million, Colleen Rutledge & Shiraz were


presented with a “Touch of Class” award in recognition of their out- standing eventing season, culminating at the prestigious Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials**** as the third highest placed U.S. horse and rider. T e Mount Airy trainer and mother of three discovered the 16.2 former racehorse, Bold and Burley, in 2007. Although too pregnant to sit on him, Colleen liked his look and way of going and so she took a chance. T e pair started competing in 2008, quickly working their way up through the eventing levels until they competed this past spring at the Rolex Kentucky T ree-day Event, fi nishing in 12th place in the in- ternational competition and fourth place in the national competition, and securing their entry into Burghley, where the duo would be evalu- ated for their Olympic potential. At Burghley, Colleen and Shiraz were one of six U.S. horse and rider combinations to compete, fi nishing as the third-highest-placing U.S. rider. T at this 1998 Gallapeat gelding can jump should come as no surprise when one looks at his pedigree, as both the top and bottom lines of Gal- lapeat’s dam, Gay Missle (by Sir Gaylord out of Missy Babu) feature the most well-regarded T oroughbred jumping blood in the country. Turn- To (sire of Sir Gaylord) and My Babu (sire of Missy Babu) are univer- sally considered the two most infl uential T oroughbred bloodlines in American show hunters, jumpers, and eventers. My Babu’s descendants include Olympic eventer JJ Babu (with Bruce Davidson), Olympic dres- sage horse Bonfi re (Anky Van Grunsven) and the 7’4” puissance jumper and Grand Prix star Sympatico. T e invitations from organizers of the Maryland Million (the richest race day for Maryland-bred T orough- breds) to the Maryland Horse Industry Board to present the Touch of Class at Laurel Park provided a wonderful opportunity to showcase the multi-disciplined talents of the off -the-track T oroughbred. Since returning home from England, Shiraz is getting a fall break, so to speak, taking it easy before winter training sessions begin. Colleen hopes to return to England this spring with Shiraz to compete in the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.


74 | THE EQUIERY | NOVEMBER 2011


Amy Burk of the University of Maryland and Rob Burk of the Department of Agriculture with their daugh- ters Emma and Sydney


A “Touch of Class” No person or horse illustrates equestrian excellence better than the


Maryland-bred T oroughbred Touch of Class. As are most T orough- breds in Maryland, the 1973 Yankee Lad fi lly was bred to race, but her propensity to jump out of six-foot-high round pens made her breeder, Jennifer Rowland Small, think that the mare she registered with the Jockey Club as Stillaspill may have a career in the show ring. With some early guidance from steeplechase racing legend D. Mikey Smithwick and then renowned show trainer Sylvia Hechter, one thing led to an- other and soon the petite Touch of Class was long-legged Joe Fargis’ mount for the 1984 Olympic World Games. Touch of Class posted the fi rst double-clear rounds in Olympic his-


tory, and was only the fourth horse in history to earn two Olympic show jumping gold medals. Touch of Class was the fi rst nonhuman United States Olympic Committee Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year. T e “Touch of Class” awards will be presented monthly by the Mary- land Horse Industry Board in recognition of those horses and/or eques- trians who continue to demonstrate that, like Touch of Class herself, while Maryland may be small in size, we are big in talent and accom- plishments. To make a nomination, please contact the Maryland Horse Industry Board via www.mda.state.md.us/horseboard/.


800-244-9580 | www.equiery.com


Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club


Tracy McKenna


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