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the more, the merrier!” Several old-time T oroughbred and horse show folk were delighted with the show, not- ing that is was “just like the old days,” riding on grass before pre-engineered footing was standard, and riding for judges more interested in the horse than the rider. And many thought that the heavy morning rains watered the in- fi eld turf “to perfection!” “T e Totally T oroughbred Show at Pimlico was awesome!” exclaimed Ross Peddicord, exec- utive director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Ross has a long history with the Mary- land T oroughbred. Like many others, he grew up foxhunting and showing T oroughbreds. As a journalist, he served as the race writer for the Baltimore Sun for 18 years. As a breeder, he was proud to own one of the most dominant mares in Maryland horse history, Reethia, who was one of winningest, if not the most, T orough- bred broodmares to have ever entered the ring at the Maryland State Fair, winning the brood- mare class fi ve times and the overall Grand Championship three times. “It had an amazing old-timey feel,” explained


Ross. “It was great to see so many longtime wonderful Maryland horsemen and women like Johnny Bosley, Lizzie Merryman, Bobbie Sted- ding and a host of others turn out for this event. Once again, it shows the strength of the Mary-


land horse industry. Given the right marketing, venue and timing, our industry is ready to burst at the seams with new energy and events.” And what about moving it to another ven-


ue, as some suggested. Not for this crowd! As Equiery associate publisher Jennifer Sponseller Webster (who also shows hunters when she is not foxhunting or selling ads) noted, “It was like stepping back in time to see a neighborhood come out and enjoy the event. Folks who grew up next to the track, whose fathers, grandfathers and great-grandfathers probably groomed and hot-walked horses at Pimlico in the days of War Admiral and Seabiscuit. It was great!” Not to mention that MJC has built-in ameni- ties that other venues don’t have. T ey have an in-house catering service that provided good food at aff ordable prices. T ey have an in-house source of labor for ground crews. And the ability to show a horse that had at one time raced at Pimlico off ers a unique expe- rience. One exhausted but brilliantly beaming young lady was walking her horse back to the trailers. Asked how it went, she gushed, “It was terrifi c! I was not sure what he would do when he saw that rail! He hasn’t been on a racetrack since the last time he raced, and he was SO GOOD!” Where else but a track can one con- quer that fear that the white rail will cause their horse to regress? If MJC hosts a T oroughbred


Horse Show, it makes sense for MJC to host it at Pimlico.


But was it successful?


“In sheer numbers, this was phenomenal,” said owner Betty McCue, who brought nine horses down from her Baltimore County farm. “Hors- es from every walk of life came to do this which meant terrifi c competition. When we do other events, we usually see the same people and it is wonderful, but this event, with T oroughbreds only, opened up a whole new world for us. It is great to see the diff erent horses coming from diff erent places. We cannot wait for next year.” Was it successful? T e inaugural Totally T or- oughbred Horse Show raised over $16,000 for its offi cial charitable benefi ciaries: T orough- bred Placement Resources, Angel Acres Horse Haven and Mid-Atlantic T oroughbred Rescue. T e funds were generated primarily through en- try fees, T-shirt sales and raffl e prizes. Was it successful? HRTV.com streamlined


the event and reported the largest number of visitors to the site since the day before the 2012 Belmont Stakes. Was it successful? After 800 rides and $16,000


in revenue, the day ended just before 8 p.m., as the sun was setting…not bad for “maybe we will get 60 or so horses.” At the end of the day, yes, the inaugural Totally T oroughbred Horse Show was a total success!


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