NEWS & VIEWS continued
New Stakes Incentives for Racing in Maryland
T e Maryland Jockey Club announced on
January 9 a new incentive program for graded- stakes winners that participate in Laurel Park’s stakes schedule for the 2019 season. Grade 1 winners in the past 12 months will have their entry and starting fees waived if they run in any MJC stakes race, excluding this year’s 144th Preakness Stakes. In addition, any Grade 1 or Grade 2 winners in the past 12 months that run in either the Bald Eagle Derby or Laurel Futurity will have their entry and starting fees waived for those two races. “As Maryland racing continues to grow we’re hoping this incentive will strengthen our stakes schedule and help us build some stakes to the graded level,” said Maryland Jockey Club Rac- ing Secretary Chris Merz. T is season, the MJC will off er 65 stakes and 13 graded races worth $9.2 million in purses in just the fi rst two-thirds of the 2019 calendar year.
RRP Adds Western Dressage T e Retired Racehorse Project has added
Western Dressage to its T oroughbred Make- over starting this year. Dressage and Western Dressage will compete side-by-side under the Dressage division header. T ose competing in Western Dressage will ride the Western Dres-
sage Association of America’s 2017 Basic Lev- el Test 1 and will be scored with the WDAA scoresheet. T e competition will also include a fi ve-minute demonstration ride in front of a second judge to show the level and quality of the horses’ training. T e top fi ve fi nishers will be invited back for the fi nale to perform a fi ve-min- ute demonstration, which may be set to music.
Christmas Eve Fire Kills 15 Beagles On Christmas Eve at approximately 11 p.m.,
a fi re broke out at the Middletown Valley Beagles kennels in Middletown. Although lo- cal fi refi ghters were on the scene quickly, along with residents, neighbors and veterinarians, 15 beagles died in the fi re or were euthanized due to the extent of their injuries. Five beagles underwent extensive post fi re
treatment and returned home in early Janu- ary, and 16 beagles survived largely unharmed. Middletown Valley Beagles have been a fi xture of the Middletown Valley community for over 50 years as a private hunting pack. T e club plans to rebuild the kennels and continue with their hunting traditions. Amy Farber stated on behalf of the club
shortly after the fi re, “T e Middletown Valley Beagles would like to extend their gratitude and thanks to emergency responders and our friends and neighbors who stepped forward to
help. We also especially wish to thank veteri- narians Brooks Ahalt, Michelle McKenna and Ken Jacobsen for lending their services in help- ing to care for the injured beagles.”
Days End Wins ASPCA Grant
Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Woodbine was awarded $25,000 in grant money from the ASPCA Equine Welfare Safety Net Innova- tion Grants program. DEFHR plans to use the funds to leverage the strong network of animal control agencies it already partners with on cruelty cases to identify and provide horses in need with emergency support and to work with owners who are facing temporary hard- ship but remain committed to the good welfare of their horses. T e funds will pay for services and supplies such as hay, veterinary care and farrier services.
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