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Annual Help a Horse Day contest to fi nd homes for horses. T e nationwide competition for equine rescues and sanctuaries is designed to raise awareness for the work these organizations do to fi nd homes for horses. For 2018, the con- test has been expanded to off er 17 grant prizes to total $110,000. T e contest is open to any registered 501(c)(3) that houses horses in need of homes. Groups are judged on the number of adoptions and adoption commitments they se- cure, the amount of funds they raise during the contest period, the best overall adoption cam- paign and the most compelling adoption video. “T is year we are shifting the goals of Help a Horse Day to focus more specifi cally on adop- tion. T e ASPCA has been so energized to see Help a Horse Day grow each year, and we can’t wait to see what innovative ideas the par- ticipating rescues come up with to engage their local communities and maximize exposure for the many wonderful horses available for adop- tion,” said Dr. Emily Weiss, vice president of Equine Welfare for the ASPCA. Although the contest runs over a period of weeks, the offi cial Help a Horse Day is on April 26.
Philly Carriage Horses Now With Gentle Giants
Earlier this year, the Philadelphia Carriage
Company, one of the oldest carriage companies in the country, shut its doors and the 10 horses in their care were moved to Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue in Mt. Airy. Carriage company owner Han Hee Yoo had been having repeated run-ins with city inspectors for failing to meet minimum standards of horse care since last sum- mer. He agreed to relinquish his horses to the city, which then placed them with Gentle Gi- ants. T e horses are currently at the rescue’s sanc- tuary in Woodbine getting used to life on a farm.
2018 TB Makeover to Feature 794 Trainers
It is offi cial, applications have been received and trainers have been selected for the 2018 Retired Racehorse Project T oroughbred Makeover set for October 4-7 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. T is is a record number for the Makeover program with a 37% increase over 2017. Although Kentucky boasts the most entries with 95 trainers, followed by Pennsylvania with 77, Maryland sits in third with 48 trainers participating. Eventing is the most popular primary discipline selected for 2018 with 231 competitors. For a complete list of trainers, go to
http://www.tbmakeover.org/ accepted-trainers.
MHBA Announces 2017 Champs
T e Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced its 2017 Maryland-bred champi- ons during its inaugural Renaissance Awards held February 12 at the Sagamore Pendry Ho- tel in Baltimore. T is new awards celebration 12 | THE EQUIERY | FEBRUARY 2018
was a cooperative eff ort between the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, Maryland T or- oughbred Horsemen’s Association and Mary- land Jockey Club. T e big winner was Just Howard, owned
Skeedattle Associate’s (based out of Clarks- ville) and bred by the late Howard Bender. Just Howard, by English Cannel and out of the Alphabet Soup mare Aruban Sandwich, won the Horse of the Year title as well as Champion 3-Year-Old Male and Champion Turf Horse. Trained by Graham Motion, Just Howard boke his maiden winning a maiden special weight on the turf of Pimlico in May of 2017. T at July he won the Caveat at Laurel Park, and then a month later won the Find Stakes. His fi nal win of the season was the Commonwealth Derby where he set a course record by running the mile and eighth race on the turf in 1:45:81. In addition to Just Howard, the following
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• Champion Older Female - My Magician, owned by Euro Stable, trained by Claudio • Champion Steeplechaser - Swoop, owned by Mrs. T omas H. Voss, trained by Elizabeth Voss
Maryland Racing Media Award Winners Honored at Laurel Park
More Maryland T oroughbred racing awards
were celebrated on February 17 during the Winter Carnival at Laurel Park with the Mary- land Racing Media Association’s 2017 awards. MRMA is the nation’s oldest state-level racing media organization and was established in 1937. Fair Hill-based Irish War Cry was named
Maryland-base Horse of the Year for trainer Graham Motion and owner/breeder Isabelle de Tomaso. Irish War Cry won the Holy Bull (G2) and Wood Memorial (G2) in 2017. In addition, he ran second in the Belmont Stakes (G1) and is expected to make his 4-year-old debut in the $100,000 Hal’s Hope (G3) at Gulfstream Park on February 24. Photographer Jim McCue received the
Humphrey S. Finney Award for lifetime achievement. He has been a photographer at Maryland tracks for nearly 50 years. Maryland Jockey Club president and general manager Sal Sinatra earned the Dale Austin Newsmaker Award. T is award honors those who have made big news during the past year. Sinatra oversaw many improvements at MJC racing facilities as well as improving MJC’s rac- ing product and substantially growing the yearly handle. In 2017, the handle exceeded $600 mil- lion for the fi rst time in nearly a decade. T e Nancy Alberts Breakthrough Award was
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Maryland-breds were honored with 2017 awards. Read more about each winner on equi-
ery.com. • 2017 Maryland Breeder of the Year - Howard Bender • Stallion of the Year - Great Notion, owned by Northview Stallion Station • Mare of the Year - Parlez, owned by Robert T. Manfuso & Katharine M. Voss (Chanceland Farm)
• Champion 2-Year-Old Male - Whirlin Cur- lin, owned by Marathon Farms Inc, trained by Gary Capuano • Champion 2-Year-Old Filly - Limited View, owned by John E. Salzman Jr., Fred Wasser- loos and George Greenwalt, trained by John E. Salzman, Jr. • Champion 3-Year-Old Filly - Crabcakes, owned by Morgan’s Ford Farm, trained by T. Bernard Houghton • Champion Older Male- Struth, owned by Mark Sitlinger, trained by Kieron Magee
presented to trainer Lacey Gaudet. Gaudet has won 53 races, including numerous stakes races to total $1.5 million in purse earnings in her 2016-2017 seasons. Gaudet had previously not won more than 10 races in a single season.
PBR & NHSRA Join Forces to Promote High School Rodeo
On February 12, the Professional Bull Rid- ers and National High School Rodeo Associa- tion announced a new partnership to grow high school rodeo programs throughout the country. T e extensive, multi-faceted partnership includes global television and digital rights representation for U.S. and international coverage of high school rodeo. PBR is also sponsoring NHSRA in the form of marketing and support of rodeo youth development programs. T e goal is to highlight high school rodeo student-athletes both on tele- vision and streaming to help promote the sport and grow interest in participation. For 2018, the NHSRA High School Finals and NHSRA Ju- nior High Finals will both be broadcasted on PBR’s RidePass digital network. In addition, NHSRA members are eligible to win $1.8 million in annual academic and competition-based scholarships.
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