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DC, Silver and Golden Glove Championships. Lisa leads the mutuels department with the help of two female managers that have been a part of the Rosecroft team for 20+ years them- selves. Carol Clark, who started her racetrack career at Freestate, oversees day-to-day Food and Beverage operations, while Joan Lloyd oversees housekeeping operations along with their mutuel department duties. As Director of Finance, Lisa White started
From left: Washington College senior Emily Stakem, sophomore Sarah Megee, honoree Ed Fry, Washington College Equestrian Team faculty sponsor Jamie Frees and senior Keri Edmonds. (Photos by Louisa Emerick,
Littlefoxfoto.com)
Kent Co. Horseman Honored at Chino Chase
By David Turner Washington College’s Equestrian Team pre- sented Master of Foxhounds Ed Fry the “Kent County Cup”. T e 1836 English silver trophy is annually awarded to a person whose love of horses and contributions to the equine industry on the upper Shore merit recognition by the Chestertown Horsemen’s Club. “Clearly, Fry’s volunteerism and his lifetime dedication to equine sports from his home base, Rose Hill Farm, make him the County’s most promi- nent horseman,” says the Chestertown Club’s founder Dave Turner. Judges and venues for the Chestertown Horse-
men’s award rotate yearly, and on March 18th it was Washington College’s Equestrian Team that honored Fry at their colorful and exciting “Foxchase at Chino Farm” in Kingstown. It was the fourth year for the Team’s fundraising event, which hosted 40 riders this year. Attending the tailgate party afterwards were last year’s Kent County Cup winner, Dr. Henry Sears, Washing- ton College President Kurt Landgraf, and for- mer College President Jay Griswold. T e trophy is permanently on display in the Chestertown Town Council’s meeting chamber.
Rosecroft Raceway Leading the Way for Females
By Gina Maybee As we celebrated Women’s History month in
March, one does not hear much about women holding positions of authority in the historically
male dominant sport of horse racing. However, at Rosecroft that is what is happening. In August of 2016, Rosecroft Raceway was
purchased by T e Stronach Group, whose chairman and president is the successful busi- nesswoman Belinda Stronach. Many in the T oroughbred world are aware of her accom- plishments, but the harness industry may not be since this is their fi rst venture into harness rac- ing. Belinda has held many powerful positions in another male dominated automotive indus- try. In 2010, Belinda shifted her focus from the automotive industry and became a leader in world-class horse racing, entertainment and pari-mutuel wagering technology. Her vision leads the way for the horse racing industry with the younger generation and women. Working on the day-to-day success at Rose-
croft, the Director of Operations Lisa Watts, is a force to be reckoned with. Lisa started her career as a teller in 1987 at Rosecroft. As a teller, she has worked at every track in Maryland both T oroughbred and Standardbred.
her career at Freehold in the 80s. Over the years, Lisa has been able to streamline the ac- counting department and manage the com- plexity of racetrack fi nances. In the fi nance department, Lisa oversees Patrice White, who was introduced to harness racing when she was hired as horsemen’s bookkeeper, and now she handles all the accounts receivable and payroll for Rosecroft.
Recently Rosecroft has added
another female to its ranks when it hired Te- pring Jones as horsemen’s bookkeeper. T e horsemen at Rosecroft are familiar with
two more females who make sure everything runs smoothly on the racing operations end.
Gale
Lammers serves as both Assistant Race Secretary and Identifi er. Freda Ivory serves as Paddock Judge. Freda’s sense of pride in her duties helps her keep the paddock and post parades organized. In Maryland, it is not just Rosecroft that is guided by women. In 1997, Cloverleaf Stan- dardbred Owners’ Association named Sharon Roberts as their Executive Vice President. In 2018, Gina Maybee took over as Acting Exec- utive Vice President after working with Sharon for 10 years. During that time, Gina has been instrumental in introducing and promoting harness racing across the state. Most recently horsemen Kerry Welty has joined the Board of Directors at CSOA as well.
Hebron Horses Update After
30 years working in the horse racing business, she has worked as a horsemen’s bookkeeper to mutuels manager. Her experience and expertise of making a racetrack run streamlined and ef- fi ciently is part of the success of Rosecroft. Lisa has turned the historic racetrack in southern Prince George’s County into a premier enter- tainment facility for outdoor events, whether they be music festivals to hosting various rugby tournaments, like the Cherry Blossom Rugby Tournament. Lisa has also been instrumental in making Rosecroft the home of the Washington,
In mid-March, the case of over two dozen horses found dead on a 100-plus acre farm out- side of Hebron began. On April 11, all but one of the live horses had been removed from the property and as of press time, it has not been confi rmed if one horse remains on the property or not. Wicomico County Animal Control was at the property again on April 10 to round up the remaining 10 horses and was able to catch all but one of them. According to Erin Ochoa, CEO of Days End Farm Horse Rescue, no charges have been fi led
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