search.noResults

search.searching

dataCollection.invalidEmail
note.createNoteMessage

search.noResults

search.searching

orderForm.title

orderForm.productCode
orderForm.description
orderForm.quantity
orderForm.itemPrice
orderForm.price
orderForm.totalPrice
orderForm.deliveryDetails.billingAddress
orderForm.deliveryDetails.deliveryAddress
orderForm.noItems
NEWS&VIEWS You Can Use


Trail Closures in Liberty Reservoir On August 12, the Friends of Liberty Res-


ervoir, a nonprofi t group of residents and trail users, posted a message on its Facebook page that Baltimore City has decommissioned sev- eral trails in Liberty Reservoir. T e group held a community meeting on August 15 with nearly 50 people fi lling the meeting room. Most ex- pressed concern that by closing these trails, ac- cess to other parts of the reservoir will be cut off . Baltimore City owns the reservoir that


crosses over portions of Carroll and Balti- more counties. T e City has announced it is decommissioning these seven roads: Murray Road, Content Lane, Poole/Pouder Area, Glen Falls Road, Old Oakland Road, Wards Chapel Road, Cockeys Mill Road to MD 140 and Ivy Mill Road. According to the City, these roads have not been maintained for at least the past fi ve years. Friends of Liberty Reservoir have off ered to help maintain these trails and others within the reservoir system, and according to a Carroll County Times article on August 19, Jeff rey Ray- mond (spokesman for the Baltimore City De- partment of Public Works) said, “T e Baltimore City Department of Publics Works is willing to discuss with the Friends group the safe, respon- sible operation of the Reservoir property.” Trail maintenance and open space was a hot topic at last month’s Maryland Horse Forum. Many at the Forum urged those riders that use trails to reach out to the agencies that own or have jurisdiction over the land, to off er their help with maintenance. Jurisdiction can be at the city, county, state or federal level depending on the property and park system. One such group that has had success working with county offi cials to preserve large areas of trails systems is the Carroll County Equestrian Council. “Since 1984 the Carroll County Equestrian Council has worked with the Carroll County Department of Recreation and Parks as well as the Bureau of Facilities to provide multi-use trails on County owned land,” said Carolyn A. Garber, CCEC secretary. “Volunteers estab- lished and constructed the trails network by working with County staff . Trail maintenance continues today with the Carroll County Eques- trian Council recruiting volunteers, establishing scheduled trail work dates and requesting assis- tance from County staff , if needed.” Garber went on to say that, “the Carroll


County Equestrian Council also continues to work with the Maryland Department of Natu- ral Resources, Patapsco Valley State Park, as the management agency for the trails at Morgan Run Natural Environment Area (NEA.)” She credits the 1993 National Trails Day


as “the awakening of the power of volunteers when the trail clearing event held at Morgan Run NEA and the eff orts of Carroll County Equestrian Council were recognized as one of the 10 winners nationwide in the Trails for Tomorrow program sponsored by the National Hiking Society.” T at was the fi rst time an equestrian organization had participated in the program and since the event, many State Parks continue to participate in the National Trails Day event.


Preakness Talks Continue According to the Baltimore Business Journal,


eff orts to keep the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore have been progressing. Alan Rifkin, the attorney representing T e Stron- ach Group and Maryland Jockey Club, stated in a let- ter to the Maryland Racing Commission that the ne- gotiation team is working on recommendations “as to the ways and means to pre- serve the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico and year-round sustainable racing at Lau- rel Park.” In the letter, the negotiating team asked the Commission for more time to come up with a deal before submitting requested capital im- provement plans.


HSUS and HSLF File Lawsuit


On August 14, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund fi led a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in an eff ort to compel USDA to reinstate part of the Horse Protection Act. T e fi nal rule, related to soring in show horses, was duly issued, prescribed and promulgated in 2017 but was withdrawn by the new administration. Since 1970, it has been a federal crime to show horses who have been sored. However, HSUS points out that many trainers have found ways


around this law due to inadequate regulations. On January 13, 2017, USDA issued a press re- lease announcing a fi nal rule intended to cor- rect the weaknesses in the old regulations and sent the rule to the offi ce of the Federal Regis- ter where it was available for public inspection and scheduled for publication. However, the rule was withdrawn a few days later by the new administration. In the lawsuit, HSUS argues that the USDA violated the legal requirements of rulemaking and also violated its mandate under the HPA. T e fi nal rule is currently placed in the “in-


active” status and agency offi cials have resisted eff orts to move forward on it.


Apprentice Jockey Wins Laurel Title Apprentice jockey Julio Correa won four


Laurel Park summer meet titles went to apprentice jockey Julio Cor- rea and trainer Claudio Gonzalez.


races at Laurel Park on August 18 to clinch his fi rst career riding title. In doing so, he be- came the fi rst apprentice in six years to win the Laurel Summer meet riding title. Correa, who is 25 years old and a native of Puerto Rico, said “I have to thank God fi rst of all and all the trainers and owners and my agent for taking care of me and supporting me during the summer meet.” Correa is also the leading appren- tice rider in the country right now with 86 victories. T e summer meet trainer title was won by Claudio Gonzalez, who earned his 10th career training title.


He has won seven out of eight meets at Laurel Park since the fall of 2017.


Local Author Supports Military Maryland author and former MHC Secretary


Valerie Ormond was a fi nalist for the Military Writers Society of America’s Mike Mullins Memorial Writer of the Year Award for 2019. Ormond’s novels Believing in Horses and Be- lieving in Horses, Too won Gold Medals from MWSA as well as fi ve other fi rst place awards. T e winner of this year’s award will be an- nounced on September 14. On September 12, Ormond will be part of MWSA’s free writing workshop at the Raymond G. Murphy Veter- ans Aff airs Medical Center in Virginia.


continued... IF YOU HAVE NEWS, VIEWS OR UPDATES TO CONTRIBUTE, PLEASE SEND THEM TO THE EDITOR at


The Equiery, P.O. Box 610, Lisbon, MD 21765 • FAX: 410-489-7828 • email editor@equiery.com. Be sure to include your full name, phone number and address. All submissions become the property of The Equiery.


www.equiery.com | 800-244-9580 SEPTEMBER 2019 | THE EQUIERY | 11


Maryland Jockey Club


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60