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by Mark Brown Grier. • Steeplechaser: Who’s Counting, bred and owned by South Branch Equine and trained by Sean McDermott. • Breeder: Dr. and Mrs. T omas Bowman. •Stallion: Great Notion (Northview Stallion Station). • Broodmare: Slow and Steady.


Motion on Ballot for Hall of Fame Fair Hill Training Center-based T orough-


bred trainer Graham Motion is one of 16 fi - nalists for this year’s National Museum of Rac- ing Hall of Fame. Ballots were sent to Hall of Fame voters in February with the results being announced on April 25. T e induction ceremo- ny takes place on August 4 at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Springs, NY. Graham Motion, 58, has won 2,638 races as of


February 2023 with purse earning of more than $143 million. Motion’s career began in 1993. Most notably, he won the Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup with Animal Kingdom, trained two-time Eclipse Award winner Main Sequence and won four Breeders’ Cup races. He won his fi rst Breeders’ Cup victory in 2004 in the Turf with 10-time stakes winner Better Talk Now. In 2010, he won the Filly and Mare Turf with Shared Account. Main Sequence won the Breeders’ Cup Turf in 2014 and in 2019, Motion won the Juvenile Fillies Turf with Sharing.


Nominations Open for Leopold Award


Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Maryland Leopold Conservation Award which honors Maryland farmers and forestland owners who improve soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on their working lands. T e annual award is sponsored by the Sand County Foundation and American Farmland Trust. In Maryland, the award is presented with state part- ners Keith Campbell Foundation for the Envi- ronment, Maryland Association of Soil Conser- vation Districts and Maryland Farm Bureau Inc. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes landown- ers who inspire others with their dedication to land, water and wildlife habitat management on private, working land. To apply or nominate a Maryland farmer, go www.cognitoforms.com/MarylandFarm-


to:


Bureau/MarylandLeopoldConservationAward Applications are due by August 1, 2023. T e


recipient receives a $10,000 award and the con- servation success found on their farm or for- estland will be featured in a professional video.


FADS Raised $50+ K for Local Charities Frederick Area Dressage Shows (FADS) is 12 | APRIL 2023 | THE EQUIERY YOUR MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION


a web site that organizes, markets, and reports for a group of local dressage schooling shows.


Each farm hosting FADS shows may donate some or all of each show’s proceeds to a char- ity of their choice. Since its inception in 2013 through 2022, FADS shows have donated $52,402.14 to a variety of equine and non- equine charitable organizations.


HISA Declared Constitutional On March 3, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court


of Appeals affi rmed a lower court decision fi nding the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) constitutional. T e case was fi led against HISA and the Federal Trade Com- mission (FTC) by the states of Oklahoma and West Virginia, their respective racing commis- sions, the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association and others. T e case originated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. T e district court also ruled in fa- vor of HISA and the FTC. T e three-judge Sixth Circuit panel voted unanimously to uphold HISA. Based on this ruling, the HISA Anti-Doping


and Medication Control (ADMC) Program went into eff ect March 27, 2023. In response, the Maryland T oroughbred Horsemen’s As- sociation (MTHA) issued several press releases outling the ADMC Program and clarifying rules local horsemen had been asking questions about. From MHC Life Member Maryland T or- oughbred Horseman's Association: “T e AMDC Program includes equine drug


testing, results management and adjudication, investigations,


laboratory accreditation, and


educational programs for participants. DFSI, which handles about 135,000 human drug tests a year worldwide in other sports, will be em- ploying labs that currently handle equine drug testing for many states. Dr. Mary Scollay, HIWU Chief of Science, ex- plained how the program will work and the dif- ferences from existing regulations in Maryland and beyond. She indicated that HIWU, in def- erence to horsemen, will take a somewhat diff er- ent approach from the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFWA), which is specifi cally mentioned in the 2020 HISA law. T e IFHA publishes detection times for vari- ous substances, but it doesn’t off er withdrawal time guidance, Scollay said. Detection times are the fi rst sampling point at which a sub- stance is below the screening limit, while with- drawal guidance is a recommendation based on a statistical method at a specifi ed point in time. T e Racing Medication and Testing Consor- tium was asked to review data on commonly used and accepted therapeutic medications, and issue, where possible, withdrawal guid- ance for horsemen. Alan Foreman, Chairman of the T oroughbred Horsemen’s Association and RMTC Co-Vice Chair, said that process is well underway. “We’re urging guidance for horsemen and vet-


erinarians so they can comply with the new rules,” Foreman said. “T ere will be guidance coming and we believe the guidance will be helpful.” Guidance is expected for 28 substances, and


possibly 11 more. Foreman said the THA plans to disseminate the information upon comple- tion of the review. As for testing under the AMDC Program,


HIWU Executive Director Ben Mosier said it will be “driven by intelligence” and will include random and targeted tests. “We will be working with the stewards to en-


sure we have live performance data for (special tests) on a daily basis,” he said. “All of the nor- mal industry policies that currently exist will continue to be utilized.” Under the AMDC Program, all test results


will be sent to HIWU, not state racing regula- tory agencies as is now the case. Violations will fall in two categories: anti-doping rule violations, which are for banned substances and methods, and controlled medication rules violations, which are for therapeutic substances and methods. In the case of a positive test, HIWU will no-


tify the relevant covered person of the result and be responsible for the investigation and prosecution process, including the selection of labs for a “B” sample—a split sample—analy- sis, initiation of proceedings, and imposition of penalties if there are penalties. CMRV cases will be heard by appointees to a panel of 15-20 members selected by HISA and HIWU based on previous equine regula- tory experience; the pool will include state stew- ards, who are only permitted to hear cases that do not originate in the state in which they are employed. Members will be appointed to hear specifi c CMRV cases on a rotating basis follow- ing case reviews and confl icts-of-interest checks. For both ADRV and CMRV cases, covered


persons are entitled to the opportunity to pro- vide written submissions and present evidence on their behalf to the assigned adjudicator or adjudicators. HIWU is required under the HISA law to publicly disclose the resolution of a potential violation within 20 days of a fi nal decision, a resolution between HIWU and the covered person, or withdrawal of a charge by HIWU. Final decisions can be appealed to a federal administrative law judge.” In addition, MHC Life Member Maryland


Jockey Club veterinarians now have the au- thority to place horses on the vet’s list under HISA regulations. HISA Rule 2142(2) (d), which deals with


training, states that “regulatory veterinarians may observe horses during training activities. Horses deemed physically distressed, medically compro- mised, injured, or unsound may be placed on the veterinarians’ list and reported to HISA.” T e MJC said a slip will be dropped off with a


trainer or his or her staff that outlines the proce- dures to have a horse taken off the HISA vet’s list.


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