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No Jail Time in Pilchard Abuse Case Barbara Pilchard, who was found guilty in


April 2019 of 39 misdemeanors related to animal cruelty charges, appeared in Wicomico County Circuit Court on May 13 for sentenc- ing. She was sentenced to fi ve years supervised probation and a $13,000 fi ne ($1,000 for each of the 13 horses covered by the charges). Pilchard was also sentenced to 90-days of jail time for each horse, for a total of 18 months, however, all of that time was suspend- ed as long as she remains within the parameters of her probation. She was ordered to not own, keep or have any animals during this probation period. To read more on this story, go to


equiery.com and read the May 13, 2019 post “Pilchard Case Update: No Jail Time.” Since the story was fi rst published on equiery.com, Pilchard has fi led an appeal of the sentencing.


Preakness Recap After an interesting start in which Bodex-


press dumped his rider coming out of the start- ing gate, Gary Barber’s War of Will crossed the wire fi rst to win the 144th Preakness Stakes


Letter to the Editor “Katherine - I just want to say how much


I enjoyed Karen deFrancis’s and your articles on the Preakness. As a lifelong Marylander, I knew some of the story, but certainly not the detail given by T e Equiery. Of course, I wish there had been more (including steeplechasing there as you might expect) but the articles were great. T anks so much.” – Margaret Worrall


USEF Enforces Ban of Cannabinoids T e USEF Equine Drugs and Medications


War of Will wins the 144th Preakness Stakes.


Cargill Recalls Southern States Feed Cargill announced May 6 that it is voluntarily


recalling select Southern States feed due to ex- cess levels of afl atoxin. Afl atoxins can cause Af- latoxicosis, which in its acute form can result in generalized hemorrhage, bloody diarrhea and death in 1-3 days. It has similar aff ects across all species and age classes, but tends to aff ect immature animals more. T e aff ected feed was manufactured at Car-


gill’s Cleveland, North Carolina, facility and sold in the eastern US, including Maryland, but has been removed from retail shelves over the last few months. Cargill was made aware of the problem when the NC Department of Ag- riculture notifi ed them of test results showing a single lot of a specifi c Southern States product with elevated levels of afl atoxin. Read more on the May 8, 2019 post “South- ern States Feed Recall” on equiery.com.


Furst Sentencing Update Ashley Furst was sentenced to 27 months in


federal prison, along with three years of pro- bation following release, for embezzling over $500,000 while employed at the American Horse Council. According to a press release is- sued by the US Department of Justice on May 10, Furst was ordered to make full restitution to AHC in the remaining amount of $244,994.87.


on May 18 in front of a crowd of 131,256 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Tyler Gaff alione, War of Will is aimed at the Belmont Stakes this month. Point of Honor was the fi lly to beat on Friday,


May 17 as the fi lly won the Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for owners Eclipse T oroughbred Part- ners and Stetson Racing, LLC. Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano was in the irons for his third time winning the prestigious stakes race. A home team win on Black-Eyed Susan


Day went to Completed Pass, based at Lau- rel Park with Claudio Gonzalez, who won the Jim McKay Turf Sprint with Victor Carrasco on board. Also a highlight of the day was Covfefe Positively breaking the Pimlico track record with her win of the Adena Spring Miss Preakness (G3). Owned by LNJ Foxwoods, the three-year-old fi lly was ridden by Castel- lano and ran the six-furlong race in 1:07:70. T e previous track record was 1:09 and set by Northern Wolf on August 18, 1990. Preakness Day set an all time total handle


record of $99,852,653. T e previous record was set in 2017. Attendance at Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Day was also record setting at 51,573 people. T e total handle of $22.281 million was also a BESD record, surpassing the 2017 record by nearly 20%.


Program reminds competitors that cannabi- noids (CBD) and their metabolites are prohib- ited under USEF rules and that, beginning on September 1, 2019, horses competing under USEF rules that test positive for natural can- nabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids and other cannabinomimetics will be considered in vio- lation of GR4. To read the full story posted on May 15, 2019, go to equiery.com.


Maryland Horses Inducted into EQUUS Hall of Fame


T is year, Big D, owned by the Baltimore Po- lice Department Mounted Unit, and Wander- ing Angus, owned by Katy Hansen, made the list of inductees into the EQUUS Foundation and USEF’s Horse Stars Hall of Fame. Found- ed in 2013, the Hall of Fame was created to celebrate the extraordinary talent of horses and their magical and powerful bond with people. T e USEF chooses horses with stellar athletic performances, while EQUUS selects horses that have had an inspirational impact on the public as companions, teachers and healers. To learn more about these horses, go to equi-


ery.com and read the May 20, 2019 post “Two Maryland Horses Enter EQUUS Hall of Fame.”


MJC Looks to Dismiss Lawsuit over Pimlico & Preakness


On May 8, the Maryland Jockey Club is- sued a statement in which it revealed that it has fi led in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City a Motion to Dismiss Case No. 24-C-19-001776 in which the City of Baltimore is suing T e Stronach Group for control of Pimlico and the Preakness Stakes. Read the full story on equiery.com: “MJC


Files Motion to Dismiss Baltimore City’s Law- suit,” posted May 8, 2019.


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