NEWS & VIEWS continued... but as of press, there has been no vote.


Other Bills of Interest HB 16 Maryland Equestrian Day SYNOPSIS: Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the day designated for the fi nal race of the Triple Crown of T oroughbred Racing as Equestrian Day. Comment: T is is not a horse industry bill, but a


goodwill bill put in by the sponsor. T ere is debate in the equestrian community about whether the se- lected date really makes sense, but no one wants to look a gift horse in the mouth; this bill had a hear- ing in January, but has not moved since.


HB 109/SB102 Repealing Certain Fence Law Provisions in St. Mary’s County SYNOPSIS: Repealing the requirement that joint farm fences be built to certain specifi ca- tions (post-and-rail at four feet, bottom plank eight inches from ground, planks/rail no more than eight inches apart, etc.). Repealing the obligation of neighboring farmers to maintain joint fences. Comment: We fi nd it interesting that St Mary’s had such specifi c fence laws! T e Senate version has passed and crossed into the House.


HB 1296 One-time, Permanent Registration for Trailers Towed By Passenger Vehicles or Trucks


Comment: If this bill passes, then we horse people


would not have to keep renewing trailer registra- tion; MHC is testifying in support.


HB 216/SB 269 Emergency Veterinary Care - Immunity from Liability SYNOPSIS: Providing that prohibitions re- lating to the practice of veterinary medicine do not apply to emergency veterinary care for which a person may not be held civilly liable; providing immunity from civil liability for specifi ed people providing emergency veteri- nary aid, care, or assistance to an animal where the owner or custodian is not available to grant permission under specifi ed circumstances. Comment: T e bill on the surface seems like com- mon sense; T e Equiery has reached out to the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association and has not received a response, and there is nothing about the current session on the MVMA’s legisla- tion page. On Feb. 20, the House version came out of committee favorably.


Howard County “Walker Mead- ows Easement”


T e long-time equestrian residents on and


around Howard Lodge Road continue to press their case with Howard County government for access through a new development into the


DNR State Park, as they have been able to do for years. T ey have had some success in this eff ort, as a 20’-wide private access easement for trail riders through a preservation parcel from May Apple Trail to the State Park has been promised. But the devil is in the details, and the equestrian neighbors are not going to take anything for granted. Apparently there is some question as to how the easement trail would actually be reached by the residents, and they have not been satisfi ed with the answers they have received to date from county offi cials. We applaud the residents for their tenacity.


Worcester to include trails in Ilia Fehrer Nature Preserve


T e 437-acre Ilia Fehrer Nature Preserve, just outside of Berlin, was acquired by Worcester County in 2011 with the assistance of state and federal partners as well as from T e Trust for Public Land. T e property is located within the 4,000-acre Holly Grove Swamp area and contains the largest section of unprotected forestland in the county. T e county is in the process of creating a stewardship plan, a plan that is to include passive recreational use such as trail riding. A draft of the plan will be pre- sented to the Worcester County Commission- ers in March. After the county adopts a fi nal plan, funding for the establishment of passive recreation will need to be secured.


New MD TB Career Program T e Maryland Horse Industry Foundation


has created a new Maryland T oroughbred Ca- reer Program. T e program will be launched in June of this year and will include a six-day cur- riculum that will increase awareness of diverse career options within the industry, give par- ticipants access to leaders within the industry, highlight various paths on how to pursue these careers and address a critical need for attracting and retaining experienced employees. T e program is open to U.S. residents ages 17 to 21 and will include no more than six par- ticipants for the inaugural class. Applications are due by April 21 and forms can be found at MarylandHorseIndustryFoundation.org. Participants who successfully complete the program are then eligible to apply for one-time funding through Career Development Funds to further their career pursuits within two years of the time the program ends. T is funding can be used for, but is not limited to, tuition assis- tance or business start-up costs.


Dave’s Friend & Kauai King Enter Maryland’s TB Hall of Fame


Dave’s Friend and Kauai King are the 2016 inductees to the Maryland T oroughbred Hall


of Fame. Dave’s Friend was one of the nation’s best sprinters in the 1980s and retired in 1986 as the richest Maryland-bred runner of all time. He earned most of his $1,079,915 in sprint races including winning the $100,000 Count Fleet Spring Handicap at Oaklawn Park in his 8- and 9-year-old seasons. Bred by Bob Beall in 1975, Dave’s Friend was initially trained by his wife T elma Beall until they sold the gelding to John Franks in the spring on 1981. For most of the rest of his career, Dave’s Friend was trained by Hall of Famer Jack Van Berg. Dave’s Friend won 17 stakes races at nine diff erent tracks dur- ing his career. He was the 1980 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year and Champion Older Male. T at season he won or placed in 13 out of 14 starts. He fi nished second in the Eclipse Award balloting to Plugged Nickle that year. He was retired to Franks’ farm near Shreveport, LA and died in 2006 at the age of 31. Kauai King won the fi rst two legs of the


Triple Crown in 1966. He remains the only Maryland-bred to have won the Kentucky Derby. Bred by Dr. Frank O’Keefe of Virginia, Kauai King was foaled in Maryland at Saga- more Farm. He was purchased at the Saratoga Yearling Sales the following summer by Tom Gentry on behalf of Mike Ford of Nebraska for $42,000. Set as the favorite for the 1966 Ken- tucky Derby, he led from wire to wire to win by half a length. Two weeks later, he won the Preakness Stakes in the second fastest time to date. He ended up fourth in the Belmont but his stellar three-year-old season earned him the title of Maryland-bred Horse of the Year and Champion T ree-Year-Old. At the end of the season, he was syndicated as a stallion for $2.16 million, the second-highest price ever. He stood at Sagamore Farm until exported to England for the 1972 breeding season. Two years later he was purchased by Japanese in- terests and spend the remainder of his life in Japan. Kauai King died in 1989 at the age of 26.


Entries Open for the Woods and Frutkoff Preakness Awards


Entries are now open for the David F. Woods Memorial Award and Jerry Frutkoff Photogra- phy Award, both awards being presented at this year’s Alibi Breakfast during Preakness week at Pimlico. T ese awards highlight achievement in writing and photography based around the 2016 Preakness Stakes. Submissions must be sent to david.joseph@marylandracing.com by March 27.


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