NEWS&VIEWS


Gov. Moore’s Nominations to Racing Commission


On March 14, Gover-


nor Wes Moore sent to the state Senate a list of 67 nominees to serve on various state boards and commissions. His nomina- tions for the state Racing Commission include some familiar


names: Mahoney, George Ellen Zavian


and February Equiery cover rider Terry West! Mahoney, who is from


Glyndon, has been a long- time supporter of the stee- plechase industry as a rider and Eclipse Award winning owner. Zavian is the general counsel for USA Lacrosse and is an expert on sports law and business development. West is a for- mer jockey and amateur hunter/jumper rider who recently turned professional to run her own horse show and training business. With respect to Terry West, the Maryland


Secretary of Appointments Tisha Edwards was quoted in the Baltimore Banner on February 18 as observing that the Racing Commission was all white and was comprised of 10 men and only 1 woman. “We know that there have to be wom- en who are interested in the horse racing indus- try. Why aren’t they represented on this board?” Edwards asked. “T ey had never been invited.” To read more about Terry West, see “February 2023 Cover Story: Terry West” on equiery.com (https://equiery.com/february-2023-cover- story-terry-west/)


Park Police Horses Move into New DC Stable


In March, the U.S. Park Police horses of-


fi cially moved into their new home on the Na- tional Mall. T e state-of-the-art facility was funded by the Trust for the National Mall and private donations. T e facility includes 14 stalls and medi-


cal paddock as well as covered shelters for extended turn-out. T ere is also a heated wash rack, heated tack room, and a perma- nent offi ce building with locker room and meeting space for the U.S. Park Police. T e education center is expected to open to the public this June. T e exhibits will be designed by Laurel-based Quatrefoil As-


sociates, which was founded by former eques- trians Paula Schuman and Ab- bie Chessler. To read more about the fa-


cility, see U.S. Park Police Stables Tops Off on equiery. com (https://equiery.com/u-s- park-police-stables-tops-off /)


Sampson Keeps Winning at Rosecroft


T is March, 80-year-old


harness racing trainer and driver Bob Sampson showed that some things just get better with age as he drove horses to two wins in one week at Rose-


croft Raceway. On March 7, Sampson, who turned 80 in February, won driving Foxbriar Romeo, and then on March 14 he won again, this time driving Foxbriar Remark. Sampson fi rst began driving harness horses


professionally in 1961 while he was a student at the University of Kentucky. He got his start working at Castleton Farm in Kentucky and now operates a small racing stable based in Delaware.


USEF Cross-Country Rule Change for Eventing


T e U.S. Equestrian Federation approved


the following rule change related to falls in the cross-country phase of eventing. T is rule goes into eff ect May 1, 2023. EV122 Cross-Country Phase Defi nitions


of Faults, 1. General... "Falls will be penalized whenever they occur on course between the start fl ags and the fi nish line." Previously, if a fall occurred in an area of the course that was not related to a jumping obstacle, a rider was not penalized. Under the new rule, any fall of rider on course will be penalized in accordance with the cross-country scoring rules.


You Can Use At Training level and above: falls on cross-


country result in elimination. At Begin- ner Novice and Novice: the fi rst fall of rider in which they land on their feet and remain standing is assessed 65 penalties. Riders may remount and continue on course however if they fall a second time, they are eliminated.


WIHS to Host Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Final


T e Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper


Classic Series is moving its year-end champi- onship fi nale to the Washington International Horse Show this October. T e series fi nale had been held at the National Horse Show in Pennsylvania since its inception in 1992. “We want to express our sincere thanks to


the National Horse Show for its longtime sup- port of the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and our Jumper Classic Series,” said Hall of Fame chairman Peter Doubleday. “We thank the Na- tional and look forward to starting a new era as the Final moves to the Washington Inter- national Horse Show, also one of this country’s iconic horse shows.” T is year’s WIHS will take place at the Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marl- boro October 23-29. “We are thrilled to work together with the Show Jumping Hall of Fame and host the year-end Final of its Jumper Clas- sic Series,” said WIHS president Vicki Lowell.


Rodriquez & Ness Earn Laurel Titles Jockey Jaime Rodriguez and trainer Jamie


Ness won the Laurel Park Winter Meet titles at the end of March. T is is Rodriguez’s fi rst rid- ing title in Maryland, though he was Delaware Park’s leading rider in 2021 and 2022. T is was the sixth Maryland trainer title for Ness with three each from Laurel Park and Pimlico.


Last Chance Hounds Wins Sedge- fi eld Hounds Performance Trials


Last Chance Hounds, an unrecognized fox-


chasing pack in Maryland, won Overall Top Pack at the 2023 Sedgefi eld Hounds Perfor- mance Trials in Hoff man, North Carolina, in March. T e trials hosted hounds from 11 recog- nized packs in addition to Last Chance Hounds. “We get invited each year because of George Harne,” huntsman Lisa Reid said. Harne, a for- mer Master of Foxhounds, founded Last Chance Hounds as a private pack for older hounds that continued...


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