Meet This Year’s Pimlico Tour Guides!
years old. As a Green Spring Pony Club member, she enjoyed fox hunting, eventing and showing her pony, and later her horse. Wendy was a mem- ber of Sweet Briar College’s IHSA team and loved traveling to shows. Her husband’s family has had racehorses for several generations and she now enjoys watching their own foals grow, be trained and start careers at the track. T e part Wendy likes best about Sunrise
Tours is introducing people to Pimlico and taking guests to the Stakes Barn and the Win- ner’s Circle. “Our historic track, cupola and ar- tistic treasures are always special to point out,” Wendy explains.
Justine Howell Justine Howell is
a third generation racing professional who owns a boutique breeding operation. Her focus is mainly on commercial sales, but she also retains some T oroughbreds for her own racing stable. In addition to racing, she is also very pas-
sionate about post racing T oroughbred retire- ment. Justine sits on the boards of both Canter PA as well as Canter USA and has competed at the Retired Racehorse Project T oroughbred Makeover every year since 2014. T is is Justine’s fi rst year as a tour guide and she is looking forward to sharing her passion with the public!
Anna Epperly tinued...
Anna Epperly of New Freedom, Pennsylvania is a lifelong fan of horse racing and often helps out on the backstretch at Pimlico during the
Preakness meet. “As a lifelong fan of Pim- lico and it’s history, I always make it a point to ask the trainers that ship in for Preakness week how they like the track,” she said. “Everyone has always told me the same thing… that Pimlico is the most welcoming track and accommo- dating of the Triple Crown races.” Anna currently owns the off -the-track T or-
oughbred T at’s Epic, who ran in Maryland un- der trainers Rodney Jenkins and Kieron Magee. “I’ve been attending the Sunrise Tours for the last 20 years,” Anna said. “Pimlico, their staff , and the horsemen and horsewomen are always warm, welcoming, and make you feel a part of the action. Having the privilege to see these equine athletes work in the morning is a sight to behold. T ere’s just something special about the track in the morning.” Anna added, “I’m always amazed at how wel-
coming all of the trainers are, from D. Wayne Lukas to Doug O’Neil – they go out of their way to talk to those on the tour and explain things and the grooms allow us to watch them work.”
April Smith Many know
April Smith of Ruxton as the greatest fan of Pimlico and the Preakness! “April knows more his- tory about Pim-
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lico than anyone we know,” said fellow tour guide Fran Burns. April proudly wears and passes out Pimlico stickers to one and all dur- ing Preakness week. For over 25 years, April has been a Balti-
more tour guide and works for the Baltimore National Heritage Area. A horse owner and a T oroughbred racing fan, Sunrise Tours have always been her favorite tours to give. She is also the co-administrator of the Friends of Pimlico Facebook page and is active in animal rescue, ballet, ballroom dancing and historic preservation.
Posey Obrecht
Posey Obrecht has been around horses for as long as she can remember. She grew up foxhunting, com- peting in hunter/ jumpers on the “A” circuit and playing polo. Polo is Posey’s sport of choice these days; she has won two National Championships and was the Women’s College Player of the Year her senior year at the University of Kentucky. During college, Posey worked at Fasig Tipton and also with Georganne Hale at Pimlico. Posey has been back to the track every year since col- lege because she loves the Preakness and Pimlico so much! Currently, Posey is the Director of the My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase Races.
Sunrise at Old Hilltop Tours May 16 – May 19 6:00am – 9:00am
Potomac Valley Dressage Association Promoting eduction in the art & sport of dressage since 1964
Upcoming Licensed Shows: 5/13-14 • Spring Show at Morven Park • Leesburg, VA 6/24-25 • Ride for Life at PGEC • Upper Marlboro, MD
Upcoming Schooling Shows: 5/7 • Free Rein Farm • Gaithersburg, MD 5/20 • Schooley Mill I • Highland, MD 5/21 • Promise Landing Farm • Upper Marlboro, MD 5/27 • Windy Way Horses • Hurlock, MD
Offering 10, 15 & 30 Yard Cans For Service Call
Cory • 301-300-8335 or Bruce • 301-370-7111 20 | MAY 2023 | THE EQUIERY YOUR MARYLAND HORSE COUNCIL PUBLICATION
Reminders: 8/13 • Chapter Challenge & Schooling Show Championship 11/11-12 • Adult Team Competition & Fall Show
Find a chapter near you! View our full calendar online. See what PVDA can offer you at
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800-244-9580 |
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