Month: June 2023

Ned Allard To Judge 2023 Maryland Yearling Show

The Maryland Horse Breeders Association is proud to announce Ned Allard as the judge of its 89th Yearling Show.

Open to all yearlings eligible for Maryland-bred registration, the show will be held Sunday, July 23 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds' Horse Show Ring in Timonium.

A native of Tenafly, N.J, Allard got his start in the business working for trainer George Handy in New England in the late 1950s. In 1970, he opened his own stable at the now-defunct Lincoln Downs in Rhode Island.

Among the notable horses trained by Allard is racing Hall of Famer Mom's Command. Owned by Peter Fuller, Mom's Command won the “Triple Tiara” for fillies in 1985, sweeping her way through the Acorn Stakes, the Mother Goose Stakes, and the Coaching Club American Oaks. For her accomplishments, she was voted the champion 3-year-old filly that season.

Other notable horses trained by Allard include graded stakes winners Miss Indy Anna, Friel's for Real and Always Sunshine.

In 1989, Allard relocated his stable to the Mid-Atlantic, and is currently based at Delaware Park. He's won 2,773 races in his career with purse earnings of more than $41.5 million.

“I've trained a lot of nice horses and it's been a lot of fun,” the 77-year-old Allard said of his training career. “I feel honored to be asked to judge this show.”

Allard joins an esteemed list of MHBA yearling show judges, a group that includes 26 Hall of Famers and four Triple Crown-winning trainers.

Among Maryland-bred yearlings to have competed in the show are Eclipse Award-winning Hall of Famer Safely Kept, Eclipse Award-winning juveniles Smart Angle and Declan's Moon, 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Sharing, and millionaires Cathryn Sophia, Urbane, Eighttofasttocatch and Cherokee's Boy.

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Maryland Stakeholders Reach Deal To Extend Live Racing Agreement Through Dec. 31

The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, Maryland Horse Breeders Association and Maryland Jockey Club have struck a deal for another extension of the live racing agreement through Dec. 31, 2023.

The parties have been negotiating since last year. The 10-year agreement that began in 2013 expired Dec. 31, 2022. That was followed by a one-month extension and then a five-month extension through June 30.

The Maryland Racing Commission at its May meeting approved a request for the Laurel Park summer meet, but only from June 9-30. Laurel Park will race Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through the end of the month.

The official live racing schedule for the final six months of 2023 has not yet been decided. The summer meet stakes schedule, which spans June 18 to Aug. 19, has been released. The stakes schedule runs through Aug. 19 at Laurel. The seven-day Maryland State Fair at Timonium meet begins Aug. 25 and concludes Sept. 4.

MTHA President Tim Keefe said with an agreement in place, horsemen now can work with the MJC on details of the final six months of this year. He said discussions have included altering days of the week for live racing during the Colonial Downs meet in Virginia (from mid-July through early September) and perhaps modifying a few dates here and there. Otherwise, Keefe said, the schedule will be similar to the schedules of recent years.

The 10-year agreement guaranteed a minimum of 100 live racing programs per year at Laurel and Pimlico Race Course, and contained provisions by which horsemen could add racing days by subsidizing MJC operations through a revenue-sharing program. That remains part of the latest extension of the agreement.

Meanwhile, the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority, established by the state General Assembly in April, was officially created when the legislation took effect June 1.

There will be nine voting members of the MTROA and four non-voting ex-officio members. The Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and Maryland Horse Breeders Association each selected one voting member of the authority. The Maryland Stadium Authority and Maryland Economic Development Corp., both of which have been involved in the racetrack redevelopment plan that was authorized by the General Assembly in 2020 but has stalled, each will have one voting member.

As of June 6, Gov. Wes Moore had not formally announced the members of the MTROA.

Under the legislation, the MTROA is charged with submitting a report to the the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee on or before Dec. 1, 2023. The report must include an assessment on the feasibility of establishing at least two alternative Thoroughbred training facilities in Maryland; a review of best practices for Thoroughbred racing industry operating models and recommendations for operating models in the state; and the progress of the Pimlico and Laurel redevelopment plans.

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Fasig-Tipton Midlantic June 2-Year-Olds in Training Catalog Now Online

Fasig-Tipton has released the catalog for its Midlantic June Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, to be held on Wednesday, June 28, at 3 p.m. at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md. The under tack show will be conducted the day before on Tuesday, June 27, beginning at 8 a.m.

The under tack show had previously been scheduled for Monday, June 26, but that date has been adjusted.

“There are some nice opportunities in this catalog, which has strong sire power and a variety of state-bred programs represented from both the Midlantic region and beyond,” said Paget Bennett, Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Director of Sales. “This sale should prove advantageous for buyers as it is one of the few auctions in which they can evaluate a 2-year-old's performance over a dirt surface. The late June date also allows buyers to send their purchases straight to the racetrack from the sale.”

Sires represented in the catalog include Arrogate, Audible, Blame, Bolt d'Oro, Catalina Cruiser, Catholic Boy, Classic Empire, Dialed In, English Channel, Flatter, Frosted, Good Magic, Kitten's Joy, Liam's Map, Mitole, More Than Ready, Munnings, Not This Time, Omaha Beach, Practical Joke, Twirling Candy, Uncle Mo, Vino Rosso, Violence, and War Front.

State-bred or regional programs represented are Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ontario (Canada), Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

The catalog may now be viewed online and will also be available in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available beginning June 12.

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East Cost Racing Affected by Canadian Fires; Finger Lakes, Delaware, Penn, Woodbine Cancel

Delaware Park cancelled racing Wednesday and Thursday because of the poor air quality in the Mid-Atlantic region, the organization said in a press release Wednesday morning.

“Acting upon the recommendation of the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission (DTRC) veterinarians in conjunction with the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) air quality guidelines, Delaware Park has cancelled the live racing cards scheduled for today and tomorrow due to the very unhealthy air quality levels in the area. Live racing is scheduled to resume this Friday, June 9.”

Shortly after the Delaware Park announcement, Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack in upstate New York cancelled its Wednesday card also citing poor air quality in a release Wednesday.

“The entire racing card for Wednesday, June 7 at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack has been canceled due to the continued significant deterioration of air quality in the region,” Finger Lakes said. “Smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires in Quebec continues to significantly impact the air quality throughout Western New York, with the forecasted Air Quality Index to be in the unhealthy for all to hazardous range this afternoon.”

Finger Lakes is scheduled to resume racing on Monday, June 12. First post is scheduled for 1:15pm ET. Gaming operations continue as normal. Racing was cancelled after the third race on the Tuesday card.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course said via Twitter that they would be canceling their Wednesday evening card with racing returning Thursday.

As for Parx in Bensalem, PA, their Racing Office confirmed that in consultation with the state veterinarian that the Wednesday card would continue as planned.

Late Wednesday afternoon, Woodbine Entertainment announced Woodbine's Thursday card would also be cancelled. Light morning training was said to be permitted Thursday, but no morning workouts. Woodbine is located in Toronto.

“Woodbine will continue to monitor the situation and weather forecasts to determine whether it will proceed with live racing on Friday, June 9,” said track officials in a release.

Among three of these East Coast tracks scheduled to race Wednesday, Weather.com reported the worst air quality was found in Canandaigua, New York, which reported a “very unhealthy” air quality index of 221. At post time for the first race in Bensalem, Pa., the home of Parx, the AQI was an “unhealthy” 173. Wilmington, Delaware was reporting an AQI of 187, also an `unhealthy' 187.

Mandy Minger, the Director of Communications for HISA, said that HISA provides guidance to racetracks on weather-related issues like air quality under their rule 2164, Hazardous Weather.

“HISA is working with affected racetracks to provide guidance to ensure the safest possible conditions for racing,” Minger wrote in an email to TDN. “HISA does not have a specific rule regarding air quality but HISA's Racetrack Safety rules require racetracks to develop, implement, and annually review hazardous weather protocols. HISA supports the use of the Air Quality Index as published at airnow.gov to guide decisions about training and racing. Air quality can vary significantly between tracks, and the authority to alter training and racing schedules ultimately lies with the individual jurisdiction and racetrack. Horsemen and women are encouraged to take into account the airway health of their teams and the individual horses in their care, even in the absence of modified training and racing schedules. HISA's Director of Equine Safety and Welfare, Dr. Jennifer Durenberger, is available to provide guidance as these air quality decisions are made at the local level.”

The Air Quality Index at airnow.gov rates an index of 0 to 50 as good, 51-100 as moderate, 101 to 150 as unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy and 301 and higher as hazardous.

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