Archive for March, 2010
Update on Hunting Related Bills in the MD General Assembly
SUNDAY HUNTING STILL STIRS PASSIONS In the March issue and in an earlier news blog posting, The Equiery wondered whether or not horse people were still concerned about Sunday Hunting legislation, once a hot button topic among trail riders. Click here to read the original Equiery editorial and responses. Hunting Bills Killed “Killed” bills are those [...]
New NSAID Rules Explained
On March 16, Dr. Kent Allen, DVM of Virginia Equine Imaging (also a member of the U.S. Equestrian Federation Drug Rules and Regulations committee as well as being the vet for many USET teams) gave a lecture on drug regulation rule changes to a packed room at the Damascus Equine Associates veterinary clinic. The room [...]
It’s Over – No Auction, No New Track Owners
It’s over. For Cordish, it is over. For the De Francis family, it is over. For the Blow Horn Equity Group, for Penn National, it is over. And for many Maryland horsemen, the hope of new ownership of our Thoroughbred tracks is over – at least for the foreseeable future. Today, Magna Entertainment Corporation – [...]
Could This Finally Be THE Week? Horsemen Hold Their Breath
The bankruptcy auction for Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course is scheduled for this Thursday, March 25, 2010. Will it really happen? It has already been postponed four times. Also set for March 25 is the deadline for the certification of the 22,000+ signatures submitted to the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections to require [...]
UPDATE! Bill To Expand Sunday Hunting: Oct. thru Mid-Jan., Most of Maryland
UPDATE! On Saturday, March 27, 2010 (yes, a Saturday), the House Environmental Matters Committee gave HB 1518 an “unfavorable report,” effectively killing the bill (as opposed to letting it die a slow death in limbo by not doing anything). No doubt, the uproar of the park users played a role in this. For background, please [...]
Magna Granted Another Extension
Magna Granted Another Extension Over the objections of PNC Bank, which owns the loans on the Maryland race tracks, the Delaware bankruptcy judge in the Magna Entertainment Corporation’s bankruptcy case has granted an extension, requested by Magna, for the completion of its Chapter 11 reorganization plan and fulfillment of its quest for additional financing. The [...]
Heads Up Park & Trail Users: Hunting Legislation Heats Up
Parks, Trails & Sunday Hunting, 2010 In the March 2010 print edition of The Equiery we printed the following editorial regarding equestrians and multi-user parks, with a prompt to visit this blog (equiery.com News Feed) for the hunting-related legislative bills before the 2010 Maryland General Assembly. As of press time for the March issue, very [...]
