Archive for January, 2012
Senate Bill isolates Show Place Arena from PGEC, sets disturbing precedent
The 430th session of the Maryland General Assembly began on January 11, 2012 and will adjourn in 90 days. Each session, Maryland legislators generally tackle well over 2,000 bills, a relatively small proportion of which will affect the equestrian community directly. In this session, the early entered Senate Bill 15, titled could potentially have a [...]
Rapid Redux Wins Again
Rapid Redux reached another milestone when he won the sixth race at Laurel Park yesterday, January 4, 2012. The win marked the 22nd consecutive victory for the now six-year-old owned by Robert Cole and trained by David Wells. J.D. Acosta was in the irons for the win. “The math is unbelievable when you think about [...]
Howard County Barn Destroyed by Fire
The original bank barn at Chapel View Farm on Jennings Chapel Road in Woodbine was completely destroyed in a two-alarm fire on Sunday, January 1. Owner Paul Shoffeitt (a carriage driver) said the 100′ × 50′ barn had been built in the late 1890s and had been renovated several times over the years. Trainer Ashley [...]
