Nondo wins Howard County Cup
Sportsmans Hall’s Nondo (orange, yellow silks) rallied to win the Howard County Hunt Cup on May 5 at Pleasant Prospect Farm. William Santoro rode the horse for trainer Alicia Murphy to win by a half a length.
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Looking for more race photos?
Here are some more photos from the Maryland Hunt Cup. Click on the following links for photos from the Hunt Cup and Grand National. Results and photos from the Howard County Cup will be posted later this week. Check back soon!
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Maryland Hunt Cup: Twill Do Does it Again!
James Stierhoff piloted Twill Do, owned by Lucy A. Goelet and trained by William Meister, to the winner’s circle of the Maryland Hunt Cup for the second time this past weekend (April 28 in Glyndon). The pair won the Hunt Cup in 2010 and this year won by a 3/4 margin over Northwoods Stable’s Battle Op.
There were 12 starters at this year’s race with six finishing. Twill Do in first, Battle Op second, Bon Caddo third, Professor Maxwell fourth, Fort Henry fifth and Prospectors Strike sixth.
Check out more photos from the Hunt Cup here.
Hunt Cup Preview and Current Gov Cup Standings
This Saturday marks the 116th running of the Maryland Hunt Cup. As of 10am on Wednesday, the following horses are slated to run:
- Private Attack (2011 Maryland Hunt Cup winner)
- Western Fling (won last weekend at Fair Hill)
- Twill Do (2010 Maryland Hunt Cup winner)
- Fort Henry (2011 Howard County Cup winner)
- Battle Op (won at Elkridge-Harford this April)
- Haddix (2011 Legacy Chase winner)
- And the Eagle Flys (won the Grand National last weekend)
- Prospectors Strike (last win was at the Grand National in 2010)
- Bon Caddo (2011 NSA Timber Horse of the Year)
- Voler Bar Nuit (last won at Cheshire in 2010)
- Professor Maxwell (won at Cheshire this past March)
- More Fascinatoin (won at Orange County in 2011)
- Volle Nolle (was part of the 2011 Foxhall Team Chase winning team)
Gates open at 11am with a 4pm post time. For more details, click here.
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More pics from the Manor
Photographer Zane Gorove dropped of disk of photos from My Lady’s Manor (April 14). Here are just a few. For more photos, click here! Zane says Grand National photos will be up on his site soon.
Grand National Results: And the Eagle Flys takes the Amateur Timber
The Grand National Steeplechase was run in Butler on April 21. Trainer Billy Meister took to the irons himself to win the Grand National Amateur Timber Stakes aboard And the Eagle Flys for owner Mrs. William D. Class, Jr.
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My Lady’s Manor Results: Incomplete Wins Timber Stakes
The My Lady’s Manor races were held on April 14 in Monkton. For more race photos, click here!
Robert Kinsley’s Incomplete won the My Lady’s Manor Timber Stakes by over 3-lengths. Joey Elliott was in the irons for trainer Ann Stewart.
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Elkridge Photos
To see photos from last weekend’s Elkridge-Harford Point to Point, click on the photographers’ names below.
Bob Keller
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Elkridge Results: Battle Op Wins by a Nose
In the first race of the day at the Elkridge-Harford Hunt Point to Point on April 7 at Atlanta Hall Farm in Monkton, Battle Op, ridden by Connor Hankin for Northwoods Stable and trainer Lilli M. Kurtinecz, rallied after the last jump to win the Edward S. Voss Memorial Open Timber by a nose.
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