Congratulations to all of the season-end award winners and thank you to all 2017 race participants, volunteers, officials and spectators. We look forward to seeing you in the spring of 2018!
For photos of the awards ceremony click HERE. Thank you to Bob Keller for donating his time and talent and documenting the 2017 Governor’s Cup Series.
LEADING JUNIOR SMALL PONY RIDER
Anna Farber
LEADING JUNIOR MEDIUM PONY RIDER
LEADING JUNIOR LARGE PONY RIDER
OVERALL LEADING PONY RIDER
Tommy Fenwick
LEADING JUNIOR HORSE RIDER
Ella Brophy
LEADING JUNIOR NON TB-HORSE RIDER
Teddy Davies
Shetland Pony Society of North America Award: Carroway Tuesday
(US Pony Racing)
The D.M. Smithwick Group Award: The Rising Horsemen
Junior Cubbing Scholarships: Teddy Davies & Abby Murphy
The Junior Foxchasing Scholarship: Theo Sushko
The Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholarship: Ella Brophy
$500 MHBA MARYLAND-BRED Steeplechase Horse of the Year
Hill Tie (Sportsmans Hall)
$500 MARYLAND MILLION MARYLAND-SIRED
Steeplechase Horse of the Year
Senior Senator (Irvin Crawford, II)
THE BETSY FIREY MEMORIAL Leading Lady Rider
Annie Yeager
THE VOSS AMATEUR FLAT SERIES
Keri Brion, Mark Beecher, Dirk Crane
The H. BROOKS DURKEE MEMORIAL LEADING TIMBER RIDER
LEADING AMATEUR RIDER
Thomas H. Voss Memorial Perpetual Trophy
OVERALL LEADING RIDER
Mark Beecher
$1,000 LEADING TRAINER
Joseph Davies
MARYLAND HEAVYWEIGHT TIMBER
Golden Slammer (Upland Partners)
Mystic Strike (Upland Partners)
All of the Above (Sycamore Run & Move Up Stables
AMATEUR APPRENTICE TIMBER HORSE & RIDER CHAMPION
Justin Batoff & Class Indian
MARYLAND NOVICE TIMBER CHAMPION
Spirit of Shankley (GB) (Thistledown Farm)
MARYLAND STEEPLECHASE HORSE OF THE YEAR
Senior Senator (Irvin Crawford, II)
*The Hurdy Gurdy was not be presented this year.