Unfortunately, a late-breaking NSA ruling has created a ripple effect with some of the Maryland Steeplechase Series Awards.
2026 Winners are:
MARYLAND STEEPLECHASE HORSE OF THE YEAR: Mr. Fine Threads Owned by Armata Stables Trained by Joe Davies
MARYLAND NOVICE TIMBER CHAMPION: Recoup (GB) Owned by Irv Naylor Trained by Kathy Neilson
THE MARYLAND IRISH-BRED THOROUGHBRED: Our Legend (IRE) Owned by Adlestrop Hill Trained by Emily Hannum
$500 MHBA MARYLAND-BRED Steeplechase Horse of the Year: Mr. Fine Threads by Sightseeing our of Seven Counties/Wayne County (Ire). Bred by William B Harris; owned by Armata Stables, trained by Joe Davies.
$500 MARYLAND MILLION MARYLAND-SIRED Steeplechase Horse of the Year: Master Seville, by Seville (Ger) out of Casablanca Lily (Ire)/Hurrican Run (Ire). Bred by South Branch Equine LLC, The Kinsley Family, owned by South Branch Equine LLC, trained by Mark Beecher
MARYLAND HEAVYWEIGHT TIMBER – TIE: Road To Oz Owned by Dan Baker Trained by Mark Beecher & Bogey’s Image Owned by Harvey Goolsby, A O’Donovan, Dan Colhoun Trained by Joe Davies
AMATEUR APPRENTICE TIMBER HORSE & RIDER CHAMPION – TIE: For the Parish (IRE) & Paddy Barlow & De Nordener (IRE) & Sophie O’Brien
OVERALL LEADING OWNER The H.Turney McKnight Perpetual Trophy: Runnymore Racing LLC (the change is not due to the NSA ruling but to a clerical error in the earlier announcement)
THE H. BROOKS DURKEE MEMORIAL LEADING TIMBER RIDER: Dan Nevin
LEADING AMATEUR RIDER Thomas H. Voss Memorial Perpetual Trophy – TIE: Eric Poretz & Dan Nevin
OVERALL LEADING RIDER – 3 WAY TIE: Dan Nevin, Eric Poretz, Graham Watters
THE VOSS AMATEUR FLAT SERIES: Sophie O’Brien
LEADING LADY RIDER: Sophie O’Brien
$1,000 LEADING TRAINER: Joe Davies
LEADING JUNIOR SMALL PONY RIDER: Rosey Crane
LEADING JUNIOR MEDIUM PONY RIDER : Abby Taylor
LEADING JUNIOR LARGE PONY RIDER: Pauly Aguilera
OVERALL LEADING PONY RIDER: Rosey Crane
LEADING JUNIOR HORSE RIDER: Abby Taylor
OVERALL LEADING JUNIOR RIDER: Abby Taylor
The Jonathan Kiser Memorial Scholarship: Sofia Villacres
The Austin Michael Ciba Tamberino Good Sportsmanship Award: Pauly Augilera
The D.M Smithwick Jr. Junior Foxchasing Scholarships: Emma Ness • Daniel Edelson • Sophie Cameron
The Junior Cubbing Scholarships: Rosey Crane • Margot Mannion • Clara Polinksy
Is your name, your stable’s name, your syndicate’s name, your child’s name, your horse’s name or your pony’s name spelled incorrectly? Please contact the MSA with the correction!