They’re off! In the race for points for the Maryland Governor’s Cup newest award, the Irish Thoroughbred of the Year, four horses are in a lead so tight you could throw the proverbial “blanket over them” (thank you Will O’Keefe).…
My Lady’s Manor Recap Timber racing returned to Monkton on Saturday, April 16 for the 111th My Lady’s Manor Steeplechase Races. A record setting crowd attended the first of three historic timber meets in Maryland. The Grand National Steeplechase Races…
Elkridge-Harford Point-to-Point Recap It was another chilly Saturday in Maryland, this time in Monkton for the Elkridge-Harford Point-to-Point. The day consisted of pony races, timber races, and flat races. Timber horses, Maryland Hunt Cup nominees among them, used the point-to-point…
Green Spring Valley Point-to-Point Recap The first point-to-point of the Governor’s Cup Series ran in chilly weather at Shawan Downs on Sunday, April 4th. Several horses including Maryland Hunt Cup nominees and hurdle stakes contenders had the opportunity to stretch…