The show offers complimentary class fees for horses that have been adopted since November 2012. Several horses competing in the show will be available for sale or adoption.

Classes during the June 1 show include:

“I really appreciate of all the people and businesses who are sponsoring individual classes and jumps,” said TBHS Executive Director Jan Roehl. “They are important members of a great team who really wants to make sure former racehorses have every opportunity to succeed in their new careers.”

Class/division sponsors are Autumn’s Gate Farm, Akindale Thoroughbred Rescue, Andy and Susan Cant, Dover Saddlery, Lisa Federico DVM, James Graham, The Jockey Club T.I.P., TRM, UltrOZ, and Marci Hisle Wall.

Jump sponsors are Bad Girl Racing Stable, Ann Banks, Equi Jumps, Fenwick Equestrian, Gulfstream Park Thoroughbred Aftercare, Kentucky Horse Jumps, Margaux Farm, The Tack Shop of Lexington, and WinStar StableMates.

Patrons of the show represent people and organizations from across the United States who made contributions to support the overall event: Akindale Thoroughbred Rescue, Bantry Farms, Columbus Circle Partners, John and Devi Hall, Hallway Feeds, Hurricane Boys Racing Stable, Juddmonte Farms, Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company (OBS), Pauls Mill, Taylor Made Farm, Winter Quarter South, and Kim and Nick Zito.

Additional information about the Spring Show, including complete class descriptions and entry forms, is available on TBHS website at www.TBhorseShow.com.

TBHS was founded in 2011 by a group of Central Kentuckians interested in creating opportunities to showcase the talent and competitive spirit of off-the-track Thoroughbreds. Shows are affiliated with The Jockey Club T.I.P., which encourages the retraining of Thoroughbreds into other disciplines upon the completion of their careers in racing or breeding. During TBHS’s successful inaugural shows in 2012, more than 200 Thoroughbreds of all ages competed in a variety of classes using their registered names with The Jockey Club.

For more information, contact executive director Jan Roehl at (859) 559-1409 or email jan@tbhorseshow.org.

Gary Stevens rode Oxbow to Preakness victory in black and gold - not the devils' red-and-blue of Calumet past. (Photo from Preakness.com)

And a horse representing historic Calumet Farm should never win a Triple Crown race with a jockey wearing anything other than the devil’s red-and-blue silks that adorned Eddie Arcaro when he won Triple Crowns with Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in 1948.
 

So please forgive me for not being overjoyed with Oxbow’s wire-to-wire victory in Saturday’s Preakness at Pimlico in Baltimore. Oh, I was thrilled for trainer D. Wayne Lukas, 77, and jockey Gary Stevens, 51, a couple of Hall-of-Famers who had dropped off the Triple Crown radar screen a decade or so ago.
 

And while part of me was delighted to see Calumet win its first Triple Crown race since Forward Pass took the 1968 Preakness, I was appalled that Stevens wore black-and-gold silks instead of the hallowed Calumet colors that so many champions carried to glory in the 1940s and ’50s.
 

Imagine Alabama winning another NCAA football championship wearing purple and gold. Or Tiger Woods winning a major golf title while wearing orange instead of red on the last day. Or former Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp tossing aside his brown suit to wear plaid in an NCAA title game.
 

Original Calumet Farm silks

It’s blasphemy, I tell you. I can’t believe the racing gods permitted it. Next thing you know, the St. Louis Cardinals will remove the redbirds perched on a yellow bat from the front of their shirts. Or the Dallas Cowboys will take the stars off their helmets. A Calumet jockey not wearing the devil’s red-and-blue? That’s like the Notre Dame football team taking the field in Mickey Mouse hats.

This unfortunate turn of events traces back to the early 1990s, when the historic farm underwent bankruptcy proceedings. Many of its assets were sold at auction, including the historic colors. They were bought by a horseman from South America. All silks must be registered with The Jockey Club, which has strict rules against duplication.

Bluegrass Hall LLC silks

As the story goes, current Calumet owner Brad Kelley tried to buy back the rights to the colors, but the South American horseman – a pox on his black heart! – either refused to sell or demanded more than Kelley wanted to pay. So that meant Kelley either had to come up with new Calumet colors or rearrange the old colors in a new pattern on the silks.
 

“There was a lot of talk about it,” said Lukas, whose win Saturday was his 14th in a Triple Crown race, a new record for trainers. “Brad weighed both sides of it, and finally decided that it was time to use new colors to signify a new day in Calumet’s history.”
 

Big mistake, Mr. Kelley.
 

If you’re going to own Calumet Farm, then you own all of it – the property, the history, the tradition, and the colors. Even George Steinbrenner didn’t tamper with the uniforms when he bought the Yankees. If you’re going to keep the name, keep the colors, if for no other reason than that the colors are so important to generations of Kentuckians.
 

Had Oxbow worn the traditional colors in the Kentucky Derby, he would easily have been the sentimental favorite with the crowd. He would have attracted a lot more fans and betting money simply because of those colors, the same ones worn by Derby winners Whirlaway, Pensive, Citation, Ponder, Hill Gail, Iron Leige, Tim Tam, and Forward Pass (Forward Pass finished second to Dancer’s Image, but was declared the winner when an illegal medication was allegedly found in the winner’s post-race urinalysis.)
 

History and tradition are the lifeblood of the Triple Crown. Some things in life just should never be separated. Splitting the Calumet name from the Calumet colors is like taking ham away from eggs, Stockton away from Malone, or Frazier away from Ali. It is an affront to the natural order of things to have a Calumet Farm horse wear black-and-gold silks. Those colors bring to mind Count Fleet (1943 Triple Crown winner) and Seattle Slew (1977 Triple Crown) instead of a Calumet champion.
 

It would be nice if Kelley would at least talk to the media about this. However, he’s a sort of mystery man who so hates the limelight that he didn’t even go to Baltimore to see his horse run in the Preakness.
 

Now that the new colors have worked, Kelley has no incentive to switch back to the old silks. Unless, of course, he wants to do the sport a favor. Had Steven’s been wearing the devil’s red-and-blue on Saturday, it would have made a great story even better. It would have underscored Calumet’s return to glory and perhaps appealed to a wider audience.
 

Due to the new silks, some of my friends weren’t aware that Oxbow was a Calumet horse. Others knew he was owned by Calumet, but were puzzled – and upset – that he didn’t wear the traditional colors. Like me, they didn’t understand why Kelley would want to casually toss away all that good will, fan appeal, and connection to the glorious past.
 

The dreamer in me would like to think that Kelley and the South American can work out a deal so Oxbow can wear the traditional colors in the Belmont Stakes, the third jewel in the Triple Crown. That would put a little air back in the balloon that always goes flat when the Derby winner loses in the Preakness. The Belmont crowd would go nuts when Oxbow came on the track.
 

It’s not too late to do the right thing. Kelley could go back to some arrangement of the devil’s red-and-blue without dealing with the South American. We historians and traditionalists would be happy to forgive him for momentarily going color-blind for the Derby and Preakness.
 

And answer me this: Can you think of a better way to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Citation’s Triple Crown?
 

Billy Reed is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame, the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame and the Transylvania University Hall of Fame. He has been named Kentucky Sports Writer of the Year eight times and has won the Eclipse Award twice. Reed has written about a multitude of sports events for over four decades, but he is perhaps one of media’s most knowledgeable writers on the Kentucky Derby.
 

For more from Billy Reed, click here.

Madison Scott fell in love with horses, and particularly with Three Chimney's Smarty Jones, when she was 10 years old. It led her to UK years later. (Photo from UKNow)

By Carl Nathe and Sarah Geegan
Special to KyForward
 

Madison Scott’s track to the University of Kentucky began when she was 10 years old.
 

From Austin, Texas, she grew up far away from Lexington horse farms and equestrian events; but in 2004, she watched Thoroughbred racehorse Smarty Jones become the first undefeated Kentucky Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977, and she was hooked.
 

Scott developed an unharnessed fascination with Smarty Jones, so strong that she began sending letters to Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, where the horse lived. Three Chimneys employees Ann Hayes and Jen Rotyz responded to her writing, recognizing that Scott was no ordinary fan. This correspondence continued for years. 
 

In 2009, Roytz invited Madison and her mother to fly from Austin to Midway to meet the horse in person. However, Scott didn’t know until she arrived in Kentucky that Chapman intended to have her name one of Smarty Jones’ colts. The name “Mad for Smarty” honored the colt’s legendary bloodline as well as its most dedicated fan.
 

“Mad for Smarty was 2 years old at that point,” Scott said. “He was already in training at the track, but I followed him closely through his racing career, which concluded in September of 2011.”
 

After a two-year career, Mad for Smarty sustained an injury, and Three Chimneys Farm offered the horse to Madison.
 

Madison Scott and her mother were invited to fly from Austin to Midway to meet Smarty Jones in 2009. (Photo from UKNow)

“He had just been taken off the track and was ready to start a new career, not racing,” Scott said. “I definitely said yes, we wanted him! And we got him. It’s been amazing ever since then — having my own horse, finally, after so many years of riding lessons and wanting one, but never being able to have one. It’s just been incredible.”
 

When it was time to start looking at colleges, Scott new exactly what field she wanted to pursue; and though she considered several institutions with strong equine programs, she said the minute she arrived in Lexington, she knew the University of Kentucky was where she and her horse belonged.
 

“For me, there is no other place in the country that can offer what Lexington and the University of Kentucky offer,” Scott said. “UK not only has the equine classes, which are awesome – not many schools offer an equine program at all – but they’re offered in Lexington, the horse capital of the world.  It’s been incredible, and that is really why I came to UK.” 
 

An Equine Science and Management major in the UK College of Agriculture, Scott now interns at Three Chimneys Farm and is continuing to pursue a career in the equine industry.
 

“I help to keep track of two-year-olds, our new stallions,” Scott said. “I keep a book record of the mares that we have booked to our stallions with details like pedigrees, race records, who owns them, etc.  I also just do various other things that Three Chimneys needs. I’m working on a market report right now, and that has been a great learning experience.  I go three times a week in the morning.”
 

Scott said that her internship has provided invaluable experience so far.
 

“I knew a lot about the racing and breeding industry before I got here, of course, because  I’ve been very invested in the industry,” Scott said. “But being able to actually go into an office every day and see the real inter-workings of how a breeding farm operates has been so enlightening. I’m learning so much about every aspect of what Three Chimneys does in their sales department, which has just been incredible.  It’s what I want to go into in my career, so it’s definitely beneficial.  I’m learning along the way.”
 

Mad for Smarty, still a central part of her life, is boarded at Bryan Station Farm. Scott said that having her horse nearby has made an already great college experience even better.
 

“I can’t have imagined a better year than I’ve had so far,” Scott said. “The college decision was a really tough choice for me. I looked at a lot of schools, but within two weeks of being at UK, I couldn’t even believe I considered other schools. This is just the right place for me, and I love it.”
 

Carl Nathe and Sarah Geegan write for UKNow

Orb in Kentucky Derby 139 (Photo by Weasie Gaines/KentuckyDerby.com)

Jockey Gary Stevens, out of a 12-year retirement, rode Oxbow wire-to-wire to an upset Preakness win for his “father figure,” trainer D. Wayne Lucas, assuring another year without a Triple Crown winner. Oxbow is the first Calumet Farm winner since Forward Pass in 1968. Oxbow finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby.

Second was ItsMyLuckyDay; third was My Lute.

 
Shug McGaughey’s Orb, the favorite, was fourth.

 
Next race in the Triple Crown series is the Belmont Stakes on June 8 at Belmont Park in N.Y.

Here’s the pre-race story published in KyForward yesterday:

If the Kentucky Derby was a coming-out party for Orb, the talented winner of five consecutive races, it was also an unveiling for his rider, Joel Rosario, who in the space of just a few months has come to be recognized as the best jockey in North America.
 

Among racing insiders, there’s a growing sense that Orb is good enough to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, and then to take the Belmont Stakes. The list of Triple Crown winners is short – only 11 horses have done it, none since Affirmed in 1978 – and it will take a special colt to prevail over the Belmont’s daunting mile-and-one-half distance just three weeks after competing in the Preakness, and five short weeks after the Derby. Orb, by all accounts, can be that kind of horse.
 

The list of Triple Crown winners is short – only 11 horses have done it, none since Affirmed in 1978.
 

“Orb is not the kind of Derby winner who won the race by default, or because others misfired, or because he ran an uncharacteristically explosive race that you want to see him repeat before believing in him,” Steven Crist wrote this week in the Daily Racing Form. “Every one of his races this year has been better than the last, and each time, he did what he had to do under his own steam. He can stalk and pounce or settle in and make a big run as circumstances dictate.
 

“He leaves the impression that there’s more to him than we’ve seen, and the way he’s trained since the Derby suggests we’ll see yet another career-best performance Saturday. Shug McGaughey, his trainer, usually uses ‘nice’ as a superlative, but he’s called Orb’s recent works ‘breathtaking’ and ‘magnificent.’ Be very afraid.”
 

Trainer John Sadler, viewing the Triple Crown proceedings from afar, also is high on Orb, and not just because Rosario, Sadler’s go-to jockey in California the past several years, is riding.
 

“My opinion, it doesn’t happen often, but this horse, to me, has the best chance to get all three of them than anything I’ve seen in a long time,” Sadler said Thursday morning from his base at Hollywood Park. “The reason is, this horse took his trainer there, not the other way round. You see the mega-barns, the Bafferts and the Pletchers, where it’s all about the Derby. Shug hasn’t been there in what, 12 years, and now he has the horse.”
 

“It doesn’t happen often, but this horse, to me, has the best chance to get all three of them than anything I’ve seen in a long time. The reason is, this horse took his trainer there, not the other way round. You see the mega-barns, the Bafferts and the Pletchers, where it’s all about the Derby. Shug hasn’t been there in what, 12 years, and now he has the horse.”
 

He also has the jockey. Rosario, a 28-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, was a staple in Southern California, winning riding titles at the three major meetings – Del Mar, Santa Anita, and Hollywood Park – before moving to the East Coast last summer. Owing to a case of east vs. west provincialism, his arrival was greeted with some skepticism by the press and public. But look at Rosario now: In short order this year, he smashed the record for wins by a jockey during the spring session at venerable Keeneland, rode Animal Kingdom to a powerful victory in the world’s richest race, the $10 million Dubai World Cup, and expertly steered Orb around 18 rivals and through the Churchill Downs slop to win the Derby going away.
 

How good is Rosario, exactly?
 

“I would say that right now, he looks like the best rider in the country, clearly,” Sadler said. “The question is, how many Eclipse Awards will he win in a row. I mean there’s no one on his level at the moment. You have to look at some of the other top riders, they’re on the downside of their career, while Joel is going up to his peak. So who’s better now, Kobe or LeBron? The answer would be LeBron. They don’t all come along at the same time, at the same age. At his age, where he’s at, what’s in front of him, on the jockey landscape he looks like a standout.”
 

Like many young Dominicans, Rosario had hoped to be a baseball player — but there aren’t any 115-pounders in the big leagues. When it became apparent Rosario was going to be too small for the sandlot, a half-brother – one of Rosario’s 14 siblings – suggested he apply his athletic gifts to race-riding. Rosario enrolled in a jockey school in his homeland at age 12 and arrived in the United States at 20. The rest is history. Or history in the making.
 

Yet the pairing of Orb with Rosario was hardly preordained. Rosario met McGaughey for the first time last July, and while he was aboard for Orb’s first five starts, Rosario found himself on the outside looking in after he skipped Orb’s start in the Florida Derby for the opportunity to ride Animal Kingdom in Dubai. Only when John Velazquez opted to ride the unbeaten Verrazano in the Derby did Rosario find himself back on Orb. He won’t be getting off any time soon.
 

Can a sport rich in history finally summon a Triple Crown winner nearly four decades after the last?
 

In the run-up to the Derby, Orb was the talk of the backstretch, and Tom Amoss, the trainer of Derby and Preakness starter Mylute, came to realize that Orb might be special. His workouts at Churchill Downs were spectacular, and Amoss, who doubles as a TV racing analyst, said he was taken by Orb’s presence on the racetrack.
 

“His stride is long and beautiful,” Amoss said. “He reminds me so much of Barbaro.”
 

Heading into Baltimore, where the ill-fated Barbaro was heavily favored in 2006, those words are both ominous and exciting. Can a sport rich in history finally summon a Triple Crown winner nearly four decades after the last? The racing world is buzzing about Orb. When he jumps from the starting gate Saturday, he’ll be in the best of hands.
 

From KentuckyDerby.com
 

You might also be interested in reading Liane Crossley: Orb has eight Preakness challengers for second phase of Triple Crown.

The clinic, sponsored by Blood-Horse Publications, will offer topics including planning a mating, conformation, foal registration, equine nutrition, pasture management, foaling and farm management. The clinic features visits to Machmer Hall, Adena Springs and Darby Dan Farm. A clinic agenda is available here.

The clinic will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 31 at the Courtyard Marriott in Lexington. The registration fee for the clinic is $450 for TOBA members and $550 for non-members and includes all support materials, breakfast and lunch.

TOBA’s next educational event is an Ownership Seminar, Saturday, July 13 in Shakopee, Minn. For a complete list of TOBA seminars and clinics visit www.toba.org or for more information, please contact Erin Crady at 859-276-2291 or ecrady@toba.org.

From TOBA

Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trained by Lexington native Shug McGaughey, drew the post position 1 for Saturday's Preakness Stakes. (Photo from KentuckyDerby.com)

Kentucky Derby winner Orb takes another giant leap toward his attempt at sweeping the Triple Crown when he face eight rivals in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in the Baltimore suburbs. The race is set for 6:20 p.m. and will be televised live on NBC starting at 4:30 p.m.
 

While many experts have deemed Orb the best candidate in recent memory to become the 12th Triple Crown winner, he obviously must win the Preakness, the second leg of the series that concludes with the Belmont Stakes in New York June 8.
 

No horse has swept the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978 but many have come remarkably close including I’ll Have Another last year. After his Derby and Preakness victories, I’ll Have Another’s trainer announced the day before the Belmont that the colt had a minor, but career-ending injury.
 

Preakness past and present
 

First contested in 1873, the Preakness has held its place as one of America’s greatest sporting events. The list of past entrants, most notably the Triple Crown winners, reads like a Who’s Who of racing’s brightest stars.
 

The race is named for a horse who won an important race on the second day of Pimlico’s inaugural 1870 season. Preakness was born three years earlier at Woodburn Stud in Woodford County in Kentucky. He was a son of Lexington, whose portrait is replicated in various formats including as his namesake city’s “Big Lex” logo.
 

The Preakness moniker is said to originally be derived from a Native American term—Pra-qua-les and later Prackiness—meaning quail woods.
 

The race carries a certain charm unmatched by the Derby and Belmont in part because it annually focuses on one horse as hope that another Triple Crown winner finally will be crowned. Orb could be the Triple Crown champ for an entire generation who were not yet born when the gallant Affirmed became the third Triple Cown hero of the 1970s following Secretariat (1973) and Seattle Slew (1977).
 

Orb’s biggest proverbial hurdle might be the dry track expected on Preakness Day. Some speculate that his Derby rivals did not handle the Churchill Downs mud as well as he did and might be more competitive on a fast surface.
 

If Orb wins the Preakness, many believe the son of Malibu Moon is destined to win the Belmont for a variety of reasons, including a pedigree geared for the Belmont’s 1 ½-mile distance and a home court advantage because his Lexington-born trainer Shug McGaughey is based at Belmont Park.
 

Orb has previously beaten most of his Preakness rivals, but he has a few new challengers. Here is a look at the Preakness field in post position order with their birth states in parentheses:
 

1. Orb (Ky.)
 

The Kentucky Derby winner will be the overwhelming betting favorite and is widely hailed as a serious threat to become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. Kentucky connection: He was born and raised at century-old Claiborne Farm in Paris and is trained by Lexington native Shug McGaughey.
 
 

2. Goldencents (Ky.)
 

Goldencents was 17th in the Kentucky Derby as the third betting choice and was shipped to Pimlico Race Course a few days later to prepare for the Preakness. He was a sentimental Derby favorite because of his connections; he is co-owned by Louisville Cardinals head basketball coach Rick Pitino, is ridden by a black jockey (Kevin Krigger), and his trainer (Doug O’Neill) won the Derby last year with I’ll Have Another, who went on to win the Preakness. Kentucky connection: He was born and raised at Rosecrest Farm in Bourbon County and co-breeder Lyra Miller owns Lil’s Coffee Place in Paris.
 

3. Titletown Five (Ky.)
 

His trainer D. Wayne Lukas is a mainstay in Triple Crown races and his Hall of Fame accomplishments include winning the Preakness five times. Titletown Five sat out the Kentucky Derby after finishing fourth in the Derby Trial at Churchill Downs on April 27 in his most recent effort. Kentucky connection: He was sold at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale for $250,000.
 

4. Departing (Ky.)
 

Despite his third-place finish in the Louisiana Derby, Departing’s connections opted to bypass the Kentucky Derby and he made a name for himself by winning the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne Race in the Chicago suburbs on April 20. Departing campaigns for the Hancock Family under their Claiborne Farm banner and their longtime partner Adele Dilschneider. His name is derived from his dam, Leave. Kentucky connection: Both he and Orb were born and raised at historic Claiborne Farm in Bourbon County and their first race against each other has become a Preakness subplot.
 
 

5. Mylute (Ky.)
 

Mylute finished fifth in the Kentucky Derby for jockey Rosie Napravnik, who is seeking to become the first woman to win the Preakness. The 25-year-old began her career at Pimlico and now ranks as one of the nation’s leading riders. Mylute’s trainer Tom Amoss has been a top trainer for more than two decades but he rarely has horses in the Triple Crown races. Mylute’s name is derived from his sire Midnight Lute. Kentucky connection: Mylute was sold for $150,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale in 2011.
 
 

6. Oxbow (Ky.)
 

Oxbow checked in sixth in the Kentucky Derby for the iconic Calumet Farm now owned by Brad Kelly. He is conditioned by Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has been a dominant force on the Triple Crown circuit. Lukas’s most recent Preakness winner was Charismatic in 1999. Kentucky connection: His sire Awesome Again resides at Adena Springs in Bourbon County.
 
 

7. Will Take Charge (Ky.)
 

The eighth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby is trained by the legendary D. Wayne Lukas who has won the Preakness Stakes five times. Lukas’s most recent Preakness win was Charismatic in 1999. Name reflects his dam, Take Charge Lady. Kentucky connection: He was sold for $425,000 at the 2011 Keeneland September yearling sale.
 
 

8. Govenor Charlie (Ky.)
 

Probably due to a clerical error, his name is misspelled. Govenor Charlie has not started since winning the Sunland Derby in New Mexico on March 24. His owner Mike Pegram and trainer Bob Baffert teamed up to win the Preakness in 1998 with Real Quiet. Baffert has won the Preakness four other times including 2010 with Lookin At Lucky, who was co-owned by Pegram. Kentucky connection: His sire, Midnight Lute, resides at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Lexington.
 
 

9. Itsmyluckyday (Ky.)
 

A lackluster 15th in the Kentucky Derby as the sixth wagering choice, Itsmyluckyday was second to Orb in the Florida Derby on March 30. Kentucky connection: Itsmyluckyday was born and raised at Brandywine Farm in Bourbon County.
 
 

Near misses

Since Affirmed became the 11th Triple Crown winner in 1978, these horses have won the first two legs:

1979 Spectacular Bid
1981 Pleasant Colony
1987 Alysheba
1989 Sunday Silence
1997 Silver Charm
1998 Real Quiet
1999 Charismatic
2002 War Emblem
2003 Funny Cide
2004 Smarty Jones
2008 Big Brown
2012 I’ll Have Another

Triple Crown winners

1919 Sir Barton
1930 Gallant Fox
1935 Omaha
1937 War Admiral
1941 Whirlaway
1943 Count Fleet
1946 Assault
1948 Citation
1973 Secretariat
1977 Seattle Slew
1978 Affirmed
 

(All photos from kentuckyderby.com)
 

Lexington-based freelance writer Liane Crossley is a lifelong lover of Thoroughbreds who has held a variety of racing-related jobs in barns and offices. Her favorite part of the industry is being with the horses and the people who share her passion for them. She can be reached at crossleyliane@yahoo.com
 
 
 
 

You might also be interested in reading Orb puts Lexington’s Shug McGaughey in winner’s circle for Kentucky Derby — at last.

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Ginny Grulke. (Photo from Kentucky Horse Council.)

Grulke has been known as the “face of the Kentucky Horse Council” to many industry groups, Kentucky state government agencies, trail and saddle clubs, legislators and others in the Kentucky horse industry. Through her leadership, KHC has become a provider of industry education and programs to improve the lives of Kentucky horse owners and the horses themselves.

 

During Grulke’s tenure as executive director, KHC has developed Livestock Investigation Training for Animal Control Officers; the Safety Net program for owners who lose their jobs; Geld and Euthanasia Vouchers for low income owners; the SoHo and Disaster Relief fund to help owners and horse rescues in times of need; the Kentucky Equine Networking Association in partnership with the University of Kentucky, for education and networking among professionals; the annual Kentucky Trail Summit, a conference to educate trail riders; the Kentucky Round-Up, an all breeds horse event for owners and the general public; membership programs including affordable equine liability insurance and trailer safety programs; the Kentucky Breeds and Discipline Council to provide communication among different sectors of the industry and KHC; and a weekly “Kentucky Horse eNews,” which delivers equine enthusiasts current news on Kentucky horse activities.

 

In addition, KHC played a key role in the development of the Kentucky Proud for Horses program and secured a large Kentucky Agriculture Development Fund grant to enable a comprehensive survey of the Commonwealth’s horse industry.

 

“The Kentucky Horse Council will miss Ginny, and we wish her the best in her retirement,” said Anna Zinkhon, KHC president. “Ginny has lived and breathed Kentucky Horse Council 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Her relentless energy and commitment to our mission was one of a kind. She has been key to the Kentucky Horse Council becoming the industry leader that it is and will be very hard to replace.”

 

The Board of Directors will conduct a search for her replacement immediately; details will be announced in Kentucky Horse eNews and other media outlets. Interested individuals may sign up for Kentucky Horse eNews at kentuckyhorse.org so that they may be notified when the position is posted.

 

From Kentucky Horse Council

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Gates open at Keeneland at 9 a.m. ET with grandstand mutuels opening at 10:30 a.m. Admission and parking are free.

 

Post time for the first race from Pimlico on Saturday is 10:45 a.m., with the Preakness, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, scheduled to go off at 6:18 p.m. Keeneland will simulcast the entire Pimlico race card on its infield LED board and on televisions around the track.

 

Concessions and full-service bars will be open in the grandstand. In honor of the Preakness, crab cakes and the “Black-Eyed Susan,” the official drink of the Preakness, will be served in the paddock. Fans are welcome to bring their own food (excluding alcohol) and picnic items such as blankets and lawn chairs to the paddock and walking ring. Tents, canopies, umbrellas, grills and glass are not permitted inside the gates.

 

The Blue Grass Room will be open for dining on Preakness Day. Reservations may be made by calling 859- 288-4213.

 

Advance wagering on the entire Preakness Day card, as well as the Pimlico Special/Preakness Double, will be available at mutuel windows beginning at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, May 17. Drive-thru mutuel windows at Keeneland will open on Friday and Saturday at 8 a.m.

 

Keeneland will also simulcast the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) from Pimlico on Friday. First post at Pimlico is Noon with post time for the Black-Eyed Susan at 4:46 p.m.

 

From Keeneland

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The new UHC program will provide funds and materials to assist organizations, associations and events that wish to sponsor clinics in which horse owners can bring their stallions to be castrated. A number of associations have sponsored such clinics, and the UHC hopes to help more organizations, associations and events get involved in this effort.

 

This initiative is made possible by a special gift from the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation and the UHC which both donated seed money to get the program started. Operation Gelding is patterned after several initiatives undertaken by horse associations, organizations and events around the country. The clinic will be conducted on June 22, 2013 at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute located at 4250 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511.

 

The clinic will begin at 10:00am and end at 4:30pm. Qualification for this opportunity is based on income: For a single person, an annual income of $32,000 or less; for a family, an annual income of $45,000 or less. Please provide proof of income through a salary statement or W-2.

 

You are responsible for transporting your horse(s) to the clinic, and appointments are first come first serve. Plan on staying for approximately two hours which will cover the time for castration and recovery.

 

Appointments can be made by completing the Operation Gelding Clinic Participant Application.

 

Submit the application, proof of income, current vaccinations (Incl Tetanus and Botulism) and negative coggins certificate by emailing to info@kyehc.org, or mailed to KyEHC, PO Box 910124, Lexington, KY 40591. All appointments must be made by June 19.

 

Any questions, please contact Karen Gustin at 859.881.5849

 

For more information, please visit www.kyehc.org or visit KyEHC on Facebook page

 

From Kentucky Horse Council

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(Photo from the Kentucky Horse Park)

 

The The Kentucky Spring I and II Hunter Jumper Shows, competition is under way, attracting some of the nation’s best competitors to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.
 

During the Kentucky Spring Horse Show this week, May 8-12, the $15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby will take place (5 p.m. Saturday, May 11) in the Rolex Stadium. This event includes jumps that are reminiscent of the hunting field, such as natural posts and split rails, a stonewall, a coop, an aiken, hedges, logs, banks, and ditches. This event gears up riders for the August $100,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals. In addition, the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix will take center stage on Sunday, May 12, at 4 p.m.
 

The main rings for the hunter competition are the Stonelea Ring and the Murphy Ring, which each feature the OTTO Sport footing, as do each ring’s respective warm-up areas. The OTTO Riding Arena Mat System is a state-of-the-art surface that has been proven all over the world including the 1996 Olympics, the 1998 World Cup, and the 2006 and 2010 World Equestrian Games.
 

The Kentucky Spring Classic will continue the competition the following week, May 15-19, and feature the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic will be held on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. as riders try to accumulate valuable points for the Hagyard Leading Rider Bonus. On Saturday, May 18, riders will compete under the lights in the Rolex Stadium at 6:30 p.m. for the $75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix sponsored by Audi of Lexington.
 

During the World Championship Hunter Rider week of competition, the Kentucky Spring Classic riders will have the opportunity to compete for valuable points. WCHR is an awards program started by the American Hunter-Jumper Foundation and now carried forward by USHJA. The awards are presented, on both a national and regional level, to Pony, Junior, Amateur, Professional, Adult and Children’s hunter riders who accumulate the most points at WCHR designated horse shows throughout the year.
 

This event is and is AA rated and a qualifying event for The Washington International Championship as well as The North American League Finals.
 

The Kentucky Spring Hunter Jumper Shows are sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, Hallway Feeds, Audi of Lexington, Johnson Horse Transportation, Farm Vet, Dietrich Insurance and Sleepy P Ranch.
 

KENTUCKY SPRING HORSE SHOW – Rolex Stadium – May 8-12
$25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic – Thursday May 9 – 6:30 p.m.
$15,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby – Saturday May 11 – 5 p.m.
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby – Saturday May 11 – 5 p.m.
$75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix – Sunday May 12 – 4 p.m.
 

KENTUCKY SPRING CLASSIC – Rolex Stadium – May 15-19
$25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic – Thursday May 16th – 6:30 pm
$5,000 Hallway Feeds USHJA National Hunter Derby – Saturday May 18th – 5:00 pm
$75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix – Saturday May 18th – 6:30 pm (Sponsored by Audi of Lexington)
 

Admission:
Included in Kentucky Horse Park general admission, horse show-only rate available
 

Location and parking:
Events both weeks are held at the Covered Arena, Hunter Jumper Complex, and Rolex Stadium
Parking is available in the Main Parking Lot
 

For further information on the Kentucky Spring Horse Shows, click here.

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