June 2022 Issue

The News East Coast Horse Owners Need To Know OUR TH YEAR 1 3 - PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 280 LANC., PA 17604 Vol. 29 No. 5 June 2022 (Continued on page 27) Pasture, Hay, Fencing Feature... pgs. 7-17 …and much more! By Marcella Peyre-Ferry Seven races gave horsemen and spectators a full day May 14 at the Willowdale Steeplechases, Kennett Square, PA. The featured race of the day was the $35,000 Buttonwood/ Sycamore Farm Willowdale Steeplechase. It drew only three entries, but they still made for an exciting race. Withoutmore- ado and Awesome Adrian, both trained by Katherine Neilson, faced off against Ballybristol Farm LLC’s Andi’Amu, trained by Leslie Young. Andi’Amu was fresh off winning the Virginia Gold Cup just a week earlier, by a 23-length lead at the finish line there with jockey Freddie Procter. Without- moreado had won the Winterthur Bowl by 11 lengths the previous weekend. Awesome Adrian, owned by Nancy Reed, set the pace for the bulk of the race under Eric Poretz, followed by Andi’Amu and Irvin Naylor’s Without- moreado ridden by Skyler McKenna. Andi’Amu, again ridden by Procter, challenged for the lead at times, keeping the pace lively through the 3 ½ mile contest which includes water jumps and a change of direction. On the latter half of the final lap, Andi’Amu took over the lead and was still opening up the distance by the final fence. From there it was all his race down the stretch to the finish line with a lead of 16 ½ -lengths in a time of 7:15 4/5 followed by Without- moreado and Awesome Adrian in third. The featured hurdle race of the day was the $20,000 Rose Tree Cup. Three O One (owned by Mason Hardaway Lamp- ton, trained by Lilith Boucher, ridden by Richard Boucher) took an early lead in the 2 ¼ mile Freddie Proctor and Andi’Amu Win 29 th Annual Willowdale Steeplechase Andi’Amu, who won the Virginia Gold Cup the previous weekend, won the featured race, the $35,000 Buttonwood/Sycamore Farms Willowdale Steeplechase, at Willowdale on May 14. Ridden by Freddie Porter, the French-bred took over the lead in the latter part of the final leg and won by 16 lengths. Photo by Marcella Peyre-Ferry Handicap. Bold Quest (owned by Matthew Groff, trained by Jack Fisher, ridden by Ross Geraghty) ran alongside him and took over the lead as the race progressed, but neither horse would end in the money. Twenty Years On, who had laid near the back of the eight- horse field, turned on the speed as they came into the final long turn and into the stretch. An entry of Riverdee Stable, trained by Jack Fisher and ridden by Teddy Davies, Twenty Years On had a long lead by the final jump, over second place runner Criticize ridden by Eric Poretz. Twenty Years On went on to win easily by more than 30-lengths in a time of 4:55 3/5. Don’t Shout (owned by Potter Group USA LLC, trained by Leslie Young, ridden by Freddie Proctor) was able to turn in a strong finishing drive to take second place from Criticize (owned by QR Stables LLC, trained by Neil Morris) who finished third. The Folly, a $15,000 Maiden Claiming Hurdle drew so many entries it was run in two divi- sions. The first division was won by Lear Avia, (owned by Jenni- fer Pitts, trained by Todd Wyatt) in a time of 5:08 for jockey Colin Smith. Lear Avia, who did not make a move until late in the race finished with a 13-length margin over early pace setter Seville Barber (owned by Taking The Lead Stable and Dark Horse Inside... Can HISA take effect July 1? … pg. 5 Planning on a Chincoteague foal? What you need to know … pg. 20