June 2022 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN June 2022 Page 19 By Tod Marks and Betsy Burke Parker, National Steeplechase Foundation It’s hard to imagine Armata Stable’s Vintage Vinnie topping his record-setting performance in last year’s Maryland Hunt Cup, but that’s exactly what the 13-year-old son of Vinnie Roe did on April 30 in capturing his second straight running of America’s most famous and demanding timber race. With young Teddy Davies riding for his dad, trainer Joe Davies, Vintage Vinnie broke on top and never looked back. By the sixth of 22 fences, Vintage Vinnie already led the eight-horse field by a wide margin, and by the 16th, he was in command by more than 100 lengths. By the 19th fence, the teen rider already had Vintage Vinnie geared down, and he won the $100,000 race easily, by 62 lengths. That wasn’t quite up to the 96-length margin in 2021, but his final time of 8:15 for the four- mile test was more than seven full seconds swifter than the record he set last year, 8:22 3/5. Lucy Goelet’s Rocket Star Red, who finished third to Vintage Vinnie last year, was second best under Brett Owings, another 62 lengths ahead of the third-place finisher Armata Stable’s Goodoldtimes, with Colin Smith aboard. The victory also was the fourth in a row for Vintage Vinnie, dating back to his previous Hunt Cup score. Since coming over from the UK in 2018, Vintage Vinnie has run eight times in the U.S., with five wins, two seconds, and a third. For Teddy Davies, the Hunt Cup win was his first. For the record, his mom, Blythe Miller Davies, cap- tured the race once while his dad is a three-time winning jockey. Vintage Vinnie Wins MD Hunt Cup by 62 Lengths Work to Ride is seeking artwork to be used in a poster design with text for the first annual Philadelphia Polo Classic. The first annual Philadelphia Polo Classic will be held September 24,2022 in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. This call is open to art, horse and polo enthusiasts. The winning artwork will be used to promote the event and them will be an online auction item during the Philadelphia Polo Classic. Artwork can be the follow- ing mediums: : drawing, painting, digital, collage, photograph, mixed media (2D only). Submissions must be high resolution and suit- able to be used for a poster. There is a $20 fee per entry (each entry includes up to 2 pieces per person). Entry fees will be do- nated toWork to Ride programming. Please make checks payable to “Work to Ride.” To pay with credit card, please call 215-877-4419. Please submit artwork via email to: phillypoloclassic@workto- ride.net or mail toWork to Ride, 98 Chamounix Drive, Philadelphia, PA19131. The deadline to submit artwork isAugust 15 and the winner will be announced onAugust 22. Philadelphia Polo Classic Poster Call for Art