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Media Advisory: Stuart Janney to be Honored with Touch of Class Award During Maryland Million on Saturday

Orb and Caretaker Jenn Patterson. Photo courtesy of Maryland Jockey Club / Jim McCue ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will present its October Touch of Class Award to Stuart S. Janney III, the Baltimore County resident whose horse, Orb, won the 2013 Kentucky  Read the Rest…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Maryland Horse Industry Board to Present Touch of Class Award to National Walking Horse Champion

The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB) will present its January 2013 “Touch of Class” Award to Kristen Wilson of Eldersburg (Carroll County) and her national champion 4-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse mare, The Midnight Ride, during the Horse World Expo in Timonium. The Midnight Ride is the National Walking Horse Association Overall High Point Champion of  Read the Rest…

Media Advisory: An Olympian and a World Champion to Accept Touch of Class Award During the Jim McKay Maryland Million this Saturday

 The Maryland Horse Industry Board, a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will present its September and October “Touch of Class” Awards during Winner’s Circle ceremonies at the Jim McKay Maryland Million this weekend. The Touch of Class Award is presented every month to honor Maryland horses, individuals, teams, organizations or events that have  Read the Rest…

Maryland Polocrosse Players Named Touch of Class Award Recipients

Two Maryland-born polocrosse players who compete at the national and international level have been named the August “Touch of Class” award winners by the Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program of the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA). Dori Johnson and Caroline Gardiner returned this month from representing the United States in a series of  Read the Rest…

Maryland Horse Industry Board Presents Three Touch of Class Awards to National Champion Jousters from Maryland

ANNAPOLIS (July 14, 2012) – Two Maryland teenagers who are newcomers to national competition, and one veteran national title holder were honored by the Maryland Horse Industry Board with Touch of Class Awards today for earning national titles in Jousting, the official state sport of Maryland. The awards were presented at St. Margaret’s Church Joust  Read the Rest…

Media Advisory: Three National Champion Jousters from Maryland to Accept Touch of Class Award

ANNAPOLIS (July 13, 2012) – Two Maryland teenagers, who are newcomers to national competition, recently earned national titles in Jousting, Maryland’s official state sport. They will be among the three Marylanders who recently earned national jousting titles who will be honored by the Maryland Horse Industry Board with a July Touch of Class Award on  Read the Rest…

Colleen Rutledge and Shiraz Honored with Touch of Class Award

ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 1, 2011) – Colleen Rutledge, a mother of three children who is chasing her Olympic dream in the equestrian sport of 3-Day Eventing, today received the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s (MHIB) second “Touch Of Class Award” along with her horse, Shiraz. The award was presented during ceremonies at the Maryland Million horse  Read the Rest…

Graham Motion Honored as First Touch of Class Award Recipient

HUNT VALLEY, MD (September 6, 2011) — Graham Motion, the Maryland-based trainer who won this year’s Kentucky Derby with Animal Kingdom and currently ranks as the nation’s fourth leading trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses, today received the Maryland Horse Industry Board’s (MHIB) first “Touch of Class” Award. The award was presented following the Board’s monthly meeting  Read the Rest…

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