{"id":2159,"date":"2012-10-05T12:31:52","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T12:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2012-10-22T12:33:20","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T12:33:20","slug":"media-advisory-an-olympian-and-a-world-champion-to-accept-touch-of-class-award-during-the-jim-mckay-maryland-million-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2012\/10\/05\/media-advisory-an-olympian-and-a-world-champion-to-accept-touch-of-class-award-during-the-jim-mckay-maryland-million-this-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory: An Olympian and a World Champion to Accept Touch of Class Award During the Jim McKay Maryland Million this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\u00a0The Maryland Horse Industry Board, a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will present its September and October \u201cTouch of Class\u201d Awards during Winner\u2019s 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 garnered national or international recognition.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The September award will be presented to Suzanne Stettinius, 24, from Parkton (Baltimore County). She is one of the world\u2019s top 36 woman competitors in the Modern Pentathalon Event, winning the Silver Medal at the 2012 North and Central America and Caribbean Open event, and representing the United States at the recent London Olympic Games.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The October \u201cTouch of Class Award\u201d will be presented to Mackenzie Taylor, 16, from Damascus (Montgomery County) and her pony, Inkspot. Taylor recently won the Individual World Mounted Games Championship in international competition in Wales, United Kingdom (a first for a Marylander). \u00a0Taylor\u2019s mount, Inkspot, is a former rescue pony adopted from the Days End Farm Horse Rescue in Lisbon (Howard County) and will also be present for the ceremony.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For more information, contact Ross Peddicord at 410-841-5798 ross.peddicord@maryland.gov.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Who<\/strong>: The Maryland Horse Industry Board (MHIB), a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will present its September and October Touch of Class Awards.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>What<\/strong>: The Touch of Class Award is presented every month to honor Maryland horses, individuals, teams, organizations or events that have garnered national or international recognition. The award is named after \u201cTouch of Class,\u201d the Maryland-bred mare who won two Olympic Gold Medals in Showing Jumping in 1984.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>When<\/strong>: \u00a0About 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Where<\/strong>: The Jim McKay Maryland Million at Laurel Park \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http\/\/marylandmillion.com\">http:\/\/marylandmillion.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For more information, contact Ross Peddicord, executive director, Maryland Horse Industry Board at ross.peddicord@maryland.gov or 410-841-5798.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Note to Editors: Photos of the presentation will be available after the event upon request.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The Maryland Horse Industry Board, a program within the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will present its September and October \u201cTouch of Class\u201d Awards during Winner\u2019s Circle ceremonies at the Jim McKay Maryland Million this weekend. 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