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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

MY LADY'S MANOR TIMBER RACE

Almost always one of these critters ends up running in the Virginia Gold Cup...


All photos by Douglas Lees.
Amelia McGuirk savors her first win aboard Nelson & Traveller Stable's Moonstruck (Kevin Boniface, trainer) after capturing the $30,000 The My Lady's Manor timber stakes last Saturday in Maryland.

The 10th fence My Lady's Manor, left to right: Sand Box Rules (Diana Gillam, up) - 4th;  Moonsox (Amelia McGuirk), the winner, and Straight To It (Willie Dowling) - 2nd.
Approaching the 13th fence, left to right: Sand Box Rules (Diana Gillam), second place finisher Straight To It, Grinding Speed, third place finisher Bon Caddo, Eye Said Scat Cat and the winner Moonsox.

The finish: Moonstruck and Amelia McGuirk, Straight To It (William Dowling) and Bon Caddo (Christopher Read)
The first division of the John Rish Streett Memorial left to right: Old Timer (Diana Gillam), He's Got Mojo (Martin Rohan), Worried Man (Connor Hankin), Spencer Road (Jackson Roberts) and Mohave Moose (Blair Wyatt).






Happy trainer Neil Morris leads Kinross Farms's Old Timer and Diana Gillam to the winners circle after capturing the John Rish Street Memorial.
John Rush Streett Memorial 2nd division left to right: The winner Ebanour (James Slater) and Raven's Choice(Blair Wyatt) who finished second.
John D. Schapiro Memorial13th fence left to right: Woodmont (Diana Gillam), Prospectors Strike (Justin Batoff), Justpourit (George Jundt, Jr.), the winner Snow Blizzard (Nick Carter) and Haddix (Cormac Farrell).

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