equestrian

Owings Mills twins Sarah and Grace Boston have competed alongside each other for most of their lives. Now, they'll be on different rides to Division I equestrian schools.

To keep the Preakness at Pimlico and Baltimore, Larry Hogan needs to be a "do it now" governor.

After the stock market crash helped end Noah Abramson's promising career as a professional show jumper, the Howard County native is making an impact as a thoroughbred trainer and won with one of his horses running Preakness Day.

The Board of Public Works on Wednesday unanimously approved $1 million for improvements to the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area, which is to be the new host of an annual international event.

The all-girls Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills has won 13 national championships in polo since beginning competition in the late 1970s.

Fair Hill recommended to host large international equestrian event

Maryland, Va., compete to permanently host large international equestrian event. Fair Hill is angling for the four-star event and state officials say it could have an annual economic impact of $20 million to $30 million each year.

Andrew Kostecka scored a career-high 20 points Wednesday night, and host Loyola Maryland won, 65-62, over Holy Cross.

Winter can be a cruel time of year for those who are older or ill.

It seems that the cold darkness steals good folks away from us at an increased rate

The John Carroll School Equestrian Team will host its first Interscholastic Equestrian Association Show at Claddagh Manor Farm, in Churchville on Saturday. The show is open to the public.

The 28th annual Howard Community College Columbia Classic Grand Prix, held Sept. 19 at Marama Farm in Clarksville, is Howard Community College's largest fundraiser. All proceeds go to the school's educational fund to provide scholarships for needy students. Since its inception nearly 30 years ago, more than $3 million has been raised through ticket sales, raffles and sponsorships opportunities.

Marylanders won seven medals, including four golds, at the Special Olympics World Games, which end Sunday in Los Angeles.

Alicia Gogue of Odenton, Eddie Murphy of Grasonville and Ben Stevick of Laurel are off to Los Angeles for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games

Julio Mendoza and his horse Chardonnay will compete in the dressage competition at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada July 10 through 17.

From competing in the FFA to the National Oceanic Science Bowl, Molly Gaskin has focused on the natural sciences

Madison Mitzel didn't start out to break a record. After all, she was only 5 and in kindergarten. But by the time Mitzel graduated fifth grade at Warren Elementary School and was given a prize for perfect attendance, she had a goal – to not miss a day "for the rest of school."

Towson teen equestriansSamantha Rehak and MadelynVanWestervelt have qualified to compete in the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Championship April 24-26 in West Palm Beach, Fla. with the Full Moon Farm team, of Finksburg.

Much sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Mary McWilliams of Rising Sun, as she passed away on Oct. 7 after a long illness.

A two-day event at the Baltimore racetrack is designed to show versatility, trainability and value of thoroughbred racehorses as they leave racing behind and learn new "careers."

Riding, racing and ribbons

Marilyn Little has been competing in and winning show jumping competitions, in which horses leap over obstacles as tall as 6 feet, since she was 19. But it was the World Equestrian Games that inspired her to take on three-day eventing.

Extrasexyhippzster pulled away to an impressive score in the $100,000 Miracle Wood Stakes for 3-year olds

Maui Wowi Hawaiian opens coffee and smoothie shop in Towson

Nearly 650 mares were bred in Maryland this year, a 13 percent increase over 2012, and a surge in state slots gambling revenue could help grow the number again next year.

Looking back at the month of May 2013 in Harford County

The purse for the 2014 Preakness has increased from $1 million to $1.5 million, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today. It¿s the first increase of the Triple Crown race¿s purse since 1998.

Laurel Park, which sits on the borders of Anne Arundel, Howard and Prince George's counties, isn't technically in the city of Laurel, but track and city have a long, mutually beneficial relationship dating back to the track's opening in 1911. On Saturday, Nov. 9, the running of the City of Laurel Stakes, all Laurel residents were offered free admission, parking and a Make a Bet on Us voucher as well as food and drink discounts.

The 3-year-old colt who inspired a summer fervor for Maryland horse racing by winning five straight races, including the 2013 Kentucky Derby, is entering retirement.

Police respond to photographer's account of arrest at DIY space

Siena coach Jimmy Patsos didn't waste time praising his old coaching grounds once he arrived to speak at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront on Friday, a week before his first game since leaving Loyola.

During its three-year run, Baltimore's Grand Prix IndyCar race cost the city about $1.4 million in increased staffing, overtime and related expenses.

A long-time equestrian journalist for the Baltimore Sun, Boniface was posthumously awarded the 2013 Robert and Anne Heighe Award for Excellence in Equestrian journalism on Thursday evening. This is the second year the award has been given.

Tori Manger and Alex Volta have shown horses for more than 15 years, and were among just 30 selected for the Washington Internaitonal Horse Show, a top indoor equestrian event.

Saving horses from slaughter

Confident jockey Forest Boyce hopes each of her seven entries wins, but racing Eighttofasttocatch from the rail position in Saturday's $150,000 Maryland Million Classic was on her mind

Retired racehorse symposium at Pimlico

Howard Community College held its 26th annual Grand Prix Saturday, Sept. 21 at Clark's

Despite the forecast of rain, the annual SARC Family Fun Day drew a crowd to the Harford County Equestrian Center on Tollgate Road in Bel Air Saturday afternoon.

Sherlock Swann Gillet, a Baltimore County farmer and water utility owner, died Sept. 9. Family members said that he went out for his daily horseback ride in Glyndon and did not return. He was later found in a field.

Baltimore tourism leaders will have to find another way to draw visitors over Labor Day weekend after the Grand Prix of Baltimore was canceled. They are focused on more sporting events and filling up the dead time of winter.

Maryland's decision to join other Mid-Atlantic states in uniform medication rules for horse racing reflects the movement toward better coordinated, activist regulation in the industry.

One of the half-brothers of Kentucky Derby winner Orb, who finished a close up third in Saturday's Travers Stakes at Saratoga, has moved to Maryland in preparation for entering stallion duty at Country Life Farm in Bel Air.

Josh Pons, president of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association and a two-time Eclipse Award winning writer, shares his remarks delivered at Monday's funeral in Havre de Grace for his fellow horseman and Harford County resident Allen Murray.

Funeral services for E. Allen Murray Jr., a prominent Maryland thoroughbred horse breeder and owner and lifelong Harford County resident, will be held on Monday, Aug. 19, at Zellman Funeral Home in Havre de Grace at 11 a.m.