Loudoun Hunt Point to Point Results -

Loudoun Hunt Point to Point
Morven Park, Leesburg, Virginia
Sunday, April 24, 2022

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First Race

The Mrs. George C. Everhart Memorial Invitational Side Saddle Race on the Flat About 1 mile on the Turf

Order	Horse	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Soul Approval	Devon Zebrovious	Cherry Blossom Farm LLC	George Kuk
2	Sky Babe	Lauren Apple	Julie Louise Nafe	Julie Louise Nafe
LR	Bird's the Word	Sarah Pemberton	Sarah Pemberton	George Kuk
OC	Drifter	Sally Smith	Adrian Neff	Julie Louise Nafe

Soul Approval set the pace with Bird's the Word until the final quarter mile. At this stage Bird's the Word lost his rider and Sky Babe was rallying. Sky Babe looked to be the winner, but Soul Approval came again and won going away.

Winning Margin: Winning Time: Turf: firm

Soul Approval, b. g. 2012, by Perfect Soul (Ire) out of Approver, by With Approval.

Second Race
Small Ponies

Small Pony Flat race About 1/4 mile on the Turf

Order	Horse	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Lickety Split	Yomar Ortiz, Jr.	EHM Stables	Betty McCue
2	Mallory	Cami Kern	Chris Kern	Chris Kern
3	Olney Yes Ma'am	Skye Gammon	Imogen Weaver	Melissa Reyes
4	Dapples	Shep Turner	Vienne Yates	Sara Turner
LR	Roger	Abby Taylor	EHM Stables	Betty McCue

Winning Margin: 2 Winning Time: :24 Turf: firm

Lickety Split, paint g. 2013 Bred by TBD ()

Medium Ponies

Medium Pony Flat Race About 3/8 miles on the Turf

Order	Horse	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Blueberry	Yomar Ortiz, Jr.	EHM Stables	Betty McCue
2	Fiona	Ellet Sharp	Nina McKenna	Katherine S. Neilson
3	Charleston	Tessa Gharadaghian	EHM Stables	Betty McCue
4	Paisley	Jaidyn Shore	EHM Stables	Betty McCue
5	Thumper	Savannah Hutchins	EHM Stables	Betty McCue

Winning Margin: 2 1/2 Winning Time: :36 Turf: firm

Blueberry, ro. m. 2011, by Not Available out of Not Avialable, by Not Available.

Large Ponies

Large Pony Flat Race About 1/2 mile on the Turf

Order	Horse	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Mini	Jaidyn Shore	EHM Stables	Betty McCue
2	Bailey	James Wyatt	EHM Stables	Betty McCue
3	Goose	Carly Kern	Chris Kern	Chris Kern
4	Laugh Out Loud	Yomar Ortiz, Jr.	EHM Stables	Betty McCue
5	Good Magic	Tessa Gharadaghian	EHM Stables	Betty McCue

Winning Margin: 3 1/2 Winning Time: :55 2/5 Turf: firm

Mini, b. m. 2016, by Central Banker out of Junoon, by Not Available.

Third Race

The Farm Credit Maiden Hurdle About 2 1/4 miles over National Fences

Order	Horse	Wgt	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Beat Le Bon (Fr)	160	Connor Hankin	Merriebelle Stable, LLC	Jack Fisher
2	Pull Rank	155	Bernard Dalton	Kate Dalton	Kate Dalton
3	Machenbank (Ger)	155	Parker Hendriks	Upland Flats Racing LLC	Keri Brion
4	Romp	155	Graham Watters	Bruton Street-US	Jack Fisher
LR	Hey Teacher (GB)	155	Skylar McKenna	Hey Teacher Partners	Sanna P. Neilson
PU	Strong Headed	160	Barry Foley	Fearnought Farm LLC	Doug Fout

Beat Le Bon went to the front at once, established a commanding lead and romped. The others ran as a group with Pull Rank proving best.

Winning Margin: 1/4 mile Winning Time: 4:43 1/5 Turf: firm

Beat Le Bon (Fr), b. g. 2016, by Woodchuck out of Frida La Blonde (Fr), by Elusive City.

Third Race - Division 2.0

The Farm Credit Maiden Hurdle About 2 1/4 miles over National Fences

Order	Horse	Wgt	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Montmartre D'Ange (Fr)	155	Parker Hendriks	Madaket Stables, CFC Stables & Paul & Molly Willis	Keri Brion
2	City Dreamer (Ire)	165	Graham Watters	Riverdee Stable	Jack Fisher
3	Kenya Road	160	Bernard Dalton	Kate Dalton	Kate Dalton
4	Webb	155	Gerard Galligan	Gregory D. Hawkins	Janet Elliot
5	Robert's Luxury	155	Sean McDermott	South Branch Equine LLC	Sean McDermott
PU	Barrister	160	Harrison Beswick	Black and Blue Stable	Forrest Kelly

City Dreamer led the first time around with Monmartre D'Ange in his shadow. Monmartre D'Ange went to the front the second time around and won going away. Kenya Road rallied belatedly.

Winning Margin: 1 1/2 Winning Time: 4:49 Turf: firm

Montmartre D'Ange (Fr), gr./ro. g. 2018, by Montmartre (Fr) out of Rue Cler (Fr), by High Rock (Ire).

Fifth Race

Purse $2,000 Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association Virginia Bred, Sired or Certif About 1 1/4 miles on the Turf

Order	Horse	Wgt	Rider	Owner	Trainer	Purse
1	Gas Money	153	Graham Watters	PathFinder Racing	Neil R. Morris	$1,200
2	Keys Discount	*140	Dylan McDonagh	Gordon C. Keys	Sam Cockburn	$400
3	Post War	135	Parker Hendriks	Over Creek Stables LLC	Julie Gomena	$220
4	Lorinska	125	Barry Foley	Valvo Racing LLC	Zoe Valvo	$100
5	Mountain Express	*145	Bryan Cullinane	Nicki Valvo	Nicki Valvo	$80
6	Percolate	160	Mikey Hamill	Jean L. Rofe	James Piper

Key's Discount was prominant through the race and appeared on his was to victory in the final furlong, but Gas Money came flying and got up for the win.

Winning Margin: 1/2 Winning Time: 2:41 Turf: firm

Gas Money, b. g. 2016, by Seville (Ger) out of Wonderous Woman, by Partner's Hero.

Sixth Race

The Katherine F. Russell Maiden Flat About 1 1/2 miles on the Turf

Order	Horse	Wgt	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Baltimore Kid (Ire)	150	Parker Hendriks	Buttonwood Farm, LLC	Keri Brion
2	Dothecantbedone (Fr)	*140	Sophie Henelius	Rolling Tide LLC	Doug Fout
3	Sky Stylish	145	Paul Cawley	Atlanta Hall Racing LLC and E Squared Stables	Elizabeth Voss
4	Timeistheenemy	*140	Bryan Cullinane	Viviane Warren	Julie Gomena
6	Can't Catch Kacy	135	Mikey Hamill	Sleeping Giant Stables	Keri Brion
6	Artofthepossible (Fr)	145	Barry Foley	Rolling Tide LLC	Doug Fout
7	American Drama	150	Courtney Dankanich	Maram LLC	Keri Brion
LR	Left Unsaid	*130	Abigail Murphy	Betsy B. Mead	Doug Fout

Dothecan'tbedone led for most of the race, but when Baltimoe Kid found a different gear in the final fulong it was all over. Baltimore Kid won handily.

Winning Margin: 2 Winning Time: 3:01 1/5 Turf: firm

Baltimore Kid (Ire), b. g. 2018, by Milan out of She's My Aunt (Ire), by Beneficial (GB).

Seventh Race

The Takaro Farm Turf Cup Open Flat About 1 3/4 miles on the Turf

Order	Horse	Wgt	Rider	Owner	Trainer
1	Embrace the Grind	155	Mikey Hamill	Wendy W. Hendriks	Ricky Hendriks
2	Historic Heart (Ire)	155	Parker Hendriks	Atlantic Friends Racing	Keri Brion
3	Belfast Banter (IRE)	155	Barry Foley	Irvin S. Naylor	Cyril Murphy
4	Jackson S	*150	Dylan McDonagh	James B. Steele, Jr.	Cyril Murphy

On a day when speed held up, this race was not an exception. Embrace the Grind opened a commanding lead and won as his rider pleased. Historic Heart made up some ground but it was too little too late.

Winning Margin: 7 3/4 Winning Time: 3:23 Turf: firm

Embrace the Grind, b. g. 2017, by Blame out of Hop the Six, by Artie Schiller.

Eighth Race

The Dale Lumber Company Restricted Young Adult Flat About 1 1/2 miles on the Turf

Order	Horse		Wgt	Rider	Owner	Trainer	Purse
1	Best Chance		140	Parker Hendriks	Shannon Hill Farm	Neil R. Morris
2	Big Dave		140	Camille deStanley	Camille & Olivia deStanley	Beth Newman deStanley

In the early stages these two ran together, but the last time around Best Chance pulled away steadily and won handily.

Winning Margin: 20 lengths Winning Time: 3:06 3/5 Turf: firm

Best Chance, b. h. 2017, by Quality Road out of Eloquently (GB), by Dansili (GB).

The Virginia Point to Point Foundation Annual Awards Party will be held at 6:00 PM on Sunday, June 5 at Buchanan Hall, 8549 John Mosby Highway, Upperville, VA.

Loudoun Hunt Point to PointMorven Park, Leesburg, VirginiaSunday, April 24, 2022

Loudoun Hunt Point to Point
Morven Park, Leesburg, Virginia
Sunday, April 24, 2022