My Fantastic Lady Wins Top Prize at Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show
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Owner Sabrina Moore, My Fantastic Lady, and rider Courtney Sommers stand with a group that includes show judge Rodney Jenkins in the infield at Pimlico Race Course on Sunday after winning the Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show. (Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club)
When My Fantastic Lady left Pimlico after the third annual Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show on July 13, 2014, her result was much different than when she had raced at the track in 2011.
The Fantasticat daughter had a short race career, finishing off the board in four starts, including a last-place finish at Pimlico. But at the Totally Thoroughbred Horse Show, the 6-year-old mare did everything right when winning three classes to take home the overall champion title at the show.
“She was a morning glory as a race horse,” said Sabrina Moore, My Fantastic Lady’s owner. “She did everything perfect in the morning. We tried her short and long and we tried her on the grass. She had four starts but she just wasn’t competitive. My mom loves her, though, and we were determined to keep her.”
Ridden by Courtney Sommers, My Fantastic Lady won the Novice Hunter, Novice Hunter Walk/Trot/Canter and Novice Hunter Classic to beat out Testamonially, who has been the bridesmaid for the overall title every year since the show was created. Houston, who won the overall champion title the past two years, had to settle for third in this year’s edition.
Overall, there were 343 entries for the 16 classes with the top three finishers in each class taking home nearly $15,000 and the top six finishers winning ribbons.
“Things went as smoothly as possible with all of the horses and the hot weather,” said Georganne Hale, the show’s manager. “Things were going very well until the ground became a little slippery toward the end and we had a lot of late scratches. We were honored to have two female Hunt Cup winners here this afternoon, Liz McKnight rode in the show and Joy Slater was a spectator.”
All proceeds from this year’s show were donated to the Foxie G Foundation and Mid-Atlantic Horse Rescue, two local Thoroughbred aftercare programs.