Posts by National Steeplechase Association
Gwathmey headlines tripleheader in Virginia, Maryland
©Tod Marks Glenwood Park hosts stars and stakes action at the Middleburg Spring Races on Saturday with an eight-race $300,000 card, anchored by the talent-laden $100,000 Temple Gwathmey stakes and $30,000 Middleburg Hunt Cup, marking the return of timber champion Keys Discount. The Grade 2 Gwathmey handicap hurdle, at 2 ½ miles, is shaping up…
Read MoreUco Valley gets first stakes win; Morris and Young double; and eight different riders take Saturday’s eight races
©Tod Marks For the second straight year, Harvey Goolsby. Achsah O’Donovan, and Daniel Colhoun’s Bogey’s Image finished first in the $50,000 My Lady’s Manor timber stakes in Monkton, Md. But after a lengthy steward’s inquiry, Bogey’s Image — the 6 3/4-length winner — was disqualified and placed last because his jockey, Teddy Davies, weighed under…
Read MoreMy Lady’s Manor headlines weekend doubleheader
©Tod Marks Eight races worth $190,000 are on tap for Saturday as steeplechasing makes its way to Maryland and Virginia. The historic Maryland Timber Triple gets underway in Monkton, about 30 miles north of Baltimore with the $50,000 My Lady’s Manor stakes, the centerpiece of the four-race, $105,000 card. The race, first contested in 1902,…
Read MoreSwore roars home a winner in Carolina Cup; plus the return of Tom Foley, and Virginia Korrell loses her bug
©Tod Marks Stone Farm and Upland Flats Racing’s Swore, the National Steeplechase Association’s leading 2025 novice, proved he’s more than ready for the big boys as he romped by 6 3/4 lengths over Leamington Racing’s Chortal in the 91st running of the $75,000 Carolina Cup at Springdale Race Course in Camden on Saturday. Trained by…
Read More‘America’s Aintree’: Fair Hill Turf Showcase Set For May 24 And 25
©Maggie Kimmitt The Maryland Jockey Club (TMJC), in partnership with the National Steeplechase Association (NSA), Cecil County, the Cecil County Breeders’ Fair, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Fair Hill Foundation, and the Maryland Racing Commission (MRC), is excited to host the “Fair Hill Turf Showcase” at historic and scenic Fair Hill in Elkton,…
Read MoreHuge crowd turns out for season opener at Aiken
©Tod Marks Tailgaters were out in force thanks to wonderful weather and an exciting six-race $150,000 card at the showcase facility off of Richland Avenue. Jockey Stephen Mulqueen, one of the top NSA riders over the past two campaigns, got off to a rousing 2026 start with a pair of victories over hurdles in the…
Read MoreMessage from NSA President, Dr. Al Griffin
Dear NSA Horsemen, Members and Supporters: It has been a challenging winter for many of us, with unusual snow events and bitterly cold weather periods, but we are only one week away from the start of the 2026 NSA season. Spring has finally sprung, and we are looking forward to racing again. Steeplechasing in America…
Read MoreThe Passing of Renowned Oscar-Winning Actor Robert Duvall at age 95
© Douglas Lees The National Steeplechase Association joins with movie fans across the world in mourning the passing of renowned Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall at age 95. Duval, whose career spanned some seven decades and included unforgettable performances such as Corleone Family consigliere Tom Hagen in The Godfather, was an equine enthusiast and he frequently…
Read MoreRemembering Henry Wood
In 1981, Henry Wood ventured to New York in search of a steeplechase prospect that hopefully could capture the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville, Tennessee. Henry was an accomplished amateur jockey who had a burning desire to win what was in that era the most notable amateur race on the NSA circuit. He arrived at Belmont Park…
Read MoreRace Chair Wrap Up
NSA Winter Meetings Deemed a Huge Success The annual NSA Race Chairmen’s and Board of Directors’ meetings were held on Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Dewberry Hotel in Charleston, SC. Aiken Steeplechase Chairman Frank Mullins hosted the Race Chairmen’s six-hour conference, which was themed “Sharing Best Practices.” Nineteen of the 28 scheduled race meets…
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