Aiken brings down curtain on NSA season

By Tod Marks on Saturday at the beautiful new venue on Richland Avenue in Aiken, S.C., with a five-race card worth $130,000. In addition, the Aiken Steeplechase Association will unveil it’s just completed three-floor tower at the finish line that offers a viewing area for owners and invited guests, a gathering place for pre-race officials…

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Four stakes on tap in weekend tripleheader

By Tod Marks The jumpers land in Georgia and Virginia on Saturday, and Pennsylvania on Sunday as the 2023 National Steeplechase Association season heads toward the finish line at Aiken, S.C., on Nov. 18. At the Montpelier Hunt Races, run on the front lawn of President James Madison’s historic home in Montpelier Station, Va., 43…

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Stage is set for steeplechasing’s “Grand” day

By Tod Marks Steeplechase racing’s seminal day features an all-stakes seven-race card and $675,000 in prize money. The races will be broadcast nationally on America’s Day at the Races on Fox Sports. First race post time is 12:50 p.m. They don’t call the Far Hills Races steeplechasing’s championship day for nothing, and this year there’s…

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Schoodic, Monbeg Stream shine under dreary skies

By Tod Marks A pair of timber stakes headlined Saturday’s National Steeplechase Association doubleheader in New York and Virginia, and though the meets were about 400 miles apart, wet weather played a role in each. At the Genesee Valley Hunt Races in Geneseo, N.Y., Tuscany Racing’s Monbeg Stream found the winner’s circle for the fourth…

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