Posts by National Steeplechase Association

State of Affair scores by 10 in $70,000 Spa allowance hurdle

Ohrstrom, Valentine, Foley team up for thrilling maiden score; Who’s Counting, McDermott overpower field in handicap

Irv Naylor’s Howyabud, always well placed in the field of six, rallied turning for home and outfinished Holwood Stable’s Decisive Triumph

Project Two goes wire to wire in maiden hurdle; Pleasecallmeback avoids traffic, draws clear in maiden starter allowance

Call her one tough mare who just keeps getting better with age. Shadowfax Racing’s Down Royal, an eight-year-old with an impeccable resume, added a new accolade to her lofty list of accomplishments, with a come-from-behind win against six tough male foes in the $150,000 A.P. Smithwick Stakes at Saratoga on Wednesday: Grade 1 winner.

Call it a carbon copy of last week’s opener at Colonial Downs. In his patented front-running style, jockey Mark Watts gunned Carrington Holdings’ Hurtgen Forest to the lead of today’s $40,000 maiden special weights hurdle and never looked back.