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©Tod Marks Cyber Ninja proves too tough to handle in $75,000 Michael G. Walsh novice stakes Riverdee Stable’s Cyber Ninja, sent off as the 4-5 favorite, waited patiently in third, unleashed a powerful rally with a little less than a quarter mile to go, then repelled a strong challenge from Del Rio Racing’s Lynches Knock…

©Tod Marks Smart Uncle earns Grade 1 glory in first graded stakes score After making a big splash with three straight wins — capped by a score in the Van Clief Memorial restricted stakes at Foxfield — early in his National Steeplechase Association career, Gill Johnston’s Smart Uncle made a couple of starts on the…

©Tod Marks Camanoe topples Gold Charm in day of upsets The New Kent, Va., track hosted a trio of National Steeplechase Association races today, a pair of maiden special weights contests and the featured Grade 2 $100,000 Life’s Illusion filly and mare handicap hurdle stakes, and in each of the events there was a modest…

©Tod Marks Irish-bred Mr. Percy blossoms in fourth NSA start After coming over from Europe following four wins in 14 carer outings, Shannon Hill Farm’s Mr. Percy has made the most of his National Steeplechase Association starts in the spring. In his initial try at Foxfield in April, he closed ground to finish a close…

©Tod Marks With win today, McTigue becomes one of four different Grade 1 winners on the season. It’s beginning to look a lot like…2025. As was the case last year, no jumper this year has more than a single Grade 1 victory, meaning the race for Lonesome Glory (leading runner by earnings) and the Eclipse…

©Coady Media By winning the $100,000 Theodora A. Randolph stakes, Gold Charm is back in title picture Irv Naylor’s Gold Charm, the National Steeplechase Assocition’s leading filly or mare in 2024, won for the sixth time in her last seven outings with an off-the-pace victory in the Grade 2 distaff stake. Trained by Cyril Murphy…

©Tod Marks Saratoga stalwart Jimmy P gets up to take Grade 1 $150,000 Steinman Paul and Molly Willis and Madaket Stables’ Jimmy P again proved he’s a horse for the course with a narrow, come-from-behind victory in the third running of the Beverly R. Steinman handicap hurdle at the Spa this afternoon. With Stephen Mulqueen…

© Tod Marks Campaigned Grade 1 winner Show Court Mark W. Buyck Jr., a well-known figure on the National Steeplechase Association circuit who had a particular affinity for  Springdale Race Course in his home state of South Carolina, passed away on Saturday. A lifelong horseman and former member of the Camden Hunt, Buyck and his then-wife-to-be,…

© Tod Marks An iffy forecast may have hurt attendance, but full fields and competitive contests made for an exciting nine-race Memorial Day card. The National Steeplechase Association closed out its spring season on a high note, as jump racing returned to Fair Hill in Elkton, Md., after a seven-year hiatus. The race meet was supposed…