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Woody Maloney passes
James “Woody” Woodruff Maloney Jr. died February 5, 2023, at the age of 69.
Read MoreStierhoff, Mullins added to NSA board
The National Steeplechase Association has filled the remaining two vacancies on its board of directors with a familiar name from the Maryland timber circuit and a top executive with one of the NSA’s historic Southern meets.
Read MoreNSA races added to Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point
National Steeplechase Association horsemen will have the opportunity to compete for purse money with the addition of three sanctioned races worth $65,000 on the April 8 card in the eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains.
Read MoreThe Friday Show Presented By PHBA Stallion Auction: Steeplechase Primer From Trainer Keri Brion
Trainer Keri Brion is this week’s guest on the Friday Show, where she advocates for steeplechase racing and for Eclipse Awards voters not to skip over that category and abstain in year-end voting for racing’s annual championships.
Read MoreLeventhal, Sanford named to NSA board
Two recognizable names on the National Steeplechase Association circuit have been elected to the organization’s board of directors, the governing body of jump racing in America.
Read MoreMontpelier’s Seilheimer to call it a career after quarter century
Charlie Seilheimer, who helped expand the popularity of the Montpelier Hunt Races and assure its financial stability, announced he’ll be retiring as race chairman on Dec. 31
Read MoreNSA welcomes Rosella Hunter
The National Steeplechase Association has a new business manager in Rosella Hunter, a native Californian who now makes the NSA’s base of Fair Hill, MD., her home.
Read MoreSteeplechasing stalwart Dick Ogden passes
Ogden, a familiar face on the National Steeplechase Association circuit who went on to become a steward, passed away on Nov. 30 at age 92
Read MoreThe envelope, please
In a clear sign signaling that the sport is inching its way back from Covid, the National Steeplechase Association will honor the leading horse and human competitors of 2022 at an awards dinner in Baltimore on Thursday, January 19, the first such gala in three years.
Read MoreTrainer of two champions, Howe dies at 83
Retired trainer Peter Howe, one of just four people to train an American champion over jumps and on the flat, and the father of Colonial Downs vice president of racing Jill Byrne, died Thursday night in Charlottesville, Va. He was 83.
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