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Life’s Illusion Recap
©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…
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©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…
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©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…
Read MoreRandolph Recap
©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…
Read MoreBeverly Steinman recap
©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…
Read MoreNSA owner Buyck passes at 91
© 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,…
Read MorePredominate dominates in Fair Hill feature
© 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…
Read MoreRacing Canceled at Fair Hill Sunday
LAUREL, MD—Due to heavy, sustained precipitation, Sunday’s flat meet at Fair Hill, part of the two-day “Fair Hill Turf Showcase” over Memorial Day weekend, has been canceled. After several days of rain in the region, racing officials and horsemen scrutinized the turf course on Saturday morning and, out of an abundance of caution, decided to…
Read MoreJump racing returns to Fair Hill
The newly renovated course will host nine races worth $315,000 on Memorial Day as part of a two-day Turf Showcase. For the first time since 2019, the National Steeplechase Association will co-host a day of top-class racing at its home base in Elkton, Md., on Monday May 25. It will be the 16th and final…
Read MoreIroquois & Willowdale recap
©Tod Marks Riverdee Stable and Del Rio Racing soar in Nashville, while Joe Davies triples in Kennett Square. Before a huge crowd estimated at 35,000, the 85th Iroquois Races outside of Nashville proved to be a tour de force for leading owner Riverdee Stable, which captured two of the four stakes on the seven-race, $730,000…
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