Race Recap

Cheers and tears at Montpelier; Old warrior triumphs in Hunt Cup; Young and Hendriks wrap up trainer and jockey crowns

Wycoff, Brion, Foley double; Gilligan earns first NSA win – Saturday’s five-race card in Aiken, S.C., was a showcase for several National Steeplechase Association newcomers, including jockey Jack Gilligan.

Heroics by Andi’amu, Down Royal make it a Gold Cup Day to remember. If there’s one word that captures Saturday’s International Gold Cup at Great Meadow Race Course in Virginia it’s electrifying.

It was a great day for the Irish at Far Hills as TJ McDonald’s Hewick, a seven-year-old trained by John Joseph “Shark” Hanlon and ridden by Jordan Gainford, crossed the ocean to obliterate the field in the Grade 1 $250,000 Grand National at Far Hills. The margin of victory was 11 1/4 lengths, and the win kicked off a celebration loud enough to be heard back home.

A venerable champion and a burgeoning star over wooden fences took Saturday’s feature races in Middleburg, Va., and Geneseo, N.Y., while jockey Jamie Bargary and trainer Mark Beecher made three trips to the winner’s circle.

It was a landmark day at the Foxfield Races in Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday, as female trainers ran the table, winning all six races on the card.

Storm Team storms to victory over Andi’amu, Bargary wins two more

Noah and the Ark stuns Snap Decision at 41-1 in Lonesome Glory; Proven Innocent upsets The Mean Queen in Entenmann with last-minute surge

The summer racing season ended with a thrilling finish as Riverdee Stable and Ten Strike Racing’s Awakened unleashed an all-out rally to nail South Branch Equine’s Robert’s Luxury by a nose in the final stride in today’s $50,000 flat race for jumpers at Colonial Downs.

Theocrat outfinishes stablemate Freddy Flintshire to take $75,000 Michael G. Walsh; Proven Innocent, Bargary provide thrilling finish to Spa hurdle contest