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Racing 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…

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Jump 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…

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Iroquois & 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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Study Aims to Identify Hidden Injuries in Steeplechase Racehorses with Support from Virginia Horse Industry Board

[Middleburg, Virginia] — [April 16, 2026] — Since 1995, the Virginia Steeplechase Association (VSA), in collaboration with veterinarians conducting pre-race examinations, has collected data on injuries and fatalities in steeplechase races in Virginia. This initiative later expanded to include races across seven states within the steeplechase circuit sanctioned by the National Steeplechase Association (NSA). In…

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Super Saturday on tap for $705,000 Iroquois

©Tod Marks Many of the top horses in training head to Nashville for the stakes-studded 85th Iroquois Races, while timber and hurdle runners at various levels of competition, and apprentice riders compete for $115,000 in purses at the Willowdale Steeplechase in Kennett Square, Pa. Percy Warner Park in Nashville hosts a spectacular day of racing…

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