©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 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…

©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,…