Posts Tagged ‘steeplechase’
Predominate 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…
Read MoreStudy 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…
Read MoreSuper 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…
Read MoreLittle Trilby, Keys Discount sparkle in major stakes
©Tod Marks The competition on Saturday in The Plains was top class, as the Virginia Gold Cup began its second century with the 101st running of the second richest meet of the spring. Seven races were on tap at Great Meadow Race Course including three stakes highlighted by the season’s first Grade 1, the $150,000…
Read MoreStars flock to Virginia for major stakes
©Tod Marks Saturday’s Virginia Gold Cup Races at Great Meadow Race Course features the first of eight Grade 1 National Steeplechase Association hurdle stakes. The first weekend of May will host the 101st Virginia Gold Cup Races, the second richest event of the spring with seven races, three stakes, and $405,000 in purses. Highlighting the…
Read MoreMaryland Hunt Cup, Foxfield recap
Third times’ a charm for Mr. Fine Threads Under rainy skies, Armata Stables’ Mr. Fine Threads began inching his way up at the 16th of 22 fences, moved into second at the next jump, and after a scintillating duel with Upland Partner’s late-charging Shootist, managed to pull clear late by six lengths to capture America’s…
Read MoreHunt Cup, Foxfield make for super Saturday
©Tod Marks Maryland and Virginia take center stage for this weekend’s National Steeplechase Association stops. In Glyndon, 10 horses are expected to face the starter for the 129th Maryland Hunt Cup, America’s oldest, longest, and most challenging timber race. Meanwhile hurdlers will be spotlighted at Foxfield in Charlottesville, where $240,000 in purses are on the…
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