Posts Tagged ‘steeplechase’
Howyabud outduels Decisive Triumph in thrilling finish to Kiser at Saratoga
Irv Naylor’s Howyabud, always well placed in the field of six, rallied turning for home and outfinished Holwood Stable’s Decisive Triumph
Read MoreJonathan Kiser novice stakes preview
At Saratoga on Wednesday, a field of seven is expected to face NYRA starter Hector Soler in the Kiser, at 2 1/16 miles.
Read MoreColonial Downs recap
Project Two goes wire to wire in maiden hurdle; Pleasecallmeback avoids traffic, draws clear in maiden starter allowance
Read MoreColonial reschedules jump races
Monday’s race card at Colonial Downs, including the two jump races, has been cancelled due to predicted hot temperatures and high heat index.
Read MoreSmithwick recap
Call her one tough mare who just keeps getting better with age. Shadowfax Racing’s Down Royal, an eight-year-old with an impeccable resume, added a new accolade to her lofty list of accomplishments, with a come-from-behind win against six tough male foes in the $150,000 A.P. Smithwick Stakes at Saratoga on Wednesday: Grade 1 winner.
Read MoreColonial Downs recap
Call it a carbon copy of last week’s opener at Colonial Downs. In his patented front-running style, jockey Mark Watts gunned Carrington Holdings’ Hurtgen Forest to the lead of today’s $40,000 maiden special weights hurdle and never looked back.
Read MoreSaratoga, Colonial Preview
Smithwick to kick off Spa steeplechase season, while maidens, handicappers duel at Colonial Downs
Read MoreNewcomers score in summer kickoff at Colonial Downs
In the first steeplechase of the National Steeplechase Association summer season, Carrington Holdings’ Ancient Times, a five-year-old New York-bred, went wire-to-wire under Mark Watts to score by 2 ¾ lengths in a $40,000 maiden special weights hurdle at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va.
Read MoreFull fields set for NSA summer kickoff at Colonial Downs
Maidens will be in the spotlight for the season opener at New Kent, Va., on July 11, the first of 16 steeplechase race dates in Virginia and at Saratoga in Upstate New York.
Read MoreRadnor recap
The National Steeplechase Spring season came to a close on a sweltering Saturday in Malvern, Pa., with a five-race card dominated by the Leslie Young stable and Leipers Fork Steeplechasers.
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