Posts Tagged ‘steeplechase’
Foxfield Preview: First of a trio of Virginia fall meets on tap for Sunday
The jumpers head to historic Charlottesville, Va., in Albemarle County, for six races, five over hurdles, worth $105,000, with a 12:30 p.m. post time.
Read MoreLegacy Chase at Shawan Downs recap
Storm Team storms to victory over Andi’amu, Bargary wins two more
Read More“New” Legacy Chase kicks off fall NSA hunt-course season
The first of 11 meets and 61 races spread across seven states through mid-November takes place on Saturday at Shawan Downs near Hunt Valley in Baltimore County with an eight-race card.
Read MoreLonesome Glory & William Entenmann recap
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
Read MoreTrainer of two champions, Howe dies at 83
Retired trainer Peter Howe, one of just four people to train an American champion over jumps and on the flat, and the father of Colonial Downs vice president of racing Jill Byrne, died Thursday night in Charlottesville, Va. He was 83.
Read MoreLonesome Glory & William Entenmann preview
Snap Decision eyes third 2022 Grade 1; The Mean Queen returns after long layoff
Read MoreSixty-three races, $1.9 million in purses up for grabs in NSA fall season
Sixty-three races, $1.9 million in purses up for grabs in NSA fall season. The kickoff begins this week with a pair of major stakes featuring major stars at Aqueduct, marking the sport’s return to the Big A for the first time in nearly half a century.
Read MoreMemorial set for race director, NSA stalwart Skip Achuff
Achuff, who served as race director of the Radnor Hunt Races, was a lifelong horseman, and made an imprint on the sport as a jockey and racecaller for Equibase.
Read MoreColonial Downs recap – September 5
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.
Read MoreSaratoga recap – August 31 and September 1
Theocrat outfinishes stablemate Freddy Flintshire to take $75,000 Michael G. Walsh; Proven Innocent, Bargary provide thrilling finish to Spa hurdle contest
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