Elkton, MD. — The National Steeplechase Association (NSA) announced today the fall season’s first sanctioned race meet, The Foxfield Fall Races, will take place Sunday, October 4 in Charlottesville, VA. While the races will run without spectators and under strict health and safety protocols, the NSA will livestream the races, feature commentary from the industry’s

The Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation announced the purchase of six flights of EASYFIX Fences. The fences, designed with the input of the NSA Safety Committee and NSA horsemen, arrived in the US two weeks ago and have been distributed to three separate locations in the mid-Atlantic, to give NSA horsemen an opportunity to school over

Cockeysville, Md – After extensive discussions with local and state officials, the Legacy Chase at Shawan Downs has made the difficult decision to race without fans on Saturday, September 26. As such, the races will no longer be able to run as sanctioned steeplechase races, but will rather run in a point-to-point format. The COVID

Middleburg, Va., September 10, 2020—The Virginia Fall races will run its 66th meet Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Glenwood Park. The much-anticipated day of steeplechase racing will be held without spectators and a free live stream of all races will be provided by the National Steeplechase Association. Attendees will be limited to owners, trainers, riders,

Despite a tough spring, the steeplechase community pulled together for a successful summer, but it couldn’t have happened without a Herculean effort by stakeholders both on the front lines and behind the scenes. In a year filled with crushing body blows — race cancellations, slashed purses and sponsorships, and the loss of critical revenue from

Jump racing fans probably thought they’d seen the final Saratoga steeplechase of the season after Wednesday’s $50,000 ratings handicap was cancelled due to inclement weather and time running out on the 40-day meet. But after discussions between NSA Race Director Bill Gallo and NYRA’s Martin Panza, senior VP of racing operations, the race was back