Wednesday, August 19, 2020 What can you say about the amazing Snap Decision that hasn’t already been said? Only that it’ll be incredible to see the king of the novice ranks take on open stakes company down the road. Today, Bruton Street-US’ 6-year-old Phipps-bred son of Hard Spun captured his seventh straight start (and fifth

Jockey Kieran Norris, the NSA champion rider of 2016 and a mainstay on the circuit since 2012, is hanging up his tack. The 35-year-old won 63 of his 600 career starts and achieved memorable wins aboard Merriefield Farm’s Foyle in the International Gold Cup and Pennsylvania Hunt Cup; Gill Johnston’s Awesome Pearl in the Jonathan

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The recent COVID-related cancellation of the remainder of the Colonial Downs meet in Virginia is a stark reminder of how racing — and so much else these days — is hanging on by a delicate thread. When NYRA gave the National Steeplechase Association the go-ahead to race at the Spa this

Not every story has a fairy-tale ending, but it’s simplistic to gauge success strictly by wins and losses. Often, the reward lies in accepting the challenge and giving it your best regardless of the outcome. When champion steeplechase jockey Danielle Hodsdon accepted trainer Arch Kingsley’s invitation to ride Grade 1 winner Show Court in Thursday’s

Colonial Downs announced on Friday evening the cancelation of the remainder of its 2020 meeting due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The meet originally canceled the races on Tuesday and Wednesday after jockey Trevor McCarthy tested positive for COVID-19. “As a result of recent test results at the track in New Kent County, and in an

It’s only fitting that jockey Tom Garner, who became a real-life hero last week, would be rewarded with a longshot victory on the track in Wednesday’s $48,000 steeplechase allowance at the Spa. Riding 13-1 Court Ruler for Leipers Fork Steeplechasers and trainer Leslie Young, Garner rallied his mount through the stretch to overtake Rosbrian Farm’s