Paddy Neilson, daughter, Kathy, and grandson Max McKenna at the 2015 Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Races. TOD MARKS PHOTO

Covid-19 may have taken the wind out of the sails of the 2020 National Steeplechase Association calendar, but this year of unique challenges has also brought out the best in the tight-knit community. During the abbreviated spring campaign, which resulted in the cancellation of all but two meets, generous benefactors stepped forward to donate purse

Irv Naylor's Super Saturday flies high in the 2019 National Sporting Gallery and Museum Cup at Glenwood Park.

Nine races with purses totaling $115,000 are up for grabs at Saturday’s Virginia Fall Races at Glenwood Park in Middleburg, as the National Steeplechase Association (NSA) returns to the Old Dominion for the second straight week. Because of ongoing Covid-19 protocols, the event will be run without spectators, but you can still enjoy the races

The great McDynamo and Brianne Slater at Foxfield Fall in 2004.

The jumpers head to Charlottesville, Va., on Sunday for the Foxfield Races, the first of three fall National Steeplechase Association meets to be run in Virginia in October.  The card, consisting of seven races —  five over hurdles and two on the flat — carries purses totaling $55,000. The meet will be live streamed via

Saturday’s Shawan Downs Point to Point may not have been an NSA sanctioned meet this year (no fans meant no purse money), but despite the challenges wrought by Covid-19, the event was chock full of racing thrills and opportunities for up-and-coming riders to gain invaluable experience in real competition. The nine-race card at the Hunt

The National Steeplechase Association kicks of the 2016 season with the first of 18 spring meets on March 26 with the traditional opener in Aiken, S.C. This year marks a milestone for Aiken, which celebrates its 50th spring event. Six races are scheduled for Ford Conger Field; Gates open at 9 am; the first race goes off at 1