Officer Sydney and McLane Hendriks near the wire in the Louis "Paddy" Neilson III timber race.

Showing no signs of rust despite a long layoff, former hurdle competitor Officer Sydney glided to a three-length victory in the inaugural running of the $7,500 Louis “Paddy” Neilson III apprentice timber race at Willowdale over Sherry Fenwick’s As You Like It.  Making his first start over timber — and facing the starter for the

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

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

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 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