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

The National Steeplechase Association (NSA) today released its fall calendar consisting of an abbreviated schedule of seven sanctioned race meets to be contested between Sept. 26 and Nov. 15. The modified schedule reflects the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on the sport from the standpoint of safety and economics. Each race meet will continue to follow

After 28 starts over five years in Europe, Optimus Prime transferred his form to the US and turned heads from his very first the start, in the G1 2018 New York Turf Writers Cup at Saratoga. Racing for George Mahoney’s Rosbrian Farm and trained by Ricky Hendriks, the French-bred son of Deportivo rebounded from a

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