ROAD TO THE THOROUGHBRED MAKEOVER – ALL THE WAY JOSE
All the Way Jose is a Jonathan Sheppard home-bred who raced for Buttonwood Farm. He won the Grade 1 Lonesome Glory in 2017. Jose retired in 2019 with 37 starts and earnings of over $450,000. Jose’s owner in retirement, Erica Gaertner, is prepping Jose for the 2021 Thoroughbred Makeover. Erica gives us an update on
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Official Photographer of the NSA: Tod Marks
- 06/30/2021in Home Page Featured, News
Iroquois recap: Snap Decision inches closer to historic mark
The National Steeplechase Association spring season ended on a dramatic note on Saturday as the sport’s brightest star stood out on its biggest stage. When you’ve reeled off nine straight victories over 25 months, it’s a big deal. When you do so with relative ease in stakes competition, fans start comparing you to some... - 06/23/2021in News
Iroquois preview: Spring steeplechase season to close with a flourish
A spring racing season that began three months ago with questions about the state of the sport in the face of the ongoing pandemic, concludes on Saturday with full fields and full stands for the 80th running of the Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park in Brentwood, Tenn., just south of Nashville. With seven races,... - 06/07/2021in Home Page Featured, News
Tryon Block House recap: “Giant” day for Fulmer, Boucher
The penultimate race meet of the 2021 National Steeplechase Association spring calendar saw the jumpers return to Western North Carolina for the first time in three years. And in the featured $30,000 Block House Handicap, for horses rated at 125 or less, girl power was on full display. The Happy Giant, a five-year-old New York-bred... - 06/03/2021in News
Tryon Block House preview: Jump racing returns to Western North Carolina
For the first time since April 2018, steeplechase racing returns to Green Creek Race Track in Columbus, N.C., on Saturday for the 73rd running of the Tryon Block House Races. First race post time is 12:30 p.m. The five-race card, with $80,000 in purses, consists of two maiden hurdles, a maiden claiming hurdle, a handicap...
Middleburg, here we come!
The steeplechase community will get a much-needed morale boost as the abbreviated Spring season will finally get underway in a big way with an 11-race card at Glenwood Park in Virginia on June 13. The blockbuster program, which begins at 12:30 pm and will be live streamed, has drawn more than 200 entries, including also-eligibles. Highlighting the program is the G3 Temple Gwathmey Stakes, which has drawn a G1 field of nominees, among them: Scorpiancer, Zanjabeel, Surprising Soul, Moscato, and Iranistan. In the co-featured Middleburg Hunt Cup, three of timber racing's best will also go at it -- Doc Cebu, Schoodic, and Andi'Amu. Here are photos of some of the contenders who are expected to participate.
