Willowdale recap: Officer Sydney lays down the law
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
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Official Photographer of the NSA: Tod Marks
- 10/15/2020in Home Page Featured, News
Willowdale preview: Big field assembled for Paddy Neilson timber race
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... - 10/07/2020in Home Page Featured, News
Big competitive fields shaping up for action-packed Virginia Fall meet
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... - 09/30/2020in News
Foxfield Kicks Off Abbreviated NSA Fall Season
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... - 09/28/2020in Home Page Featured, News
Shawan Downs Recap: McKenna scores a hat trick; Graham Watters gets back on track
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...
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.
