French Light finishes second in debut at Clonmel
French Light in the paddock at the Clonmel Racecourse on January 19. ©Mark Boylan of The Racing Post
Irv Naylor’s French Light ran an impressive race in his Irish debut today, finishing second at 12-1 in the Munster Rated Novice Hurdle at Clonmel Racecourse in County Tipperary. Making his initial start for new trainer Keri Brion, regular rider Gerard Galligan was content to relax and sit at the rear of the field of
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French Light finishes second in debut at Clonmel
Irv Naylor’s French Light ran an impressive race in his Irish debut today, finishing second at 12-1 in the Munster Rated Novice Hurdle at Clonmel Racecourse in County Tipperary. Making his initial start for new trainer Keri Brion, regular rider Gerard Galligan was content to relax and sit at the rear of the field of... - 01/16/2021in Home Page Featured, News
Queen’s Cup 2021 Announcement
From Press Release, January 16, 2021 The Board of the Charlotte Steeplechase Foundation has made the difficult decision to run this year’s races on April 24th but without an audience due to the pandemic. The choice to run at all was based on giving horsemen and horses in training an opportunity to compete, bolstering a... - 01/13/2021in Home Page Featured, News
NSA welcomes new staffers
Gearing up for the 2021 season both on the track and in the office, the National Steeplechase Association announced two new hires to fill the void left by the retirement of longtime staffers. Emery Jones Taylor of West Grove, Pa., brings more than 40 years’ experience in various aspects of thoroughbred racing along with accounting,... - 01/11/2021in Home Page Featured, News
With Sheppard retirement, Brion officially takes over Irish string
When Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard formally announced his retirement last week, it not only terminated his license in the U.S., but also voided his provisional ability to run horses in Ireland, under the country’s International Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) rules. So what does that mean for his six-horse string currently stabled at B...
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.
