The Hall of Fame conditioner shipped six jumpers to Ireland for a winter campaign, aiming Eclipse-award champion Winston C to the biggest prize – the Cheltenham Festival.  Elkton, MD. — Nearing age 80, Jonathan Sheppard has amassed just about every accolade possible in thoroughbred racing. In a career that began in the U.S. nearly 60...

Sunday’s Steeplechase of Charleston in Hollywood, S.C., will bring an end to a topsy-turvy NSA season that resulted in the cancellation of more than two-thirds of the scheduled race meets. As with so many aspects of life and leisure in 2020, Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the sport. Aside from a full summer program at Saratoga...

While the marquee races of this Covid-abbreviated National Steeplechase Association calendar were run long ago, Saturday’s Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga., cemented the title of leading trainer and set up a showdown for top rider at the season’s final meet in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 15. With two victories on the seven-race...

Racing moves from Northern Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic regions into the deep South on Saturday, as the jumpers head to Pine Mountain, Ga., for the Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens. Seven races, worth a total of $100,000, are on tap, including a maiden timber event; allowance race over timber for apprentice riders; an allowance hurdle for...