The National Steeplechase Association’s annual Awards Dinner and Dance will be held Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Maryland Club in Baltimore. Always a popular event, the awards ceremony will celebrate the sport’s 2019 champions and their accomplishments. Among the awards to be presented will be the Lonesome Glory Award, which goes to the year’s leadin...

David A. Hershbell, a National Steeplechase Association senior steward who held positions at many NSA race meets, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the age of 72. He and his wife, Charlene, resided in the Allentown, Pa., area, and Dave Hershbell was sales and marketing manager for Lehigh Heavy Forge, which is based in Bethlehem. Before that opportunity ...

Michael Mitchell had the 2019 jockey championship at his mercy after his compatriot Jack Doyle sustained a season-ending injury in the last race and at the last fence of the Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens on Nov. 9. Mitchell only had to make a few calls, or take a few calls, and get on the favorites at the season-ending Steeplechase at Charlest...

The National Steeplechase Association elected five members to the Board of Directors at its annual meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at NSA headquarters in Fair Hill, Md. The Board of Directors comprises 15 members, and five are elected each year to three-year terms. Two current directors, NSA President Guy J. Torsilieri and Vice President Doug...