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Joe Clancy 
On a weekend that offers plenty of Thoroughbred racing and related action in the Philadelphia area, The Real Rider Cup returns on the final day of competition at The Plantation Field International Horse Trials in Unionville, Pa. Sunday, Sept. 23.
When the fall National Steeplechase Association revs up this weekend, horsemen will be hitting the road to Lexington, Ky. for Sunday’s recently moved High Hope Steeplechase at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Hurdle horses return to Belmont Park Thursday for the traditional two-race setup to launch the autumn season (even though it’s technically still summer). Novices go in the Bill Entenmann Memorial while Grade 1 stakes horses clash in the Lonesome Glory. Both groups are aiming for even more valuable races at Far Hills Oct. 20. The jumpers are the first and second races on the card, with post time at 1 p.m.
As the Grade 1 Spinaway came to its boiling point Saturday evening and Sippican Harbor tipped out from behind nine horses at the top of the stretch, trainer Gary Contessa went full jockey while watching the race on a television monitor just inside the clubhouse from the winner’s circle. He whipped, drove, pushed, yelled and … Read more
The good work of the like-minded National Steeplechase Foundation and Temple Gwathmey Fund gets a boost as the organizations merge to create the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation. Board members Emily Day and Charlie Fenwick discuss the future.
Dennis Forney. Trish Vernon. Vicki Davis. Mike Short. Lon Wagner. Kathy Emery. Gina whose last name I can’t remember. Deny Howeth. Chris Wildt. Cat Tanzer. Don Herring. Terry Peddicord. David Healey. Adam Wolle. Bill Hughes. Cheryl Mattix. Jon Springer. Drew Ostroski. Jeff James. Jeff Swinger. Butch Comegys. Anthony Farina. Jim DeCourcy. Wendy Gilbert. Joy whose last name I can’t remember. Craig Horleman. Jeff Gentry. Jane Thomas. Barb Tidman. And . . .
I knew as soon as I sent the money to buy into Orchestra Leader, I was in trouble.
Duck Butter, a horse bred by Hobeau farm and named after an old groom who worked for Allen Jerkens, started it at Aqueduct back in December 1989. Trained by Bobby Lake, the 3-year-old ran in a $20,000 claimer with a new-to-New-York jockey aboard.
Robbie Walsh has never been accustomed to laying low. His is the typical DNA of a steeplechase jockey –full speed ahead. But for the better part of the past year, the 42-year-old Irishman has been recovering from surgeries and rehabbing his knee and shoulder after a fall from Janet Elliot’s Alajmal at last year’s Fair Hill Races.
As far as we know, he’s the only trainer ON EARTH to win races at 4 1/2 furlongs (at Charles Town) and 4 miles (in the Virginia Gold Cup) this year. Based in Virginia, English native Neil Morris is off to a great start to 2018 with Thoroughbreds of all types. He took some time … Read more
