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Now we’re talking. The fledgling steeplechase season finds third gear with two meets Saturday. As much as we don’t really like double meets, these co-exist just fine with hurdlers headed to Tryon, N.C., for the Block House meet and the timber horses aiming for My Lady’s Manor in Monkton, Md. Next week is more of … Read more

Here we go. The second weekend of April, time for the Master’s, opening weekend at Keeneland, Easter Sunday, baseball in full swing and buds on the trees. Some say it’s the best time of the year. Hard to argue, considering the slate of racing action across the country Saturday. Kentucky Derby preps galore with the … Read more

Week Three and it’s a new (well, old) stop as the NSA sanctions three races at the Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point at Ben Venue Farm in Washington, Va. The 49th race meet includes a total mixed bag of races on the flat, over hurdles and over timber. Post time for the first is noon, but … Read more

Happy April Fool’s Day. Or as we prefer to say, Happy Birthday Joe. Our man Joe Clancy turns, well, we’ll leave that for another day or let him tell you. Either way, it’s April 1 and the start of the second quarter of 2023. With the start of April comes crunch time on the Derby … Read more

Round Two. The steeplechase season rolls on to Springdale Race Course in Camden, S.C. for Saturday’s Carolina Cup. The race has been around since 1930, and run in pretty much every configuration you can think of – timber, brush, National Fences, open stakes, Grade 1, novice. The novices give it a go Saturday as part … Read more

The Saratoga Special heads into its 23rd season in 2023 and with the racing newspaper comes the opportunity for aspiring journalists and industry professionals. The Special is again seeking editorial interns and seasonal staff members for the summer racing season at Saratoga Race Course, which runs from Thursday, July 13 through Labor Day, Sept. 4. … Read more

Be careful with the condition book. When the National Steeplechase Association created starter maiden races, the idea was to give horses a mid-level opportunity between maiden special weights and maiden claimers. The races are restricted to horses who started for a claiming price of $20,000 or less on the flat or over jumps and theoretically … Read more

As the Wright Brothers put it, crank up the flying machine. It’s steeplechase time. The 2023 National Steeplechase Association season begins in Aiken, S.C. Saturday with a boutique, six-race card. Thirty-three horses make up the whole lineup, so the entry box doesn’t exactly overflow but that’s business as usual. By May, races will overfill, and … Read more

Spring is here and we couldn’t be more thankful. The first full week of the new season packs a big punch, with the start of the National Steeplechase Association season, Dubai World Cup, Louisiana Derby Day, Jeff Ruby Steaks, New York Claiming Championship and so much more on tap. We’ve got it all and more … Read more

Edited Press Release The New York Racing Association, Inc. announced the stakes schedule for the 2023 summer meet at historic Saratoga Race Course, which will include 71 stakes worth $20.8 million in total purses. Highlighted by the 154th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers on August 26 and the Grade 1, $1 million … Read more