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Colonial Cup rematch on tap for Nashville
Demonstrative and Divine Fortune, the respective winner and second finisher in last year's season-ending Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup in Camden (Gr. 1) race, will meet again on Saturday, in the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1), the crowning race of the rich Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville's Percy Warner Park.
Fenwick tabbed award cooler sponsor by USHJA
The United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA) is pleased to announce Camden-based Fenwick Equestrian Products as the Awards Cooler Sponsor of the 2013 USHJA Children's/Adult Amateur Jumper Regional Championships.
Noble Tune wins American Turf at Churchill
Noble Tune, benefiting from a ground-saving trip under Javier Castellano, rocketed to the front in upper stretch and cruised to a 1 3/4-length victory over Admiral Kitten in the 22th running of the $234,200 American Turf presented by TwinSpires.com (Grade II) for 3-year-olds last Friday afternoon at Churchill Downs.
Polo returns to town with Sunday's Camden Cup match
The Camden Polo Field will come alive with the sounds of horse hooves pounding the turf and the crack of mallets hitting a ball as the 13th annual Camden Cup Polo Match returns on Sunday, May 5.
Black Quartz shines in Queen's Cup win
Leading owner Irv Naylor's Black Quartz, benefiting from a savvy inside trip under Paddy Young, surged to the lead in the late stages of the $50,000 Queen's Cup MPC 'Chase and easily turned back a late challenge by Wild for Gold to win by 2 3/4 lengths in the feature race at Saturday's Queen's Cup Steeplechase near Charlotte.
McDynamo, Tuscalee get Hall of Fame calls
Three-time Colonial Cup champion McDyamo and Tuscalee, champions who hold the respective records for steeplechase earnings and victories, have been elected to the Racing Hall of Fame, officials of the National Racing Museum announced on Friday.
Naylor jumpers enjoy stellar weekend
Leading steeplechase owner Irvin S. Naylor had been having a slow spring until a cool, blustery Saturday afternoon.
Wooten grad, Magical Moon, runs second in Beaumont
Magical Moon, which was developed in Camden by Frank and Daphne Wooten at Frank Wooten Stables, finished second behind Ciao Bell Luna in Sunday's $150,000 Beaumont Stakes (Gr. 2) at the Keeneland Race Course.
Divine Fortune wires field in Stoneybrook feature
Divine Fortune, trained in Camden by Hall of Fame member Jonathan Sheppard, jumped onto the lead immediately in Saturday's $25,000 Sandhills Cup and pulled away in the final furlong to a 2 3/4-length victory over Slip Away in the featured open allowance hurdle at the 62nd Stoneybrook Steeplechase at the Carolina Horse Park in Raeford, N.C.
Saturday night Derby highlights Camden Spring Classic
C-I (Camden, S.C.) sports editor On the graciousness scale, what Liza Towell Boyd did in last year's $20,000 USHJA International Derby presented by The Tack Room at the Camden Spring Classic was along the same lines as hosting a dinner party and putting out Cheez Whiz and stale crackers for the guests while stashing the carved roast beef for herself. Riding her top horse on her home course, the Camden resident scored a pair of ...
Alajmal, Geraghty script the perfect ending
Janet Elliot was concerned about how Alajmal and jockey Ross Geraghty started Saturday's $50,000 Carolina Cup steeplechase.
Washer still has the hot hand after another Springdale win
If the Springdale Race Course were a Las Vegas casino, Dave Washer would be the person you would want rolling the dice for you in a game of craps.
‘Building’ up a new resume
Proving, once again, that he can train --- and win --- with anything which has four hooves, a mane and a halter, Hall of Fame conditioner Jonathan Sheppard picked up a rare score over timber on the undercard of Saturday's Carolina Cup.
Carolina Cup race day information
Saturday marks the 81th running of the Carolina Cup at the Springdale Race Course in Camden.
Seven set to run fo the Carolina Cup
Lose three. Gain one. Led by reigning National Steeplechase Association champion novice hurdler Alajmal, Saturday's 81st running of the $50,000 Carolina Cup feature chase at the Springdale Race Course is expected to go off with seven starters. The Camden spring classic has reverted conditions to being the first leg of the National Steeplechase Association's Sport of Kings Novice Series. The $50,000 Queens Cup in Charlotte on April 27, and the $75,000 Marcellus Frost, to be ...
Articles by Section - Equine
Music City finish mimics 2012 Colonial Cup
NASHVILLE -- On a spectacular afternoon of racing at the 72nd annual Iroquois Steeplechase, Jacqueline Ohrstrom's Demonstrative edged past Divine Fortune at the finish line to win Saturday's $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1) by a head.
Kirkwood grad Freedom Child flies to win in Peter Pan
When Freedom Child was declared a non-starter in the Wood Memorial on April 6, the 3-year-old's shot at the Kentucky Derby went by the boards.
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