Archive By Section - Equine
Countdown continues to Colonial cup
Tickets and parking spaces of all varieties are still on sale for the 44th Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Sales of discount Colonial Cup tickets close on Friday
Friday is the final day to purchase discount general admission race tickets for the 44th Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Kisser N Run moves toward NSA Filly and Mare title
Clarke Ohrstrom's Kisser N Run made a strong case for the National Steeplechase Association's Life's Illusion Filly and Mare Championship when she scored a 1 3/4-length victory in the $50,000 Crown Royal Stakes, co-feature of the 29th annual Steeplechase at Callaway on Saturday, Nov. 2.
Kirkwood grad Recepta wins Chelsea Flower Stakes
After having broken her maiden at first asking with a win in an $80,000 race at Saratoga on Sept. 1, Kip Elser's Kirkwood Stables' graduate Recepta made it 2-for-3 by running off with the $100,000-added Chelsea Flower Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 27.
Camden Hunt to host clinic
World champion hunter rider Liza Towell Boyd, her father, Jack Towell, and The Camden Hunt have teamed up to host a hunter/jumper clinic at the Towell family's Finally Farm in Camden on Nov. 29 and 30.
Divine Fortune wires Grand National
Bill Pape's Divine Fortune went to the lead immediately in the $250,000 Grand National (Gr. 1), set a comfortable pace without pressure, and drew away through the stretch to a nine-length victory under leading jockey Darren Nagle at the Far Hills Races last Saturday.
Pierrot Lunaire ready to return in Grand National
The National Steeplechase Association's leading-earners table has a traffic jam at the top, and the sport's top competitors have been nominated to the $250,000 Grand National (Gr. 1), the headline contest of the 93rd annual Far Hills Races on Saturday, Oct. 19.
Colonial Cup tickets, parking spaces on sale
Orders for tickets and parking spaces for the Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races are now being accepted.
Demonstrative looks to regain old form in Lonesome Glory Stakes
Defending Colonial Cup champion and 2012 Eclipse Award runner-up Demonstrative leads a field of 10 entries headed to Belmont Park for Thursday's $150,000 Lonesome Glory Handicap (Gr. 1).
CCE grad Edge of Reality wins Smarty Jones Stakes
ere are some of the highlights from horses which were given their start at various barns in and around Camden and which have found success on the race courses both in this country and abroad.
Sheppard to receive F. Ambrose Clark Award
Jonathan Sheppard, a record-breaking horseman and a highly respected leader within the American Steeplechasing community, has been selected to receive the National Steeplechase Association's prestigious F. Ambrose Clark Award.
Italian Wedding dances home a winner in Turf Writers Cup
Owner-trainer Jonathan Sheppard's Italian Wedding swept to the lead entering Saratoga Race Course's homestretch under Camden's Bernie Dalton, jumped the final fence boldly, and held off a determined challenge from All Together to win the $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup Handicap (Gr. 1) by a length on Thursday, Aug. 22.
Colonial Cup invites ready to be sent out
Invitations for the Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races are expected to be sent to those patrons on the race's mailing list over the course of the next few days, according to officials with the event.
The ride of her life
Nothing beats hours of practice and preparation for an athlete as they prepare for a competition.
Barnstorming takes Walsh Stakes for Sheppard
Owner-trainer Jonathan Sheppard's Barnstorming surged to the lead on Saratoga Race Course's final turn, jumped the final fence with a big lead, and powered home for an easy 6 1/4-length victory in the $75,000 Michael G. Walsh Novice Stakes on Thursday, Aug. 15.
Articles by Section - Equine
An Awesome ending for Pearl and Norris
Gil Johnston's Awesome Pearl, overlooked at 35-to-1 in the betting, surged through Saratoga Race Course's stretch and won a down-to-the-wire battle with Kingdom in last Thursday's $75,000 Jonathan Kiser Novice Stakes.
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