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Smithwick reunion planned for Thursday’s $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup race
The top five finishers from a spirited edition of the $100,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial (Gr. 1) return at a new distance on Thursday, Aug. 23, in the $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup Handicap (Gr. 1), the richest steeplechase race on Saratoga Race Course's 2012 schedule.
Cat Feathers claws her way back to take Phipps Stakes
By TOM DIDATO C-I (Camden, S.C.) sports editor Longshot Cat Feathers tracked down Sweet Shani in deep stretch and went on to a 1 1/4-length victory in Thursday's $75,000 Mrs. Ogden Phipps Stakes for fillies and mares in Thursday's lone steeplechase on the Saratoga card. The 4-year-old filly is trained in Camden by her owner, ...
Spy in the Sky hangs on to score an upset in Grade I Smithwick
Resuming his love affair with the Saratoga Race Course, Randleston Farm's Spy in the Sky fought off a furious late charge by Left Unsaid to win the $100,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial steeplechase (Gr. 1) by a nose on last Thursday at Saratoga.
Winter Memories still enjoys her stops at Saratoga in the summer
Summer has never been too bad a time for Winter Memories, especially in Saratoga. The 4-year-old filly, which received her start in Camden at Kip Elser's Kirkwood Stables, came roaring off the second turn and rolled to a 1 ½ length win in Saturday's $600,000 Diana Stakes (Gr. I) at Saratoga. Trained by Jim Toner, who gave Javier Castellano a leg up, Winter Memories got the 1 1/8-mile trip on the turf in a time ...
Demonstrative jumps up to win Kiser Stakes at Saratoga
Patiently biding his time near the back of 10-horse field in Thursday's $75,000 Jonathan Kiser Memorial Novice Stakes, Robbie Walsh pulled the trigger at the right time as Demonstrative carried him to victory in the first steeplechase of the 2012 Saratoga meet.
La Cloche casts its spell over field in Voodoo Dancer victory
La Cloche, a 5-year-old half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Winter Memories, won Sunday's $90,000 Voodoo Dancer Stakes at Belmont Park.
Eastern Starlett shines bright for Kingsley
After having knocked at the door in her first two starts over fences -- both coming this year -- Eastern Starlett raced her way into the winners' circle for Camden-based trainer Arch Kingsley on Sunday at Colonial Downs.
Wild for Gold gives Elliot a win at PARX Racing
Gene Weymouth's homebred Wild for Gold battled through Parx Racing's stretch and got up in the final strides to win a $30,000 optional allowance hurdle by a head on Tuesday for Hall of Fame trainer and part-time Camdenite Janet Elliot.
Late spring is time for Dove Season; Wash Park left hanging out to dry after five straight wins
Dove Season, a graduate of Fred and Wilhelmina McEwan's Fenwick Farm in Boykin broke his maiden at first asking by winning a $45,000 maiden race on Sunday at PARX Racing in Bensalem, Penn.
Austin Brown comes home second at PARX Racing
It has been a busy first year of racing for Austin Brown. The 3-year-old Fusaichi Pegasus colt, named after the former Camden resident at Carolina Carolina Cup Racing Association Chairman-Emeritus, finished second in a $17,000 maiden race at PARX Racing last Tuesday. Owned by Aiken's Dogwood Stable and trained by Christopher Grove, who took over the duties from Todd Pletcher, Austin Brown was making his sixth start in a career which began with a pair ...
Via Galilei regains his form to capture Zeke Ferguson Stakes
Bouncing back from a lackluster effort in his previous start, Irvin Naylor's Via Galilei took command in Colonial Downs' spacious homestretch and pulled away to a 6 3/4-length victory in the $50,000 David L. "Zeke" Ferguson Memorial (Gr. 3) on Saturday at the 80th annual Strawberry Hill Races in New Kent, Va..
Rainiero wins fourth straight in High Hope feature
Augustin Stables' Rainiero extended his winning streak to four when he pulled away to a 14 1/4-length victory in the feature race of Sunday's 45th annual High Hope Steeplechase at Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park.
Sheppard horses run big in Nashville
Hudson River Stables' Arcadius made a strong move on the final turn of Nashville's Percy Warner Park and repelled Bill Pape's Divine Fortune to win the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Gr. 1) by a length on Saturday, May 12.
Edwards has a winning return to the saddle
Things opened up much differently for Jonathan Sheppard than they finished in Saturday's 71st running of the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville.
Polo returns to town with Sunday's Camden Cup match
In the 11 years since becoming a staple of Camden's spring equine scene, the Camden Cup Polo Match has attracted a loyal following while introducing the "Sport of Kings" to thousands of new, and now, loyal fans to the sport which received its start in Camden more than a century ago.
Articles by Section - Equine
Sandbar gives Fenwick Farm a winner at Churchill
Sandbar, a 2-year-old War Pass filly developed at Fred and Wilhelmina McEwan's Fenwick Farm in Camden, broke her maiden at first asking with a win in a $45,000 maiden race at Churchill Downs on June 8.
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