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Cup fan can now (bow) tie one on at races
Vineyard Vines is the newest sponsor to come aboard for the 79th annual Carolina Cup Steeplechase Races, after having been approved by the Carolina Cup Racing Association. And, their arrival will add to the coffers of KershawHealth, which will benefit from the new association between Vineyard Vines and the CCRA.
College Park, rows A & B, sell out
Officials with the Carolina Cup Steeplechase are reporting that renewals for reserved parking spaces for the 79th edition of the Camden spring classic on Saturday, April 2, were strong and that orders for the remaining available slots have been coming into the office at a steady, if not heavy, pace.
S.C. Equine Park hosts SC Horsemen's Council Expo
Camden's South Carolina Equine Park will host the S.C. Horsemen's Council Exposition on Saturday, Feb. 5. The day-long event will have a full schedule of demonstrations, seminars, speakers, vendors and the popular parade of breeds.
Slip Away gives his owners redemption with Eclipse Award
Ken and Sarah Ramsey joined select company Monday night when Slip Away was awarded the Eclipse Award for steeplechasing for the 2010 campaign.
There's snow training at Springdale
Returning to his native Ireland prior to Christmas, Desmond Fogarty saw his homeland blanketed by snow, making traveling in the region a bit dicey.
Hall of Fame trainer Janet Elliot is guests speaker for SCTOBA Awards Banquet
Hall of Fame Thoroughbred trainer and part-time Camden resident, Janet Elliot, will be the guest speaker at Saturday evening's South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association annual awards banquet.
Slip Away has one last fence to clear to close out 2010 campaign
Three Grade I winners, including Slip Away, winner of last November's $100,000 Carolina First Colonial Cup in Camden, were selected as finalists for the 2010 Eclipse Awards.
Carolina Cup invites ready to be mailed
While the calendar has just jumped to a new year, it is not too early to begin making plans for the 2011 Carolina Cup Steeplechase Races at the Springdale Race Course.
Fund established to benefit injured jockey Torres
Saturday will mark four weeks since Cassatt resident and apprentice steeplechase jockey Jorge Torres was critically injured in a fall from his horse at the Nov. 13 Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races in Camden.
Colonial Cup patrons send best wishes to S.C. servicemen and women
The Carolina Cup Racing Association's "Salute to the Military" at this year's Colonial Cup proved to be a flag-waving event in more ways than one with the unveiling of a mural of "Old Glory" sponsored by McDonald's. It was sent to the Kershaw County based unit of the South Carolina National Guard currently deployed in the Middle East.
Boucher hopes, prays for Torres to recover from injury
In this season of hope, Richard Boucher is not so much banking for a miracle as he is wishing for the recovery of a friend, regardless of how long the wait.
SCEP adds another feather to its cap
If it had been a Broadway show, last year's inaugural Camden Spring Fling Horse Show at the South Carolina Equine Park (SCEP) in Camden, which played to rave reviews, would have been taken on the road.
Torres in critical condition
Camden resident and steeplechase jockey Jorge Torres was listed in critical condition on Tuesday morning, according to a spokesperson at Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia.
Sensor, Kingsley close season with 1-2 finish in season finale
Brilliant sunshine and temperatures in the 70s made Saturday's Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races seem likes it older colleague, the Carolina Cup. Thanks to the Salute to the Military theme, Cup officials estimated the crowd to be in the neighborhood of 12,000, making it one of the best-attended editions of the Camden fall classic.
Save the last dance for Slip Away
Satchel Paige, it was not. As Paddy Young peeked behind him from his mount atop Slip Away in the 41st running of the $100,000 Carolina First Colonial Cup Steeplechase, none of the five remaining jumpers in Saturday's final day of the 2010 National Steeplechase Association season were gaining on him. Under a hand ride from Young, the 7-year-old son of 1998 ...
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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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