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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 ...
O'Farrell capitalizing on his second chance in the saddle
LONDON -- Irish jump jockey James O'Farrell has crossed the Atlantic this week in the hope of achieving an amazing American double to cap an astonishing year of recovery.
Colonial Cup tickets, parking spaces remain on sale for Saturday's races
Tickets and parking spaces of all varieties remain on sale for Saturday's Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races, to be run over the Springdale Race Course.
Colonial Cup feature set to go off with nine starters
It took just one start in America for Percussionist to become the new kid, who turned into the bully on the block.
Three leave, 10 stay for Colonial Cup feature
Last Saturday's $40,000 Noel Laing Stakes in Virginia pulled three potential starters from $100,000 Carolina First Colonial Cup Steeplechase, leaving Saturday's Camden fall classic with 10 chasers scheduled to take the starting flag for the final Grade I chase of the National Steeplechase Association season.
With Foley, there is never a dull moment
Grinning from ear-to-ear while speaking in a quick, but rich Irish brogue, a 20-year-old Tom Foley entertained members of the media after winning the $100,000 Carolina Cup feature aboard the Jennifer Majette-trained Al Skywalker in the 2001 edition of the Camden spring classic.
Percussionist impressed in his American debut; can he give a repeat performance in the Colonial Cup?
Imagine, if you will, Jerry Buss selling the Los Angeles Lakers to a fellow NBA franchise owner after the Lakers had won the Western Division and were poised to make a run at year another league crown.
Mr. 1,000: Hall of Fame trainer Sheppard shows no signs of slowing down or, letting up
Keeping up with Jonathan Sheppard is a hard enough task for his friends and colleagues. Catching him atop the National Steeplechase Association standings? Well, let's just say you had better have a bunch of wins in your back pocket, a deep barn and a flock of committed owners.
J.B.'s thunder first made noise as a baby in Camden
When he first saw J.B's Thunder enter into the Keeneland Sales Ring as a yearling in 2009, Camden native and Thoroughbred trainer Frank Wooten liked the way the horse walked and seemed to handle himself with a crowd of prospective buyers watching his every move.
Articles by Section - Equine
CCE, Kirkwood grads pile up victories
While it may not have been on the flat track, The Elkstone Group LLC's Bodie Island roared to a 2 ¾-length win a short trip from where he was developed when he jumped his way to victory in the $20,000 Hobkirk Hill Starter Allowance at the Nov. 23 Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup in Camden.
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