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O’Brien passes away in Ireland
Michael O'Brien, 68, whose career as a steeplechase jockey ended following a fall in the 1974 Carolina Cup steeplechase, passed away last Friday afternoon at Tallaght Hospital in his native Dublin, Ireland, following an illness.
S.C. troops not forgotten by CCRA and Colonial Cup patrons
The Carolina Cup Racing Association's "Salute to the Military" at last month's running of the Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase 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 a unit from McEntire Air Force Base which is currently based in the Middle East.
A Christmas story of hope
At Christmastime, all roads lead home … even if you go somewhere you never lived before.
Elser joins elite panel at South African sales; Ever So Lucky has quick start for Sheppard
Kip Elser, who develops and preps yearlings and 2-year-olds at his Camden-based training facility, Kirkwood Stables, served as a panelist at the Summerhill Stud'ss Ready to Run Gallops in South Africa earlier this fall.
Black Jack Blues jumps his way to Lonesome Glory Champions Award
Irvin S. Naylor's Black Jack Blues, a recent Irish-bred import which sailed to two impressive victories in his only U.S. starts, including the $250,000 Grand National, was named the National Steeplechase Association's Lonesome Glory Champions Award winner, bestowed on the horse with the highest earnings in the current racing season.
Colonial Cup honors military
Members of the armed forces were honored at Saturday's Colonial Cup with all servicemen and women receiving special recognition as part of "Military Appreciation Day" at the track.
Colonial Cup drops curtain on 2011 NSA campaign
The $100,000 TD Bank Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup feature highlighted Saturday's six-race card, which included five steeplechases races and one on the flat and brought the curtain down on the 2011 National Steeplechase Association campaign. Here is a rundown on the other five races contested at the Springdale Race Course in Camden. "Ten-hut": The winner took the victory by a head over Ice Bear (Matt McCarron) while Black ...
No audit necessary
With three fences left to be jumped, Xavier Aizpuru was done with trying to hold back Tax Ruling.
Dual Cups champions to be feted as part of tonight’s reception at NSM
The National Steeplechase Museum, located at the front entrance to the Springdale Race Course on Knights Hill Rd. in Camden, will host a pre-race party tonight as part of the festive Colonial Cup Weekend.
Colonial Cup race day information
Tickets and parking spaces of all varieties to the Marion DuPont Scott Colonial Cup Steeplechase Races remain on sale for the 42nd edition of the Camden fall classic will be run over the Springdale Race Course on Saturday.
Who do you like in the Cup?
(Editor's note: Don Clippinger is the media consultant for the National Steeplechase Associaton. Here, he gives Colonial Cup fans an outlook of the 12 entries into Saturday's $100,000 feature chase. He also included odds, if pari-mutuel wagering were allowed in South Carolina.)
Colonial Cup feature chase, Eclipse Award up for grabs
It took a cold/sinus infection to do what no horse on this side of the Atlantic could do last month.
Kingsley hoping to catch lightning in a bottle again
Arch Kingsley might feel as if he is a stranger in his own house. Kingsley, the 1997 National Steeplechase Association champion jockey-turned-trainer, stables his horses in a barn located on the grounds of the Springdale Race Course, year 'round. Come Saturday, in the $100,000 TD Bank Colonial Cup steeplechase, he and Here Comes Art will be the outsiders. With Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan Sheppard having six and leading owner-in-waiting Irv Naylor ...
Black Jack Blues out of Cup; illness sidelines race favorite
It's cold and flu season for horses, too. What in human terms may best be described as a cold and/or sinus infection, has taken Colonial Cup pre-race favorite Black Jack Blues out of Saturday's $100,000 feature steeplechase. Winner of his only two starts in this country, including the $250,000 Grand National last month, the recent import was scratched from the final Grade I chase of the National Steeplechase Association season on Wednesday. ...
Colonial Cup feature field remains at 13
What was once a group of 13 nominees has stayed at a baker's dozen which is expected to meet the starter's flag for Saturday's TD Bank $100,000 Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup.
Articles by Section - Equine
Decoy Daddy finishes strong to capture National Hunt Cup
Seemingly beaten in deep stretch, Irv Naylor's Decoy Daddy made a thrilling late move that carried him to a head victory over Gustavian in the $50,000 National Hunt Cup (Gr. 3), the featured hurdle race of Saturday's 83rd annual Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Pa.
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