Optimus Prime, Moscato among nine in Smithwick Memorial
The U.S. steeplechase season will look to build momentum at Saratoga beginning with Thursday’s $100,000 A.P. Smithwick Memorial (G1). […]
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Brain Power prevails in Grand National
By J. Keeler Johnson A thrilling two-horse battle unfortunately turned to tragedy in the $450,000 Grand National (G1) on October 19 at Far Hills. While leading into the stretch, Wicklow Brave fell at the final […]
Where history and racing mix: A profile of Montpelier and Mongo
Three horses are memorialized with markers at Montpelier. The most famous of these is Battleship, who in 1938 provided Mrs. Scott with a victory in the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree. The 1969 Hall of Fame inductee remains the only horse to win both that race and its American equivalent, and is the most recent non-gelded male to land the prize. Battleship later sired champion steeplechasers War Battle and Shipboard. […]