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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Jury Duty faces 11 in Grand National title defense
An even mix of domestic-based hopefuls and raiders from Europe will contest Saturday’s $450,000 Grand National (G1) at Far Hills, New Jersey, the final and most lucrative of the top-level hurdles on the American jump […]
Lonesome Glory offers tantalizing clash among championship aspirants
It’s a clash that could go a long way toward determining who will wear the crown of 2019 champion steeplechaser. Thursday’s $150,000 Lonesome Glory (G1) at Belmont Park features a field of nine, but all […]
Former champion Scorpiancer takes Iroquois Steeplechase for a second
Scorpiancer returned to his best form while pulling out a second victory in the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (G1) at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Saturday. Winner of the three-mile hurdle in 2017, the […]
Scorpiancer, Moscato headline Iroquois Steeplechase
After being pulled up in his first outing in nearly two years in last month’s Temple Gwathmey (G3), former Eclipse champion steeplechaser Scorpiancer looks to regain better form on familiar ground Saturday in the $150,000 […]