Racing History Highlights – October 10-22
…13, 1927: Arlington Park opened. The track, built by H. D. Brown, had a steeplechase course and a polo field and was adjacent to tennis courts, a golf course and…
Search Results for: steeplechase
Three National Horse Shows
…in steeplechase horses and hunter- jumper prospects. Question – How did you become involved in the horse industry? In the beginning 25 years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Kent, parents of…
Effect of Missing Dorsal Spinous Processes in Horses
…have been both hunters and jumpers (including a mare long-listed for the Olympics), racehorses (flat, steeplechase–a multiple stakes winning gelding–and timber) and two eventers, both of whom competed at the…
ES Exclusive: 2003 Rolex-Kentucky Cross Country
…naughty, totally disregarding her directions on the steeplechase segment and getting to the base of every fence, a tendency she cured with a dressage lesson on roads and tracks and…
Racing History Highlights – April 17-30
…steeplechase races in Maryland, making her one of the earliest female jockeys. April 23, 1973: Secretariat and his stablemate Angle Light were flown to Louisville, Ky., to prepare for the…
Racing History Highlights – April 10-23
…owner or breeder. April 23, 1943: Judy Johnson was granted a license to ride in steeplechase races in Maryland, making her one of the earliest female jockeys. April 23, 1973:…
Racing History Highlights – Feb 14-26
…jockey to win a parimutuel race in America when she rode Cohesion to victory at Charles Town. Feb. 23, 1935: Seven-year-old Azucar, a former steeplechaser, won the inaugural Santa Anita…
Racing History Highlights – Jan 2-15
…from the infield, where it gone to drink from a man-made lake. Top Booking was unharmed, but Peck suffered a broken arm. Jan. 13, 1997: The National Steeplechase Association became…
Racing History Highlights – Jan 11-20
…drink from a man-made lake. Top Booking was unharmed, but Peck suffered a broken arm. Jan. 13, 1997: The National Steeplechase Association became the first horse racing organization in the…
Kiwis Shed Tears for Charisma
…lead pony. His last public appearance was a dressage demonstration in December 2002 at a fundraiser for an injured steeplechase trainer/jockey. Todd’s New Zealand web site, www.marktodd.net, has set up…